[Foreign language] [Foreign language] [Foreign language] [Foreign language] [Foreign language] Good morning and good evening. Thank you all for joining this conference call. Now we will begin the conference of the 2022 third quarter earnings results by KT. We would like to have welcoming remarks from KT IR. Mr. Young-jin Kim, CFO, will present earnings results and entertain your questions. This conference will start with a presentation followed by a Q&A session. If you have a question, please press star one, that is star one on your phone during the Q&A. Now we would like to turn the conference over to KT IR. μλ νμλκΉ? KT 2022λ 3λΆκΈ° μ€μ λ°νλ₯Ό μμνκ² μ΅λλ€. λ³Έ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½μ λΉμ¬ ννμ΄μ§μμ μΉμΊμ€ν μΌλ‘ μ 곡λκ³ μμΌλ©°, μ€μ λ°ν μ¬λΌμ΄λμ ν¨κ» μ€λͺ μ μ²μ·¨νμ€ μ μμ΅λλ€. Good afternoon. Let's begin KT's third quarter 2022 earnings presentation. This earnings release call is currently being webcasted live on our website. You can follow the slides as you listen in on the call. κΈμΌ λ°ννλ λ΄μ©μ μΈλΆ κ°μ¬μΈ κ²ν μ K-IFRS κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ μμ±λ μΆμ μ¬λ¬΄μ€μ λ° μμ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. νμ λ κ³Όκ±° μλ£ μ΄μΈμ λͺ¨λ μ¬λ¬΄ λ° κ²½μ μ±κ³Ό μλ£μ λν΄μλ μ νμ±κ³Ό μλ²½μ±μ 보μ₯ν μ μμΌλ©°, ν₯ν λ³κ²½λ μ μμμ μμ§νμ¬ μ£ΌμκΈ° λ°λλλ€. Before we begin, please note that today's presentation includes financial estimates and operating results under the K-IFRS standards that have not yet been reviewed by an outside auditor. As we cannot ensure accuracy and completeness of financial and business data aside from historical performances, please be reminded that these figures may change going forward. κ·ΈλΌ λΉμ¬ κΉμμ§ CFOμ μΈμ¬ λ§μκ³Ό ν¨κ» 2022λ 3λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ λν μ€λͺ μ΄ μκ² μ΅λλ€. With that, I will hand it over to our CFO, Kim Young-jin, to present on Q3 2022 earnings. μλ νμλκΉ? KT μ¬λ¬΄μ€μ₯ κΉμμ§μ λλ€. λ¨Όμ KTμ 2022λ 3λΆκΈ° μ£Όμ μ±κ³Όλ₯Ό μ€λͺ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Hello, I'm Kim Young-jin, KT CFO. I will begin with the performance highlights for Q3 2022. 2022λ 3λΆκΈ°λ λμ§νΈ νλ«νΌ κΈ°μ μΌλ‘μ μ νμ μ§μνκ³ λΆνμ€ν λμΈνκ²½μ μ μ μ μΌλ‘ λμνμμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ κ²°κ³Ό DiGiCoμ B2Bλ₯Ό μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯μ±κ³Ό μμ΅μ±μ΄ λͺ¨λ κ°νλκ³ μμ΅λλ€. During the third quarter, we continued on with our digital platform transition and made preemptive responses to uncertain external environment. As a result, we are seeing stronger growth and profitability from DiGiCo and B2B. 3λΆκΈ° λμ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ μ°κ²° μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆμ 16μ‘° 9,808μ΅ μμΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 6.3% μ±μ₯νμκ³ , μ°κ²° μμ μ΄μ΅μ 1μ‘° 5,387μ΅ μμΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 18.1% μ±μ₯νμμ΅λλ€. On a cumulative basis for the third quarter, consolidated service revenue was KRW 16,980.8 billion, which is up 6.3% on year and operating profit reported KRW 1,538.7 billion, up 18.1% on year. 3λΆκΈ° λμ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ λ³λ μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆμ 11μ‘° 8,439μ΅ μ, λ³λ μμ μ΄μ΅μ 1μ‘° 570μ΅ μμΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ κ°κ° 2.0%, 8.3% μ±μ₯νμμ΅λλ€. Cumulative basis standalone service revenue for Q3 was KRW 11,843.9 billion, standalone operating profit reported KRW 1,057 billion, recording a growth of 2.0% and 8.3% year-over-year respectively. μ μ μ΄λμ₯ νμ₯μ΄λΌλ DiGiCo μ λ΅ μλ B2B, DX, λ―Έλμ΄ μ½ν μΈ , κΈμ΅, ν΄λΌμ°λ IDC λ± κ° ν΅μ¬ μ¬μ λ€μ΄ νλ°μ μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. Under the DiGiCo strategy of expanding the playing field, we are seeing explosive growth from core businesses which include B2B, DX, media and content, finance, and cloud and IDC. B2B μ¬μ μ κ΅λ΄ μ΅λ 컀λ²λ¦¬μ§μ μ 무μ μΈνλΌμ λ€μν λΆμΌμ κ³ κ° λ§μΆ€ν DX μλΉμ€λ₯Ό 보μ ν κ°μ μΌλ‘ κΈ°μ λ€μ DX μμλ₯Ό 리λ©νλ©° μμ₯μ μ λνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. μμ£Ό