PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are calculated in-house from the last 4 quarters (2025Q3–2026Q2) · Dividend yield is based on ₩0 per share · Prices as of the 2026-10-02 close
Joy Works N Co faces a test of whether its core furniture business can sustain a recovery, after a brief profit in Q1 2026 reversed into an operating loss in Q2 amid the Hoka distribution contract termination and management embezzlement allegations.
2025 consolidated revenue was KRW 45.98bn with an operating loss of KRW 8.77bn and an owners' net loss of KRW 18.94bn, marking a sharp deterioration.
Q1 2026 revenue reached KRW 21.22bn with operating profit of KRW 3.38bn, turning profitable, but Q2 revenue fell sharply to KRW 12.04bn with an operating loss of KRW 1.30bn recurring.
In January 2026, Hoka's US parent Deckers terminated the Korean distribution contract following the former co-CEO's assault controversy, collapsing the planned KRW 25.0bn acquisition of the Hoka offline retail business.
Five executives were referred to prosecutors with a recommendation for indictment over embezzlement allegations tied to a KRW 15.3bn real estate deal, raising the possibility of a listing eligibility review.
The company has pursued a 5-for-1 share consolidation, a 300% bonus issue, and full retirement of convertible bonds in an attempt to reshape its capital structure and shed its low-price stock image.
Joy Works N Co was established in 2010 and has designed and developed interior products, including furniture, for sale through domestic online channels.
The company listed on KOSDAQ via a merger with a Samsung special-purpose acquisition vehicle in 2020, and in 2024 it brought 3D-I under its umbrella and took over part of Joy Works' business, adopting its current name.
Its flagship brand is the online furniture label Lady Gagu, and in 2024 it launched the premium food waste disposer brand Eerop, entering a new business area.
Eerop obtained Korea's only K-mark certification for the decomposition-type disposal method in 2025 and was included in local government subsidy programs, with the company targeting a 10% market share through products for one- and two-person households and offline retail expansion.
In September 2025, controlling ownership shifted to the unlisted Joy Works, the company changed its name from Oheim & Company to Joy Works N Co, and it acquired the domestic offline retail business of the global running shoe brand Hoka for roughly KRW 25.0bn, attempting a transformation into a comprehensive lifestyle company.
However, in January 2026, as an assault controversy involving former co-CEO Cho Sung-hwan spread, Hoka's US parent Deckers terminated the domestic distribution contract, which also collapsed the planned acquisition of the Hoka offline business from Joy Works.
In the aftermath, the company is now realigning its structure around its core furniture business (Lady Gagu, Forthehome, etc.) and Eerop, while pursuing cost-structure improvements including organizational restructuring, a shift to third-party logistics (3PL), and efficiency measures for remaining retail inventory.
On the competitive front, as larger furniture makers strengthen their online channels, Joy Works N Co is positioned as a smaller online-focused brand seeking differentiation through pricing and product lineup.
| Quarter | Revenue | Operating profit | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025Q2 | ₩8.2B | -₩2B | −24.7% |
| 2025Q3 | ₩7.4B | -₩1.2B | −15.9% |
| 2025Q4 | ₩19.1B | -₩4.5B | −23.7% |
| 2026Q1 | ₩21.2B | ₩3.4B | 15.9% |
| 2026Q2 | ₩12B | -₩1.3B | −10.8% |
| Year | Revenue | Operating profit | Net income (parent) | Op. margin | ROE | Debt-to-equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ₩32.4B | ₩1.6B | ₩1.5B | 4.9% | 5.4% | 49.6% |
| 2023 | ₩41B | ₩2.1B | ₩2.5B | 5.0% | 8.0% | 47.4% |
| 2024 | ₩47.3B | -₩2.4B | ₩1B | −5.1% | 3.7% | 79.1% |
| 2025 | ₩46B | -₩8.8B | -₩18.9B | −19.1% | −97.9% | 194.0% |
Consolidated basis (financial statements including subsidiaries) · Final figures from DART filings · Net income attributable to owners of the parent · Data as of 2026-08-23
Consolidated revenue in 2025 was KRW 45.98bn, slightly down from KRW 47.27bn a year earlier, while the operating loss widened sharply to KRW 8.77bn from KRW 2.39bn in 2024.
The operating margin deteriorated to -19.1% from -5.1% in 2024, and the owners' net loss reached KRW 18.94bn, reversing from net income of KRW 1.04bn in 2024.
