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SK Telecom NYSE:SKM Stock Report

Last Price

US$21.57

Market Cap

US$8.3b

7D

-2.8%

1Y

0.9%

Updated

22 Dec, 2024

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SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for SK Telecom
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price₩21.57
52 Week High₩24.58
52 Week Low₩19.88
Beta0.54
1 Month Change-5.31%
3 Month Change-10.61%
1 Year Change0.89%
3 Year Change-55.45%
5 Year Change-44.82%
Change since IPO-13.24%

Recent News & Updates

SK Telecom: Positive Signs Are Appearing

Sep 17

Recent updates

SK Telecom: Positive Signs Are Appearing

Sep 17

SK Telecom: Top Dog In The Telecommunications Space

Jul 04

SK Telecom: Positive Takeaways From Annual General Meeting

Apr 18

SK Telecom: Eyes On Q4 Earnings Beat And Korea Discount

Feb 05

SK Telecom Q3 Earnings: Core Business Still Struggling

Nov 20

SK Telecom: Consider Both AI Investments And Dividends

Oct 10

SK Telecom Seems To Be Losing Focus On Its Core Business

Jul 28

SK Telecom: Watch Share Repurchases And Metaverse Business

Jul 10

SK Telecom reports Q4 results

Feb 08

SK Telecom: Concerns In The Short Term, But Business Remains Strong

Dec 08

SK Telecom GAAP EPS of $1059.00, revenue of $4.34B beats by $1.23B

Nov 10

SK Telecom: Multiple Positives

Oct 20

SK Telecom: Looking Beyond The Traditional Business Model

Aug 08

SK Telecom: 5G Growth Has Been Impressive, But Inflation Could Pose Obstacles

May 18

SK Telecom: 5G Driving Company Growth

Mar 10

SK Telecom: Decent Results With Proposed Spin-Off In The Spotlight

Aug 16

SK Telecom's board approves horizontal spin-off

Jun 10

SK Telecom reports Q4 results

Feb 03

SK Telecom: Catalysts In The Process Of Being Realized

Nov 09

Shareholder Returns

SKMUS Wireless TelecomUS Market
7D-2.8%-4.7%-2.4%
1Y0.9%42.3%23.4%

Return vs Industry: SKM underperformed the US Wireless Telecom industry which returned 42.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SKM underperformed the US Market which returned 23.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SKM's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SKM volatility
SKM Average Weekly Movement2.9%
Wireless Telecom Industry Average Movement6.5%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market16.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: SKM has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: SKM's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1984n/aJames Ryuwww.sktelecom.com

SK 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, advertising and curated shopping under T Deal brand name, and metaverse platform-based services, as well as sells wireless devices.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Fundamentals Summary

How do SK Telecom's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SKM fundamental statistics
Market capUS$8.25b
Earnings (TTM)US$772.41m
Revenue (TTM)US$12.43b

10.7x

P/E Ratio

0.7x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SKM income statement (TTM)
Revenue₩17.96t
Cost of Revenue₩4.96t
Gross Profit₩12.99t
Other Expenses₩11.88t
Earnings₩1.12t

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)5.24k
Gross Margin72.36%
Net Profit Margin6.21%
Debt/Equity Ratio68.9%

How did SKM perform over the long term?

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Dividends

7.5%

Current Dividend Yield

115%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 10:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is covered by 45 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Seyon ParkBarclays
Sun ChungBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Sun LeeBofA Global Research