KT vs PLDT
KT and PHI side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How KT and PHI compare
KT grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.1% versus 0.72% for PLDT).
PLDT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.1% compared with 6.1% at KT.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KT | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $17.28 | $17.78 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.6% | −5.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 34.2% | −46.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.49 | 0.33 |
| Employees | – | 14K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.1% (better) | 0.72% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.2% | 3.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 274% (better) | −6.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 278% (better) | −6.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.9% (better) | 3.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 94.1% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 23.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 13.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 17.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.2% | 23.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 8.0% | 9.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 (better) | 2.32 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.14 (better) | 2.58 |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× (better) | 2.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.19 (better) | 0.44 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 33.6% | 71.8% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.7% | 0.55% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$455K |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
Go deeper
- KT stock overview
- KT income statement
- KT valuation and score
- PHI stock overview
- PHI income statement
- PHI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.