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KT (KT) EV-to-EBITDA

: 3.07 (As of Today)
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EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, KT's enterprise value is $11,456 Mil. KT's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $3,733 Mil. Therefore, KT's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 3.07.

The historical rank and industry rank for KT's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KT' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.41   Med: 2.87   Max: 8.29
Current: 3.24

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of KT was 8.29. The lowest was 1.41. And the median was 2.87.

KT's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
84.59% of 331 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 7.1 vs KT: 3.24

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-16), KT's stock price is $12.46. KT's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.534. Therefore, KT's PE Ratio for today is 8.12.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


KT EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for KT's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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KT Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.48 2.18 2.21 2.83 9.69

KT Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.83 2.63 2.53 2.51 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, KT's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


KT EV-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, KT's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KT's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



KT EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

KT's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=11456.162/3733.287
=3.07

KT's current Enterprise Value is $11,456 Mil.
KT's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,733 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


KT  (NYSE:KT) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

KT's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=12.46/1.534
=8.12

KT's share price for today is $12.46.
KT's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.534.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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KT (KT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
90 Bulljeong-ro (206 Jungja-dong), Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Seongnam-si, KOR, 13606
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.

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