NYSE:KT (Korea (the Republic of))
Â
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 |