ESTaid이스트에이드

ESTaid is loss-making and its share price has fallen sharply over the past year, with a regulator-related market notice now filed.

ESTaid runs the zum.com internet portal and an asset management subsidiary, and it is expanding into AI profile apps. On the latest twelve-month figures to H1 2026 it booked revenue of ₩15.1B... more precisely ₩15.1B is not the case; revenue is ₩15.1B only if read as ₩15.1B, and it posted an operating loss of ₩5.2B and a net loss of ₩5.8B. The shares closed at ₩1,931 on 2026-10-19, with a market value of about ₩10.4B, down 80.7% over one year.

What stands out

• Revenue has fallen from ₩28.8B in 2021 to ₩15.1B on the trailing twelve months, and operating margin has been negative in each year since 2022.
• Cash of ₩11.3B is larger than the market value, and the data shows no borrowings, though liabilities are 129.7% of equity.
• Free cash flow is positive at ₩2.8B on the trailing figures, even though the company made a net loss.
• Foreign ownership fell from 2% to 0% over 60 days, and the 20-day flows show net foreign selling of about ₩14M.
• Recent filings include a shareholders' meeting call, an insider shareholding report and an other market notice on potential administrative issue designation because market capitalisation is below ₩20B.

What to watch

• The outcome of the market notice on possible administrative issue designation and any trading consequences.
• Results of the shareholders' meeting called in October 2026, including any agenda items the filings describe.
• Whether losses narrow and revenue stabilises in upcoming reported periods; the data gives no forecasts.