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Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

 

 

GRAVITY CO., LTD.

 

Separate Financial Statements

 

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Contents

 

 

Page

Independent Auditors’ Report1

Separate Statements of Financial Position3

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income6

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity7

Separate Statements of Cash Flows8

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements9

Independent Auditors’ Review Report on Internal Accounting Control System58

Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

Independent Auditors’ Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Gravity Co., Ltd.:

 

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying separate financial statements of Gravity Co., Ltd (“the Company”), which comprise the separate statements of financial position as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the separate statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the separate financial statements comprising significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.  

In our opinion, the accompanying separate financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the separate financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its separate financial performance and its separate cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing (KSAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Separate Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the separate financial statements in the Republic of Korea, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Other Matter

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to audit such separate financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Separate Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the separate financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of separate financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the separate financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

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Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Separate Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the separate financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with KSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these separate financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with KSAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the separate financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

 

 

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

 

 

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 

 

Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the separate financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

 

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the separate financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the separate financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

 

 

 

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

 

 

Seoul, Korea

March 23, 2021

 

This report is effective as of March 23, 2021, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying separate financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Financial Position

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In thousands of won)

Notes

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

5,6,22

 

W

45,956,245

 

 

40,088,250

 

 

Short-term financial instruments

6,22

 

 

71,000,000

 

 

39,500,000

 

 

Accounts receivables, net

6,7,14,22

 

 

44,353,327

 

 

17,977,026

 

 

Other receivables, net

6,7

 

 

478,428

 

 

1,162,439

 

 

Prepaid expenses

14

 

 

1,293,345

 

 

779,693

 

 

Other current financial assets

6,22

 

 

841,092

 

 

334,415

 

 

Other current assets

22

 

 

680,086

 

 

1,039,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

164,602,523

 

 

100,881,643

 

Non-current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in subsidiaries

8

 

 

14,958,641

 

 

12,393,218

 

 

Property and equipment, net

9,21

 

 

3,176,858

 

 

2,855,143

 

 

Intangible assets, net

10

 

 

2,663,857

 

 

2,025,543

 

 

Deferred tax assets

19

 

 

4,718,718

 

 

5,840,022

 

 

Other non-current financial assets

6,22

 

 

1,128,475

 

 

1,702,234

 

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

 

1,891,247

 

 

1,871,208

 

 

 

 

 

28,537,796

 

 

26,687,368

 

Total assets

 

 

W

193,140,319

 

 

127,569,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 


3


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In thousands of won)

Notes

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

6

 

W

34,810,387

 

 

16,040,563

 

 

Deferred revenue

14

 

 

4,680,655

 

 

4,199,370

 

 

Withholdings

 

 

 

2,096,706

 

 

865,570

 

 

Accrued expenses

6

 

 

610,004

 

 

566,094

 

 

Income tax payable

19

 

 

4,998,566

 

 

1,210,020

 

 

Other current liabilities

6,21

 

 

1,628,058

 

 

1,034,647

 

 

 

 

 

48,824,376

 

 

23,916,264

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term accounts payable

6,22

 

 

1,402,466

 

 

129,150

 

Long-term deferred revenue

14

 

 

133,936

 

 

98,226

 

Other non-current liabilities

6,21

 

 

1,834,352

 

 

1,924,050

 

 

 

 

 

3,370,754

 

 

2,151,426

 

Total liabilities

 

 

W

52,195,130

 

 

26,067,690

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In thousands of won)

Notes

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

13

 

W

3,474,450

 

 

3,474,450

 

 

Share premium

13

 

 

27,482,683

 

 

27,482,683

 

 

Other components of equity

13

 

 

929

 

 

(26,017)

 

 

Retained earnings

13

 

 

109,987,127

 

 

70,570,205

 

Total equity

 

 

 

140,945,189

 

 

101,501,321

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

 

W

193,140,319

 

 

127,569,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

 

 

(In thousands of won)

Notes

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

14,23

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Online games

 

 

W

37,917,065

 

W

25,374,718

  Mobile games

 

 

 

190,926,376

 

 

107,529,902

  Other revenue

 

 

 

152,628

 

 

247,193

 

 

 

 

228,996,069

 

 

133,151,813

Cost of revenue

15

 

 

119,227,125

 

 

65,242,309

Gross profit

 

 

 

109,768,944

 

 

67,909,504

Selling, general and administrative expenses

15,16

 

 

53,093,896

 

 

33,362,951

Operating profit

 

 

 

56,675,048

 

 

34,546,553

Non-operating income and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance income

6,17

 

 

994,755

 

 

1,525,335

Finance costs

6,17

 

 

(120,931)

 

 

(292,233)

Other non-operating income

6,18

 

 

4,762,128

 

 

4,994,020

Other non-operating expenses

6,18

 

 

(7,260,524)

 

 

(5,469,545)

Profit before income tax

 

 

 

55,050,476

 

 

35,304,130

Income tax expense

19

 

 

15,633,554

 

 

11,835,847

Profit for the year

 

 

W

39,416,922

 

W

23,468,283

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

26,946

 

 

244,919

Total comprehensive income for the year

 

 

W

39,443,868

 

W

23,713,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

(In thousands of won)

Notes

 

Share

capital

 

Share

Premium

 

Other components of equity

 

Retained earnings

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2019

 

W

3,474,450

 

27,482,683

 

(270,936)

 

47,101,922

 

77,788,119

Total comprehensive income for the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

23,468,283

 

23,468,283

Foreign currency translation adjustments

13

 

-

 

-

 

244,919

 

-

 

244,919

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

W

3,474,450

 

27,482,683

 

(26,017)

 

70,570,205

 

101,501,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2020

 

W

3,474,450

 

27,482,683

 

(26,017)

 

70,570,205

 

101,501,321

Total comprehensive income for the period:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

39,416,922

 

39,416,922

Foreign currency translation adjustments

13

 

-

 

-

 

26,946

 

-

 

26,946

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

W

3,474,450

 

27,482,683

 

929

 

109,987,127

 

140,945,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Cash Flow

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

 

(In thousands of won)

Notes

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year

 

 

W

39,416,922

 

W

23,468,283

Adjustments

20

 

 

19,381,149

 

 

14,952,150

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

20

 

 

(8,008,589)

 

 

1,133,672

Interest received

 

 

 

998,281

 

 

1,043,667

Dividend received

 

 

 

2,382,800

 

 

2,557,694

Interest paid

 

 

 

(120,865)

 

 

(173,763)

Income tax paid

 

 

 

(10,051,517)

 

 

(10,435,781)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

43,998,181

 

 

32,545,922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Decrease in other non-current financial assets

 

 

 

6,391

 

 

-

  Disposal of property and equipment

9

 

 

1,238

 

 

3,216

  Acquisition of subsidiaries

8

 

 

(3,853,178)

 

 

(6,777,526)

  Increase in short-term financial instruments

 

 

 

(31,500,000)

 

 

(30,000,000)

  Increase in other non-current financial assets

 

 

 

(100)

 

 

(69,487)

  Purchase of property and equipment

9

 

 

(158,284)

 

 

(153,753)

  Purchase of intangible assets

10

 

 

(1,129,588)

 

 

(839,132)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

(36,633,521)

 

 

(37,836,682)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Repayment of lease liabilities

21

 

 

(1,515,930)

 

 

(1,364,537)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

 

(1,515,930)

 

 

(1,364,537)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

19,265

 

 

144,673

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

5,867,995

 

 

(6,510,624)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year

 

 

 

40,088,250

 

 

46,598,874

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year

 

 

W

45,956,245

 

W

40,088,250

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.


 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

1. General Information

GRAVITY CO., LTD. (the “Company”) was incorporated on April 4, 2000, to engage in developing and publishing online and mobile games, and other related business. The Company’s headquarter is located at 15F, 396 World Cup buk‑ro, Mapo‑gu, Seoul, Korea. On November 17, 2016, the Company has established a Gravity Taiwan Branch in Taipei City, Taiwan. The Company’s principal game product, “Ragnarok”, a massive multi-player online role-playing game, was commercially launched in August 2002, and is currently operated internationally in 93 markets. The Company also operates many other games.

 

On February 8, 2005, the Company listed its shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market in the United States and issued 1,400,000 shares of common stocks in the form of American Depositary shares (“ADSs”) under the symbol “GRVY”.

 

The Company started with total paid-in capital amount of W500,000 thousand, and as of December 31, 2020, the total paid-in capital amounts to W3,474,450 thousand. The Company’s major shareholders and their respective percentage of ownership as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

 

Number of shares

 

Ownership (%)

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

 

4,121,737

 

59.31

Others

 

2,827,163

 

40.69

 

 

6,948,900

 

100.00

 

2. Basis of Presentation

These separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”), as prescribed in the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies, Etc. in the Republic of Korea.

 

These separate financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on March 9, 2021, which will be submitted for approval at the shareholders’ meeting to be held on March 31, 2021.

(1) Basis of measurement

The separate financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis.

(2) Use of judgments and estimates

The preparation of the separate financial statements in conformity with K-IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are as follows:


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

2. Basis of Presentation, Continued

(2) Use of judgments and estimates, Continued

(a) Deferred revenue

As discussed in Note 4 (13), the Company sells virtual currency and items that can be used in online and mobile games to game users. For each game in each country, the Company estimates and applies the game user's life cycle in order to recognize revenue generated by micro-transactions. The game user's life cycle is estimated based on the average period from the game user's first payment date to the last access date for active paying game users. The Company considers a game user as an active user if the period between the time of the user’s most recent access of the game and the end of reporting period equals or is shorter than the estimated game users’ life cycle. For remaining amounts of virtual currency and items that active users own at period-end, the related revenue is deferred considering whether the virtual currency is refundable and items’ attributes. The Company estimates the user’s life cycle by analyzing game users’ activity patterns such as payment and access and it periodically reviews if there is any change of these estimates.

(b) Deferred tax assets

When the Company assesses the realizability of the deferred tax assets, the Company considers its performance, general economic environment, projected future taxable income, and periods available to utilize tax loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards. The Company periodically monitors the estimates used in assessing the realizability of the deferred tax assets. The amount of deferred tax assets may be changed if estimated future taxable income during the carryforward periods changes.

 

3. Changes in Accounting Policies

The Company has applied the following standards and amendments for the first time for the annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2020.

