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HYBE’s Net Profit Plunges 99% On Lower Recorded Music, Concert Revenues
HYBE's Q3 earnings show that net profit plunged 99% and total revenue slipped 2% after after the company earned less from concerts and music sales.
South Korean K-pop giant HYBE said its net profit basically evaporated in the third quarter and total revenue slipped 2% after after the company earned less from concerts and saw reduced music sales, according to results published on Tuesday (Nov. 5). Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), a measure of HYBE’s profit from its operations, fell by 16.4% to 81 billion won ($58.7 million). The company has also been embroiled in a dispute with Min Hee-jin, ex-CEO of the company’s label subsidiary ADOR — home to chart-topping girl group NewJeans — regarding HYBE’s claim that Min tried to take control of ADOR and NewJeans.
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