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Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) vs KT Corporation (KT)

Iridium Communications Inc and KT Corporation are both Telecom Services companies. KT Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $8.2B against $4.8B — 1.7× the size. KT Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 9.3× against 28.9×. Iridium Communications Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.59% against 3.31%. Iridium Communications Inc has the higher net margin (18.1% vs 4.63%) and the lower return on invested capital (4.10% vs 4.27%). Both pay a dividend; KT Corporation yields more (2.35% vs 1.37%). Across the 23 metrics below, KT Corporation leads on 15 and Iridium Communications Inc on 8.

Valuation

Metric IRDM KT Telecom Services median
P/E 28.93 9.32 14.16
P/S 5.19 0.43 0.90
P/B 8.13 0.58 1.26
Price to free cash flow 16.90 10.44 8.18
EV/EBITDA 16.96 3.42 6.99
EV/Sales 7.45 0.73 1.83
Earnings yield 3.46% 10.73% 2.45%
Free cash flow yield 5.92% 9.58% 5.92%

Profitability

Metric IRDM KT Telecom Services median
Gross margin 71.46% 7.05% 48.78%
Operating margin 19.00% 7.05% 7.95%
Net margin 18.06% 4.63% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 30.74% 4.11% 4.73%
Return on equity 31.74% 6.53% 4.38%
Return on assets 5.79% 2.95% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 4.10% 4.27% 3.41%

Growth

Metric IRDM KT Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.59% 3.31% 5.40%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 12.77% 257.14% 0.62%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.36% 0.44% 2.53%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 16.50% 0.00%

Health

Metric IRDM KT Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 3.71 0.55 0.63
Current ratio 0.91 1.13 1.09
Net debt to EBITDA 3.71 1.12 1.86

Dividend

Metric IRDM KT Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 1.37% 2.35% 2.91%
Payout ratio 0.40 0.22 0.41

Size

Metric IRDM KT Telecom Services median
Market cap 4.77b 8.18b 2.68b

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