(1) Amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001 Presentation of Financial Statements and K-IFRS No. 1008 Accounting policies and errors

The amendments clarify the definition of material. Information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence the decisions that the primary users of general-purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the separate financial statements.

 

(2) Amendments to K-IFRS No. 1103 Business Combination

The amended definition of a business requires an acquisition to include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs and the definition of output excludes the returns in the form of lower costs and other economic benefits. If substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, an entity may elect to apply an optional concentration test that permits a simplified assessment of whether an acquired set of activities and assets is not a business. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the separate financial statements.

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

3. Changes in Accounting Policies, Continued

(3) Amendment to K-IFRS No. 1109 Financial Instruments, K-IFRS No. 1107 Financial Instruments: Recognition and K-IFRS No. 1039 Financial Instruments: Disclosure

The amendments allow to apply the exceptions in relation the application of hedge accounting while uncertainties arising from interest rate benchmark reform exist. The exceptions require the Company assumes that the interest rate benchmark on which the hedged items and the hedging instruments are based on is not altered as a result of interest rate benchmark reform, when determining whether the expected cash flows are highly probable, whether an economic relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument exists, and when assessing the hedging relationship is highly effective. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the separate financial statements.

(4) Amendments to the Conceptual framework for financial reporting

The concept of measurement, presentation and disclosure, and derecognition was introduced for financial reporting, and the definition and recognition criteria for assets and liabilities were amended. In addition, the uncertainty in the measurement of prudence, stewardship, measurement, uncertainty and substance over form were clarified.

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these separate financial statements in accordance with the K-IFRS are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented, except if mentioned otherwise in Note 3.

(1) Investment in subsidiaries, joint ventures, and associates

These separate financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1027, Separate Financial Statements. The Company applies the cost method to investments in subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1027. Dividends from subsidiaries, associates, and joint ventures are recognized in profit or loss when the right to receive the dividends is established.

 

(2) Cash and Cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, and other short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(3) Financial Assets

(a) Classification

At initial recognition, the Company classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories:

 

 

measured at fair value through profit or loss;

 

measured at fair value through other comprehensive income; and

 

measured at amortized cost.

 

The classification depends on the Company’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the cash flows.

 

For financial assets measured at fair value, gains and losses will either be recorded in profit or loss or other comprehensive income. For investments in debt instruments, this will depend on the business model in which the investment is held. The Company reclassifies debt investments when, and only when its business model for managing those assets changes.

For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Company has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income. Changes in fair value of equity instruments not elected as equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income will be recognized in profit or loss.

(b) Measurement

At initial recognition, the Company measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, for financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss are expensed in profit or loss.

Financial assets with embedded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining whether their cash flows are solely payment of principal and interest.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(3) Financial Assets, Continued

(b) Measurement, Continued

(i) Debt instruments

Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Company’s business model for managing the asset and the cash flow characteristics of the asset. The Company classifies its debt instruments into one of the following three measurement categories:

 

Amortized cost: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortized cost. A gain or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at amortized cost and is not part of a hedging relationship is recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized or impaired. Interest income from these financial assets is included in ‘finance income’ using the effective interest rate method.

 

Fair value through other comprehensive income: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets’ cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Movements in the carrying amount are taken through other comprehensive income, except for the recognition of impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss), interest income and foreign exchange gains and losses which are recognized in profit or loss. When the financial asset is derecognized, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified from equity to profit or loss. Interest income from these financial assets is included in ‘finance income’ using the effective interest rate method. Foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in ‘finance income or costs’ and impairment losses are presented in ‘other non-operating expenses’.

 

 

Fair value through profit or loss: Assets that do not meet the criteria for amortized cost or fair value through other comprehensive income are measured at fair value through profit or loss. A gain or loss on a debt investment that is subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss and is not part of a hedging relationship is recognized in profit or loss and presented net in the statement of profit or loss within ‘other non-operating income or expenses’ in the year in which it arises.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(3) Financial Assets, Continued

(b) Measurement, Continued

(ii) Equity instruments

The Company subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value. Where the Company’s management has elected to present fair value gains and losses on equity investments, which are held for long-term investment or strategic purpose, in other comprehensive income. There is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment. Dividend income from such investments continue to be recognized in profit or loss as ‘finance income’ when the right to receive payments is established.

Changes in the fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are recognized in ‘other non-operating income and expenses’ in the statement of profit or loss as applicable. Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) on equity investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income are not reported separately from other changes in fair value.

(c) Impairment

The Company recognizes loss allowances for expected credit losses(“ECLs”) on:

 

financial assets measured at amortized cost;

 

debt investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income; and

 

contract assets under K-IFRS No. 1115.

The Company measures loss allowances at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs, except for the following, which are measured at 12-month ECLs:

 

debt securities that are determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date; and

 

other debt securities and bank balances for which credit risk (i.e. the risk of default occurring over the expected life of the financial instrument) has not increased significantly since initial recognition.

Loss allowances for accounts and other receivables (including lease receivables) and contract assets are always measured at an amount equal to lifetime ECLs.

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both quantitative and qualitative information and analysis, based on the Company’s historical experience and informed credit assessment, that includes forward-looking information.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(3) Financial Assets, Continued

(c) Impairment, Continued

The Company considers a financial asset to be in default when:

 

the debtor is unlikely to pay its obligations to the Company in full, without recourse by the Company to actions such as realizing security (if any is held); or

 

the financial asset is more than 90 days past due.

Lifetime ECLs are the ECLs that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

12-month ECLs are the portion of ECLs that result from default events that are possible within the 12 months after the reporting date (or a shorter period if the expected life of the instrument is less than 12 months).

 

The maximum period considered when estimating ECLs is the maximum contractual period over which the Company is exposed to credit risk.

ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured as the present value of all cash shortfalls (i.e. the difference between the cash flows due to the entity in accordance with the contract and the cash flows that the Company expects to receive). ECLs are discounted at the effective interest rate of the financial asset.

At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost and debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.

Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortized cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets. For debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income, the loss allowance is charged to profit or loss and is recognized in other comprehensive income.

(d) Recognition and Derecognition

Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized or derecognized on trade-date, the date on which the Company commits to purchase or sell the asset. Financial assets are derecognized when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.

If a transfer does not result in derecognition because the Company has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset, the Company continues to recognize the transferred asset in its entirety and recognizes a financial liability for the consideration received.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(3) Financial Assets, Continued

(e) Offsetting of financial instruments

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the separate statements of financial position where there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the assets and settle the liability simultaneously. The legally enforceable right must not be contingent on future events and must be enforceable in the normal course of business and in the event of default, insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company or the counterparty.

(4) Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are initially measured at cost. The cost of property and equipment includes expenditures arising directly from the construction or acquisition of the asset, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management, and the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.

Property and equipment, subsequently, are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Subsequent costs are recognized in the carrying amount of property and equipment at cost or, if appropriate, as a separate item if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be reliably measured.

Depreciation of all property and equipment, except for land, is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their cost or revalued amounts, net of their residual values, over their estimated useful lives as follows:

 

 

Estimated Useful Lives

Computer and other equipment

 

4 years

Furniture and fixture

 

4 years

Vehicles

 

4 years

Leasehold improvements

 

4 years

Right-of-use assets

 

(*)

 

(*) The Company depreciates the right-of-use asset from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term using the straight-line method.

Depreciation methods, useful lives, and residual values are reviewed at the end of each reporting date and adjusted, if appropriate. The change is accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(5) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets, except for goodwill, are initially recognized at its historical cost, and carried at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

The Company amortizes intangible assets with a limited useful life using the straight-line method over the following periods:

 

 

Estimated Useful Lives

Software

 

1~3 years

Patents

 

10 years

Other intangible assets

 

3 years

Expenditure on research activities is recognized in profit or loss as incurred. Development expenditure is capitalized only if the expenditure can be measured reliably, the product or process is technically and commercially feasible, future economic benefits are probable and the Company intends to and has sufficient resources to complete development and to use or sell the asset. Other development expenditure is recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

The Company entered into a game licensing agreement with a number of third parties to gain exclusive rights to the games developed by those companies. The license fee payments are recognized as other intangible assets and amortized over the term of the contract using the straight-line method.

(6) Impairment of Non-financial Assets

 

At each reporting date, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its non-financial assets (other than contract assets, incremental costs of obtaining a contract, costs to fulfil a contract, employee benefit related assets and deferred tax assets) to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. Goodwill and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, irrespective of whether there is any indication of impairment, are tested for impairment annually by comparing their recoverable amounts to their carrying amounts.

 

The recoverable amount of an asset or cash generating unit (“CGU”) is the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. Value in use is based on the estimated future cash flows, discounted to their present value using an adjusted discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU.

An impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss if the carrying amount of an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverable amount.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(7) Leases

At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether a contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. To assess whether a contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset, the Company uses the definition of a lease in K-IFRS No. 1116.

(a) As a lessee

At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of its relative stand-alone prices. However, for the leases of datacenter the Company has elected not to separate non-lease components and account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received.

The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the Company by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Company will exercise a purchase option. In that case the right-of-use asset will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same basis as those of property and equipment. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.

The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rates.

The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate by obtaining interest rates from various external financing sources and makes certain adjustments to reflect the terms of the lease and type of the asset leased.

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(7) Leases, Continued

(a) As a lessee, Continued

Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:

 

fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments;

 

variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date;

 

amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee;

 

the exercise price under a purchase option that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, lease payments in an optional renewal period if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, and penalties for early termination of a lease unless the Company is reasonably certain not to terminate early.

The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Company’s estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if there is a revised in-substance fixed lease payment.

When the lease liability is remeasured in this way, a corresponding adjustment is made to the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset, or is recorded in profit or loss if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset has been reduced to zero.

The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property in ‘property and equipment’ and lease liabilities in ‘Other current liabilities’ and ‘Other non-current liabilities’ in the separate statement of financial position.

The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets and short-term leases. The Company recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(b) As a lessor

At inception or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease component on the basis of their relative stand-alone prices.

 

When the Company acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating lease.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(7) Leases, Continued

(b) As a lessor, Continued

To classify each lease, the Company makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If this is the case, then the lease is a finance lease; if not, then it is an operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Company considers certain indicators such as whether the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.

When the Company is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for its interests in the head lease and the sub-lease separately. It assesses the lease classification of a sub-lease with reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease, not with reference to the underlying asset. If a head lease is a short-term lease to which the Company applies the exemption described above, then it classifies the sub-lease as an operating lease.