μ€μ μ λ§€μΆμ μ ν μ§νκ° λλλ° 3λΆκΈ° λμ μΌλ‘ μ λ λλΉ 21% μ±μ₯ν 2.97μ‘° μμ λλ€. In B2B business, supported by KT's nationwide coverage, fixed wireless infrastructure, and customized DX services for customers in different segments, we are leading the market by driving business DX digital transformation demand. The order volume is usually a leading indicator for top-line revenue growth, and on Q3 cumulative basis, orders were up by 21% year-over-year, reaching KRW 2.97 trillion. B2B DXμ λνμ μΈ μλΉμ€μΈ AICCλ κΈμ΅κΆμ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ μμκ° νμ°λλ©° 2021λ μ¬μ 본격ν μ΄ν μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έ κ²°κ³Ό 2022λ 3λΆκΈ° λμ λ§€μΆμ΄ μ λ λλΉ 100% μ΄μ μ¦κ°νμ΅λλ€. AICC, which is a flagship service for B2B and DX, we are seeing expanding demand from the financial sector. Since embarking on a full-fledged business in 2021, we've been sustaining an uptrend in growth driving Q3 2022 cumulative revenue up by more than 100% year-over-year. kt cloudλ 2022λ 곡곡 ν΄λΌμ°λ μ ν μ¬μ κ΄λ ¨ κΈ°κ΄ μ, μμ€ν μ κΈ°μ€ μ μ μ¨ 1μλ₯Ό μ°¨μ§νλ λ± κ³΅κ³΅ ν΄λΌμ°λ μμ₯μ μ λνλ©° μ±μ₯μΈλ₯Ό μ΄μ΄κ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€. kt cloud continues to post growth leading the public cloud market, gaining market share number one position in terms of number of services and winning businesses who migrate over to public cloud. μ λ£ λ°©μ‘ μμ₯μ νμ κ³Ό λ°μ μ μ λν΄ μ¨ KT IPTVλ DiGiCo μ¬μ μ ν μΆμ 견μΈνλ μ±μ₯ μμ§μΌλ‘ 10μ μ§λTVλΌλ μλ‘μ΄ λΈλλλ‘ κ±°λλ¬μ΅λλ€. AI νλ μ΄μ μλΉμ€λ₯Ό λμ νκ³ VOD, OTT λ± λ―Έλμ΄ μ½ν μΈ νλ«νΌμ μμ°λ₯΄λ λ―Έλμ΄ ν¬νλ‘ λμ½ν μμ μ λλ€. Leading the innovation and development of the paid TV market, KT IPTV reinvented itself under a new brand name, Genie TV, back in October, positioning itself as one of the growth pillars of the DiGiCo business. We also plan to adopt AI-powered curation service and make the leap as a media portal cutting across VODs and OTT and the media content platform. λ―Έλμ΄ μ½ν μΈ μ¬μ μ 'μ΄μν λ³νΈμ¬ μ°μμ°'μ μ±κ³΅μ μ΄μ΄ 'μ λ³'κ΅Ώμ‘'μΌμ΄μ£½μ μ°μ λ°μ' λ± μ€λ¦¬μ§λ λλΌλ§μ 'λλ μλ‘' λ± μλ₯ νλ‘κ·Έλ¨λ€μ λμ νμ μ±κ³Ό ν₯νμ΄ μ΄μ΄μ‘μ΅λλ€. Following the success of Attorney Woo Young-woo, the original dramas Recruit, Good Job, Love Is for Suckers, and I'm Solo, which is an entertainment program, continued to create buzz and had a popular run. Kλ± ν¬λ 3λΆκΈ° κΈ°μ€ μμ 13.5μ‘° μ, μ¬μ 9.8μ‘° μ, κ³ κ° μ 801λ§μΌλ‘ λͺ¨λ μμ μ§νκ° μ±μ₯νλ©° κΎΈμ€ν μ΄μ΅ κ·λͺ¨κ° νλλκ³ μμ΅λλ€. For K bank, Q3 deposit was KRW 13.5 trillion, loans KRW 9.8 trillion and 8,010,000 customers with all of the operational indicators displaying an uptrend, widening the profit. κ·Έλ¦¬κ³ DigiCo μμ μ¬μ νλμ μλ κ°νλ₯Ό μν΄ ν΅μ¬ μ¬μ μμμμ κ° λΆμΌ μ λ μ¬μ μλ€κ³Όμ μ¬μ νλ ₯κ³Ό μ ν΄λ₯Ό μΆμ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. To broaden the DiGiCo domain and strengthen our capacity, we are pushing for alliances and cooperation with leading businesses from respective segments of our core business. OTT μ¬μ μ μ±μ₯κ³Ό κ²½μλ ₯μ κ°ννκΈ° μν΄ KTμ CJ ENMμ μμ¬ OTTλ₯Ό ν©λ³νκΈ°λ‘ κ²°μ νμκ³ , 10μ 곡μ κ±°λμμν μΉμΈμ μ»μ΄ 12μ 1μΌμλ‘ ν©λ³ μμ μ λλ€. To bolster growth and competitiveness of the OTT business, KT and CJ ENM decided to merge their respective OTT businesses, and we received relevant approval from KFTC in October, and will see the merger take place as of December the 1st. ν΄μ μΌμ΄λΈ μ λ¬Έ 건μ€μ¬μΈ KT μλΈλ§λ¦°μ κ΅λ΄ μ΅λ μΌμ΄λΈ μ μμ¬ μ€ νλμΈ LSμ μ μ μ λ΅μ μ£Όμ£Όλ‘ μμ νλ©° μλ‘μ΄ λμ½μ μ€λΉνκ³ μμ΅λλ€. KT Submarine, which is a specialized construction contractor for submarine cables, onboarded LS Cable & System, who is one of Korea's biggest cable manufacturer, as a strategic shareholder in order to prepare for another leap forward. μ νκΈμ΅, CJ, λ©κ°μ‘΄μ μ΄μ΄ μ§λ 9μμλ λ―Έλ λͺ¨λΉλ¦¬ν° μμ₯μ μ λνκΈ° μν΄ νλμλμ°¨κ·Έλ£Ήκ³Ό μ λ΅μ μ ν΄λ₯Ό λ§Ίμμ΅λλ€. μ₯κΈ°κ°μ μ¬μ νλ ₯κ³Ό μ€νλ ₯μ λ΄λ³΄νκΈ° μνμ¬ μμ¬ κ° μ§λΆ κ΅νλ ν¨κ» μΆμ§λμμ΅λλ€. 