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KT Corporation
Ticker 030200 · 🇰🇷 Korea · Consolidated K-IFRS · amounts in won
Filed 2025-03-31 · Period end 2024-12-31
Takeaway
Worth trackingSales and operating profit both moved in a healthier direction.
operating margin is 3.1%; equity ratio is 43.0%.
Sales and operating profit moved together — keep watching margins and whether the trend persists next period.
ActionWorth tracking
OP margin3.1%
Equity ratio43.0%
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About the company
KT Corporation is a Korea-listed company with consolidated financial statements filed on DART (Open DART).
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Tel 02-100 · As of filing date 2024-12-31
Financial statements
Income statement
| Account | FY2023 (ended Dec 31, 2023) | FY2024 (ended Dec 31, 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩26.4T | ₩26.4T |
| Cost of sales* | — | — |
| Gross profit | — | — |
| Operating profit | ₩1.6T | ₩809.5B |
| Finance income | ₩486.3B | ₩917.6B |
| Finance costs | ₩568.7B | ₩994.8B |
| Income tax | ₩335.4B | ₩167.6B |
| Profit for the period | ₩988.7B | ₩417.1B |
| Profit to owners | ₩988.7B | ₩417.1B |
| Basic EPS | 4,043.00 | 1,908.00 |
Balance sheet
| Account | FY2023 (ended Dec 31, 2023) | FY2024 (ended Dec 31, 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | ₩2.9T | ₩3.7T |
| Current assets | ₩14.5T | ₩14.3T |
| Non-current assets | ₩28.2T | ₩27.6T |
| Total assets | ₩42.7T | ₩41.9T |
| Current liabilities | ₩13.1T | ₩13.9T |
| Short-term borrowings | — | — |
| Non-current liabilities* | ₩11.0T | ₩10.0T |
| Total liabilities | ₩24.1T | ₩23.9T |
| Owners’ equity | ₩18.6T | ₩18.0T |
| Total equity | ₩18.6T | ₩18.0T |
Cash flow statement
| Account | FY2023 (ended Dec 31, 2023) | FY2024 (ended Dec 31, 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | ₩5.5T | ₩5.1T |
| Investing cash flow | -₩4.6T | -₩2.8T |
| Financing cash flow | -₩452.8B | -₩1.4T |
| Net change in cash | — | — |
| Cash at end of period | ₩2.9T | ₩3.7T |
Five-year trends
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating profit | ₩1.2T | ₩1.7T | ₩1.7T | ₩1.6T | ₩809.5B | |
| Profit to owners | ₩703.4B | ₩1.5T | ₩1.4T | ₩988.7B | ₩417.1B | |
| Total assets | ₩33.7T | ₩37.2T | ₩41.0T | ₩42.7T | ₩41.9T | |
| Cash & equivalents | ₩2.6T | ₩3.0T | ₩2.4T | ₩2.9T | ₩3.7T | |
| Owners’ equity | ₩15.6T | ₩16.6T | ₩18.4T | ₩18.6T | ₩18.0T |
How we read these numbers
From the notes
No material one-offs extracted from this filing.
Constructive
Sales and operating profit both moved in a healthier direction.
On the income statement, revenue moved from ₩26.4T to ₩26.4T (▲ +0.2%). Operating profit went from ₩1.6T to ₩809.5B (▼ -50.9%).
Operating cash flow was ₩5.1T (prior ₩5.5T), with cash on the balance sheet at ₩3.7T versus ₩2.9T.
Liquidity & leverage
Watch short-term liabilities against the cash balance.
Capital buffer
Total equity moved from ₩18.6T to ₩18.0T.
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Source: DART 20250321001834
((주)케이티), period end 2024-12-31.