 

If an arrangement contains lease and non-lease components, then the Company applies K-IFRS No.1115 to allocate the consideration in the contract.

The Company applies the derecognition and impairment requirements in K-IFRS No. 1109 to the net investment in the lease. The Company further regularly reviews estimated unguaranteed residual values used in calculating the gross investment in the lease.

The Company recognizes lease payments received under operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term as part of ‘other revenue’.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(8) Financial Liabilities

(a) Classification and measurement

The Company’s financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are financial instruments held for trading. A financial liability is held for trading if it is incurred principally for the purpose of repurchasing in the near term. A derivative that is not a designated as hedging instruments and an embedded derivative that is separated are also classified as held for trading.

The Company classifies non-derivative financial liabilities, except for financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, financial guarantee contracts and financial liabilities that arise when a transfer of financial assets does not qualify for derecognition, as financial liabilities carried at amortized cost and present as ‘accounts payable’, ‘other current liabilities’ and ‘other non-current liabilities’ in the separate statement of financial position.

(b) Derecognition

Financial liabilities are removed from the separate statement of financial position when it is extinguished; for example, when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expired or when the terms of an existing financial liability are substantially modified. The difference between the carrying amount of a financial liability extinguished or transferred to another party and the consideration paid (including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is recognized in profit or loss.

(9) Provisions and Contingent Liabilities

Provisions for legal claims, service warranties and make good obligations are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation and the amount can be reliably estimated.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(9) Provisions and Contingent Liabilities, Continued

Provisions are measured at the present value of management's best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period. The discount rate used to determine the present value reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the liability.

In addition, when there is a possible obligation that arises from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the entity or a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognized because it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation or the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability, a disclosure regarding the contingent liabilities is made in the notes to the financial statements.

(10) Foreign Currency Translation

(a) Functional and presentation currency

Items included in the separate financial statements of the Company are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates (the “functional currency”), which the financial statements in the Company and its branch (Taiwan) are presented in Korean won (KRW) and New Taiwan Dollar (NTD), respectively. The separate financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Company’s functional and presentation currency.

(b) Transactions and balances

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the exchange rate at the reporting date are generally recognized in profit or loss. They are recognized in other comprehensive income if they relate to qualifying cash flow hedges and qualifying effective portion of net investment hedges, or are attributable to monetary part of the net investment in a foreign operation.

Exchange differences arising on non-monetary financial assets and liabilities such as equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss and equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income are recognized in profit or loss and other comprehensive income, respectively, as part of the fair value gain or loss.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(11) Statement of cash flows

The Company has elected to present cash flows from operating activities using the indirect method. Cash flows denominated in a foreign currency are reported using average exchange rate during the fiscal year.

(12) Revenues from contracts with customers

The Company engages in game licensing, IP licensing, and game publishing businesses.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for sale of goods or rendering of services arising from the normal course of the business. Revenue is recognized as net amounts excluding value added taxes, returns, rebates and discounts.

(a) Revenue from micro-transaction and subscription

The Company recognizes micro-transaction revenue of online and mobile games when the Company satisfies its performance obligations.

When the performance obligations are satisfied depends on the natures of virtual currency and items. Items are categorized into consumable, periodic, and permanent items.

Consumable in-game virtual items are items that are consumed by the specific action of a game user, and periodic in-game virtual items are items that can be used repeatedly during a specified effective period. Permanent in-game virtual items are items that can be used by game users repeatedly without an effective period.

The accounting policy on revenue recognition is described below in relation to micro-transaction revenue from the sales of virtual currency and items.

(i) Online Games

At the end of the reporting period, the Company defers the total amount of remaining virtual currency as the Company has the obligation to refund for remaining virtual currency.

For consumable in-game virtual items, the related revenue is recognized when the in-game virtual item is consumed. The Company defers the revenue for remaining amounts of virtual items owned by active users within the estimated user life cycle at the end of the reporting period. For periodic in-game virtual items, the related revenue is recognized ratably over the effective period. The Company defers the revenue for remaining effective period. For permanent in-game virtual items, revenue is recognized ratably over the estimated user life cycle. The Company defers the revenue for remaining period of estimated user life cycle at the end of the reporting period.

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4.  Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(12) Revenues from contracts with customers, Continued

(a) Revenue from micro-transaction and subscription, Continued

(i) Online Games, Continued

The Company recognizes online subscription revenue as game users make use of in-game premium features. Subscription revenue comes from subscription fee for internet cafés. Prepaid subscription fees from internet cafés are deferred and recognized as revenue monthly based on actual hours used.

(ii) Mobile Games

Mobile game users purchase virtual currency that can be used to purchase in-game items. The Company has no refund obligation after the game user purchases virtual currency.

At the end of the reporting period, the Company defers revenue for the remaining virtual currency possessed by paying active users. For consumable in-game virtual items, revenue is recognized when the in-game virtual item is consumed. The Company defers the revenue for remaining virtual items possessed by active users within the estimated user life cycle at the end of the reporting period. For periodic in-game virtual items with effective period, revenue is recognized ratably over the effective period. The Company defers the revenue for remaining effective period. For permanent in-game virtual items, revenue is recognized ratably over the estimated user life cycle. The Company defers the revenue for remaining period of estimated user life cycle at the end of the reporting period.

(b) Online and Mobile games—royalties and license fees

In connection with the Company’s online and mobile games, the Company enters into license agreement in connection with the right to access the intellectual property, such as game character images and stories. The Company believes that the agreement is a promise to provide a right to the customer to access the related IP because the Company will undertake activities that significantly affect the intellectual property to which the customer has rights, the rights granted by the license directly expose the customer to any positive or negative effects of the Company’s activities, and those activities do not result in the transfer of a good or a service to the customer as those activities occur. Therefore, the Company’s performance obligations in connection with these agreements are satisfied over time.

Since the nature of the license promise is to provide customers with access to the intellectual property of the Company during the license period, the Company's performance obligation corresponds to the performance obligation satisfied over the time, and revenue is recognized over the license period. The Company recognizes revenue for the license fee through the straight-line method during the contract period, and for the running royalty revenue, the revenue is recognized on an accrual basis at the time the revenue distribution is established in accordance with the terms of the contract. When the running royalty revenue based on the contractual royalty rate and the actual revenue of the licensee exceeds the ratably recognized minimum guarantee, the excess amount is then recognized as revenue and accounts receivable.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4.  Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(12) Revenues from contracts with customers, Continued

(c) Incremental costs of obtaining contract

The Company pays platform processing fees to operate mobile games on third party platforms. These fees are charged based on the game users’ purchases in cash and considered as incremental cost of obtaining contracts with customer and therefore capitalized. The Company presents these costs as prepaid expense and amortizes them to costs of revenue at the same time when the related revenue of the services provided to the game users are recognized.

(13) Current and Deferred Tax

The tax expense for the period consists of current and deferred tax. Current and deferred tax is recognized in profit or loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity. The tax expense is measured at the amount expected to be paid to the taxation authorities, using the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

Deferred income tax is provided in full, using the liability method, on temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the separate financial statements. However, deferred income tax is not accounted for if it arises from initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction other than a business combination that at the time of the transaction affects neither accounting nor taxable profit or loss.

Deferred tax assets are recognized only if it is probable that future taxable amounts will be available to utilize those temporary differences and tax credit.

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4.  Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(13) Current and Deferred Tax, Continued

The Company recognizes a deferred tax liability all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and interests in joint arrangements, except to the extent that the Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company recognizes a deferred tax asset for all deductible temporary differences arising from such investments to the extent that it is probable the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis.

(14) Employee Benefits

(a) Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits are employee benefits that are due to be settled within 12 months after the end of the period in which the employees render related services. When an employee has rendered a service to the Company during an accounting period, the Company recognizes the undiscounted amount of short-term employee benefits expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

(b) Defined contribution pension plan

The Company has a defined contribution pension plan with the related contribution to the pension plan recorded as severance benefit expenses for the employees with service period over a year. The Company recognizes provision for severance benefits for the employees with service period less than a year.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4.  Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(15) Standards issued but not yet effective

A number of new standards are effective for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2020 and earlier application is permitted; however, the Company has not early adopted the new or amended standards in preparing these separate financial statements.

The following amended standards and interpretations are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s separate financial statements.

 

COVID-19-Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to K-IFRS No 1116)

 

Reference to Conceptual Framework (Amendment to K-IFRS No 1103)

 

Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendment to K-IFRS No 1001)

 

 

5. Cash and cash equivalents

(1) Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

Demand deposits, etc.

 

W

45,956,245

 

 

40,088,250

 

(2) The Company does not have any restricted cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

6. Financial Instruments by Category

(1) Carrying amounts of financial instruments by category as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

Financial assets at amortized cost

Cash and cash equivalents

 

W

45,956,245

 

 

40,088,250

Short-term financial assets

 

 

71,000,000

 

 

39,500,000

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

44,353,327

 

 

17,977,026

Other receivables, net

 

 

478,428

 

 

1,162,439

Other current financial assets

 

 

841,092

 

 

334,415

Other non-current financial assets

 

 

1,128,475

 

 

1,702,234

 

 

W

163,757,567

 

 

100,764,364

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Financial liabilities at amortized cost

Accounts payable

 

W

34,810,387

 

16,040,563

Accounts payable – non-current

 

 

1,402,466

 

129,150

Other current liabilities

 

 

1,627,967

 

1,034,556

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

1,493,680

 

1,597,999

 

 

W

39,334,500

 

18,802,268

 

(2) Net income(expenses) from financial instruments for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

Financial assets at amortized cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

W

961,895

 

 

1,089,618

Differences in foreign currency

 

 

(1,350,489)

 

 

1,281,950

 

 

W

(388,594)

 

 

2,371,568

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

Financial liabilities at amortized cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

W

(120,865)

 

 

(173,763)

Differences in foreign currency

 

 

335,958

 

 

(88,862)

 

 

W

215,093

 

 

(262,625)


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

6. Financial Instruments by Category, Continued

(3) Fair value hierarchy

Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

 

Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

Level 2: all inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1 that are observable (either directly that is, prices, or indirectly that is, derived from prices) for the asset or liability;

 

Level 3: unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

The fair value of financial instruments traded in an active market is determined based on the quoted market price as of the end of the reporting period. If the quoted prices are readily and regularly available through exchanges, sellers, brokers, industry groups, rating agencies or regulators and such prices represent actual market transactions that occur regularly between independent parties, they are considered active markets. These products are included in Level 1.

