South Korean (KOSPI) Telecom Services and Carriers Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the South Korean Telecom Services and Carriers Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Sat, 03 Dec 2022	₩15.2t	₩40.2t	₩2.0t	8.8x	7.6x	0.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022	₩14.2t	₩39.9t	₩2.1t	7.9x	6.9x	0.4x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022	₩14.1t	₩39.9t	₩2.1t	7.5x	6.8x	0.4x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022	₩15.1t	₩39.9t	₩2.1t	11.9x	7.2x	0.4x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022	₩14.8t	₩39.5t	₩2.2t	12.4x	6.8x	0.4x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022	₩15.1t	₩39.5t	₩2.2t	11.4x	7x	0.4x
Thu, 19 May 2022	₩15.2t	₩39.5t	₩2.2t	9.9x	6.8x	0.4x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022	₩15.5t	₩39.3t	₩2.1t	10.2x	7.3x	0.4x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022	₩14.4t	₩39.3t	₩2.2t	9.9x	6.6x	0.4x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022	₩14.3t	₩38.7t	₩1.5t	13.9x	9.5x	0.4x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022	₩14.2t	₩38.7t	₩1.5t	n/a	9.4x	0.4x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021	₩14.1t	₩38.7t	₩1.5t	15x	9.3x	0.4x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021	₩14.5t	₩38.4t	₩1.4t	14.8x	10.7x	0.4x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021	₩15.4t	₩38.4t	₩1.4t	15.1x	11.3x	0.4x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021	₩14.9t	₩38.4t	₩1.4t	16.8x	10.9x	0.4x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021	₩15.3t	₩38.4t	₩1.4t	17.7x	11.2x	0.4x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021	₩13.4t	₩38.2t	₩1.2t	18.1x	11.6x	0.4x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021	₩12.0t	₩37.8t	₩939.4b	20.8x	12.8x	0.3x
Fri, 02 Oct 2020	₩11.6t	₩37.5t	₩1.2t	11.9x	9.9x	0.3x
Mon, 06 Jul 2020	₩11.8t	₩37.5t	₩1.1t	10.1x	10.9x	0.3x
Thu, 09 Apr 2020	₩10.2t	₩37.6t	₩1.0t	11.7x	10.1x	0.3x
Wed, 01 Jan 2020	₩13.5t	₩37.2t	₩1.1t	11.1x	12.9x	0.4x

Current Industry PE

Investors are pessimistic on the South Korean Telecom industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 7.6x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 10.1x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 3.2% per year.
This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the South Korean Telecom industry?


KR Market	-0.18%
Telecom	0.83%
Telecom Services and Carriers	0.75%
Integrated Telecom Services	0.83%
Alternative Carriers	-2.92%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 16.8x.

It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 10.0x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Integrated Telecom Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 6.6% over the next 5 years.
However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 46% per year.

In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
A030200 KT	₩37.45k	0.9% +₩86.6b	22.8%	PE6.5x
A032640 LG Uplus	₩12.05k	0.4% +₩21.5b	-11.7%	PE8.7x
A036630 Sejong Telecom	₩760.00	8.7% +₩16.9b	-33.7%	PS0.6x
A067010 ECSTELECOM	₩3.62k	0.6% +₩245.9m	-43.2%	PE9x

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Industry Valuation and Performance