컀λ₯ν°λμΉ΄μ UAM, 6G κΈ°λ° μμ¨μ£Όν λ± μ¬λ¬ λΆμΌμμ μ¬μ μλμ§μ νλ ₯ μμ΄ν μ λ°κ΅΄ν κ³νμ λλ€. Following the strategic partnership with Shinhan Financial, CJ, and Megazone in September, we also partnered up with Hyundai Motor Group to be at the very forefront of future mobility. There was also a share swap to guarantee long-term implementation and business cooperation. We plan to identify opportunities to cooperate and create business synergies across connected cars, UAM, and 6G-based autonomous driving and many more. κ·ΈλΌ μ§κΈλΆν° 2022λ 3λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ λν΄μ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Now, I will run through financial highlights for Q3 2022. μμ μμ΅μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 4.2% μ¦κ°ν 6μ‘° 4,772μ΅ μμ λλ€. μμ μ΄μ΅μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 18.4% μ¦κ°ν 4,529μ΅ μμ λλ€. Operating revenue was up 4.2% on year to KRW 6,477.2 billion, while operating profit was up 18.4% on year reporting KRW 452.9 billion. μμ΄μ΅μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 3.4% κ°μν 3,262μ΅ μμ λλ€. EBITDAλ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 6.4% μ¦κ°ν 1μ‘° 3,597μ΅ μμ λλ€. Net profit was down 3.4% on year to KRW 326.2 billion. EBITDA was up 6.4% on year, reporting KRW 1,359.7 billion. λ€μ νμ΄μ§μμ μμ λΉμ©μ λν΄ μ€λͺ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. On the next page, I will talk about the operating expense. μμ λΉμ©μ μΈνλ μ΄μ λ± λ¬Όκ° μμΉκ³Ό DiGiCo B2B μ¬μ νμ₯μ μν λΉμ© ν¬μ μν₯μΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 3.2% μ¦κ°ν 6μ‘° 243μ΅ μμ λλ€. On the back of inflation and rise in prices and spendings for DiGiCo and B2B business expansion, operating expense was up 3.2% year-over-year, reporting KRW 6,024.3 billion. λ€μ νμ΄μ§μμ μ¬λ¬΄ μνμ λν΄ μ€λͺ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Next is financial position. 2022λ 9μ λ§ λΆμ± λΉμ¨μ 127%λ‘ μ λΆκΈ° λλΉ 4.1%ν¬μΈνΈ κ°μνμμ΅λλ€. μλΆμ± λΉμ¨μ μ λΆκΈ° λλΉ 2.3%ν¬μΈνΈ κ°μν 40.6%μ λλ€. Debt to equity ratio as of September end 2022 reported 127%, down 4.1% points quarter-over-quarter. Net debt ratio was down 2.3% points on quarter, reporting 40.6%. λ€μμ ν¬μ μ§μΆμ λν΄ λ§μλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Next is CapEx. KT κ·Έλ£Ήμ 3λΆκΈ° λμ ν¬μ μ§μΆλ‘ μ΄ 2μ‘° 3,863μ΅ μμ μ§ννμ΅λλ€. KT λ³λ κΈ°μ€ ν¬μ μ§μΆ κ·λͺ¨λ 1μ‘° 8,640μ΅ μμ΄κ³ , κΈμ΅, λ―Έλμ΄ μ½ν μΈ , ν΄λΌμ°λ IDC, λΆλμ° λ± μ£Όμ ν΅μ¬ μ±μ₯ λΆμΌλ‘ ꡬμ±λ κ·Έλ£Ήμ¬ CapExλ 5,223μ΅ μ μ§νλμμ΅λλ€. KT Group's Q3 cumulative CapEx was in total KRW 2 trillion, 386.3 billion. KT separate basis CapEx spend was KRW 1 trillion, 864 billion. Major subsidiaries CapEx comprising financial, media content, cloud and IDC, and real estate amounted to KRW 522.3 billion. μ§κΈλΆν°λ μ¬μ λ³ μ€μ μ λν΄ μ€λͺ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. Next is on the breakdown of performance by each business line. Telco B2C μ¬μ μ 무μ κ³Ό μΈν°λ·μμ ν리미μ κ°μ μ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ κ°μ μκ° μ¦κ°νλ©΄μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 0.6% μ¦κ°ν 2μ‘° 3,567μ΅μμ λλ€. Driven by subscriber growth from premium services of wireless and internet, Telco B2C business revenue was up 0.6% year-over-year, reporting KRW 2 trillion, 356.7 billion. 무μ μμ΅μ 5G κ°μ μμ νλλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 1.0% μ¦κ°ν 1μ‘° 5,470μ΅μμ λλ€. 5G κ°μ μλ 795λ§ λͺ μΌλ‘ μ 체 κ°μ μμ 57% μμ€μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νμμ΅λλ€. λν MVNOμ MNO μμ₯μ ν΅ν© κ΄λ¦¬λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄ μ 체 무μ κ°μ μμ μμ¦μΈλ₯Ό μ΄μ΄κ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€. On the back of 5G subscriber growth, wireless revenue was up 1% year-over-year, reporting KRW 1 trillion, 547 billion. 