Krafton二季度收入和经营利润创纪录，并追加1000亿韩元回购注销

Krafton posted record results in the second quarter this year, with revenue of 1.2902 trillion won and operating profit of 410.9 billion won.
Krafton held an investor relations (IR) session on the 29th to announce its preliminary results under the Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (K-IFRS). On a consolidated basis, second-quarter revenue and operating profit rose 94.9% and 67%, respectively, from a year earlier.
First-half revenue reached 2.6616 trillion won and operating profit 972.5 billion won, up 73.3% and 38.3% respectively from a year earlier, both marking record highs.
The results were driven by the steady growth of the 'PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds)' intellectual property (IP) and the success of new titles. First-half revenue from the PUBG IP franchise increased 25% from a year earlier. 'Subnautica 2,' released in early access in May, surpassed 5 million units sold in 22 days. First-half revenue from the Subnautica IP, including Subnautica 2 as well as existing titles 'Subnautica' and 'Subnautica: Below Zero,' reached 232.5 billion won.
By business segment, first-half revenue was recorded at 924.2 billion won for PC, 1.1537 trillion won for mobile, 37.7 billion won for console, and 546 billion won for other.
The PC platform surpassed 500 billion won in quarterly revenue for the first time, buoyed by the launch of PUBG: Battlegrounds' Xenopoint and Payday modes, the Stellar Blade collaboration (Eve Contender), the Black Market event, and the release of Subnautica 2. On the console platform, revenue rose 143% from a year earlier on the success of Subnautica 2, showing steep growth.
On the mobile platform, both PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile India continued robust growth, with the new Battlegrounds X-Suit skin 'Phoenix Astra' recording the highest daily revenue ever.
Krafton (259960.KS) also plans to unveil five new titles targeted for release by next year at 'Gamescom 2026' next month. The company will present a new project based on the PUBG IP for the first time, alongside 'NO LAW,' 'Project Zeta,' 'Age Twister,' and 'Tarae: Unbound,' beginning full-scale market validation of next-generation franchise IPs. The company said it plans to continue securing new franchise IPs by strengthening its growth system for discovering and scaling promising IPs.
Krafton will also continue its active shareholder return policy. In the first half of this year, Krafton acquired 300 billion won worth of treasury shares and completed a 99.6 billion won capital-reduction dividend. It canceled 336.2 billion won worth of treasury shares, combining newly acquired and previously held shares, and decided to cancel the treasury shares acquired in the second quarter as well. Including the second-quarter acquisitions, the total treasury share cancellation amounts to 431.5 billion won.
In addition, in the third quarter, the company will acquire an additional 100 billion won worth of treasury shares and cancel them in full. "We plan to faithfully implement our shareholder return policy going forward, based on a strong commitment to enhancing shareholder value," a Krafton official said.