The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques. These valuation techniques use as much market observable information as possible and use the least amount of company-specific information. At this time, if all the significant input variables required to measure the fair value of a good are observable, the good is included in Level 2.

If more than one significant input variable is not based on observable market information, the item is included in Level 3.

The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of a financial instrument include:

-  Market price or dealer price of a similar financial instrument

-  The fair value of derivative instruments is determined by discounting the amount to present value using the leading exchange rate as of the end of the reporting period

For the other financial instruments, the Company applied other valuation techniques such as discounted cash flow, etc. For the financial assets and liabilities of which carrying amount are reasonable approximation of fair value, those were excluded from fair value disclosure.

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

7. Accounts and Other Receivables

 

(1) Accounts and other receivables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

Accounts

receivables

 

Other receivables

 

Accounts

receivables

 

Other receivables

 

Non-related party

 

W

35,189,727

 

620

 

8,839,697

 

-

 

Related party

 

 

9,217,304

 

477,808

 

9,156,286

 

1,162,439

 

Less: Loss allowance

 

 

(53,704)

 

-

 

(18,957)

 

-

 

 

 

W

44,353,327

 

478,428

 

17,977,026

 

1,162,439

 

(2) Changes in the loss allowance of accounts and other receivables during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

 

Accounts

receivables

 

Accounts

receivables

 

Other receivables

Beginning balance

 

W

18,957

 

21,735

 

81,679

(Reversal of) Bad debt expenses

 

 

34,747

 

63,974

 

(37,520)

Write-off

 

 

-

 

(66,752)

 

(44,159)

Ending balance

 

W

53,704

 

18,957

 

-

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

7. Accounts and Other Receivables, Continued

(3) Expected credit losses (ECLs) and credit risk exposures for accounts and other receivables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(a) Accounts receivables

(In thousands of won)

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

Expected loss rate(%)

 

 

Carrying

amount

 

 

Loss allowance

Not due or overdue for less than 90 days

 

0.01

 

W

43,578,577

 

 

3,437

More than 90 days ~ Less than 180 days

 

5.75

 

 

825,662

 

 

47,497

More than 180 days ~ Less than 270 days

 

41.63

 

 

1

 

 

-

More than 270 days ~ Less than 1 year

 

53.78

 

 

46

 

 

25

More than 1 year

 

100.00

 

 

2,745

 

 

2,745

 

 

 

 

W

44,407,031

 

 

53,704

 

(In thousands of won)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Expected loss rate(%)

 

 

Carrying

amount

 

 

Loss allowance

Not due or overdue for less than 90 days

 

0.05

 

W

17,960,791

 

 

9,414

More than 90 days ~ Less than 180 days

 

2.32

 

 

18,158

 

 

421

More than 180 days ~ Less than 270 days

 

28.95

 

 

404

 

 

117

More than 270 days~ Less than 1 year

 

30.02

 

 

10,896

 

 

3,271

More than 1 year

 

100.00

 

 

5,734

 

 

5,734

 

 

 

 

W

17,995,983

 

 

18,957

 

(b) Other receivables

(In thousands of won)

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Expected loss rate(%)

 

 

Carrying amount

 

 

 

Loss allowance

 

Not due or overdue for less than 90 days

 

-

 

W

 

 

478,428

 

 

 

-

 

 

(In thousands of won)

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Expected loss rate(%)

 

 

Carrying amount

 

 

 

Loss allowance

 

Not due or overdue for less than 90 days

 

-

 

W

 

 

1,162,439

 

 

 

-

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

7. Accounts and Other Receivable, Continued

(3) ECLs and credit risk exposures for accounts and other receivables as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows, Continued:

In assessing the recoverability of accounts and other receivables, the Company considers changes in the credit rating of accounts and other receivables from the commencement of the credit to the end of the reporting period.

 

The Company applies simplified approach for accounts and other receivables to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses. To measure the expected credit losses, accounts and other receivables are grouped based on credit risk characteristics and the duration of past due balances. ECLs are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured as the present value of all cash shortfalls. The Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes the Company’s historical experience and informed credit assessment, that includes forward-looking information.

 

8. Investment in Subsidiaries

 

(1) Details of investment in subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of ownership (%)

Subsidiary

 

Location

 

Main business

 

Fiscal year end

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

 

USA

 

Online and mobile game services

 

December

 

100

 

100

 

Gravity Entertainment Corp. (*1)

 

Japan

 

Animation production, distribution, and game services

 

December

 

-

 

100

 

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC (Formerly, NeoCyon, Inc.) (*2)

 

Korea

 

Mobile Game Development and Service

 

December

 

99.53

 

99.24

 

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan

 

Online and mobile game services

 

December

 

100

 

100

 

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

Indonesia

 

Online and mobile game services

 

December

 

70

 

70

 

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

Thailand

 

Online and mobile game services

 

December

 

100

 

100

 

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

Online and mobile game services

 

December

 

100

 

100

 

 

(*1) Gravity Entertainment Corp. was liquidated during 2020 and has been excluded from subsidiary since then.

(*2) During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company participated in paid-in capital increase of GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC. which resulted in increase of ownership interest of the Company.

 

    

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

8. Investment in Subsidiaries, Continued

 

 

(2)

Changes in investment in subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

Subsidiary

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Ending balance

Gravity Interactive, Inc. (*1)

 

W

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Gravity Entertainment Corp.(*2)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC

(Formerly, NeoCyon, Inc.) (*3, 4)

 

 

1,934,272

 

 

2,999,995

 

 

(1,287,755)

 

 

3,646,512

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

5,681,415

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

5,681,415

PT. Gravity Game Link (*4)

 

 

830,491

 

 

853,183

 

 

-

 

 

1,683,674

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

 

3,407,555

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3,407,555

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

 

539,485

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

539,485

 

 

W

12,393,218

 

 

3,853,178

 

 

(1,287,755)

 

 

14,958,641

 

(*1) Prior to 2020, the Company recognized an impairment loss at its full amount as the recoverable amount was less than its book value.

(*2) Gravity Entertainment Corp. was liquidated during 2020 and has been excluded from subsidiary since then.

(*3) The Company recognized an impairment loss of W1,287,755 thousand as the recoverable amount was less than its book value in 2020.

   (*4) The Company participated to capital increase of PT.Gravity Game Link with W 853,183 thousand and Gravity NEOCYON, INC with W 2,999,995 thousand.

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

8. Investment in Subsidiaries, Continued

 

 

(2)

Changes in investment in subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2019

Subsidiary

 

 

Beginning balance

 

 

Acquisition

 

 

Impairment

 

 

Ending balance

Gravity Interactive, Inc. (*1)

 

W

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Gravity Entertainment Corp. (*2)

 

 

379,978

 

 

-

 

 

(379,978)

 

 

-

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC (*3)

 

 

3,403,245

 

 

1,999,995

 

 

(3,468,968)

 

 

1,934,272

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

5,681,415

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

5,681,415

PT. Gravity Game Link (*4)

-

 

 

830,491

 

 

-

 

 

830,491

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd (*5)

-

 

 

3,407,555

 

 

-

 

 

3,407,555

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd (*6)

-

 

 

539,485

 

 

-

 

 

539,485

 

 

W

9,464,638

 

 

6,777,526

 

 

(3,848,946)

 

 

12,393,218

 

(*1) Prior to 2019, the Company recognized an impairment loss at its full amount as the recoverable amount was less than its book value.

(*2) The Company recognized an impairment loss as the recoverable amount was less than its book value for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(*3) The Company recognized an impairment loss of W3,468,968 thousand as the recoverable amount was less than its book value for the year ended December 31, 2019.

(*4) PT. Gravity Game Link was established during the year ended December 31, 2019 with 70% ownership interest held by the Company.

(*5) Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd. was established during the year ended December 31, 2019 with 100% ownership interest held by the Company.

(*6) Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd. was established during the year ended December 31, 2019 with 100% ownership interest held by the Company.

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

8. Investment in Subsidiaries, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2010 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

2020

Subsidiary

 

 

Total assets

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Profit (loss) for

the year

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

 

W

31,848,915

 

 

23,405,476

 

 

123,055,325

 

 

1,137,851

Gravity Entertainment Corp.

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

7,706

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC

 

 

11,068,694

 

 

7,422,182

 

 

26,368,123

 

 

(1,753,593)

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

 

 

33,717,352

 

 

10,070,240

 

 

41,677,215

 

 

12,281,146

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

 

2,184,917

 

 

663,529

 

 

4,880,948

 

 

(315,190)

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

 

21,092,640

 

 

6,314,555

 

 

39,147,178

 

 

13,989,069

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

 

2,637,083

 

 

2,065,979

 

 

2,483,354

 

 

81,573

 

(In thousands of won)

 

2019

Subsidiary

 

 

Total assets

 

 

Total liabilities

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Profit (loss) for

the year

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

 

W

39,296,390

 

 

29,112,064

 

 

230,028,732

 

 

12,803,917

Gravity Entertainment Corp.

