Korea Telecom's service revenue grew 0.6% in the first quarter, but operating profit declined by 30% due to a real estate project in the previous year and sales and labor cost increases.
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.
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Metric
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KT
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SKM
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00762
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 8.32 | 62.45 | 10.55 |
Price/Book Value | 0.75 | 1.68 | 0.54 |
Price/Sales | 0.46 | 1.21 | 0.54 |
Price/Cash Flow | 2.07 | 5.12 | 2.12 |
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Metric
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KT
|
SKM
|
00762
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.90 | 0.63 | 0.56 |
Current Ratio | 1.15 | 1.03 | 0.63 |
Interest Coverage | 6.30 | 2.69 | 19.06 |
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Metric
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KT
|
SKM
|
00762
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 4.18% | — | 3.43% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 10.27% | — | 6.24% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.24% | — | 5.50% |
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