KT posts best-ever H1 revenue but sees heavy costs ahead
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The company¡¯s consolidated revenue came to a record 12.6 trillion won ($9.6 billion) in the January-June period, up by 4.4 percent from a year ago. Sales for its second quarter grew 4.7 percent to 6.31 trillion won. But operating profit for the second quarter fell by 3.5 percent on year to 459.2 billion won, with net profit down 2 percent to 363.4 billion won.
The factors behind the strong sales result include an increase in 5G subscribers, tangible results from its DIGICO (digital platform company) strategy, and growth in fresh B2B orders.
Second-half prospects may not be good for Korean telcos as strong inflation would affect its 5G-based operations on top of their planned capex for networking upgrades.
Shares of KT finished 0.5 percent up at 35,450 won.
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