KT (KT) Days Sales Outstanding : 45.26 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is KT Days Sales Outstanding?

KT's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $2,490 Mil. KT's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $5,020 Mil. Hence, KT's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was 45.26.

The historical rank and industry rank for KT's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

KT' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 43.23 Med: 51.16 Max: 89.78
Current: 47.51

During the past 13 years, KT's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 89.78. The lowest was 43.23. And the median was 51.16.

KT's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
60.37% of 381 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 56.4 vs KT: 47.51

KT's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Sep. 2022 (46.66) to Sep. 2023 (45.26).

KT Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for KT's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Days Sales Outstanding

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47.01

44.59

45.30

45.19

71.17

KT Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															42.84	45.01	43.49	45.26	72.35

Competitive Comparison of KT's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Telecom Services subindustry, KT's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

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KT's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, KT's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KT's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

KT Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

KT's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2022 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2021 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2519.554	+	2388.811)	/	2 )	/	19820.339	*	365
=	2454.1825					/	19820.339	*	365
=	45.19

KT's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Sep. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (2332.724	+	2646.695)	/	2 )	/	5019.679	*	365 / 4
=	2489.7095					/	5019.679	*	365 / 4
=	45.26

KT (NYSE:KT) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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90 Bulljeong-ro (206 Jungja-dong), Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam-si, KOR, 13606

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https://corp.kt.com

KT is South Korea's largest fixed-line telecom operator, with around 9.0 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.