KT Corporation

Company Profile

KT Corporation had its IPO on 1999-05-26 under the ticker symbol KT.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. KT Corporation has a staff strength of 0 employees.

Stock update

Shares of KT Corporation opened at $11.76 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $11.73 - $11.85, and closed at $11.82.

This is a -0.08% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 938,271 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of KT Corporation have slipped by -4.91%.

KT Corporation's Key Ratios

KT Corporation has a market cap of $5.83 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.5933 and a price to sales ratio of 0.0003.

In the last 12-months KT Corporation’s revenue was $26,040.20 billion with a gross profit of $11,046.83 billion and an EBITDA of $4,815.43 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures KT Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, KT Corporation’s operating margin was 5.93% while its return on assets stood at 2.45% with a return of equity of 7.4%.

In Q2, KT Corporation’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 19.1% while revenue growth was a positive 3.7%.

KT Corporation’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

7.7399

Trailing PE

6.4293

PEG

1.1187

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.84 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 7.7399 and a PEG multiple of 1.1187. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into KT Corporation’s profitability.

KT Corporation stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.0005 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0.0019. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.0003.

KT Corporation stock pays annual dividends of $1960 per share, indicating a yield of 4.54% and a payout ratio of 42.09%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$39,756.04 billion

Total Liabilities

$9,862.87 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-2172848000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$1,038.09 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

42.09%

KT Corporation ended 2024 with $39,756.04 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $39,756.04 billion while shareholder equity stood at $16,615.35 billion.

KT Corporation ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $9,862.87 billion in other current liabilities, 1564499000000.00 in common stock, $14,403.96 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $1,805.50 billion and cash and short-term investments were $3,101.32 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,105,609,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $7,930.43 billion.

KT Corporation’s total current assets stands at $11,405.76 billion while long-term investments were $4,216.25 billion and short-term investments were $1,295.82 billion. Its net receivables were $5,478.85 billion compared to accounts payable of $1,157.34 billion and inventory worth $636.92 billion.

In 2024, KT Corporation's operating cash flow was $-2172848000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $1,038.09 billion.

Comparatively, KT Corporation paid $0.42 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$11.82

52-Week High

$14.925

52-Week Low

$11.04

Analyst Target Price

$14.54

KT Corporation stock is currently trading at $11.82 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $14.925 and a 52-week low of $14.925. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $14.54.

Its 50-day moving average was $11.97 and 200-day moving average was $12.4 The short ratio stood at 4.36 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 2017.5% are held by institutions.