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
Wed, 20 Nov 2024	₩15.2t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.8x	9x	0.4x
Fri, 18 Oct 2024	₩15.5t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10.3x	9.6x	0.4x
Sun, 15 Sep 2024	₩15.3t	₩41.7t	₩1.6t	10.3x	9.5x	0.4x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.7x	8.2x	0.3x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024	₩13.8t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.2x	8.1x	0.3x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024	₩13.9t	₩41.6t	₩1.7t	8.3x	8.1x	0.3x
Mon, 06 May 2024	₩13.6t	₩41.3t	₩1.7t	8.5x	8.2x	0.3x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024	₩14.3t	₩41.4t	₩1.7t	9x	8.5x	0.3x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024	₩15.1t	₩41.2t	₩1.7t	9.7x	8.7x	0.4x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024	₩14.0t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	7.3x	7.3x	0.3x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023	₩14.2t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	7.4x	7.4x	0.3x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023	₩13.5t	₩41.0t	₩1.9t	11x	7x	0.3x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023	₩13.4t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.3x	6.8x	0.3x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023	₩13.6t	₩40.7t	₩2.0t	12.8x	6.9x	0.3x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023	₩13.4t	₩40.7t	₩1.9t	7.6x	7.1x	0.3x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023	₩12.7t	₩40.4t	₩1.8t	8.4x	7.1x	0.3x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023	₩13.0t	₩40.4t	₩1.8t	8.8x	7.3x	0.3x
Tue, 09 May 2023	₩13.1t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	8.7x	6.9x	0.3x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023	₩13.0t	₩40.2t	₩1.9t	9.1x	6.8x	0.3x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023	₩13.1t	₩40.2t	₩1.8t	10.3x	7.1x	0.3x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023	₩14.4t	₩40.2t	₩2.0t	9.1x	7.2x	0.4x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022	₩14.7t	₩40.2t	₩2.0t	8.7x	7.3x	0.4x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022	₩14.6t	₩40.2t	₩2.0t	8.8x	7.3x	0.4x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022	₩14.0t	₩39.9t	₩2.1t	7.9x	6.8x	0.4x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022	₩14.0t	₩39.9t	₩2.1t	8.4x	6.8x	0.4x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022	₩15.2t	₩39.8t	₩2.1t	13.4x	7.1x	0.4x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022	₩14.6t	₩39.5t	₩2.2t	11.8x	6.7x	0.4x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022	₩15.5t	₩39.5t	₩2.2t	12.1x	7.1x	0.4x
Wed, 11 May 2022	₩15.7t	₩39.3t	₩2.1t	9.9x	7.4x	0.4x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022	₩15.6t	₩39.3t	₩2.1t	10.3x	7.3x	0.4x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022	₩14.4t	₩39.2t	₩1.9t	13.2x	7.8x	0.4x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022	₩13.9t	₩38.7t	₩1.5t	13.4x	9.2x	0.4x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021	₩14.2t	₩38.7t	₩1.5t	14.2x	9.4x	0.4x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021	₩14.4t	₩38.7t	₩1.5t	15.8x	9.5x	0.4x

Current Industry PE

Investors are optimistic on the South Korean Telecom industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.

The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.0x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 7.7x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.35x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Telecom industry have grown 4.0% per year over the last three years.
Revenues for these companies have grown 2.4% 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	-0.72%
Telecom	3.59%
Telecom Services and Carriers	-2.31%
Alternative Carriers	6.09%
Integrated Telecom Services	-2.50%

Industry PE

Investors are most optimistic about the Alternative Carriers industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 14.5x.

Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 16.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 24.4% per year.

Investors are most pessimistic about the Integrated Telecom Services industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 7.6x.

Forecasted Growth

Analysts are most optimistic on the Alternative Carriers industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 16% over the next 5 years.
This is better than its past earnings decline of 24% per year.

In contrast, the Integrated Telecom Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 10% per year over the next few years.

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
A032640 LG Uplus	₩10.20k	2.0% +₩86.0b	-2.0%	PE7.9x
A093320 KINX	₩66.70k	6.5% +₩19.8b	-20.7%	PE16x
A067010 ECSTELECOM	₩2.92k	1.9% +₩643.6m	-23.0%	PE14x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

A032640 LG Uplus

₩10.20k

2.0%
+₩86.0b

-2.0%

PE7.9x

A093320 KINX

₩66.70k

6.5%
+₩19.8b

-20.7%