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KT vs META // ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY

KT Corporation (NYSE) VS. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KT 4 — META 11

▲ ALTMAN Z-SCORE & DEBT/EQUITY LEADER: META

LAST: $17.28 (+0.64%) • MKT CAP: $8.28B

balance-sheet

3.74

LAST: $614.99 (-1.53%) • MKT CAP: $1.57T

balance-sheet

6.25

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KT VS. META) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	KT	META	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	41.00%	81.03%	-40.03	META	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	9.90%	18.19%	-8.29	META	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	21.0x	16.3x	+4.66	META	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	2.21%	1.82%	+0.39	KT	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	13.90%	32.86%	-18.96	META	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	10.90%	31.15%	-20.25	META	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	11.00%	27.53%	-16.53	META	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.00%	0.34%	-0.34	META	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity ACTIVE	3.74	6.25	-2.51	META	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	8/9	4/9	+4.00	KT	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.80%	8.11%	-1.31	KT	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	34.9	33.2	+1.73	KT	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.97	1.39	-0.42	META	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	30.5x	22.3x	+8.22	META	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$8.28B	$1.57T	-$1.56T	META	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	KT REV	META REV	KT GROSS %	META GROSS %	KT FCF	META FCF
FY 2025	—	$200.97B	—	82.0%	—	$46.11B
FY 2024	—	$164.50B	—	81.7%	—	$54.07B
FY 2023	—	$134.90B	—	80.8%	—	$44.07B
FY 2022	—	$116.61B	—	78.3%	—	$19.29B
FY 2021	—	$117.93B	—	80.8%	—	$38.99B

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

KT // BETA 0.97

META // BETA 1.39