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[Apha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] In a conference call for the second quarter of NHN 2023 on the 10th, CEO Jung Woo-jin said, "The marketing purpose of webboard games last year was to attract young users, and we are preparing the service with the aim of attracting young people who came in through the 'LA Sutda' business in the first half of the year."
He also added, "Since it has been confirmed that the portion is maintained as the actual user base gets younger, the sales outlook for this year is expected to increase by 15-20% in webboard games compared to last year."
Regarding this year's sales, he predicted, "We expect growth more than last year and operating profit will improve more than last year in the first and second quarters." "Payco continues to improve profitability through streamlining marketing costs, and commerce is affected by the economy of China and the United States, so it will improve little by little when the economy recovers," he said.
"Because we see Korea, China and Europe together in the second half of the year, we expect the market to be better than last year, and it is smaller than the first half, but we expect it to improve. As the Chinese economy is announced, the Chinese economy is not very good, but the upward trend has always been achieved, so I think it will be better in the second half of the year," said Lee Yoon-sik, CEO of NHN Commerce.
CEO Lee explained, "The acquisition of an Italian luxury company is aimed at entering the European luxury market in China by expanding its distribution network and securing luxury sourcing capabilities targeting the Chinese market by securing a European base."
The cloud fell short of expectations due to reduced public budgets, but it can be expected to improve profit and loss next year. "The budget has been reduced a lot this year compared to last year, but we are monitoring and responding closely to government policies," said Kim Dong-hoon, CEO of NHN Cloud. "We expect next year's budget to increase three to four times compared to this year, so we can expect high growth."
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