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KT Corporation (KT) vs SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM)

KT Corporation and SK Telecom Co., Ltd. are both Telecom Services companies. SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $12.5B against $8.9B — 1.4× the size. KT Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 25.5×. KT Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.31% against −0.24%. KT Corporation has the higher net margin (4.63% vs 4.22%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.27% vs 3.53%). Only KT Corporation pays a dividend (2.21%). Across the 23 metrics below, KT Corporation leads on 19 and SK Telecom Co., Ltd. on 4.

Valuation

Metric KT SKM Telecom Services median
P/E 9.93 25.52 13.80
P/S 0.46 1.02 0.83
P/B 0.62 1.13 1.35
Price to free cash flow 11.12 11.61 8.86
EV/EBITDA 3.55 19.33 6.37
EV/Sales 0.75 1.40 1.82
Earnings yield 10.07% 3.92% 2.02%
Free cash flow yield 8.99% 8.62% 5.99%

Profitability

Metric KT SKM Telecom Services median
Gross margin 7.05% 87.63% 51.26%
Operating margin 7.05% 7.24% 7.62%
Net margin 4.63% 4.22% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 4.11% 8.75% 4.98%
Return on equity 6.53% 5.30% 5.80%
Return on assets 2.95% 2.36% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 4.27% 3.53% 3.41%

Growth

Metric KT SKM Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.31% (0.24%) 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 257.14% (71.02%) 0.62%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 0.44% (4.20%) 2.53%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 16.50% (25.73%) 0.00%

Health

Metric KT SKM Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 0.55 0.56 0.63
Current ratio 1.13 1.25 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 1.12 6.71 1.86

Dividend

Metric KT SKM Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 2.21% 0.00% 2.72%
Payout ratio 0.22 0.00 0.43

Size

Metric KT SKM Telecom Services median
Market cap 8.86b 12.48b 2.77b

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