KT Corporation is a telecom services business based in the US. KT Corporation shares (KT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $15.75 – an increase of 4.3% over the previous week. KT Corporation employs 18,617 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $26.5 trillion.
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| Latest market close | $15.75 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $10.93 - $15.90 |
| 50-day moving average | $14.92 |
| 200-day moving average | $13.86 |
| Wall St. target price | $17.31 |
| PE ratio | 9.3789 |
| Dividend yield | $2960 (4.78%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.61 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $15.75 from 2024-10-18
| 1 week (2024-10-14) | 4.30% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-20) | 2.07% |
| 3 months (2024-07-19) | 18.07% |
| 6 months (2024-04-19) | 29.10% |
| 1 year (2023-10-20) | 30.17% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-17) | N/A |
| 3 years (2021-10-21) | 17.63% |
| 5 years (2019-10-21) | 51.28% |
Valuing KT Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of KT Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
KT Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, KT Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
KT Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.966. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into KT Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
KT Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4,696.3 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a KT Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $26,497 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.38% |
| Gross profit TTM | $11,046.8 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.01% |
| Return on equity TTM | 5.52% |
| Profit margin | 4.04% |
| Book value | $69,620.23 |
| Market Capitalization | $7.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 58.97% of net profits
Recently KT Corporation has paid out, on average, around 58.97% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.78% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), KT Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 4.78% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In KT Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $2960 per share.
KT Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
KT Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 5 August 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 June 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, KT Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $10.9258 up to $15.9. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while KT Corporation's is 0.397. This would suggest that KT Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications and platform services in Korea and internationally. The company offers mobile voice and data telecommunications services based on 5G, 4G LTE and 3G W-CDMA technology; fixed-line telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance, international long-distance, and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, as well as interconnection services; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; and data communication services, such as fixed-line and leased line services, as well as broadband Internet connection services. It also provides media and content services, including IPTV, satellite TV, digital music, e-commerce, online advertising consulting, and web comics and novels services; and credit card processing and other financial services. In addition, the company offers information technology and network services, and satellite services; sells handsets and miscellaneous telecommunications equipment; develops and sells residential units and commercial real estate; and rents real estate properties. Further, it maintains public telephones; offers security, B2C and B2B, investment fund, software development and data processing, value added network, call center, system integration and maintenance, marketing, PCS distribution, truck transportation and trucking arrangement business, cloud system implementation, satellite communication network, installation and management, and data center development and related services. Additionally, the company is involved in the Internet banking ASP and security solutions, residential building development and supply, sports team management, technology business finance, and submarine cable construction and maintenance businesses. The company was formerly known as Korea Telecom Corp.
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