 

 

44,413

 

 

51,753

 

 

263,173

 

 

(443,447)

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC

 

 

9,145,058

 

 

6,728,294

 

 

25,346,555

 

 

(982,316)

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

 

 

19,963,791

 

 

8,226,688

 

 

21,811,450

 

 

5,636,742

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

 

960,338

 

 

201,963

 

 

744,554

 

 

(436,734)

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

 

4,008,149

 

 

2,624,291

 

 

2,294,773

 

 

(1,973,125)

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd

 

 

1,840,615

 

 

1,343,024

 

 

771,398

 

 

(35,290)

 

 

9. Property and Equipment

(1) Details of property and equipment as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Acquisition

cost

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

Carrying

amount

 

 

Acquisition cost

 

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

Carrying

amount

Computer and other equipment

 

W

3,857,812

 

 

(3,524,869)

 

 

332,943

 

 

4,144,992

 

 

(3,724,780)

 

 

420,212

Furniture and fixture

 

 

509,794

 

 

(355,465)

 

 

154,329

 

 

495,090

 

 

(287,737)

 

 

207,353

Vehicles

 

 

9,101

 

 

(948)

 

 

8,153

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

Leasehold improvements

 

 

1,002,556

 

 

(956,407)

 

 

46,149

 

 

1,128,015

 

 

(1,052,718)

 

 

75,297

Right-of-use assets

 

 

4,641,874

 

 

(2,006,590)

 

 

2,635,284

 

 

3,384,302

 

 

(1,232,021)

 

 

2,152,281

 

 

W

10,021,137

 

 

(6,844,279)

 

 

3,176,858

 

 

9,152,399

 

 

(6,297,256)

 

 

2,855,143

 

 


35


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

9. Property and Equipment, Continued

(2) Changes in property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Computer and other equipments

 

Furniture

and fixture

 

Vehicles

 

Leasehold

improvements

 

Right-of-use assets

 

Total

 

Beginning balance

 

 

 

W

420,212

 

207,353

 

-

 

75,297

 

2,152,281

 

2,855,143

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

121,067

 

28,116

 

9,101

 

-

 

1,889,573

 

2,047,857

Depreciation

 

 

 

 

(208,336)

 

(81,141)

 

(948)

 

(29,148)

 

(1,406,570)

 

(1,726,143)

Ending balance

 

 

 

W

332,943

 

154,328

 

8,153

 

46,149

 

2,635,284

 

3,176,857

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

Computer and other equipments

 

Furniture

and fixture

 

 

Leasehold

improvements

 

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

Total

 

Beginning balance

 

W

543,032

 

214,735

 

 

124,322

 

 

-

 

 

882,089

 

Recognition of right-of-use asset on initial application of K-IFRS No. 1116

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

2,961,268

 

 

2,961,268

 

Acquisitions

 

 

87,334

 

66,418

 

 

-

 

 

441,190

 

 

594,942

 

Depreciation

 

 

(210,154)

 

(73,800)

 

 

(49,655)

 

 

(1,236,468)

 

 

(1,570,077)

 

Disposals

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(13,709)

 

 

(13,709)

 

Foreign exchange differences

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

630

 

 

-

 

 

630

 

Ending balance

 

W

420,212

 

207,353

 

 

75,297

 

 

2,152,281

 

 

2,855,143

 

 

(3) Classification of depreciation expenses in the statements of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

Cost of revenues

 

W

910,309

 

967,487

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

815,834

 

602,590

 

 

W

1,726,143

 

1,570,077

(4) As of December 31, 2020, and 2019, there are no property and equipment that are pledged as collateral for the Company’s debts.

 

 


36


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

10. Intangible Assets

 

(1) Details of intangible assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Acquisition cost

 

Accumulated

amortization(*)

 

Carrying

amount

 

Acquisition cost

 

Accumulated amortization (*)

 

Carrying

amount

Software

 

W

12,045,136

 

(10,343,230)

 

1,701,906

 

10,523,420

 

(9,965,024)

 

558,396

Patents

 

 

850,104

 

(525,641)

 

324,463

 

669,854

 

(488,324)

 

181,530

Other intangible assets

 

 

5,217,088

 

(4,579,600)

 

637,488

 

4,717,784

 

(3,432,167)

 

1,285,617

 

 

W

18,112,328

 

(15,448,471)

 

2,663,857

 

15,911,058

 

(13,885,515)

 

2,025,543

 

(*) Accumulated amortization includes the amount of accumulated impairment loss.

 

(2) Changes in intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

 

Software

 

Patents

 

Other intangible

assets

 

Total

Beginning balance

 

W

558,396

 

181,530

 

1,285,617

 

2,025,543

Acquisitions

 

 

1,521,701

 

180,250

 

499,305

 

2,201,256

Amortization

 

 

(378,191)

 

(37,317)

 

(231,960)

 

(647,468)

Impairment loss (*)

 

 

-

 

-

 

(915,474)

 

(915,474)

Ending balance

 

W

1,701,906

 

324,463

 

637,488

 

2,663,857

 

(*) The Company recognized W915,474 thousand of impairment loss as carrying amount of other intangible assets exceeded recoverable amount as of December 31, 2020.

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2019

 

 

Software

 

Patents

 

Other intangible

assets

 

Total

Beginning balance

 

W

503,219

 

71,381

 

998,114

 

1,572,714

Acquisitions

 

 

444,516

 

137,022

 

410,120

 

991,658

Amortization

 

 

(389,339)

 

(26,873)

 

(71,108)

 

(487,320)

Impairment loss(*)

 

 

-

 

-

 

(51,509)

 

(51,509)

Ending balance

 

W

558,396

 

181,530

 

1,285,617

 

2,025,543

 

(*) The Company recognized W51,509 thousand of impairment loss as carrying amount of other intangible assets exceeded recoverable amount as of December 31, 2019.

 

 


37


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

10. Intangible Assets, Continued

(3) Classification of amortization in the statements of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

2020

 

2019

Cost of revenues

W

190,246

 

80,200

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

457,222

 

407,120

Total

W

647,468

 

487,320

 

 

11. Employee Benefit

The expenses recognized in relation to defined contribution plan for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are W1,014,773 thousand and W917,923 thousand, respectively.

 

 

12. Commitments

(1) The Company has entered into exclusive license agreements with foreign licensees, such as GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. and Electronics Extreme Ltd., etc. to provide exclusive license to distribute and sell online games and receives a certain portion of each licensee’s revenues (20-40%) as royalties.

(2) In March 2016, the Company and Shanghai The Dream Network Technology Co., Ltd. entered into development agreements to grant them an exclusive right to develop mobile games and web games in China based on the contents of Ragnarok Online and distribute such games in China for five years.

(3) As of December 31, 2020, the Company has entered into contracts with Gravity Interactive, Inc. and GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC. for the exclusive rights of publishing and distributing online games and for the exclusive rights of developing, publishing and distributing mobile games, respectively. The Company also has entered into contracts with Gravity Communications Co., Ltd., Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd. and PT. Gravity Game Link for the exclusive rights of publishing and distributing online and mobile games (Note 23).

(4) As of December 31, 2020, the Company has entered into license agreements with various third-party game developers to secure exclusive right to publish the games developed by the third-party developers. Upfront license fees paid are capitalized and recognized as other intangible assets and minimum guaranteed royalties are capitalized and recognized as other non-current asset. Purchase obligations for future payment related to above agreements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are W2,929,165 thousand and W515,780 thousand, respectively.

(5) As of December 31, 2020, the Company received payment guarantee of USD 912,000 from KB Kookmin Bank regarding overseas IP contracts.

 

 

 


38


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

13. Share Capital and Share Premium

 

(1) Details of common shares as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In won and in number of shares)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Number of authorized shares

 

 

40,000,000

 

40,000,000

 

Value per share

 

W

500

 

500

 

Number of shares issued

 

 

6,948,900

 

6,948,900

 

Common shares

 

W

3,474,450,000

 

3,474,450,000

 

 

(2) Details of share premium as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

W

25,357,547

 

25,357,547

 

Other capital surplus

 

 

2,125,136

 

2,125,136

 

 

 

W

27,482,683

 

27,482,683

 

 

(3) Details of other components of equity as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

W

929

 

(26,017)

 

 

(4) Details of retained earnings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Unappropriated retained earnings

 

W

109,987,127

 

70,570,205

 

 

(5) According to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Company may issue 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock without voting rights, and there are no preferred shares issued as of December 31, 2020.


39


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

13. Share Capital and Share Premium, Continued

 

(6) Statements of appropriation of retained earnings as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

Date of appropriation for 2020: March 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 


Date of appropriation for 2019: March 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Retained earnings available for appropriation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unappropriated retained earnings carried over from prior year

 

W

70,570,205

 

47,101,922

 

Profit for the year

 

 

39,416,922

 

23,468,283

 

 

 

 

109,987,127

 

70,570,205

 

Appropriation of retained earnings

 

 

-

 

-

 

Unappropriated retained earnings to be carried forward

 

W

109,987,127

 

70,570,205

 

 

 

14. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

(1) Details of revenue from contracts with customers based on the service contract type and the timing of satisfaction of performance obligations are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Service contract

 

 

 

 

 

 

Micro transaction & Subscription revenue

 

W

130,363,485

 

58,141,836

 

Online games

 

 

6,077,315

 

7,943,556

 

Mobile games

 

 

124,286,170

 

50,198,280

 

Royalties & License fees

 

 

98,479,956

 

74,762,784

 

   Online games

 

 

31,839,750

 

17,431,162

 

   Mobile games

 

 

66,640,206

 

57,331,622

 

Others

 

 

152,628

 

247,193

 

 

 

 

228,996,069

 

133,151,813

 

Major geographic market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan

 

 

76,336,807

 

36,161,211

 

Korea

 

 

91,004,966

 

27,679,411

 

Japan

 

 

22,019,495

 

27,496,812

 

Others

 

 

39,634,801

 

41,814,379

 

 

 

 

228,996,069

 

133,151,813

 

Timing of satisfaction of performance obligations

 

 

 

 

 

 

At a point in time

 

 

-

 

9,401

 

Over time

 

 

228,996,069

 

133,142,412

 

 

 

W

228,996,069

 

133,151,813

 

 


40


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

14. Revenue from Contracts with Customers, Continued

(2) Accounts receivables, incremental costs of obtaining a contract and contract liabilities related to contracts with customers as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Accounts receivable

 

W

44,353,327

 

17,977,026

 

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract (Prepaid expenses)

 

 

722,231

 

320,460

 

Contact liabilities (Deferred revenue)

 

 

4,814,591

 

4,297,596

 

Micro transaction & Subscription revenue

 

 

4,475,049

 

2,894,517

 

Royalties and License fees

 

 

339,542

 

1,403,079

 

 

(3) Changes in contract liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

Contract liabilities

 


 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Balance at January 1

 

W

4,297,596

 

10,114,516

 

Increase related to Micro transaction & Subscription revenue

 

 

20,688,222

 

15,463,579

 

Increase related to royalties and license fees

 

 

14,362,829

 

-

 

Decrease upon satisfaction of performance obligation

– Micro transaction & Subscription revenue

 

 

(19,107,689)

 

(15,823,184)

 

Decrease upon satisfaction of performance obligation

– Royalties and License fees

 

 

(15,426,367)

 

(5,397,315)

 

Decrease due to termination of contracts

 

 

-

 

(60,000)

 

Balance at December 31

 

W

4,814,591

 

4,297,596

 

 

The amount of revenue recognized from previous period’s contract liabilities satisfied during the year ended December 31, 2020 is W3,993,765 thousand.