On a quarterly basis, weakness persisted through Q3 2025 (revenue of KRW 7.41bn, operating loss of KRW 1.18bn), before Q4 revenue surged to KRW 19.06bn, likely reflecting the consolidation of the Hoka offline retail business, even as the operating loss widened to KRW 4.52bn and the owners' net loss expanded sharply to KRW 11.60bn.
Q1 2026 turned profitable, with revenue of KRW 21.22bn, operating profit of KRW 3.38bn, and owners' net income of KRW 2.69bn, with the company noting double-digit sequential growth in furniture segment sales.
However, Q2 2026 revenue dropped sharply to KRW 12.04bn from Q1, and an operating loss of KRW 1.30bn recurred, while owners' net income barely stayed positive at KRW 0.11bn.
Cumulative owners' net loss over the trailing four quarters (Q3 2025-Q2 2026) reached KRW 13.41bn, underscoring the high degree of quarter-to-quarter volatility.
The balance sheet also weakened, with the year-end 2025 debt ratio jumping to 194.0% from 79.1% in 2024, while owners' equity shrank to KRW 19.36bn from KRW 28.34bn a year earlier.
Operating cash flow turned negative at KRW -3.26bn in 2025 versus positive KRW 0.15bn in 2024, indicating that both earnings and cash generation weakened in tandem.
Korea's online furniture and interior market has shown moderate growth, driven by rising single-person households and expanding lifestyle-oriented consumption, with online-focused brands such as Joy Works N Co absorbing this demand.
In recent years, however, weaker home sales and moving activity combined with a sluggish construction cycle to depress furniture consumption, which has been cited as a factor behind declining sales at core brands including Lady Gagu and Forthehome.
In the small appliance segment, the food waste disposer market has been expanding on the back of environmental regulation and local government subsidy programs, and Joy Works N Co's Eerop has sought to capture this trend by securing Korea's only K-mark certification for the decomposition-type method in 2025.
By contrast, the sporting goods and running shoe distribution segment is a structure in which the global brand headquarters retains very strong control, and the Hoka contract termination clearly illustrated how exposed a domestic distributor can be to brand-image risk.
Deckers stated it terminated the contract under a zero-tolerance policy applying the same standards to distributors as to headquarters, underscoring how vulnerable a distribution-based business model can be to policy shifts at the parent brand.
Because the furniture industry cycle tends to move largely in tandem with the construction and property market, whether the recent revenue recovery is a structural rebound or a temporary bounce will require confirmation over the next several quarters of results.
The company has stated that it aims to complete organizational restructuring, a shift to third-party logistics (3PL), and efficiency measures for remaining retail inventory during the first half of 2026, and to pursue a return to growth centered on the furniture business in the second half.
Specifically, it plans to expand its Suwon Station online-to-offline (O2O) store model into premium stores and pop-up stores nationwide, strengthen the sofa lineups of mattress brand Sonnidoro and senior heated-furniture brand Ondam, and upgrade storage and kids' product lines.
On the capital structure front, the company carried out a 5-for-1 share consolidation in March 2026, a 300% bonus share issue in April, and full retirement of convertible bonds in May, in an effort to shed its low-price stock image and enhance shareholder value.
Regarding the Hoka offline business, following Deckers' contract termination, the company has said it is reviewing the termination of and follow-up measures for the business transfer agreement with Joy Works, leaving the planned second-tranche payment of KRW 12.5bn, originally due around end-September 2026 out of a total of roughly KRW 25.0bn, as a key point to watch.
The Eerop business continues to develop products for one- and two-person households and expand retail channels, building on its local subsidy eligibility and K-mark certification.
However, with the KRW 15.3bn embezzlement allegation having been referred to prosecutors with a recommendation for indictment, the outcome of any indictment and the possibility of a listing eligibility review remain variables for the execution of these business plans.
The share price trades close to, or below, net asset value, which market participants interpret less as a sign of capital impairment risk and more as a reflection of uncertainty over the pace of any future profitability recovery.
During the profitable 2023-2024 period, certain historical valuation bands had formed, but since the loss widened in 2025 the company has entered a range where earnings-based valuation metrics are difficult to derive meaningfully.
The quarterly volatility, with a return to profit in Q1 2026 followed by a renewed loss in Q2, makes it difficult for the market to distinguish a trend-based recovery from a temporary rebound.
No recent dividend payment history has been identified, so rather than dividend appeal, capital-structure realignment and business normalization remain the key variables for assessing the stock.
Frequent capital actions, including share consolidation, bonus issues, and convertible bond retirement, have repeatedly reset the reference points for share count and per-share metrics, making it more useful to track the direction of upcoming quarterly results than to make simple comparisons with past figures.
