kt corp. - KT

KT

Close Chg Chg %
20.07 -0.05 -0.25%

Closed Market

20.02

-0.05 (0.25%)

Volume: 1.78M

Last Updated:

Sep 16, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: kt corp. - KT

KT Key Data

Open

$20.08

Day Range

19.88 - 20.18

52 Week Range

14.77 - 21.61

Market Cap

$9.67B

Shares Outstanding

482.19M

Public Float

482.11M

Beta

0.71

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

14.93

EPS

$1.34

Yield

319.59%

Dividend

$0.18

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jul 30, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.62M

 

KT Performance

1 Week
 
1.57%
 
1 Month
 
-2.62%
 
3 Months
 
0.30%
 
1 Year
 
28.69%
 
5 Years
 
102.73%
 

KT Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 16
Full Ratings ➔

About kt corp. - KT

KT Corp. engages in the provision of integrated telecommunication services. The company operates through the Customer and Marketing businesses. Its services include wire and wireless phones, internet, and other communication. The company was founded on December 20, 1981 and is headquartered in Seongnam-si, South Korea.

KT At a Glance

KT Corp.
90 Buljeong-ro
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi 13606
Phone 82-31-727-0114 Revenue 19.38B
Industry Major Telecommunications Net Income 344.09M
Sector Communications Employees 16,927
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025
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KT Valuation

P/E Current 14.696
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 22.184
Price to Sales Ratio 0.394
Price to Book Ratio 0.693
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 2.06
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 3.921
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.691
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.587

KT Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,145,047.065
Income Per Employee 20,328.013
Receivables Turnover 4.641
Total Asset Turnover 0.629

KT Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.027
Quick Ratio 0.959
Cash Ratio 0.352

KT Profitability

Gross Margin 29.23
Operating Margin 2.962
Pretax Margin 2.18
Net Margin 1.775
Return on Assets 1.117
Return on Equity 2.865
Return on Total Capital 1.823
Return on Invested Capital 1.953

KT Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 71.435
Total Debt to Total Capital 41.669
Total Debt to Total Assets 27.651
Long-Term Debt to Equity 45.193
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 26.362
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Annual Financials for Kt Corp. - KT

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
21.74B 19.85B 20.19B 19.38B
Sales Growth
+7.26% -8.70% +1.68% -3.98%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
15.46B 13.73B 13.59B 13.72B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
3.15B 2.83B 2.92B 2.84B
Depreciation
2.62B 2.35B 2.39B 2.37B
Amortization of Intangibles
526.85M 481.54M 523.29M 468.78M
COGS Growth
+4.77% -11.21% -1.03% +0.95%
Gross Income
6.28B 6.12B 6.60B 5.67B
Gross Income Growth
+13.93% -2.51% +7.78% -14.13%
Gross Profit Margin
+28.88% +30.84% +32.68% +29.23%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
4.61B 4.61B 5.17B 4.90B
Research & Development
147.55M 135.39M 140.45M 141.21M
Other SG&A
4.46B 4.48B 5.03B 4.76B
SGA Growth
+6.91% +0.08% +12.07% -5.27%
Other Operating Expense
234.15M 213.69M 191.82M 194.55M
Unusual Expense
(390.27M) (185.40M) 54.07M (157.79M)
EBIT after Unusual Expense
1.83B 1.48B 1.18B 731.97M
Non Operating Income/Expense
30.17M 226.19M 138.62M (27.85M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
238.80M 210.45M 213.98M 222.58M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
230.00M 227.42M 274.45M 281.65M
Interest Expense Growth
-3.05% -1.12% +20.68% +2.62%
Gross Interest Expense
230.00M 227.42M 274.45M 295.56M
Interest Capitalized
- - - 13.92M
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Pretax Income
1.63B 1.48B 1.05B 422.47M
Pretax Income Growth
+100.50% -9.04% -29.25% -59.63%
Pretax Margin
+7.48% +7.45% +5.18% +2.18%
Income Tax
453.23M 391.92M 256.65M 122.91M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
453.23M 391.92M 265.76M 201.99M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
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Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - (9.11M) (79.09M)
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Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - (877.02K) (772.17K)
-
Consolidated Net Income
1.27B 1.07B 755.78M 305.09M
Minority Interest Expense
89.52M 96.87M (16.18M) (39.01M)
Net Income
1.18B 977.09M 771.96M 344.09M
Net Income Growth
+112.46% -17.54% -20.99% -55.43%
Net Margin Growth
+5.45% +4.92% +3.82% +1.78%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
1.18B 977.09M 771.96M 344.09M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
1.18B 977.09M 771.96M 344.09M
EPS (Basic)
2.5189 2.0168 1.5472 0.6996
EPS (Basic) Growth
+121.50% -19.93% -23.28% -54.78%
Basic Shares Outstanding
470.40M 484.47M 498.94M 491.82M
EPS (Diluted)
2.5094 2.0161 1.5452 0.6988
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+120.72% -19.66% -23.36% -54.78%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
471.37M 484.65M 499.18M 492.01M
EBITDA
4.59B 4.12B 4.15B 3.42B
EBITDA Growth
+13.51% -10.07% +0.67% -17.69%
EBITDA Margin
+21.09% +20.78% +20.57% +17.63%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 24.603
Number of Ratings 16 Current Quarters Estimate 0.544
FY Report Date 09 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 2.661
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.008 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.659 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.284
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 3 3 16 16
Mean Estimate 0.54 0.32 2.66 2.28
High Estimates 0.63 0.54 3.01 2.72
Low Estimate 0.42 0.08 2.35 1.91
Coefficient of Variance 20.83 71.77 7.64 9.99

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 14 14 16
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 2
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

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