SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

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AboutSK Telecom Co., Ltd. provides wireless telecommunication services in South Korea. The company operates through three segments: Cellular Services, Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services, and Other Businesses. The Cellular Services segment offers wireless voice and data transmission, Internet of Things solutions, platform, cloud, smart factory solutions, subscription, and metaverse platform-based services, as well as sells wireless devices. The Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services segment provides fixed-line telephone services; broadband Internet services; media platform services, such as Internet protocol TV and cable TV; and business communications services. The Other Businesses segment offers television shopping services under the T-commerce brand, as well as portal services. In addition, it provides call center management, base station maintenance, information gathering and consulting, system software development and supply, quantum information and communications, data base and internet website, and digital contents sourcing services; manufactures and sells e-book; sells contents and mastering quality sound album; sells and trades in anti-theft and surveillance devices; and operates information and communications facilities. As of December 31, 2021, the company had 3.6 million fixed-line telephone and 31.9 million wireless subscribers. SK Telecom Company Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.Show more

Revenue $17940.61B +1.9%
EBITDA $5390.75B -2.1%
Net Income $1250.15B +14.3%
Free Cash Flow $2528.07B +35.4%
EBITDA Margin 30.05% -3.9%
Net Margin 6.97% +12.2%
ROE 10.39% +15.9%
Interest Coverage 3.87 -15.3%
Debt/Equity 0.91 +4.5%
Net Debt/EBITDA 1.62 -2.9%
CapEx / Revenue 13.86% -17.9%
CapEx Coverage 2.05 +22.9%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
✓Strong interest coverage of 3.9x
✓Trading at only 0.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y0.44%

5Y3.08%

3Y2.32%

TTM0.05%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-3.59%

5Y7.06%

3Y-19.62%

TTM-12.93%

EPS CAGR

10Y-3.57%

5Y7.6%

3Y0.21%

TTM-15.31%

ROCE

10Y Avg5.13%

5Y Avg5.83%

3Y Avg7.31%

Latest7.61%

Peer Comparison

Asia-Pacific Carriers

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
KYIVKyivstar Group Ltd. Common Shares	2.8B	12.12	9.85	0.44%	30.79%	28.77%	6.5%	0.83
CHTChunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	32.7B	42.15	0.88	3.2%	16.37%	9.83%	100%	0.11
TKCTurkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.	5.12B	5.88	0.22	55.6%	7.36%	6.44%	100%	0.56
PHIPLDT Inc.	4.8B	22.23	0.15	2.79%	13.37%	24.12%	100%	2.88
KTKT Corporation	9.3B	19.29	0.02	0.55%	3.54%	5.16%	100%	0.64
SKMSK Telecom Co.,Ltd	8.02B	20.91	0.01	1.89%	5.68%	8.47%	100%	0.91
TLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk	21.62B	21.82	0.00	0.5%	14.76%	14.04%	100%	0.47