PER, EPS, PBR and BPS are all calculated in-house (the same method as Naver and Toss) · Dividend yield = cash dividend per share from DART filings (supplemented by KRX) ÷ current price · As of 2026-08-23
Q1 2026 consolidated revenue reached KRW 21.22bn with operating profit of KRW 3.38bn, turning profitable, and the company reported double-digit sequential growth in standalone furniture segment sales.
Expansion of new product lines such as mattresses, heated furniture, and kids' furniture is underway, which could support the recovery of core-business revenue through online-offline channel synergy.
The company carried out a 5-for-1 share consolidation, a 300% bonus issue, and the full retirement of KRW 8.375bn in convertible bonds in the first half of 2026.
These moves are aimed at improving the low-price stock image and removing potential dilution, suggesting that capital-policy cleanup has entered its later stages.
The premium food waste disposer brand Eerop obtained Korea's only K-mark certification for the decomposition method in 2025 and was included in local government subsidy programs.
The company is targeting a 10% market share through products for one- and two-person households and offline retail expansion, leaving room for it to become a new revenue source beyond furniture.
In January 2026, Hoka's US parent Deckers terminated the domestic distribution contract citing the former co-CEO's assault controversy, collapsing the planned roughly KRW 25.0bn acquisition of the Hoka offline retail business.
This removed a key pillar of the company's plan to transform into a comprehensive lifestyle company and has been cited as one factor behind the sharp drop in Q2 2026 revenue from Q1.
Five executives were accused of embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes over a KRW 15.3bn real estate transaction and have been referred to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office with a recommendation for indictment.
Given that the alleged amount is substantial relative to equity, the possibility of a KOSDAQ listing eligibility review cannot be ruled out depending on the outcome of any indictment and trial.
After the owners' net loss widened to KRW 11.60bn in Q4 2025, results swung to a profit in Q1 2026 and back to a loss in Q2, showing very large quarter-to-quarter swings.
The year-end 2025 debt ratio rose sharply to 194.0% from 79.1% a year earlier, and operating cash flow deteriorated to KRW -3.26bn in 2025, indicating that both earnings and cash generation are under simultaneous pressure.
The referral of executives' embezzlement case to prosecutors, coupled with the former co-CEO's assault incident, has significantly undermined corporate credibility.
If the embezzlement case leads to indictment, it could trigger a listing eligibility review, with market observers flagging the possibility of trading suspension or even delisting discussions in a worst-case scenario.
The Hoka offline business acquisition collapsed following the contract termination, and the termination of, and follow-up measures for, the business transfer agreement with Joy Works are under review, raising the possibility of additional losses depending on how related assets and costs are ultimately treated.
With the debt ratio surging to 194.0% in 2025 and operating cash flow turning negative, a rapid succession of capital actions, including share consolidation, bonus issues, and convertible bond retirement, has reduced the comparability of per-share metrics and risks adding to investor confusion.
Check whether the second-tranche payment of roughly KRW 12.5bn under the Hoka offline business transfer agreement is made, and the outcome of follow-up measures after the contract termination.
This is the statutory filing deadline for the Q3 2026 quarterly report, a point to check whether the revenue and profitability recovery continues after the Q2 loss.
Monitor whether the KRW 15.3bn embezzlement case results in indictment, the progress of any trial, and whether the company becomes subject to a listing eligibility review.
Check the revenue contribution of second-half new product lines such as the Sonnidoro mattress, Ondam heated furniture, and kids' furniture, as well as progress on Eerop's market share expansion.
Joy Works N Co entered 2026 with a significantly weakened financial structure after 2025 revenue stagnated, the operating loss widened, and the owners' net loss reached KRW 18.94bn.
On a consolidated basis, both revenue and operating profit turned positive in Q1 2026, but Q2 saw a sharp revenue decline and a return to an operating loss, highlighting pronounced quarter-to-quarter volatility.
At the same time, the company has faced a chain of risks, including the referral of executives' KRW 15.3bn embezzlement case to prosecutors, the former co-CEO's assault incident, and the resulting termination of the Hoka distribution contract, which have shaken both its growth drivers and its credibility.
The company is responding with capital-structure restructuring, including a 5-for-1 share consolidation, a 300% bonus issue, and convertible bond retirement, alongside efforts to strengthen its core furniture business, but whether these measures translate into an actual profitability recovery will require confirmation over the coming quarters.
From an investor's perspective, this is a phase requiring close observation of the pace of core furniture business recovery, the legal outcome of the embezzlement case, and the resolution of Hoka-related follow-up matters. This report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a buy or sell recommendation.
Report written 2026-09-05 · Data as of 2026-09-04
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