5G subs came in at 7,950,000, expanding to 57% of the total subscriber base. Through combined management of our MVNO and the MNO market business, we were able to sustain the total wireless subscriber net addition trend. μ΄κ³ μ μΈν°λ· μμ΅μ κΈ°κ° μΈν°λ·μ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ κ°μ μκ° μ¦κ°νλ©΄μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 2.6% μ±μ₯ν 6,003μ΅ μμ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. Broadband internet revenue was up 2.6% year-over-year to KRW 600.3 billion, driven by subscriber growth around giga internet. μ μ μ ν μμ΅μ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 7.8% μ€μ΄λ 2,094μ΅μμ λλ€. Fixed line revenue was down 7.8% year-over-year to KRW 209.4 billion. λ€μμ DiGiCo B2C μ¬μ μ λλ€. Next is DiGiCo B2C business. λμ§μ½ B2C μ¬μ μ λ―Έλμ΄μ λͺ¨λ°μΌ νλ«νΌμ μ΄μ©μκ° μ§μμ μΌλ‘ μ¦κ°νλ©° μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 3.6% μ¦κ°ν 5,585μ΅ μμ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. DiGiCo B2C business saw sustained growth of media and mobile platform users, with its revenue growing 3.6% on year, reporting KRW 558.5 billion. IPTV μ¬μ μ κ³ -ARPU μ€μ¬μ κ°μ μ νλμ νλ«νΌ κΈ°λ° λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 5.8% μ±μ₯νμμ΅λλ€. IPTV business was up 5.8% year-on-year on the back of high ARPU subscriber expansion and growth from platform-based revenue. λ€μμ Telco B2B μ¬μ μ λλ€. Next is on Telco B2B business. Telco B2B μ¬μ μ κΈ°μ μΈν°λ· λ°μ΄ν°μ ν΅ν μ¬μ μ΄ λͺ¨λ κ³ λ₯΄κ² μ±μ₯νλ©° μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 9.5% μ¦κ°ν 5,464μ΅ μμ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. Telco B2B business saw even growth from enterprise internet data and voice call, with its revenue up 9.5% year-over-year, reporting KRW 546.4 billion. DX μ νμ λ°λ₯Έ κΈ°μ λ€μ λ°μ΄ν° νΈλν½ μ¬μ©λμ μ§μμ μΈ μ¦κ°μ ν리미μ μλΉμ€μ λν μμ νλλ‘ κΈ°μ μΈν°λ· λ°μ΄ν° λ§€μΆμ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 10.9% μ¦κ°νμμ΅λλ€. On the back of DX transition, we've seen continuous growth in data traffic usage by businesses and on growing demand for premium services, enterprise internet and data revenue posted 10.9% year-over-year growth. κΈ°μ ν΅νλ MVNO μμ₯ νλμ λν μ μ μ μΈ λμκ³Ό κΈ°μ μΈν°λ· μ νμ μμ¦μΈ μ§μμΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 6.8% μ±μ₯νμμ΅λλ€. Enterprise voice call posted 6.8% year-on-year growth on preemptive response to the MVNO market expansion and net addition trend from enterprise voice call. λ€μμ DiGiCo B2B μ¬μ μ λλ€. Next is DiGiCo B2B. λμ§μ½ B2B μ¬μ μ κΈ°μ λ€μ DX μμ νλλΌλ ꡬ쑰μ μΈ λ³νμ μ μ μ μΌλ‘ λμνλ©° λλ° μ±μ₯νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. kt cloudλ₯Ό ν¬ν¨ν λ§€μΆ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ 9.9% μ±μ₯ν 5,924μ΅ μμ κΈ°λ‘νλ©° κ°νλ₯Έ μ±μ₯μΈλ₯Ό μ΄μ΄κ°κ³ μμ΅λλ€. DiGiCo B2B business is growing in step with expanded DX demand from businesses, which is a structural change to which we are responding proactively. As such, revenue, which includes kt cloud, was up 9.9%, reporting KRW 592.4 billion, with its steep uptrend continuing. μν°νλΌμ΄μ¦ DXλ κΈ°μ λ©μμ§ λ± κΈ°μ‘΄ ν΅μ μλΉμ€μ DX κΈ°λ° μ°¨λ³νλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 8.3% μ±μ₯νμκ³ AICC, μ€λ§νΈ λͺ¨λΉλ¦¬ν° μ¬μ μ μ±μ₯μΈμ νμ μ΄ AI λ΄λΉμ¦ λ§€μΆμ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 14.1% μ¦κ°νμμ΅λλ€. Enterprise DX posted 8.3% year-over-year growth as we drove differentiation of incumbent telco services like the enterprise messaging underpinned by DX. While thanks to AICC and smart mobility business growth, AI and new biz revenue reported 14.1% rise year-over-year. λ€μμ μ£Όμ κ·Έλ£Ήμ¬ μ€μ μ λλ€. Next is on the performances from our major subsidiaries. λΉμ¨μΉ΄λ μμ΅μ μ μ©μΉ΄λ λ§€μ μ‘ μ¦κ°μ μ체 μΉ΄λ λ°κΈ λ± μ κ· μ¬μ νλλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 10.8% μ¦κ°ν 9,842μ΅ μμ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. Driven by rise in credit card acquiring volume and new business additions, such as issuing of BC-branded credit cards, BC Card revenue was up 10.8% on-year, reporting KRW 984.2 billion. KTμ€μΉ΄μ΄λΌμ΄ν μμ΅μ μλ°ν° μΈν°λ· μ¬νλ§€ μ¬μ νλμ μ€μΉ΄μ΄TVλ₯Ό μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ ν μ½ν μΈ μ¬μ μ μ±μ₯μΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 50.3% μ¦κ°ν 2,681μ΅ μμ λλ€. SkyLife revenue was up 50.3% year-over-year to KRW 268.1 billion on the back of growth from MVNO and internet resale businesses and growth from content business from skyTV. μ½ν μΈ μνμ¬ μμ΅μ KT Studio Genieμ μ¬μ 본격νμ λμ§νΈ κ΄κ³ , Tμ»€λ¨Έμ€ λ§€μΆ μ¦κ° λ±μΌλ‘ μ λ λκΈ° λλΉ 24.7% μ±μ₯ν 3,012μ΅ μμ κΈ°λ‘νμ΅λλ€. Content subsidiary revenue was up 24.7% on-year, reporting KRW 301.2 billion, driven by rise in T-commerce revenue, digital ads, and ramping up of KT Studio Genie's business. μ§κΈκΉμ§ KT 2022λ 3λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ λ§μλλ Έμ΅λλ€. Far, this was an update on KT's Q3 2022 earnings. κΈλ¦¬ μμΉκ³Ό μΈνλ μ΄μ λ± λΆνμ€ν λμΈ νκ²½μΌλ‘ μΈν μ΄λ €μ΄ κ²½μ νκ²½μμλ μ ν¬ KTλ λμ§μ½ ν΅μ¬ ν¬νΈν΄λ¦¬μ€μΈ B2B DX, λ―Έλμ΄ μ½ν μΈ , κΈμ΅, ν΄λΌμ°λ IDC λ±μ μ€μ¬μΌλ‘ 견쑰ν μ¬μ μ±μ₯μ λ°νμΌλ‘ λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯κ³Ό μμ΅μ± κ°μ μ λμμ λ¬μ±ν μ μμμ΅λλ€. Despite rate hikes, inflation, and uncertain macro backdrop, which created a challenging business environment, KT was still able to achieve both revenue and profit improvements, underpinned by robust growth of KT DiGiCo's core portfolio of businesses, including B2B, DX, media content, finance, and cloud IDC. μμΌλ‘λ DiGiCo B2B μ€μ¬μ ν΅μ¬ μ¬μ ν¬νΈν΄λ¦¬μ€ μ±μ₯μ μΆμ§νκ³ λΉμ© ꡬ쑰 νμ μ λ°νμΌλ‘ μμ΅μ±μ κ°μ νμ¬ μ§μμ μΌλ‘ κΈ°μ κ°μΉλ₯Ό λμ¬ λκ°κ² μ΅λλ€. We will continue to elevate our corporate value by placing momentum behind the growth of business portfolio around DiGiCo B2B and by improving profitability underpinned by cost structure innovation. ν¬μμμ μ λ리μ€νΈλΆλ€μ λμ± λ§μ κ΄μ¬κ³Ό μ±μ λΆνλ립λλ€. κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. Once again, my gratitude to investors and analysts for joining us today, I look forward to greater interest and support going forward. Thank you. κΈ°ν μΈλΆμ μΈ λ΄μ©μ 미리 λ°°ν¬ν΄ λλ¦° μ€μ λ°ν μλ£λ₯Ό μ°Έκ³ ν΄ μ£ΌμκΈ° λ°λΌλ©°, μ§κΈλΆν° μ¬λ¬λΆκ»μ κΆκΈν΄νμλ μ§λ¬Έμ λν΄ λ΅λ³μ λ리λ μκ°μ κ°λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. λ§μ λΆλ€κ» μ§λ¬Έ κΈ°νλ₯Ό κ³¨κ³ λ£¨ λ리기 μν΄μ μ§λ¬Έμ ν λΆλΉ λ κ° μ΄λ΄λ‘ μ ννλλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. For more details, please refer to the document that we have previously circulated. We will now begin the Q&A session. We would like to ask that you ask no more than two questions per person due to the time constraint. [Foreign language] Now, Q&A session will begin. Please press star one, star and one, if you have any questions. Please press star two, star and two, if you want to cancel questions. In order to allow as many Q&A chances as possible within the restricted time, we would appreciate only two questions per each participant. [Foreign language] The first question will be provided by Hoe-jae Kim from Daishin Securities. Please go ahead with your question. μλ νμλκΉ? λμ μ¦κΆ κΉνμ¬μ λλ€. λ κ°μ§ μ§λ¬Έλλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. 3λΆκΈ°κΉμ§ μ ν¬κ° κ³μν΄μ μ±μ₯νλ μ€μ μ 보μ¬μ£Όκ³ κ³μ λ°μ. ν κ° λΆκΈ° λ¨μμ΅λλ€λ§ 4λΆκΈ°λ‘μ μ°κ° μ΄μ΅μ λν μ»¬λ¬ μ’ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμλ©΄ κ°μ¬λλ¦¬κ² κ³ μ. μμΈλ¬μ μ€μ μ μ°λλ λ°°λΉ μ λ§λ μ€λͺ ν΄ μ£Όμλ©΄ κ°μ¬νκ² μ΅λλ€. λ λ²μ§Έλ 무μ ARPUκ° κ³μν΄μ 4% μμ€μΌλ‘ μ±μ₯νκ³ μλλ°, ARPU μ°κ° λ° λ΄λ μ λ§λ λ§μν΄ μ£Όμλ©΄ κ°μ¬νκ² μ΅λλ€. Thank you. I would like to ask two questions. We've seen earnings growth up until Q3. Can you provide some color as to what your outlook is for Q4 and for the whole year in terms of profit? Also in connection with that, it would be helpful if you could also share your dividend outlook as well. Second question. Your wireless ARPU has been sustaining an uptrend of around 4%. What is your outlook for next year? κΉνμ¬ λ, μ§λ¬Έ κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. 