030200 - KT Corporation

030200 Summary
Telecommunications
Stock Price & Overview
₩54,300 +500 (+0.93%) Close · Sep 4, 2026 KST
KOSPI | ₩KRW | Close: ₩54,300  ≈ US$39  ·  Market cap ₩13.7tn (≈ $9.8bn)

030200 Factor Grades

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GradeNow3M6M
Valuation
0.72x parent equity of 18.6tn won; ~8.1x annualised H1 EPS of 3,290 won; ~4.5% gross dividend yield
B
Profitability
H1 operating margin 8.40%, down from 11.94%; revenue fell 5.7% while operating costs fell only 1.9%
C+
Financial Health
Gross debt 11.27tn won, net 8.22tn; current borrowings up 67% to 4.18tn against 3.05tn of cash
C+
Growth
H1 revenue -5.7% and Q2 -10.1% on a property-gain base effect; operating profit -33.6%
D+
Dividend Support
600 won a quarter held through a 35% profit decline; H1 operating cash flow 2.17tn won, but PP&E fell 562bn
B
Computed from DART filings and KRX closes — arithmetic, not opinion. The Now column is not locked and there is no buy/sell rating beside it. Graded as a mature telecom: a dividend-support factor replaces growth-quality, since the payout is the reason most holders own it. First reading, so no history.

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