KT vs SK Telecom
KT and SKM 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 SKM compare
KT grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.1% versus −4.7% for SK Telecom).
KT keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.1% compared with 2.4% at SK Telecom.
KT scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 3 for SK Telecom), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | KT | SKM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $17.28 | $30.28 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.6% | 44.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 34.2% | −37.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.49 | 0.38 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.1% (better) | −4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.2% (better) | 1.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 274% (better) | −67.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 278% (better) | −68.3% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.9% (better) | −14.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 8.9% (better) | 6.1% |
| Net margin | 6.1% (better) | 2.4% |
| FCF margin | – | 10.0% |
| Return on equity | 10.2% (better) | 3.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.0% (better) | 4.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 | 0.10 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.14 (better) | −0.05 |
| Interest coverage | 3.3× (better) | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.19 (better) | 1.03 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 33.6% | 154% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 69.7% | 20.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
Go deeper
- KT stock overview
- KT income statement
- KT valuation and score
- SKM stock overview
- SKM income statement
- SKM valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.