NYSE:KT (Korea (the Republic of))
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Business Description
KT Corp
NAICS : 517919
SIC : 4813
Description
KT is South Korea's largest fixed-line telecom operator, with around 13 million customers. It is the largest broadband firm in the country, with 9.6 million customers, and the second-largest wireless operator with 23.4 million subscribers; the company also has 9.3 million IPTV customers. Additionally, it has about 30 nontelecom businesses. These nontelecom businesses, including artificial intelligence and IDC/cloud services, are the focus of its growth strategy.
Financial Strength
6/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash-To-Debt | 0.43 | |||||
| Equity-to-Asset | 0.4 | |||||
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.64 | |||||
| Debt-to-EBITDA | 1.7 | |||||
| Interest Coverage | 7.18 | |||||
| Piotroski F-Score | 6/9 | |||||
| Altman Z-Score | 1.61 | |||||
| Beneish M-Score | -2.77 | |||||
| WACC vs ROIC | ||||||
Growth Rank
6/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year Revenue Growth Rate | 3.7 | |||||
| 3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate | 9.3 | |||||
| 3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate | 29.7 | |||||
| 3-Year FCF Growth Rate | 10.7 | |||||
| 3-Year Book Growth Rate | 5.8 | |||||
| Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate | 3.59 |
Momentum Rank
10/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-Day RSI | 11.04 | |||||
| 9-Day RSI | 27.36 | |||||
| 14-Day RSI | 37.09 | |||||
| 6-1 Month Momentum % | -6.6 | |||||
| 12-1 Month Momentum % | 1.68 |
Liquidity Ratio
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.23 | |||||
| Quick Ratio | 1.17 | |||||
| Cash Ratio | 0.42 | |||||
| Days Inventory | 19.63 | |||||
| Days Sales Outstanding | 44.85 | |||||
| Days Payable | 49.14 |
Dividend & Buy Back
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate | 20.2 | |||||
| 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio | 1.3 |
Profitability Rank
6/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 60.87 | |||||
| Operating Margin % | 7.74 | |||||
| Net Margin % | 5.55 | |||||
| ROE % | 9.41 | |||||
| ROA % | 3.75 | |||||
| ROIC % | 5.05 | |||||
| ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | 15.42 | |||||
| ROCE % | 8.65 | |||||
| Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year | 8 |
GF Value Rank
5/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 5.71 | |||||
| Forward PE Ratio | 7.11 | |||||
| PE Ratio without NRI | 5.71 | |||||
| Shiller PE Ratio | 13.86 | |||||
| Price-to-Owner-Earnings | 6.57 | |||||
| PEG Ratio | 1.39 | |||||
| PS Ratio | 0.32 | |||||
| PB Ratio | 0.54 | |||||
| Price-to-Tangible-Book | 0.68 | |||||
| Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | 19.56 | |||||
| Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow | 1.77 | |||||
| EV-to-EBIT | 6.12 | |||||
| EV-to-Forward-EBIT | 7.32 | |||||
| EV-to-EBITDA | 2.42 | |||||
| EV-to-Forward-EBITDA | 2.56 | |||||
| EV-to-Revenue | 0.57 | |||||
| EV-to-Forward-Revenue | 0.55 | |||||
| EV-to-FCF | 35.36 | |||||
| Price-to-Projected-FCF | 0.52 | |||||
| Price-to-Median-PS-Value | 0.94 | |||||
| Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value | 0.23 | |||||
| Price-to-Graham-Number | 0.42 | |||||
| Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) % | 16.34 | |||||
| Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % | 25.38 |