3QκΉμ§ μ’μλλ°, 4Qμ μ°κ° μ΄μ΅κ³Ό μ€μ μ°λμμ λ°°λΉ μ λ§μ λν μ§λ¬Έμ μ£Όμ ¨μ΅λλ€. Thank you, Mr. Hoe-jae Kim for your question. Your question was, we were able to post positive growth up until Q3. You asked for more color with regards to what the Q4 outlook is, and for the whole year as well, and also to talk about the dividend. KTμ 3λΆκΈ° μ€μ μ 컨νΌλ°μ€ μ½ μμμμ λ§μλλ Έλ―μ΄, μ ν¬κ° B2B μμμμ κΈ°μ λ€μ λμ§νΈ μ νμμ μ κ·Ή λμνλ©΄μ μμ£Όμ λ§€μΆμ΄ μ±μ₯ μ§μλμμ΅λλ€. νΉν 3λΆκΈ° λμ μμ£Ό κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ μ λ λλΉ 21% μ¦κ°λ 2.97μ‘° μμ κΈ°λ‘ν λ° μκ³ , μ΄κ² λ―Έλ λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μ κΈ°λ°μ νμ€ν λ€μ§ μΈ‘λ©΄μ΄ μλ€κ³ νκ² μ΅λλ€. As I said in my presentation early on, if you look at KT's Q3 performances from our B2B business driven by the demand for digital transformation in enterprises, we were able to see growth in terms of the order volume as well as the top line revenue. In a Q3 cumulative basis, we've seen order volume grow by 21%, amounting to KRW 2.97 trillion, and this has laid a quite solid basis for our future revenue growth. ν μ½ λΆμΌμμλ 5GλΌλ μ§ GIGA μΈν°λ· κ°μ μ κ°μ ν리미μ κ°μ μ μ¦κ°νλ©΄μ λ 견쑰ν λ§€μΆλ μ΄μ΄κ°μ΅λλ€. We also continue to show quite robust top line in the telco business. We've seen premium subscribers grow for our 5G services and GIGA internet. DiGiCo ν΅μ¬ ν¬νΈν΄λ¦¬μ€μΈ λ―Έλμ΄ μ½ν μΈ λ κΈμ΅, IDC ν΄λΌμ°λ λΆμΌλ κ³μ μ±μ₯μ΄ λλλ¬μ§κ² 보μ¬μ‘μ΅λλ€. We've also seen very salient growth from our media content, finance, IDC, and cloud, our core businesses under DiGiCo. 4λΆκΈ°μλ μ΄λ° λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μ κΈ°μ‘°λ μ΄μ΄κ°λ €κ³ λ Έλ ₯ν κ³νμ΄κ³ , λ ν₯νμ λΆνμ€ν λμΈ νκ²½μμλ μ΄λ° λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯μΈλ₯Ό μ§μνλ €κ³ νκ³ μκ³ , μ΄λ κ² μ λ§νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. In the remaining quarter, in Q4, we will continue to endeavor to make sure that we sustain this top line trend. Even beyond that point in time, we will continue to make sure we continue on with this revenue trend. We do expect that more or less that will be possible. λ€λ§, 4λΆκΈ°μ μ΄λ° λ³λμ±μ΄, μ΄λ° λΆλΆλ€μ΄ μ°λ €κ° λλ λΆλΆμ΄ μμ΄μ λΉμ© μ§νμ ν¨μ¨ν ν΄μ μμ΅μ± μ€μ¬μ κ²½μμ κ°νν΄ λκ° κ³νμ λλ€. 3λΆκΈ° λμ κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘ μ΄λ―Έ μ λ λλΉ κ°μ λ μμ΅μ±μ μ¦λͺ νκ³ , λ¨μ κΈ°κ°μλ λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯κ³Ό λλΆμ΄ ν¨μ¨μ λΉμ© μ§νμ ν΅ν΄ μ°κ° κΈ°μ€μΌλ‘λ μ λ λλΉ μ΄μ΅μ κ°μ ν μ μλλ‘ λ Έλ ₯νκ² μ΅λλ€. However, we have in front of us quite uncertain market backdrop and volatilities exist. We plan to be very efficient in terms of our cost spending, and we will focus on profitability and margins as we enter into the Q4 and next year. On a Q3 cumulative basis, we were able to prove that we actually brought an improvement in profitability. In the remainder time as well, we will endeavor to make sure we continue on with that revenue trend and also be very efficient in terms of our cost and spending, so that on a per year basis, we could actually achieve an improvement in profit year-over-year. λ°°λΉ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μλ μ§λ¬Έμ μ£Όμ ¨λλ°, μ¬ν΄κΉμ§ λ³λ κΈ°μ€ μ‘°μ λΉκΈ° μμ΄μ΅μ 50%λΌλ λ°°λΉ μ μ± μ λ°λΌμ λ°°λΉκΈμ΄ κ²°μ λ μμ μ λλ€. You also asked about our dividend. Until the end of this year, our dividend will be determined as 50% of the adjusted net profit, as per our plan. KTλ κ·Έλμ μμ΅μ± κ°μ μ λ°νμΌλ‘ μ£ΌλΉ λ°°λΉκΈ νλλ₯Ό νλ νΈλ λ μ½λλ₯Ό μ μ§ν΄ μμ΅λλ€. μ¬ν΄λ λ§€μΆ μ±μ₯κ³Ό λλΆμ΄ λΆνμ€ν λμΈ νκ²½ λλΉν΄μ ν¨μ¨μ μΈ λΉμ© μ§νμ ν΅ν΄μ μ λ λλΉ μμ΅μ± κ°μ νλ©΄, λ°°λΉκΈ κ·λͺ¨λ μ λ λλΉ μ¦κ°λ μ μλλ‘ λ Έλ ₯ν κ³νμ λλ€. Now, KT has been able to improve and enhance its profitability, and we have a track record of expanding our per share dividend. Supported by our revenue growth and our cost efficiency efforts under this very uncertain times. If we are able to elevate the year-over-year profit level, we believe that, and we will, of course, endeavor to make sure that we can actually grow the size of the dividend payout. λ λ²μ§Έ μ§λ¬ΈμΌλ‘ 무μ ARPUμ λν λ΄λ λ μ λ§μ λ§μμ μ£Όμ ¨λλ°, 무μ μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆκ³Ό ARPUλ₯Ό ν¨κ» λ§μλ리λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. Your second question related to wireless ARPU, but why don't I talk about both the wireless service revenue and ARPU? μ¬ν΄ μ°κ° 무μ μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆμ ν 2% μμ€μΌλ‘ μ§κΈ μ λ§νκ³ μκ³ , ARPUλ 5G κ°μ μ λΉμ€ νλ, μ΄λ° κ±Έ ν΅ν΄μ ARPU μ¦κ°λ 2021λ μμ€ μ λλ‘ μμμ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. In terms of the wireless service revenue on a per year basis, we are looking at about 2% growth for service revenue. For ARPU, as we are seeing rise in the 5G mix, we think that that growth rate will be on par with what we've seen in 2021. λ΄λ λ ꡬ체μ μΈ κ°μ΄λμ€λ λ΄λ 2μ λ¬ μ€μ λ°ν λ λ§μμ λλ¦¬κ² μ§λ§, ν° λ°©ν₯μ 무μ μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆκ³Ό ARPU μ¦κ°λ₯Ό μ¬ν΄ μμ€μ μ μ§νλ λ°©ν₯μΌλ‘ μ§κΈ κ³νμ νκ³ μλ€κ³ λ§μμ λλ¦¬κ² μ΅λλ€. 