Studio Dragon
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Studio Dragon develops and produces Korean television dramas, supplying finished series to domestic broadcasters, streaming and media platforms, and overseas markets.
It also earns ancillary revenue from indirect advertising, soundtracks, merchandise, and talent management tied to its productions. Listed on KOSDAQ, Korea's tech and small-cap exchange, the company derives the large majority of its revenue from distributing dramas, both domestically and internationally, rather than from broadcast scheduling fees alone.
Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings
The company operates through a parent entity and nine consolidated subsidiaries, giving it an integrated structure that spans drama development, production, and distribution under one group.
Studio Dragon in five facts
What does Studio Dragon do?
Studio Dragon develops and produces Korean television dramas, supplying finished series to domestic broadcasters, streaming and media platforms, and overseas markets.
Where is Studio Dragon listed and in which sector?
Studio Dragon (Korean name: 스튜디오드래곤) trades under KRX code 253450 on KOSDAQ, the Korea Exchange's board for smaller and growth companies. It is classified in the Communication Services sector, Media.
How large is Studio Dragon?
Its market capitalisation was US$532M on 2026-10-21, which puts it in this site's small-cap group. US$ amounts are converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21).
What were Studio Dragon's latest annual revenue and operating profit?
For fiscal year 2025, Studio Dragon reported revenue of US$400.5M, operating profit of US$22.9M and net income of US$7.8M, per its annual report on DART (data retrieved from DART on 2026-10-02). Revenue was down 3.5% on the previous year.
Where does this data come from?
Financial statements and filings come from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Share prices, market capitalisation and trading status come from KRX. Company summaries are AI-generated from the filings and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from DART.
Data sources and last updated
- Filings and financial statements
- DART (dart.fss.or.kr), Korea's official corporate-filing system
- Prices, market cap, trading status
- KRX (Korea Exchange), via FinanceDataReader
- Latest annual financials
- Fiscal year 2025, data retrieved from DART on 2026-10-02
- Share price and market cap
- Close of 2026-10-21
- Currency
- US$, converted from won at 1 USD ≈ ₩1,325 (2026-10-21 close)
- Company data updated
- 2026-10-21
- Company summary
- AI-generated from filings; may contain errors. Information only, not investment advice.
- Investor relations (IR) meetingOct 8
- Earnings release schedule noticeOct 8
- Supply contract signed
Studio Dragon has executed an exclusive sales and supply contract with Netflix Worldwide Entertainment, LLC for the production and supply of Netflix original content titled <Hun> with a contract period from September 17, 2026 to September 16, 2031, covering worldwide distribution. The specific contract amount and detailed terms are deferred from disclosure until September 16, 2031 due to confidentiality obligations.
Supply contract · Sep 18 - Investor relations (IR) meetingSep 8
- Investor relations (IR) meetingAug 31
- [quarterly, individual company] Large business group status disclosureAug 31
- Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Studio Dragon filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q2 2026: revenue of US$102M (+26.9% year on year), operating profit of US$10.9M (from a loss a year earlier) and net income of US$9.15M (from a loss a year earlier).
Earnings · Aug 6 - Completion report on merger, etc. (merger)
Studio Dragon Corporation completed its small-scale merger absorbing wholly-owned subsidiary Next Scene Co., Ltd., effective July 7, 2026, issuing no new merger shares, with 1,941 shareholders (holding 199,521 shares, 0.66% of total) having objected to the merger and no appraisal rights granted.
M&A · Jul 7 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Studio Dragon filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q1 2026: revenue of US$107M (+16% year on year), operating profit of US$4.41M (+50.1% year on year) and net income of US$4.51M (+177% year on year).
Earnings · May 7 - [Amended] Material event report (merger)M&A · May 4 · 2 versions
- Treasury share disposal: results reportTreasury Shares · Mar 3
- Treasury share acquisition: results reportTreasury Shares · Mar 3
- Material event report (treasury share disposal)
Studio Dragon disclosed a plan to sell treasury shares worth US$88.3K, about 0.0% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Feb 25 - Material event report (treasury share acquisition)
Studio Dragon disclosed a plan to buy back its own shares worth US$89.6K, about 0.0% of its market value.
Treasury Shares · Feb 24 - Operating results (consolidated) (preliminary) (fair disclosure)
Studio Dragon filed provisional (unaudited) consolidated results for Q4 2025: revenue of US$99.9M (+11.7% year on year), operating profit of US$12.7M (+246.3% year on year) and net income of US$1.9M (−75.3% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 5 - Change of 30% or more in revenue or profit/loss structure (15% for large companies)
Studio Dragon reported consolidated results for FY2025: revenue of US$363M (−3.5% year on year), operating profit of US$20.8M (−16.6% year on year) and net income of US$7.07M (−69.2% year on year).
Earnings · Feb 5