KT (KT) Shares Buyback Ratio % : 3.76 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)

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What is KT Shares Buyback Ratio %?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

GuruFocus calculates shares buyback ratio using previous shares outstanding minus the current shares outstanding, and then divides by previous shares outstanding. KT's current shares buyback ratio was 3.76%.

KT Shares Buyback Ratio % Historical Data

The historical data trend for KT's Shares Buyback Ratio % can be seen below:

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KT Shares Buyback Ratio % Chart

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Shares Buyback Ratio %

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-0.04

1.39

2.50

-8.58

3.76

KT Quarterly Data
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Shares Buyback Ratio %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-	3.76	-1.32	1.30

KT Shares Buyback Ratio % Calculation

KT's Shares Buyback Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2021 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2022 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Dec. 2021 )
	=	(471.616	-	512.085)	/	471.616
	=	-8.58%

KT's Shares Buyback Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Shares Buyback Ratio	=	(Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Jun. 2023 )	-	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Sep. 2023 ))	/	Shares Outstanding (EOP) (A: Jun. 2023 )
	=	(492.837	-	499.329)	/	492.837
	=	-1.32%

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030200:Korea KTC:Germany

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

Website

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.