KTCS 2026 Q1: Operating Profit Surges 58%, Self-Share Cancellation Executed

Consolidated Q1 2026 revenue: 235.7B KRW (vs 235.2B YoY, +0.2%)
Operating profit: 10.5B KRW (vs 6.6B YoY, +58%), net profit attributable to controlling: 7.7B (vs 5.0B YoY, +55%)
EPS: 202 won (vs 131 won YoY, +54%)
Standalone operating profit: 7.6B (vs 4.5B YoY, +68%), net profit: 5.8B (vs 3.5B YoY, +63%)
Debt ratio: 93.09% (improved from 109.12% at year-end 2025); debt-free management maintained
Executed cancellation of 1,280,550 treasury shares (approx. 3.2B KRW) on March 31, 2026
High concentration on KT group (approx. 87% of consolidated revenue)
Operating cash flow turned negative to -11.8B KRW (vs +8.5B YoY) due to temporary factors (increase in receivables and prepayments)