 


41


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

14. Revenue from contracts with customers, Continued

(4) Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Micro transaction & Subscription revenue

 

W

4,475,049

 

2,894,517

 

   Online games

 

 

1,821,790

 

1,776,648

 

   Mobile games

 

 

2,653,259

 

1,117,869

 

Royalties and License fees

 

 

339,542

 

1,403,079

 

   Online games

 

 

286,094

 

573,229

 

   Mobile games

 

 

53,448

 

829,850

 

 

 

W

4,814,591

 

4,297,596

 

 

The Company’s management expects to recognize 97.2% (W4,680,655 thousands) of the transaction price allocated to contracts that have not been performed as of December 31, 2020 as revenue within 12 months. The remaining 2.8% (W133,936 thousands) is expected to be recognized as revenue thereafter. The amounts disclosed above do not include variable consideration which is constrained.

 

(5) Details of incremental costs of obtaining a contract recognized as assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract

 

W

722,231

 

320,460

 

Amortization costs recognized as cost of revenue

 

 

320,460

 

221,180

 

 


42


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

15. Classification of expenses by nature

Details of classification of expenses by nature for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Fees and commissions

 

W

119,541,745

 

62,072,405

 

Advertising expenses

 

 

19,787,229

 

9,973,687

 

Salaries

 

 

14,979,460

 

12,206,316

 

Outsourcing expenses

 

 

11,347,150

 

7,626,034

 

Rent

 

 

722,777

 

987,892

 

Employee benefits

 

 

1,301,773

 

1,180,771

 

Expenses related to defined contribution plan

 

 

1,029,394

 

938,120

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,726,143

 

1,570,077

 

Amortization

 

 

647,468

 

487,320

 

Bad debt

 

 

63,066

 

63,974

 

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(28,319)

 

(37,520)

 

Other expenses

 

 

1,203,135

 

1,536,184

 

 

 

W

172,321,021

 

98,605,260

 

 

 

 


43


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

16. Selling, general and administrative expenses

Details of selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Advertising expenses

 

W

19,787,229

 

W

9,973,687

 

Fees and commissions

 

 

6,393,092

 

 

3,971,736

 

Research and development

 

 

15,361,686

 

 

10,417,665

 

Salaries

 

 

7,750,903

 

 

5,553,006

 

Employee benefits

 

 

872,588

 

 

741,512

 

Rent

 

 

389,383

 

 

400,619

 

Expenses related to defined contribution plan

 

 

512,705

 

 

381,757

 

Depreciation

 

 

724,084

 

 

514,669

 

Amortization

 

 

401,409

 

 

383,181

 

Bad debt

 

 

63,066

 

 

63,974

 

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(28,319)

 

 

(37,520)

 

Other expenses

 

 

866,070

 

 

998,665

 

 

 

W

53,093,896

 

W

33,362,951

 

 

 

17. Finance Income and Costs

(1) Details of finance income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Finance income

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

W

961,895

 

1,089,618

 

Unrealized foreign currency gain

 

 

19,266

 

-

 

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

13,594

 

435,717

 

 

 

W

994,755

 

1,525,335

 

 

(2) Details of finance costs for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Finance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

W

          120,865

 

173,763

 

Unrealized foreign currency loss

 

 

-

 

117,839

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

 

               66

 

631

 

 

 

W

120,931

 

292,233

 

 


44


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

18. Other Non-Operating Income and Expenses

 

(1) Details of other non-operating income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Unrealized foreign currency gain

 

W

105,972

 

86,980

 

Gain on foreign currency transactions

 

 

1,635,224

 

1,920,485

 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

 

 

1,238

 

3,666

 

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

-

 

37,520

 

Dividend income

 

 

2,382,800

 

2,557,694

 

Others

 

 

636,894

 

387,675

 

 

 

W

4,762,128

 

4,994,020

 

 

(2) Details of other non-operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Unrealized foreign currency loss

 

W

216,379

 

123,701

 

Loss on foreign currency transactions

 

 

2,572,141

 

1,007,922

 

Impairment loss on intangible assets

 

 

915,474

 

51,509

 

Impairment loss on other non-current assets

 

 

2,255,312

 

434,454

 

Impairment loss on investment in subsidiaries

 

 

1,287,755

 

3,848,946

 

Others

 

 

13,463

 

3,013

 

 

 

W

7,260,524

 

5,469,545

 

 

 

19. Income tax expense

 

(1) Details of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Current tax on profit for the year

 

W

14,512,250

 

10,262,763

 

Deferred tax expense

 

 

1,121,304

 

1,573,084

 

 

 

W

15,633,554

 

11,835,847

 

 


45


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

19. Income tax expense, Continued

(2) The differences between the tax expense on the Company’s profit before tax and the amount that would arise using the statutory tax rates applicable to profits of the entities are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Profit before income tax expense

 

W

55,050,476

 

35,304,130

 

Income tax using the statutory tax rate

 

 

12,860,215

 

8,081,600

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses not deductible for tax purposes

 

 

9,912

 

39,450

 

Foreign tax credits

 

 

2,936,989

 

4,754,083

 

Tax credit

 

 

(944,162)

 

(542,868)

 

Tax of non-recirculation of corporate income

 

 

667,846

 

-

 

Others

 

 

102,754

 

(496,418)

 

 

 

 

2,773,339

 

3,754,247

 

Income tax expense

 

W

15,633,554

 

11,835,847

 

Effective tax rate

 

 

28%

 

34%

 

 


46


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

19. Income tax expense, Continued

 

 

(3)

Details of the changes in deferred tax assets(liabilities) for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

(In thousands of won)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Beginning

balance

 

 

Increase

(Decrease)

 

 

 

Ending

balance

 

 

 

Beginning

balance

 

 

 

Increase

(Decrease)

 

 

 

Ending

balance

Unearned profit

W

(51,189)

 

 

8,005

 

 

(43,184)

 

 

(41,699)

 

 

(9,490)

 

 

(51,189)

Property and equipment

W

35,423

 

 

4,104

 

 

39,527

 

 

24,585

 

 

10,838

 

 

35,423

Intangible assets

 

221,106

 

 

178,788

 

 

399,894

 

 

238,471

 

 

(17,365)

 

 

221,106

Prepaid expenses

 

103,268

 

 

400,588

 

 

503,856

 

 

7,688

 

 

95,580

 

 

103,268

Accounts Payable

 

302,710

 

 

311,274

 

 

613,984

 

 

406,641

 

 

(103,931)

 

 

302,710

Accrued expenses

 

124,217

 

 

9,984

 

 

134,201

 

 

124,541

 

 

(324)

 

 

124,217

Deferred revenue

 

7,197

 

 

(7,197)

 

 

-

 

 

59,814

 

 

(52,617)

 

 

7,197

Retirement benefit provision liabilities

 

25,467

 

 

3,217

 

 

28,684

 

 

21,024

 

 

4,443

 

 

25,467

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

264,484

 

 

-

 

 

264,484

 

 

264,484

 

 

-

 

 

264,484

Asset retirement obligation

 

46,264

 

 

-

 

 

46,264

 

 

46,264

 

 

-

 

 

46,264

Investment in subsidiaries

 

389,453

 

 

(389,453)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

389,453

 

 

389,453

Tax paid in foreign countries

 

(354)

 

 

354

 

 

-

 

 

(3,835)

 

 

3,481

 

 

(354)

Others

 

734

 

 

6,708

 

 

7,442

 

 

(339)

 

 

1,073

 

 

734

Sub-total(Ⅰ)

W

1,468,780

 

 

526,372

 

 

1,995,152

 

 

1,147,639

 

 

321,141

 

 

1,468,780

Deferred tax due to carry-forward deficits(Ⅱ)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

1,950,584

 

 

(1,950,584)

 

 

-

Deferred tax due to tax credit carry-forward(Ⅲ)

 

4,371,242

 

 

(1,647,676)

 

 

2,723,566

 

 

4,314,883

 

 

56,359

 

 

4,371,242

Deferred tax assets

(Ⅰ+Ⅱ+Ⅲ) (*)

W

5,840,022

 

 

(1,121,304)

 

 

4,718,718

 

 

7,413,106

 

 

(1,573,084)

 

 

5,840,022

 

(*) The future realizability of deferred tax assets is assessed by taking into consideration various factors such as the Company's performance, the overall economic environment and industry outlook, expected future earnings, and deductible period of tax credit carry-forward. The Company periodically monitors those factors used in assessing the realizability of the deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has recognized deferred tax assets related to temporary differences, carry-forward deficits and tax credit carry-forward, which can be utilized based on the likelihood of future taxable income. This amount may change if the estimate for future taxable income changes.

(4) As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not recognize deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries of W22,638,336 thousand because it is not probable that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future.


47


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

20. Cash flow information

 

(1) Adjustments for calculating cash generated from operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

W

1,726,143

 

1,570,077

 

Amortization

 

 

647,468

 

487,320

 

Bad debt

 

 

63,066

 

63,974

 

Impairment loss on investment in subsidiaries

 

 

1,287,755

 

3,848,946

 

Interest expense

 

 

120,865

 

173,763

 

Unrealized foreign currency loss

 

 

216,379

 

241,540

 

Impairment loss on intangible asset

 

 

915,474

 

51,509

 

Impairment loss on other non-current assets

 

 

2,255,312

 

434,454

 

Retirement benefit expenses

 

 

14,622

 

20,198

 

Income tax expense

 

 

15,633,554

 

11,835,847

 

Unrealized foreign currency gain

 

 

(125,237)

 

(86,980)

 

Gain on disposal of property and plant

 

 

(1,238)

 

(3,666)

 

Interest income

 

 

(961,895)

 

(1,089,618)

 

Dividend income

 

 

(2,382,800)

 

(2,557,694)

 

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(28,319)

 

(37,520)

 

 

 

W

19,381,149

 

14,952,150

 

 

(2) Changes in assets and liabilities arising from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Accounts receivable

 

W

(26,620,833)

 

6,496,776

 

Other receivable

 

 

682,111

 

(652,831)

 

Prepayment

 

 

(1,609,393)

 

(270,300)

 

Prepaid expense

 

 

(513,652)

 

1,242,390

 

Lease receivable

 

 

139,853

 

131,851

 

Long-term prepaid expense

 

 

(878,967)

 

(1,370,803)

 

Accounts payable

 

 

19,000,251

 

1,781,894

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

516,995

 

(5,842,332)

 

Withholdings

 

 

1,231,136

 

(375,396)

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

43,910

 

1,474

 

Advanced receipt

 

 

-

 

(9,051)

 

 

 

W

(8,008,589)

 

1,133,672

 

 


48


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

20. Cash flow information, Continued

(3) Significant non-cash transactions for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Reclassification of Prepayment to intangible assets

 

W

72,498

 

119,935

 

Acquisition of right-of-use assets

 

 

1,889,573

 

441,190

 

Increase(Decrease) in accounts payable relating to the acquisition of software

 

 

(1,144,166)

 

32,590

 

 

(4) Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Beginning of the year

 

W

2,482,547

 

3,420,053

 

Cash flows used in financial activities–payment of lease liabilities

 

 

(1,515,930)

 

(1,364,537)

 

Cash flows from operating activities – Interest paid

 

 

(120,865)

 

(173,763)

 

Non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions – right-of-use asset

 

 

1,889,573

 

441,190

 

Acquisitions leases receivables

 

 

115,448

 

-

 

Interest expense

 

 

120,865

 

173,763

 

Early termination of leases

 

 

-

 

(14,159)

 

Ending of the year

 

W

2,971,638

 

2,482,547

 

 

 

21. Leases

 

The Company leases offices, vehicles and others. The leases typically run for a period of 1 to 5 years with an option to renew or terminate the lease after that date. There are no restrictions or covenants imposed to leases, but the lease assets are not to be provided as collateral for borrowings.

