SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

NYSE:SKM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.1b

SK Telecom Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

James Ryu

Chief executive officer

₩2.1b

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage58.1%
CEO tenure3.3yrs
CEO ownership0.01%
Management average tenureno data
Board average tenure2.9yrs

Recent management updates

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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has James Ryu's remuneration changed compared to SK Telecom's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

₩1t

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

₩1t

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

₩1t

Dec 31 2023₩2b₩1b

₩1t

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

₩1t

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

₩1t

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

₩977b

Dec 31 2022₩2b₩1b

₩898b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

₩881b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

₩957b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

₩1t

Dec 31 2021₩2b₩792m

₩1t

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

₩618b

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

₩690b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

₩703b

Dec 31 2020₩2b₩540m

₩673b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

₩1t

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

₩967b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

₩807b

Dec 31 2019₩1b₩460m

₩874b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

₩1t

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

₩2t

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

₩3t

Dec 31 2018₩579m₩269m

₩3t

Compensation vs Market: James's total compensation ($USD1.42M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD7.90M).

Compensation vs Earnings: James's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

James Ryu (54 yo)

3.3yrs

Tenure

₩2,065,000,000

Compensation

Mr. Young Sang Ryu, also known as James, has been an Executive Director of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. since February 20, 2018 and has been Chief Executive Officer since November 01, 2021 and served as its Chief...

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Young Sang Ryu
CEO, President & Executive Director7yrs₩2.07b0.0095%
$ 772.6k
Jong Ryeol Kang
Executive Director2.9yrs₩1.23b0.0041%
$ 335.3k
Yang-Seob Kim
CFO, Head of Corporate Planning & Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Sung-Hyung Lee
Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno datano data
Seok-Dong Kim
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsno data0.0018%
$ 143.3k
Yong-Hak Kim
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board4.9yrsno data0.0023%
$ 187.1k
Jun Mo Kim
Independent Non-executive Director4.9yrsno data0.0018%
$ 143.3k
Haeyun Oh
Independent Non-Executive Director1.9yrsno data0.0011%
$ 88.3k
Mi Kyung Noh
Independent Non-Executive Directorless than a yearno data0.00046%
$ 37.3k

2.9yrs

Average Tenure

59yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SKM's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/02 07:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is covered by 45 analysts. 24 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