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Revenue+	17.14T	17.09T	17.52T	16.87T	15.42T	16.09T	16.75T	17.3T	17.61T	17.94T
Revenue Growth %	-0%	-0%	0.03%	-0.04%	-0.09%	0.04%	0.04%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%
Cost of Revenue	3.3T	3.19T	3.1T	2.91T	2.39T	2.17T	2.23T	2.25T	2.22T	2.28T
Gross Profit+	13.83T	13.9T	14.42T	13.96T	13.02T	13.92T	14.52T	15.05T	15.39T	15.66T
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-0.02%	0.01%	0.04%	-0.03%	-0.07%	0.07%	0.04%	0.04%	0.02%	0.02%
Operating Expenses+	12.34T	12.6T	13.19T	13.13T	12.04T	12.88T	13.09T	13.46T	13.63T	13.97T
Other Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA+	4.49T	4.37T	4.47T	4.12T	5.01T	5.21T	5.55T	5.35T	5.51T	5.39T
EBITDA Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBITDA Growth %	-0%	-0.03%	0.02%	-0.08%	0.22%	0.04%	0.07%	-0.04%	0.03%	-0.02%
Depreciation & Amortization+	2.99T	3.07T	3.25T	3.28T	4.02T	4.17T	4.11T	3.76T	3.75T	3.7T
D&A / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income (EBIT)+	1.5T	1.3T	1.22T	833.85B	987.05B	1.04T	1.43T	1.59T	1.76T	1.69T
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Operating Income Growth %	-0.07%	-0.13%	-0.06%	-0.32%	0.18%	0.05%	0.38%	0.11%	0.1%	-0.04%
Interest Expense+	330.92B	307.73B	322.67B	312.88B	393.7B	266.31B	290.2B	318.54B	384.08B	436.56B
Interest Coverage	4.52x	4.24x	3.80x	2.67x	2.51x	3.89x	4.94x	5.01x	4.57x	3.87x
Interest / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Non-Operating Income	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K
Pretax Income+	2.04T	2.1T	3.4T	3.98T	807.03B	905.22B	1.72T	1.24T	1.49T	1.76T
Pretax Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income Tax+	519.48B	436.04B	745.65B	843.98B	262.94B	221.26B	446.8B	288.32B	342.24B	374.67B
Effective Tax Rate %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income+	1.52T	1.68T	2.6T	3.13T	888.7B	1.5T	2.41T	912.4B	1.09T	1.25T
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income Growth %	-0.16%	0.1%	0.55%	0.2%	-0.72%	0.69%	0.6%	-0.62%	0.2%	0.14%
EPS (Diluted)+	3839.55	4298.55	6692.22	8061.11	2218.52	1691.19	3179.29	2286.67	2750.00	3199.58
EPS Growth %	-0.17%	0.12%	0.56%	0.2%	-0.72%	-0.24%	0.88%	-0.28%	0.2%	0.16%
EPS (Basic)	3839.63	4298.61	6692.22	8061.11	2218.54	1691.31	3179.29	2287.61	2752.22	3211.36
Diluted Shares Outstanding	391.12M	385.97M	388.48M	386.04M	393.92M	397.99M	391.65M	392.6M	391.42M	389.08M

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Assets+	28.58T	31.3T	33.43T	42.37T	44.61T	47.91T	30.91T	31.31T	30.12T	30.52T
Asset Growth %	0.02%	0.1%	0.07%	0.27%	0.05%	0.07%	-0.35%	0.01%	-0.04%	0.01%
PP&E (Net)+	10.37T	10.37T	10.14T	10.72T	12.33T	13.38T	12.87T	13.32T	13.02T	12.62T
PP&E / Total Assets %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Current Assets+	5.16T	6T	6.2T	7.96T	8.1T	8.78T	6.35T	7.22T	6.59T	7.48T
Cash & Equivalents	768.92B	1.51T	1.46T	1.51T	1.27T	1.37T	872.73B	1.88T	1.45T	2.02T
Receivables	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Inventory	273.56B	259.85B	272.4B	288.05B	162.88B	171.44B	204.64B	166.35B	179.81B	209.78B
Other Current Assets	109.93B	6.43B	59.8B	19.7B	222.36B	123.2B	140.5B	288.34B	211.01B	459.59B
Long-Term Investments	8.11T	8.23T	10.43T	13.48T	14.24T	16T	3.91T	3.3T	3.59T	4.22T
Goodwill	1.91T	1.93T	1.92T	2.94T	2.95T	3.36T	2.07T	2.08T	2.08T	2.07T
Intangible Assets	2.3T	3.78T	3.59T	5.51T	4.87T	4.44T	3.87T	3.32T	2.86T	2.19T
Other Assets	705.12B	909.13B	1.07T	1.67T	2.01T	1.85T	1.83T	2.06T	1.97T	1.93T
Total Liabilities	13.21T	15.18T	15.4T	20.02T	21.79T	23.51T	18.58T	19.15T	17.89T	18.69T
Total Debt+	7.52T	7.37T	7.47T	9.65T	10.98T	12.16T	10.37T	11.08T	10.66T	10.76T
Net Debt	6.75T	5.86T	6.01T	8.15T	9.71T	10.79T	9.5T	9.2T	9.2T	8.74T
Long-Term Debt	6.56T	6.48T	5.81T	8.59T	9.23T	9.67T	7.39T	7.19T	7.42T	6.57T
Short-Term Borrowings	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Capital Lease Obligations	26M	0	0	0	712.74B	1.44T	1.53T	1.78T	1.61T	1.64T
Total Current Liabilities+	5.26T	6.44T	7.11T	6.85T	7.79T	8.18T	6.96T	8.05T	6.99T	9.22T
Accounts Payable	279.78B	402.44B	351.71B	381.3B	438.3B	372.91B	190.56B	89.25B	139.88B	126.51B
Accrued Expenses	920.74B	1.13T	1.33T	1.3T	1.42T	1.55T	1.3T	1.51T	1.44T	1.52T
Deferred Revenue	361.08B	362.99B	337B	140.71B	191.22B	229.89B	166.44B	172.35B	155.58B	168.19B
Other Current Liabilities	41.04B	153.18B	80.49B	87.99B	22.69B	72.03B	61.74B	39.68B	38.29B	156.37B
Deferred Taxes	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Liabilities	849.14B	1.78T	1.5T	2.27T	1.47T	1.85T	2.06T	1.69T	1.35T	697.27B
Total Equity+	15.37T	16.12T	18.03T	22.35T	22.82T	24.4T	12.34T	12.16T	12.23T	11.83T
Equity Growth %	0.01%	0.05%	0.12%	0.24%	0.02%	0.07%	-0.49%	-0.01%	0.01%	-0.03%
Shareholders Equity	15.25T	15.97T	17.84T	22.47T	22.96T	23.74T	11.58T	11.32T	10.99T	11.7T
Minority Interest	123.02B	145.03B	187.06B	-121.57B	-133.29B	652.35B	755.79B	836.88B	839.35B	129B
Common Stock	44.64B	44.64B	44.64B	44.64B	44.64B	44.64B	30.49B	30.49B	30.49B	30.49B
Additional Paid-in Capital	2.92T	-198.74B	2.92T	2.92T	2.92T	2.92T	1.77T	1.77T	1.77T	1.77T
Retained Earnings	15.01T	15.95T	17.84T	22.14T	22.24T	22.98T	22.44T	22.46T	22.8T	23.03T
Accumulated OCI	9.3B	-226.18B	-234.73B	-373.44B	-329.58B	40.14B	735.24B	391.23B	387.22B	646.9B
Return on Assets (ROA)	0.05%	0.06%	0.08%	0.08%	0.02%	0.03%	0.06%	0.03%	0.04%	0.04%
Return on Equity (ROE)	0.1%	0.11%	0.15%	0.15%	0.04%	0.06%	0.13%	0.07%	0.09%	0.1%
Debt / Equity	0.49x	0.46x	0.41x	0.43x	0.48x	0.50x	0.84x	0.91x	0.87x	0.91x
Debt / Assets	0.26%	0.24%	0.22%	0.23%	0.25%	0.25%	0.34%	0.35%	0.35%	0.35%
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.50x	1.34x	1.34x	1.98x	1.94x	2.07x	1.71x	1.72x	1.67x	1.62x
Book Value per Share	39.31K	41.76K	46.41K	57.89K	57.94K	61.3K	31.5K	30.96K	31.24K	30.4K