5G κ°μ μλ μ§μμ μΈ 5G κ°μ μ λΉμ€ μ¦κ°μ λ κ³ κ°λ€μ μ΄μ΄μ€ μ νκΆ νλλ₯Ό ν΅ν λΆκ° μλΉμ€ λ§€μΆ μ¦κ°λ₯Ό ν΅ν΄μ ARPU μ¦κ° νΈλ λλ κ³μ μ μ§νλ €κ³ νκ³ μμ΅λλ€. We will be able to communicate to you the specifics of our next year guidance in the upcoming conference call in February. Just to give you a direction, basically we would like to maintain the wireless service revenue and ARPU growth to and at about a level of what we've seen this year in 2022. In terms of the 5G subscribers, 5G mix is going to increase against the total base. As we provide more choice and offer more value added services, we will see a higher level of VAS revenue, which will, we believe, drive further rise in ARPU. λ€μμΌλ‘ μ§λ¬Έν΄ μ£Όμ€ λΆμ KBμ¦κΆμ κΉμ€μ λμ λλ€. The following question will be presented by Jun Sop Kim from KB Securities. Please go ahead with your question. λ€, μ§λ¬Έ κΈ°ν μ£Όμ μ κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. KBμ¦κΆ κΉμ€μμ λλ€. μ λ ν κ°μ§ μ§λ¬Έλ§ λλ €λ³Ό ν λ°μ. 5G νΉνλ§ κ΄λ ¨ν΄μ KTμ λ΄λ μ λ§μ λν΄ μ¬μ€λ³΄κ³ μΆμ΅λλ€. μ΅κ·Ό 5G νΉνλ§ μ¬μ μ λν΄μ κΈ°λκ° λ§μ΄ λμμ§λ ννΈ, λ€μν μ¬μ μλ€μ΄ ν΄λΉ μμ₯μ μ§μ νλ λν₯μΈλ°μ. μ¬κΈ°μ KTκ° λ΄λ 5G νΉνλ§ μμ₯μ 보λ λ·°μ ν¨κ» μ λ΅μ 곡μ ν΄ μ£Όμλ©΄ μ’κ² μ΅λλ€. κ°μ¬ν©λλ€. Thank you very much for taking my question. I am Kim Jun Sop from KB Securities. I just have one question for you which relates to the private 5G network project. I would like to understand what KT's view is with regards to this private 5G network and what your strategies are. As we see many players enter into the private 5G domain, I would like to understand what your take is on the overall trajectory of this domain. μ, κΉ μμλ, μ§λ¬Έ κ°μ¬λ립λλ€. 5G νΉνλ§μ λν λ΄λ μ λ§κ³Ό μ λ΅μ λν΄μ μ§λ¬Έμ μ£Όμ ¨λλ° λ΅λ³λ리λλ‘ νκ² μ΅λλ€. Thank you, Mr. Kim, for your question. You asked about what our strategies are and what our outlook is with regards to the private 5G network. μ¬ν΄λ 5G νΉνλ§ μ¬μ μλ μΌλ‘, μ λΆμ κ΅μ± κ³Όμ μ€μ¬μ νΉνλ§μ λν μ¬μ κΈ°νκ° μ‘΄μ¬νλ€κ³ λ³΄κ³ μμ΅λλ€. This year marks the first year under the government initiative to actually take the private 5G network project as country's very important project. We were able to see that there is a business opportunity here. 5G νΉνλ§ μ¬μ μ΄ μ΄μ μ λΆμ 11κ° μ λΆ κ³Όμ μ€μ KT 컨μμμμ΄ κ³΅κ³΅μλ£, ν곡, λ―Όκ°μ μ‘°, 28GHz κ΅μ‘ λ± 4κ° λΆμΌμ κ³Όμ λ₯Ό μμ£Όνκ³ , νμ¬ 5G νΉνλ§ λ€νΈμν¬λ₯Ό κ΅¬μΆ μ€μ μμ΅λλ€. The government has selected 11 different government projects, and of those, KT Consortium has won orders and projects in four main areas, which include public healthcare, aerospace, private manufacturing, and 28GHz education. We are in the process of building out the 5G private network. KTλ 5G νΉνλ§ κ΅¬μΆ λ° μ΄μ μ¬μ μλ‘μ μ¬μ κΈ°νλ₯Ό λ§λ€ μ μμΌλ©°, KTμ κ·Έλ£Ήμ¬λ₯Ό νμ©ν΄μ νΉνλ§ μ¬μ κΆμ νλνμ¬ KT κ·Έλ£Ή μ°¨μμ 5G νΉνλ§ μ¬μ μ μ μ°νκ² νλ κ²μ κ³ν μ€μ λλ€. KT has a business opportunity in that it can be a company that actually builds out the private 5G network and also as an operator. Also we can come up with various business opportunities together with other KT Group companies, the subsidiaries, by winning the 5G private network license. At the KT Group level, we can be very flexible in engaging with the 5G private network. 5G νΉνλ§μ΄ κ³ κ°μ¬κ° 5G κΈ°μ§κ΅κ³Ό 5G μ½μ΄λ₯Ό λͺ¨λ μμ°μΌλ‘ ꡬμΆνλ ννκ° μΌλ°μ μΈλ°, KTλ κ³ κ°μ¬μ λΉμ© λΆλ΄ μ κ°μ μν΄μ 5G κΈ°μ§κ΅μ κ³ κ°μ΄ ꡬμΆνλ, 5G μ½μ΄λΌλ μ§ KT λ΄λΆμ ν΄λΌμ°λ κΈ°λ°μΌλ‘ ꡬμΆνκ³ μλΉμ€νμΌλ‘ μ 곡νλ μ¬μ λͺ¨λΈμ μ§κΈ νμ¬ κ³ λ € μ€μ΄λΌκ³ λ§μλ릴 μ μκ² μ΅λλ€. A typical project structure for private 5G network is that the client will usually build out the asset, the 5G base station, as well as the 5G core. That is a typical design. In order to alleviate the cost burden of our clients, 5G base stations will be built out by the client themselves. 