Korea Telecom, or KT, service revenue declined by 0.7% in the third quarter, with operating profit declining by 6.1% due to a real estate project gain booked in the previous year, and net profit down 17.5%. Core telecom service revenue declined by 1.8% after declining 1.3% in the second quarter.
Following cost-cutting measures and asset sales in 2014 and 2015, KT's free cash flow remained strong through 2024 despite spending on 5G network rollout.
KT's fixed-line telephony revenue has been in long-term decline. Fixed-line revenue is high-margin, and revenue from new services is unlikely to be as high.
Metric | KT | 032640 | SKM |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 10.13 | 11.03 | 28.42 |
Price/Book Value | 0.74 | 0.73 | 1.34 |
Price/Sales | 0.48 | 0.43 | 1.11 |
Price/Cash Flow | 2.23 | 1.03 | 4.26 |
Metric | KT | 032640 | SKM |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.79 |
Current Ratio | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.25 |
Interest Coverage | 5.39 | 3.76 | 3.58 |
Metric | KT | 032640 | SKM |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.50% | 2.92% | 2.21% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 8.52% | 6.44% | 5.29% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 5.28% | 4.64% | 3.55% |
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