The Company has a sublease for a portion of the existing lease contract. The head lease and its sub-lease terminates in 2022.


49


GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

21. Leases, Continued

(1) As a lessee

(a) Details of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recognized in the separate statements of financial position as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Right-of-use assets(*1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offices

 

 

W

1,237,961

 

1,851,301

Vehicles

 

 

 

84,723

 

253,928

Others

 

 

 

1,312,600

 

47,052

 

 

 

W

2,635,284

 

2,152,281

Lease liabilities(*2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

1,477,958

 

884,548

Non-current

 

 

 

1,493,680

 

1,597,999

 

 

 

W

2,971,638

 

2,482,547

 

(*1) Right-of-use assets are included in the 'Property and equipment' in the separate statement of financial position.

(*2) Lease liabilities are included in the 'Other current liabilities' and 'Other non-current liabilities' in the separate statement of financial position.

  

(b) Changes in right-of-use assets for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Offices

 

 

Vehicles

 

 

Others

 

 

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2020

 

W

1,851,301

 

 

253,928

 

 

47,052

 

 

2,152,281

Depreciation

 

 

(651,281)

 

 

(173,474)

 

 

(581,815)

 

 

(1,406,570)

Acquisitions

 

 

37,942

 

 

4,269

 

 

1,847,362

 

 

1,889,573

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

W

1,237,962

 

 

84,723

 

 

1,312,599

 

 

2,635,284

 

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2019

 

 

 

Offices

 

 

Vehicles

 

 

Others

 

 

Total

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 

W

2,321,368

 

 

28,226

 

 

611,674

 

 

2,961,268

Depreciation

 

 

(591,940)

 

 

(79,906)

 

 

(564,622)

 

 

(1,236,468)

Acquisitions

 

 

121,873

 

 

319,317

 

 

-

 

 

441,190

Disposals

 

 

-

 

 

(13,709)

 

 

-

 

 

(13,709)

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

W

1,851,301

 

 

253,928

 

 

47,052

 

 

2,152,281

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

21. Leases, Continued

(1) As a lessee, Continued

(c) Details of amounts recognized in the separate statements of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

2020

 

2019

Interest expense relating to lease liabilities (included in finance cost)

W

120,865

 

173,763

Revenue from sub-lease of right-of-use asset

 

15,519

 

23,519

Expense relating to short-term leases

 

47,189

 

119,412

Expense relating to leases of low-value assets excluding short-term leases

 

1,732

 

577

(d) Details of amounts recognized in the separate statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 


(In thousands of won)

 

 

 

2020

 

2019

Total cash outflows of leases

 

 

W

1,685,716

 

1,658,289

 

(2) As a lessor

The Company has a sub-leased part of its right-of-use assets. The Company recognized interest income related to the lease receivable amounting to W15,519 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The aging analysis with the amounts expressed in undiscounted lease receivables after the reporting date are as follows. The Company does not have any sublease as finance lease in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1017.

(In thousands of won)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

1 Year

 

 

1 to 2 Years

 

 

2 to 5 Years

 

 

Contractual

cash flow

 

 

Unrealized financial income

 

 

Net investment in the lease

W

155,372

 

 

155,372

 

 

5,894

 

 

316,638

 

 

14,111

 

 

302,527

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

22. Financial Risk Management

The Company’s operating activities expose itself to a variety of financial risks: market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk from which the Company’s risk management program focuses on minimizing any adverse effects on its financial performance. The Company operates financial risk management policies and programs that closely monitor and respond to each risk factor.

(1) Capital Risk Management

The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, so the Company can continue to provide returns and benefits for shareholders and to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. The Company monitors capital on the basis of the debt ratio. This ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total capital. The debt ratios as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Total liabilities

 

W

52,195,130

 

26,067,690

 

Total equity

 

 

140,945,189

 

101,501,321

 

Debt ratio

 

 

37%

 

26%

 

 

(2) Market Risk

(a) Foreign exchange risk

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from royalty revenues and commission payment primarily with respect to the US dollar and etc. The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are exposed to foreign currency risk as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Assets in foreign

currency

 

 

Liabilities in foreign currency

 

 

 

Assets in

Korean Won

 

 

Liabilities in Korean Won

USD

 

 

29,682,778

 

 

16,433,086

 

W

32,294,862

 

 

17,879,197

JPY

 

 

466,962,404

 

 

322,888,518

 

 

4,922,998

 

 

3,553,625

EUR

 

 

344,842

 

 

-

 

 

461,482

 

 

-

IDR

 

 

12,955,000

 

 

15,289,944

 

 

1,003

 

 

1,183

THB

 

 

28,510

 

 

7,379

 

 

1,036

 

 

268

TWD

 

 

17,957,553

 

 

3,264,754

 

 

694,419

 

 

126,248

VND

 

 

9,270,000

 

 

3,243,600

 

 

437

 

 

153

 

 

W

38,376,237

 

 

21,560,674

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

22. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(2) Market Risk, Continued

(a) Foreign exchange risk, Continued

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Assets in foreign

currency

 

 

Liabilities in

foreign currency

 

 

Assets in

Korean Won

 

 

Liabilities in Korean Won

USD

 

 

11,396,740

 

 

6,674,807

 

W

13,198,736

 

 

7,728,092

JPY

 

 

524,699,713

 

 

388,469,775

 

 

5,581,212

 

 

4,131,260

EUR

 

 

338,598

 

 

1,000

 

 

439,307

 

 

1,297

IDR

 

 

12,955,000

 

 

17,023,944

 

 

1,077

 

 

1,415

THB

 

 

28,510

 

 

7,379

 

 

1,102

 

 

285

TWD

 

 

29,236,669

 

 

5,567,672

 

 

1,125,027

 

 

214,244

VND

 

 

9,270,000

 

 

3,243,600

 

 

464

 

 

162

GBP

 

 

-

 

 

5,625

 

 

-

 

 

8,543

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

20,346,925

 

 

12,085,298

 

The Company measures foreign exchange risk at the exchange rate of 10% for each foreign currency, and the rate of change reflects the management's assessment of the risk of exchange rate fluctuation that can be reasonably experienced. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rate on profit before tax for the years ended of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

 

 

Increased by 10%

 

 

Decreased by 10%

 

Increased by 10%

 

 

Decreased by 10%

USD

 

W

1,441,567

 

 

(1,441,567)

 

547,064

 

 

(547,064)

JPY

 

 

136,937

 

 

(136,937)

 

144,995

 

 

(144,995)

Others

 

 

103,053

 

 

(103,053)

 

134,103

 

 

(134,103)

 

 

W

1,681,557

 

 

(1,681,557)

 

826,162

 

 

(826,162)

 

The sensitivity analysis is based on monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies other than the functional currency at the end of the reporting period.

(b) Interest rate risk

There are no borrowings under variable interest rate conditions as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(c) Price risk

There are no assets and liabilities exposed to price risk as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

22. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Credit Risk

Credit risk arises from normal trading and investing activities and occurs when a customer or a counterparty fails to comply with the terms of the contract. In order to manage these credit risks, the Company regularly evaluates the creditworthiness of customers based on their financial condition, past experiences and other factors.

The carrying amounts of financial assets represent their maximum exposure to credit risk. The maximum exposure to credit risk of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

W

45,956,245

 

40,088,250

 

Short-term financial instruments

 

 

71,000,000

 

39,500,000

 

Accounts receivables, net

 

 

44,353,327

 

17,977,026

 

Other receivables, net

 

 

478,428

 

1,162,439

 

Other current financial assets

 

 

841,092

 

334,415

 

Oher non-current financial assets

 

 

1,128,475

 

1,702,234

 

 

 

W

163,757,567

 

100,764,364

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term financial instruments are deposited in financial institutions with strong credit ratings. Accounts receivable are mainly due from payment processing companies and platform service providers, which the Company believes have low levels of credit risk.

(4) Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk management includes the maintenance of sufficient cash and marketable securities, the availability of funds from appropriately committed credit lines, and the ability to settle market positions. The following table summarizes the financial liabilities of the Company by maturity according to the remaining period from the end of the reporting period to the contractual maturity date.


(In thousands of won)

December 31, 2020

 

 

Carrying
value

 

 

Less than

3 months

 

 

3 months to

1 year

 

 

1 to 2 years

 

 

2 to 4 years

 

 

Total

Accounts payable

W

36,212,853

 

 

34,022,592

 

 

787,795

 

 

667,078

 

 

735,388

 

 

36,212,853

Other liabilities (*)

 

3,121,647

 

 

397,460

 

 

1,160,815

 

 

1,565,172

 

 

106,460

 

 

3,229,907

 

W

39,334,500

 

 

34,420,052

 

 

1,948,610

 

 

2,232,250

 

 

841,848

 

 

39,442,760

 

(*) Other liabilities as of December 31, 2020 consist of lease deposits received and lease liabilities


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

22. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(4) Liquidity Risk, Continued

 


(In thousands of won)

December 31, 2019

 

 

Carrying
value

 

 

Less than

3 months

 

 

3 months to

1 year

 

 

1 to 2 years

 

 

2 to 3 years

 

 

Total

Accounts payable

W

16,169,713

 

 

15,431,913

 

 

608,650

 

 

129,150

 

 

-

 

 

16,169,713

Other liabilities (*)

 

2,632,555

 

 

294,934

 

 

873,269

 

 

920,715

 

 

776,403

 

 

2,865,321

 

W

18,802,268

 

 

15,726,847

 

 

1,481,919

 

 

1,049,865

 

 

776,403

 

 

19,035,034

 

(*) Other liabilities as of December 31, 2019 consist of lease deposits received and lease liabilities

The cash flows above are not discounted and the amount due within 12 months is the same as the carrying amount since the effect of the discount is not material.

