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LG Uplus Corp 032640

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KRW 9,900.00 +120.00 (1.23%)
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LG Uplus Steadily Gaining Market Share as the Third Player in the Korean Telecom Market

Dan Baker

We expect LG Uplus to continue to expand its core business through the expansion of its wireless/wireline network, specifically its 5G broadband network, and expansion into targeted noncore businesses such as its smart home and enterprise infrastructure business segments. As LG Uplus expands its wireless network, not only does it attract premium 5G subscribers directly, but also mobile virtual network operator subscribers. In addition, LG Uplus is investing in physical storefronts to drive its MVNO business. Revenue from roaming data usage is now back to prepandemic levels, due to the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Korea.

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Price vs Fair Value

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032640 is trading within a range we consider fairly valued.
Price
KRW 9,900.00
Fair Value
KRW 74,745.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
KRW 37,117.00
5-Star Price
KRW 7,568.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

The relaxation of the government’s COVID-19 mandates has increased cross-border travel and changed customer spending habits. We expect trends that show increases in data roaming revenue as well as mobile traffic to continue.

Bears

South Korea’s telecom market is highly competitive and the core business is not significantly differentiated between competitors.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
KRW 9,780.00
Day Range
KRW 9,810.00–9,900.00
52-Week Range
KRW 9,510.00–11,410.00
Bid/Ask
KRW 9,880.00 / KRW 9,900.00
Market Cap
KRW 4.26 Tril
Volume/Avg
875,470 / 984,673

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
6.47
Price/Sales
0.30
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
6.57%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
8.08%
Total Yield
6.57%

Company Profile

LG Uplus is a Korean telecommunications operator selling mobile and fixed-line products. It entered the Korean mobile market in 1996 as LG Telecom by acquiring a mobile license, then building out a mobile network. Parent company LG Corporation merged LG Telecom with LG Dacom and LG Powercom in 2010 to add fixed-line and internet capabilities to the existing mobile business and changed its name to LG Uplus that same year. The firm competes against KT Corp and SK Telecom, which were formed from the previously state-owned monopoly, Korea Telecom. Given KT and SKT had incumbent telecom businesses before LG Uplus started its business, LG Uplus has lower market shares than the other two in the key telecom services.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Telecom Services
Stock Style Box
Mid Value
Total Number of Employees
10,696
Website
http://www.uplus.co.kr

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Valuation

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Metric
032640
00728
SKM
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 6.4710.4610.41
Price/Book Value
 0.500.790.93
Price/Sales
 0.300.690.60
Price/Cash Flow
 0.75—2.04
Price/Earnings
032640
00728
SKM

Financial Strength

Metric
032640
00728
SKM
Quick Ratio
 0.750.490.61
Current Ratio
 0.890.600.94
Interest Coverage
 3.94—4.64
Quick Ratio
032640
00728
SKM

Profitability

Metric
032640
00728
SKM
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 3.54%—3.95%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 8.57%—10.87%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 5.70%—6.12%
Return on Assets
032640
00728
SKM
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