SK Telecom Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
SK Telecom has a total shareholder equity of ₩12,561.4B and total debt of ₩8,655.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 68.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are ₩29,472.8B and ₩16,911.4B respectively. SK Telecom's EBIT is ₩1,868.2B making its interest coverage ratio 6.5. It has cash and short-term investments of ₩2,237.0B.
Key information
68.9%
Debt to equity ratio
₩8.66t
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 6.5x |
| Cash | ₩2.24t |
| Equity | ₩12.56t |
| Total liabilities | ₩16.91t |
| Total assets | ₩29.47t |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
SK Telecom: Positive Signs Are Appearing
Sep 17SK Telecom: Top Dog In The Telecommunications Space
Jul 04SK Telecom: Positive Takeaways From Annual General Meeting
Apr 18SK Telecom: Eyes On Q4 Earnings Beat And Korea Discount
Feb 05SK Telecom Q3 Earnings: Core Business Still Struggling
Nov 20SK Telecom: Consider Both AI Investments And Dividends
Oct 10SK Telecom Seems To Be Losing Focus On Its Core Business
Jul 28SK Telecom: Watch Share Repurchases And Metaverse Business
Jul 10SK Telecom reports Q4 results
Feb 08SK Telecom: Concerns In The Short Term, But Business Remains Strong
Dec 08SK Telecom GAAP EPS of $1059.00, revenue of $4.34B beats by $1.23B
Nov 10SK Telecom: Multiple Positives
Oct 20SK Telecom: Looking Beyond The Traditional Business Model
Aug 08SK Telecom: 5G Growth Has Been Impressive, But Inflation Could Pose Obstacles
May 18SK Telecom: 5G Driving Company Growth
Mar 10SK Telecom: Decent Results With Proposed Spin-Off In The Spotlight
Aug 16SK Telecom's board approves horizontal spin-off
Jun 10SK Telecom reports Q4 results
Feb 03SK Telecom: Catalysts In The Process Of Being Realized
Nov 09Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SKM's short term assets (₩7,365.7B) do not cover its short term liabilities (₩8,127.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: SKM's short term assets (₩7,365.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities (₩8,784.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SKM's net debt to equity ratio (51.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: SKM's debt to equity ratio has increased from 40.6% to 68.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SKM's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (58.1%).
Interest Coverage: SKM's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.5x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/21 05:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Seyon Park | Barclays |
| Sun Chung | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| Sun Lee | BofA Global Research |