NYSE
KT
Last Price
US $17.28
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$8.5B
EPS
TTM
$5554.88
PEG
TTM
0.05x
P/E
TTM
7.71x
P/S
TTM
0.00x
YIELD
4.60%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
8.77%
Return on equity
ROIC: 4.83%
Valuation History
7.7X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 3.5X
Cash flow
Profit margin
3.23%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
6.20%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
6.07%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $17.28
142812.79%
Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $17.28
434430.90%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial stability - Cash flow debt coverage.
KT Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 41.03% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover its debts. This level indicates strong financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
KT Corporation's free cash flow has decreased -36.78% from $2.16T last year to $1.36T, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
KT Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.67, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial stability - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
KT Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.71 last year to 0.67 today, signaling strengthened financials
Financial stability - Net debt/EBITDA.
KT Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.30x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability
Financial stability - ICR.
KT Corporation's interest coverage ratio of 6.06 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial stability - Profit margin growth.
KT Corporation's profit margin has increased (214.22%) in the last year from 1.74% to 5.48%, signaling increasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
KT Corporation's short-term assets of $13.98T exceed its short-term liabilities of $11.69T
Decreasing performance - ROA.
KT Corporation's return on assets of 3.55% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
KT Corporation's return on equity of 8.77%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
KT Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
KT Corporation had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
KT Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
KT Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 16.02K%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Increasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
KT Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 273.77% since last year from $459.86G to $1.72T, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
KT Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 8.31% since last year from $26.43T to $28.63T, signaling increasing performance
Decreasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 4.83% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
KT Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 3.29% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
KT Corporation had revenue growth in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
KT Corporation had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Undervalued - DCF valuation.
KT Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 24.70K based on Discounted Cash Flow model
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
KT Corporation has an earnings yield of 31.47K%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Undervalued - EBITDA valuation.
KT Corporation is undervalued relative to its fair value price of 75.09K based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
KT Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 3.50x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Undervalued - PEG ratio value.
KT Corporation has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
KT Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 0.80x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
KT Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.45x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue