Operating predominantly in South Korea, LG Uplus Corp. delivers a broad spectrum of telecommunications services. The company provides mobile connectivity to consumers, ...
LG Uplus Corp. (KRX: 032640) is a major South Korean communications service provider focused on mobile connectivity, broadband, and related digital services. The company operates primarily in South Korea and is owned by LG Corporation. Historically associated with LG Telecom, it uses the LG U+ brand and was established on ...LG Uplus Corp. (KRX: 032640) is a major South Korean communications service provider focused on mobile connectivity, broadband, and related digital services. The company operates primarily in South Korea and is owned by LG Corporation. Historically associated with LG Telecom, it uses the LG U+ brand and was established on July 11, 1996.
From a business perspective, LG Uplus generates revenue through consumer and business telecom offerings plus a growing set of platform and digital services. On the consumer side, it supplies mobile network services (including 5G), standard telecommunication and roaming-related services, and a range of fixed services such as broadband internet and IPTV. The company also markets home media and connectivity solutions that emphasize AI and IoT integrations (e.g., connected-home devices, home media services, and bundled packages) and includes internet phone services.
For enterprises and B2B customers, LG Uplus provides communications and IT-oriented solutions. The company offers dedicated business telecommunications and phone services, internet provisioning, security services, and broader IT solutions. Its portfolio also includes industrial IoT applications and facility/service/security solutions, reflecting a strategy to move beyond pure connectivity into managed and solution-based services. The company also operates data-center related services and delivers enterprise internet/data capabilities.
Operationally, telecom service delivery involves significant fixed infrastructure and ongoing technology investment. Major cost drivers typically include network build-out and maintenance (radio access networks, core network capacity, transmission/fiber), customer support and sales channels, and IT systems for billing, operations support, and digital platforms. Where LG Uplus sells mobile handsets or bundles devices, it must manage inventory and procurement economics (device sourcing costs, carrier/retail channel expenses, and device subsidy structures). For data-center and cloud/AI infrastructure initiatives, costs usually include server and storage hardware, power and cooling, facilities, cybersecurity, and software/management layers.
Financially, based on the provided TTM snapshot, LG Uplus shows moderate profitability characteristics for a mature telecom operator: net profit margin around 3.5% (netProfitMarginTTM ≈ 0.035) and operating/EBITDA margins of roughly 6.2% and 24% respectively. Valuation indicators from the dataset suggest relatively mid-range multiples (e.g., price-to-earnings ratio TTM ≈ 11.71, price-to-sales ratio TTM ≈ 0.41) and a dividend yield around 1.8% (dividendYieldTTM ≈ 0.018).
Key leadership is led by CEO Bum-Shik Hong. Overall, LG Uplus’s outlook is tied to South Korea’s competitive telecom environment—where network quality, spectrum/coverage investment discipline, customer churn management, and the ability to monetize digital/enterprise solutions (security, IT, and industrial IoT) are central to sustaining growth and margins.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$15451.7B
+5.7%
-1.2%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$523.9B
+39.9%
+98.9%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+40.3%
-49.6%
+456.2%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
+5.8%
-2.2%
+61.6%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
+3.4%
+32.4%
+101.3%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$1353.3B
+45.5%
+30.1%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
+8.8%
+37.7%
+31.6%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
79.4%
-5.3%
-17.6%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
0.86x
-16.2%
+28.1%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
