KT is South Korea's largest fixed-line telecom operator, with around 11.7 million fixed-line broadband customers and 9.4 million IPTV customers, and is the second-largest wireless operator with 25 million subscribers. Additionally, it has a number of nontelecom businesses, including real estate, payment processing, artificial intelligence, and IDC/cloud services, many of which are the focus of its growth strategy. The company was formed from the previously government-owned, monopoly telecom business and was listed in 1998. After selling its mobile business in 1994 (forming its mobile competitor, SK Telecom) KT created its own mobile operator in 1997.

Financial Strength

5/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.52
Equity-to-Asset	0.41
Debt-to-Equity	0.57
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.61
Interest Coverage	4.72
Piotroski F-Score	6/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	1.55	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-3.04	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	2.3
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	3.1
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	8.1
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	8.8
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	5.4
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	1.85

Momentum Rank

3/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.04
	Quick Ratio	0.98
	Cash Ratio	0.34
	Days Inventory	34.31
	Days Sales Outstanding	46.51
	Days Payable	51.9

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	13.2
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	-0.6
	Shareholder Yield %	9.32

Profitability Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	64.12
	Operating Margin %	6.68
	Net Margin %	4.4
	FCF Margin %	6.81
	ROE %	6.87
	ROA %	2.7
	ROIC %	3.83
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	12.16
	ROCE %	6.64
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	9

GF Value Rank

1/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	9.45
	Forward PE Ratio	7.95
	PE Ratio without NRI	8.24
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	6.39
	PEG Ratio	1.87
	PS Ratio	0.42
	PB Ratio	0.64
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	0.74
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	6.02
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	2.05
	EV-to-EBIT	8.18
	EV-to-EBITDA	2.62
	EV-to-Revenue	0.6
	EV-to-FCF	8.57
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	0.51
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	0.3
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.26
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	1.53
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	12.22
	FCF Yield %	16.63
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	13.97

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2025-02-07 Est.)

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil $)	19,803.732
	EPS (TTM) ($)	0
	Beta	0
	Volatility %	0
	14-Day RSI	0
	14-Day ATR ($)	0
	20-Day SMA ($)	0
	12-1 Month Momentum %	0
	52-Week Range ($)	12.58 - 17.1
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	522.22

Piotroski F-Score Details

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	6
	Positive ROA
	Positive CFROA
	Higher ROA yoy
	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
	Higher Gross Margin yoy
	Higher Asset Turnover yoy

KT Corporation Filings

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KT Corporation Frequently Asked Questions

What is KT Corporation(LSE:KT)'s stock price today?

The current price of LSE:KT is $12.58. The 52 week high of LSE:KT is $17.10 and 52 week low is $12.58.

When is next earnings date of KT Corporation(LSE:KT)?

The next earnings date of KT Corporation(LSE:KT) is 2025-02-07 Est..

Does KT Corporation(LSE:KT) pay dividends? If so, how much?

KT Corporation(LSE:KT) does not pay dividend.

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