 

23. Related Party Transactions

(1) Related parties of the Company include entities and individuals capable of exercising control or significant influence over the Company and its subsidiaries. Related parties include GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (the controlling shareholder with 59.31% common shares), its subsidiaries, members of board of directors, executives with strategic responsibilities and their immediate families.

 

Ownership interests in subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

Name of entity

 

Percentage of ownership (%)

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

 

100.00

 

100.00

Gravity Entertainment Corp. (*)

 

-

 

100.00

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC.

 

99.53

 

99.24

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

 

100.00

 

100.00

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

70.00

 

70.00

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

100.00

 

100.00

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

100.00

 

100.00

 

(*) Gravity Entertainment Corp. was liquidated during 2020 and has been excluded from subsidiary since then.


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

23. Related Party Transactions, Continued

(2) Account balances with related parties

Balances of receivables and payables with related parties as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2019

Related party

 

Name of entity

 

 

Receivables

 

 

Payables

 

Receivables

 

 

Payables

Parent company

 

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

 

W

2,449,506

 

 

4,924

 

2,553,022

 

 

73,678

Subsidiaries

 

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

 

 

3,845,373

 

 

-

 

4,804,814

 

 

365

 

Gravity Entertainment Corp.

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

8,325

 

 

-

 

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC.

 

 

349,634

 

 

862,702

 

1,166,940

 

 

850,412

 

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd.

 

 

1,021,437

 

 

1,296,845

 

1,547,814

 

 

2,120,357

 

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

 

442,927

 

 

14,899

 

22,504

 

 

215,884

 

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

 

966,402

 

 

-

 

451,879

 

 

    360

 

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

 

922,360

 

 

1,461,626

 

889,785

 

 

228,929

 

W

9,997,639

 

 

3,640,996

 

11,445,083

 

 

3,489,985

 

(3) Transactions with related parties

The details of transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

Related party

 

Name of entity

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Purchases

 

Revenues

 

 

Purchases

Parent company

 

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

 

W

20,970,472

 

 

211,348

 

26,477,425

 

 

56,899

Subsidiaries

 

Gravity Interactive, Inc. (*1)

 

 

22,952,182

 

 

859

 

38,508,020

 

 

2,791

 

Gravity Entertainment Corp.

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

251,102

 

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC.

 

 

301,672

 

 

7,504,107

 

517,314

 

 

7,018,159

 

Gravity Communications Co., Ltd. (*2)

 

 

7,779,917

 

 

9,855,435

 

5,570,889

 

 

2,245,589

 

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

 

1,535,466

 

 

28,007

 

156,995

 

 

34,853

 

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

 

9,662,919

 

 

54

 

-

 

 

360

 

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

 

-

 

 

2,478,752

 

-

 

 

797,955

 

W

63,202,628

 

 

20,078,562

 

71,230,643

 

 

10,407,708

 

(*1) Revenues include dividend income of W2,382,800 and W2,368,200 from Gravity Interactive, Inc. in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(*2) Revenue include dividend income of W189,494 thousand from Gravity Communications Co., Ltd. in 2019.

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

23. Related Party Transactions, Continued

(4) Other transactions with related parties

Other transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

Related party

 

Name of entity

 

 

Loans

 

Collection

 

Contribution

 

Loans

 

Collection

 

Contribution

Subsidiaries

 

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

 

W

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

Gravity Communications Co.,Ltd.

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

GRAVITY NEOCYON, INC.

 

 

-

 

-

 

2,999,995

 

-

 

-

 

1,999,995

 

PT. Gravity Game Link

 

 

-

 

-

 

853,183

 

-

 

-

 

830,491

 

Gravity Game Tech Co., Ltd.

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3,407,555

 

Gravity Game Arise Co., Ltd.

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

539,485

 

(5) Key management personnel compensation

The compensation given to key management personnel (registered directors) for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:


(In thousands of won)

 

 

2020

 

2019

 

Salaries

 

W

882,635

 

816,224

 

 

 

24. Subsequent event

Gravity Game Hub Pte. Ltd, a subsidiary, was established in Singapore on January 4, 2021.

 

 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

 

Independent Auditors’ Review Report on Internal Accounting Control System

 

(English translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean)

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Gravity Co., Ltd.

 

We have reviewed the accompanying report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System (“IACS”) of Gravity Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020. The Company's management is responsible for designing and maintaining effective IACS and for its assessment of the effectiveness of IACS. Our responsibility is to review the management's assessment and issue a report based on our review. In the accompanying report of management’s assessment of IACS, the Company’s management stated: “Based on the assessment of the operation of the IACS as of December 31, 2020, Chief Executive Officer and ICFR officer believe that the Company’s IACS has material weaknesses as of December 31, 2020, based on Chapter 5 of Practice Guideline”.

We conducted our review in accordance with IACS Review Standards, issued by the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the review to obtain assurance of a level less than that of an audit as to whether the Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System is free of material misstatement. Our review consists principally of obtaining an understanding of the Company’s IACS, inquiries of company personnel about the details of the report, and tracing to related documents we considered necessary in the circumstances. We have not performed an audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion. However, as the Company is a privately-held large enterprise, the design and operations and assessment of its IACS are limited compared with those of publicly-held large enterprises, under Chapter 5 “Application for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises” of IACS Standards. As such, we performed our review in accordance with Chapter 14 “Review Standards for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.”

A company's IACS is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards. Because of its inherent limitations, however, IACS may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The following material weaknesses have been included in the management’s report referred to above.

1. Material weakness related to ITGC: The Company did not design and maintain effective control over ITGCs for certain Mobile game servers that are relevant to measurement of deferred revenue. Specifically, the Company did not design and maintain effective program change controls by not complying with the processes, such as, approval of the changes and/or prior approval of migration to live environments.

 

2. Material Weakness related to Risk Assessment: The Company did not maintain effective controls suitable for developing environments of third party game developing company, so it could lead to ineffective controls specifically related to series of activities of program changes in its mobile game patch process.

3. Material Weakness related to Control Environment: The Company identified material weaknesses in the course of designing and operating control procedures of the fiscal year. This means a control environment that can result in a material

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

weakness due to lack of sufficient and experienced personnel to address the Company’s overall financial reporting and information technology requirement.

 

Based on the results of our review on the Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System as of December 31, 2020, nothing has come to our attention that there is other material weakness except for the material weaknesses included in the Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System.

 

This report applies to the Company’s IACS in existence as of December 31, 2020. We did not review the Company’s IACS subsequent to December 31, 2020. This report has been prepared for Korean regulatory purposes, pursuant to the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, Etc. and may not be appropriate for other purposes or for other users.

 

 

 

 

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

March 23, 2021

 

 


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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Report on the Effectiveness of the Internal Accounting Control System

 

To Gravity Shareholders, the Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee,

 

We, as the Chief Executive Officer and the ICFR Officer of Gravity (“the Company”), assessed operating status of the Company’s Internal Accounting Control System (“IACS”) for the year ending December 31, 2020.

 

Design and operation of IACS is the responsibility of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the ICFR Officer. We evaluated whether the Company effectively designed and operated its IACS to prevent and detect errors or frauds which may cause a misstatement in financial statements to ensure preparation and disclosure of reliable financial information. The CEO and ICFR Officer followed Chapter 5 (Application to Small-and-Medium sized Companies) of the Best Practice Guideline to evaluate the effectiveness of the IACS design and operation.

 

Based on our assessment, as of December 31, 2020, the following material weaknesses in the Company’s IACS, in all material respects, were noted from the standpoint of Chapter 5 of the Practice Guideline.

 

<Description of material weaknesses>

1. Material weakness related to ITGC: We did not design and maintain effective control over ITGCs for certain Mobile game servers that are relevant to measurement of deferred revenue. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective program change controls by not complying with the processes, such as, approval of the changes and/or prior approval of migration to live environments.

 

2. Material Weakness related to Risk Assessment: We did not maintain effective controls suitable for developing environments of third party game developing company, so it could lead to ineffective controls specifically related to series of activities of program changes in our mobile game patch process.

 

3. Material Weakness related to Control Environment: We identified material weaknesses in the course of designing and operating control procedures of the fiscal year. This means a control environment that can generate a material weakness due to lack of sufficient and experienced personnel to address the company’s overall financial reporting and information technology requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GRAVITY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

<Remediation plans for material weaknesses>

1. We plan to conduct expanded training programs for our process and control owners responsible for internal control procedures and encourage their attention and active participation with regard to internal control over financial reporting.

 

2. We plan to enhance our risk assessment process to include more specific procedures for comprehensive financial statement risk identifications and to ensure appropriate control design, implementation, and re-evaluation of our control activities.

 

3. We plan to offer IT-specific training session and strengthen compliance monitoring processes, specifically regarding the evidences of approval of program changes and prior approval of migration to live game environments.

 

 

We certify that this report does not contain any untrue statement of a fact, or omit to state a fact necessary to be presented herein. We also certify that this report does not contain or present any statements which might cause material misunderstandings of the readers, and we have reviewed and verified this report with sufficient care.

 

 

<Attachment>

Implementation status of remediation plans for material weaknesses reported in previous year.

 

1. Material Weakness related to ITGC: We implemented ‘2 step authentication’ in order to prevent and/or detect unauthorized access through monitoring access logs when it comes to access to game servers by system administrators. In addition to this remediation, we will continue to enhance the monitoring control activity through clear definition of segregation of duty.

 

 

 

2. Material weakness related to Control Environment and risk assessment: We hired additional experienced knowledgeable personnel and conduct expanded training programs, and strengthened risk monitoring activities, however, it’s not enough to address the material weaknesses in current and previous year, so we concluded that the material weaknesses were not remediated effectively.

 

 

 

March 9, 2021

 

 

Chief Executive Officer    Park Hyun Chul

 

 

ICFR Officer   Kim Heung Gon

 

 

 

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