KT Corp. (KT) stock fundamentals

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Company overview

KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications and platform services in South Korea, rest of Asia, and internationally. The company offers mobile voice and data telecommunications services based on 5G, 4G LTE and 3G W-CDMA technology; fixed-line telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance, international long-distance, and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, as well as interconnection services; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; and data communication services, such as fixed-line and leased line services, as well as broadband Internet connection services. It also provides media and content services, including IPTV, satellite TV, digital music, e-commerce, online advertising consulting, and web comics and novels services; and credit card processing and other financial services. In addition, the company offers information technology and network services, and satellite services; sells handsets and miscellaneous telecommunications equipment; develops and sells residential units and commercial real estate; and rents real estate properties. Further, it offers public telephone maintenance; security, B2C and B2B, investment fund, software development and data processing, value-added network, call center, system integration and maintenance, marketing, PCS distribution, transportation and trucking arrangement business, cloud system implementation, satellite communication network, installation and management, and data center development and related services. Additionally, the company is involved in the Internet banking ASP and security solutions, residential building development and supply, sports team management, technology business finance, and submarine cable construction and maintenance businesses. The company was formerly known as Korea Telecom Corp. and changed its name to KT Corporation in March 2002. KT Corporation was founded in 1981 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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1. Company size

   KT Corp.'s recorded market capitalization is $8,824,079,305.8. It measures the market value of the company's equity, rather than its revenue or cash balance.

2. Price relative to earnings

   KT's recorded P/E is 6.86: about $6.86 of share price for each $1 of trailing annual earnings per share. Compare that multiple with earnings growth and companies in the same business.

3. Price relative to book equity

   KT's recorded price-to-book ratio is 0.66. That compares its market equity value with recorded book equity. Examine its business and balance sheet to understand why those values differ.

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