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	3.78T	4.24T	3.86T	4.33T	3.99T	5.82T	5.03T	5.16T	4.95T	5.09T
Operating CF Growth %	0.03%	0.12%	-0.09%	0.12%	-0.08%	0.46%	-0.14%	0.03%	-0.04%	0.03%
Operating CF / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income	1.52T	1.66T	2.66T	3.13T	861.94B	1.5T	2.42T	947.83B	1.15T	1.25T
Depreciation & Amortization	2.99T	3.07T	3.25T	3.28T	3.94T	4.17T	4.11T	3.76T	3.75T	3.7T
Deferred Taxes	519.48B	436.04B	745.65B	843.98B	300.71B	376.5B	651.95B	288.32B	342.24B	374.67B
Other Non-Cash Items	207.13B	214.45B	-2.59T	-3.02T	-362.25B	-608.92B	-1.79T	-113.83B	-135.89B	-293.11B
Working Capital Changes	-627.22B	69.11B	-200.59B	89.91B	-752.24B	379.44B	-453.8B	197.22B	-174.77B	48.99B
Capital Expenditures+	-2.61T	-3.13T	-2.86T	-3.3T	-3.52T	-3.69T	-3.31T	-3.05T	-3.08T	-2.56T
CapEx / Revenue %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx / D&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CapEx Coverage (OCF/CapEx)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cash from Investing+	-2.88T	-2.46T	-3.07T	-4.05T	-3.58T	-4.25T	-3.49T	-2.81T	-3.35T	-2.71T
Acquisitions	117.33B	-87.26B	-181.1B	-749.14B	-246.16B	-49.14B	-229.36B	269.27B	-2.27B	65.61B
Purchase of Investments	-707.88B	-37.63B	-206.35B	-442.36B	-383.98B	-691.5B	-286.59B	-766.78B	-394.07B	-362.05B
Sale of Investments	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K
Other Investing	54.89B	10.65B	48.69B	67.57B	45.51B	113.32B	62.99B	30.68B	-84.94B	19.75B
Cash from Financing+	-964.58B	-1.04T	-826.62B	-238.31B	-636.83B	-1.46T	-2.05T	-1.35T	-2.02T	-1.81T
Dividends Paid	-668.49B	-706.09B	-706.09B	-706.09B	-718.7B	-742.14B	-1.03T	-904.02B	-773.81B	-824.12B
Dividend Payout Ratio %	0.44%	0.42%	0.27%	0.23%	0.81%	0.49%	0.43%	0.99%	0.71%	0.66%
Debt Issuance (Net)	1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K	-1000K
Stock Issued	0	0	0	0	300B	0	0	0	398.51B	0
Share Repurchases	-490.19B	0	0	0	0	-426.66B	-76.11B	0	-285.49B	-15.79B
Other Financing	-237.76B	251M	-160.29B	-312.92B	-318.6B	-394.92B	-512.86B	-383.46B	-257.1B	-486.83B
Net Change in Cash+	-65.51B	736.32B	-47.51B	48.96B	-235.88B	98.83B	-496.92B	1.01T	-427.31B	568.74B
Exchange Rate Effect	1000K	1000K	-1000K	1000K	-1000K	-1000K	1000K	1000K	-1000K	1000K
Cash at Beginning	834.43B	768.92B	1.51T	1.46T	1.51T	1.27T	1.37T	872.73B	1.88T	1.45T
Cash at End	768.92B	1.51T	1.46T	1.51T	1.27T	1.37T	872.73B	1.88T	1.45T	2.02T
Free Cash Flow+	1.17T	1.12T	994.22B	1.04T	469.19B	2.13T	1.72T	2.11T	1.87T	2.53T
FCF Growth %	1.17%	-0.05%	-0.11%	0.04%	-0.55%	3.55%	-0.19%	0.23%	-0.12%	0.35%
FCF Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FCF / Net Income %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	9.92%	10.64%	15.23%	15.49%	3.93%	6.37%	13.11%	7.45%	8.97%	10.39%
EBITDA Margin	26.19%	25.58%	25.53%	24.41%	32.49%	32.35%	33.12%	30.91%	31.28%	30.05%
Net Debt / EBITDA	1.50x	1.34x	1.34x	1.98x	1.94x	2.07x	1.71x	1.72x	1.67x	1.62x
Interest Coverage	4.52x	4.24x	3.80x	2.67x	2.51x	3.89x	4.94x	5.01x	4.57x	3.87x
CapEx / Revenue	15.21%	18.29%	16.33%	19.53%	22.81%	22.92%	19.75%	17.6%	16.89%	13.86%
Dividend Payout Ratio	44.02%	42.13%	27.16%	22.57%	80.87%	49.33%	42.72%	99.08%	70.76%	65.92%
Debt / Equity	0.49x	0.46x	0.41x	0.43x	0.48x	0.50x	0.84x	0.91x	0.87x	0.91x
EPS Growth	-16.56%	11.95%	55.69%	20.45%	-72.48%	-23.77%	87.99%	-28.08%	20.26%	16.35%

Revenue by Geography

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Country of domicile	16.66T	17.68T	18.61T	16.73T	17.3T
Country of domicile Growth	-	6.15%	5.25%	-10.07%	3.39%

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 0.0x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) reported $17.84T in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 13% increase from $15.80T in 2011.

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) grew revenue by 1.9% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) is profitable, generating $1.01T in net income for fiscal year 2024 (7.0% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) pays a dividend with a yield of 100.00%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) has a return on equity (ROE) of 10.4%. This is reasonable for most industries.

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) generated $3.07T in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

Industry Metrics

SK Telecom Co.,Ltd (SKM) has a dividend payout ratio of 66%. This suggests the dividend is well-covered and sustainable.

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