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After finishing at $19.78 in the prior trading day, KT Corporation ADR (NYSE: KT) closed at $19.98, up 1.01%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.01 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.44 million shares were traded. KT stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.115 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.73.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of KT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KT now has a Market Capitalization of 9632717824 and an Enterprise Value of 8585640673280. As of this moment, KT’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.312 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.731.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KT is 0.71, which has changed by 0.28903222 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KT has reached a high of $21.61, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.51%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1451430 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 484.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 482.11M. Insiders hold about 0.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 26.36% stake in the company. Shares short for KT as of 1755216000 were 2151158 with a Short Ratio of 1.74, compared to 1752537600 on 3058777. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2151158 and a Short% of Float of 0.45999999999999996.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, KT’s forward annual dividend rate was 3200.0, compared to 0.40 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 161.77957The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.41.
Earnings Estimates
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.86 and $2.8 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.83. EPS for the following year is $3.54, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $4.7 and $2.37.
Revenue Estimates
14 analysts predict $6.85T in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.16T to a low estimate of $6.69T. As of the current estimate, KT Corporation ADR’s year-ago sales were $6.65TFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.79T. There is a high estimate of $6.97T for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.64T.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28.62T, while the lowest revenue estimate was $27.66T, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $28T. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.58TBased on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.8T in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.99T and the low estimate is $27.01T.