5G core will be handled by KT based on our internal cloud platform. We are currently thinking of providing as a service to our customer clients. The following question will be presented by Neil Anderson from HSBC. Please go ahead with your question. Thank you. Good afternoon. I would like to ask about the competitive dynamics in both the content and the enterprise solutions market, please. The reason I'm asking is I think all three large telcos are focused on this area, and I'm wondering if you're seeing any cost inflation, particularly in terms of labor costs or, specifically in the content market, the cost of content itself. That's my first question. The second question relates to network slicing and the ability to charge different groups of users different amounts depending on the technology parameters they're receiving. When do you think you'll be able to launch services using network slicing? Thank you. Thank you very much for that question. I will first respond to your question about network slicing. If you think about the basic foundation that will support the future of 5G B2B services, we are expecting and hoping that network slicing will be an opportunity for us to really reevaluate the value that 5G network offers. As 5G network slicing has been recognized by the government authorities as specialized services, we now have an institutional basis whereby we could actually provide customized services in the B2B domain specific for a customer. Because that will enable us to diversify the pricing, the price that we charge to our customers, depending on the customized and the bespoke product, we think in the mid to long term horizon, that will positively impact 5G profitability. KT, before the end of the year, we are planning to release a multi-slicing services, basically, that slices up the network depending on the destination IP, thereby providing a specialized feature on a standalone SA basis. We are at this point working on developing and releasing an enterprise-only SA service. You also asked about what our outlook is in terms of the possible cost inflation, especially in areas of content and B2B business. KT is currently expanding its portfolio around content and B2B DX, but we have a very clear and distinct differentiation compared to our peers, in that we engage in our business that is supported and underpinned by the platform, the physical network, as well as our sales capabilities. It is our view that we see such digital transformation and content, the industry itself is reporting a structural growth as we see rise in the demand from businesses for digital DX services, as well as increasing demand for content. Recently against the overall inflationary backdrop, yes, there is a pressure that is working to push up the cost, but we are not focusing on competing in a small slice of a market. We are focusing on expanding the market pie itself, driven by the overall growth in market demand. We believe that there is a quite significant potential from the top line side. Even if there is a slight uptick in the cost, we plan to respond to that with growing our top line revenue, which will eventually, can translate into improvement in profit as well. Also just to elaborate a little more, many businesses these days are facing upward pressure on their cost structure, and these companies, in order to offset that rise in cost, are looking to adopt digital transformation. We believe that that will continuously drive DX related demand, and KT, if it could really leverage this ICT capability that we actually have, we believe that we would be able to additionally generate demand. Currently, there are no participants with questions. We will wait for a second until there is another question. With no further questions, we would like to now close the Q&A session. Once again, thank you very much for joining us this afternoon. This brings us to the end of KT's Q3 2022 earnings presentation. Thank you.
Loading workspace