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KT(KT) - 2022 Q4 - Annual Report
2023-04-28 10:13
Table of Contents As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 20-F ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☐ SHELL COMPA ...
KT(KT) - 2023 Q1 - Quarterly Report
2023-03-31 13:55
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of March 2023 Commission File Number 1-14926 KT Corporation (Translation of registrant's name into English) 90, Buljeong-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40 ...
KT(KT) - 2022 Q3 - Earnings Call Transcript
2022-11-11 20:16
KT Corporation (NYSE:KT) Q3 2022 Results Conference Call November 8, 2022 1:00 AM ET Company Participants Kim Young Jin - CFO Conference Call Participants Hoi Jae Kim - Daishin Securities Joonsop Kim - KB Securities Neale Anderson - HSBC Unidentified Company Representative [Foreign language] Good afternoon. Let's begin KT's Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Presentation. This earnings release call is currently being webcasted live on our website, and you can follow the slides as you listen in on the call. Before ...
KT(KT) - 2022 Q2 - Earnings Call Transcript
2022-08-10 19:30
KT Corporation (NYSE:KT) Q2 2022 Results Conference Call August 10, 2022 2:00 AM ET Company Participants Seung Hoon Chi - Investor Relations Officer Young Jin Kim - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Joonsop Kim - KB Securities Hoi Jae Kim - Daishin Securities Seyon Park - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning, and good evening. Thank you all for joining this conference call. And now we will begin the conference of the 2022 second quarter earnings results by KT. We would like to have welcom ...
KT(KT) - 2022 Q1 - Earnings Call Transcript
2022-05-13 14:27
KT Corporation (NYSE:KT) Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call May 12, 2022 2:00 AM ET Company Participants Seung Hoon Chi - Investor Relations Officer Young Jin Kim - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Hoi Jae Kim - Daishin Securities Joonsop Kim - KB Securities Jae-Min Ahn - NH Investment & Securities Seung Hoon Chi Good afternoon. I am Seung-Hoon Chi, IRO of KT. I would like to begin KT's 2022 Q1 earnings presentation. For your information, this earnings release call is being webcast live on ...
KT(KT) - 2021 Q4 - Annual Report
2022-04-28 10:40
Table of Contents As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2022 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 20-F ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☐ SHELL COMPA ...
KT(KT) - 2022 Q1 - Quarterly Report
2022-03-31 20:13
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 6-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the month of March 2022 Commission File Number 1-14926 KT Corporation (Translation of registrant's name into English) 90, Buljeong-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea (Address of principal executive offices) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40 ...
KT(KT) - 2021 Q4 - Earnings Call Transcript
2022-02-15 16:03
KT Corporation (NYSE:KT) Q4 2021 Earnings Conference Call February 9, 2022 12:00 AM ET Company Participants Seung-Hoon Chi – Investor Relations Officer Kim Young-Jin – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Kim Hoi Jae – Daishin Securities Kim Joonsop – KB Securities Ahn Jae-min – NH Investment & Securities Neale Anderson – HSBC Park Seyon – Morgan Stanley Seung-Hoon Chi [Foreign Language] Good afternoon, I am Chi Seung-Hoon, KT's IRO. I would like to begin KT's 2021 Earnings Presentation. For ...
KT(KT) - 2021 Q3 - Earnings Call Transcript
2021-11-09 18:27
KT Corporation (NYSE:KT) Q3 2021 Earnings Conference Call November 9, 2021 1:00 AM ET Company Participants Seung-Hoon Chi - SVP & IR Officer Young Jin Kim - CFO Conference Call Participants Hoi Jae Kim - Daishin Securities Joonsop Kim - KB Securities Hong-sik Kim - Hana Financial Investments Operator Good morning and good evening. Thank you all for joining this conference call. And now we will begin the conference of the 2021 third quarter earnings results by KT. We would like to have welcoming remarks from ...
KT(KT) - 2021 Q2 - Earnings Call Transcript
2021-08-10 21:10
Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - Consolidated revenue increased by 2.6% year-on-year to KRW6,027.6 billion, while operating profit rose by 38.5% year-on-year to KRW475.8 billion [7][22] - Net profit surged by 77.4% year-on-year to KRW370.8 billion, and EBITDA increased by 9.4% year-on-year to KRW1,373.2 billion [22] - Operating expenses rose by 0.3% year-on-year to KRW5,551.8 billion due to increased labor costs and selling expenses [22][23] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Wireless revenue grew by 3.8% year-on-year to KRW1,788.5 billion, with wireless service revenue up by 4.5% year-on-year to KRW1,688.5 billion, driven by 5G subscriber growth [24] - Fixed line revenue decreased by 1.6% year-on-year to KRW370.5 billion, while broadband Internet revenue increased by 2.1% year-on-year to KRW507.4 billion [25] - B2B revenue declined by 0.8% year-on-year to KRW691.3 billion, but excluding certain declines, it recorded a growth of 3.2% year-on-year [26] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - The number of wireless subscribers reached 22,620,000, with 5G subscribers accounting for 35% of handset subscribers [24] - Corporate fixed line revenue increased by 4.2% year-on-year, supported by demand for digital transformation [27] - AI and DX business revenue grew by 6.2% year-on-year, reflecting strong performance in IDC and AI contact centers [27] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company is transitioning from a traditional telecom to a Digico, focusing on digital platform growth and new business areas such as AI robotics and digital healthcare [29][31] - KBank is considering an IPO in 2023, aiming to enhance its financial platform capabilities and customer base [32] - The media content business is undergoing structural realignment to enhance synergies and drive original content production [20] Management Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management expects the growth trend to continue into the second half of the year, with service revenue guidance above 4% [36][37] - Profit growth in the second half may be lower due to increased expenses and business restructuring [38][39] - The company aims to maintain revenue growth while being conservative about profit expectations for the second half [40] Other Important Information - CapEx for Q2 2021 was KRW574.7 billion, with a total of KRW864.1 billion for the first half [23] - The debt-to-equity ratio improved to 117.9%, down 7 percentage points year-on-year [23] Q&A Session Summary Question: Outlook for the second half of the year and ARPU growth - Management forecasts continued growth in service revenue and expects ARPU to increase due to new 5G handset launches [36][41] Question: KBank's strategic direction - KBank plans to enhance customer retention through unique product offerings and leverage its online banking efficiency [43][44][46] Question: Group affiliates' earnings and CapEx stability - All group affiliates contributed positively to earnings, with BC Card showing significant growth [50][52] - CapEx is expected to be stable, with a higher spend anticipated in the second half of the year [55][56] Question: Implications of moving to stand-alone 5G - Transitioning to stand-alone 5G will reduce latency and operational costs, enabling advanced services like network slicing [60][62] Question: Dividend policy - The company maintains a dividend policy of 50% based on adjusted net profit, aiming to improve shareholder value [63]