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KT Corporation (NYSE:KT ) Q2 2024 Results Conference Call November 7, 2024 8:00 PM ET Company Participants Young-Kyun Yoon - IRO Min Jang - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Hoi Jae Kim - Daishin Securities Joon-Sop Kim - KB Securities Eun Jung Shin - DB Financial and Investment Securities Operator Good morning, and good evening. Thank you all for joining this conference call.

KT Corporation offers a modest 2% dividend yield, with inconsistent payments influenced by the South Korean Won to US Dollar exchange rate. The stock trades at a significant discount to book value (0.53 price/book ratio), but faces intense competition from SK Telecom and LG U-plus. KT is a mature company with limited growth prospects, trading at a P/E ratio of 10.30, and narrow revenue growth i...

The key positive factors for KT include favorable shareholder capital return expectations, the latest collaboration with Microsoft, and the improvement in the competitive dynamics for its telecommunications business. KT Corporation's valuations are undemanding as evidenced by its low-single digit forward EV/EBITDA multiple. I raise my rating for KT stock from a Hold to a Buy, following an analy...