KT Corporation

NYSE:KT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.9b

KT Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 5/6

KT has a total shareholder equity of ₩17,996.5B and total debt of ₩10,520.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 58.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ₩41,880.0B and ₩23,883.4B respectively. KT's EBIT is ₩809.5B making its interest coverage ratio 367.9. It has cash and short-term investments of ₩4,877.2B.

Key information

58.46%

Debt to equity ratio

₩10.52t

Debt

Interest coverage ratio367.9x
Cash₩4.88t
Equity₩18.00t
Total liabilities₩23.88t
Total assets₩41.88t

Recent financial health updates

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Recent updates

With Consistent Misses And Falling Margins, KT Corp. Is No Bargain

Apr 08

KT Corporation Deserves A Higher Valuation With ROE Expansion Potential

Mar 03

KT Corporation: A Company With Too Many New Businesses

Dec 13

KT Corporation: Transforming Into An AICT Company To Raise Profitability

Sep 10

KT Corp.: Multiple Positives (Rating Upgrade)

Jun 19

KT Corporation: Recent Developments Support A Hold Rating

Apr 04

KT Corporation: Valuations Are Reasonable Considering Outlook And ROE

Jan 14

KT Corporation: Watch Upcoming Earnings Release And New Capital Return Framework

Nov 02

KT Corporation: Consider Both Positives And Negatives

Aug 28

KT Corp.: Too Early To Turn Bullish

Jun 15

KT Corporation: A Bright Future Lies Ahead

Jan 17

KT Corporation: Multiple Tailwinds

Nov 07

KT Corporation: Perhaps Not So Boring Anymore

Aug 26

KT Corporation: Hedge Inflation With This Korean Telecom

Aug 16

KT Corporation reports Q2 results

Aug 10

KT Corp: Success In Diversifying Revenues, And Pays Dividends, Too

Jun 10

Why You Should Diversify Your AT&T And Verizon Positions With KT Corporation

Mar 28

KT Corp.: New Partnership And Potential Listing Draw Attention

Jan 26

KT Corporation: Positive On Q2 Results And Dividend Policy Commitment

Aug 23

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: KT's short term assets (₩14,251.9B) exceed its short term liabilities (₩13,874.7B).

Long Term Liabilities: KT's short term assets (₩14,251.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (₩10,008.7B).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: KT's net debt to equity ratio (31.4%) is considered satisfactory.

Reducing Debt: KT's debt to equity ratio has increased from 48.2% to 58.5% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: KT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (48.2%).

Interest Coverage: KT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (367.9x coverage).

Balance Sheet

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/14 13:19
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/14 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

KT Corporation is covered by 44 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Seyon ParkBarclays
Sun ChungBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Sun Jung LeeBofA Global Research