(SKM) SK Telecom - Overview
Stock: Wireless, Broadband, Tv, Cloud, Devices
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 4.70% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 5.32% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | -53.03% |
| Payout Consistency | 81.4% |
| Payout Ratio | 1.9% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 48.8% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -7.02% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 1.19 |
| Alpha | 32.60 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.177 |
| Beta Downside | 0.125 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 16.27% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 1.09 |
Description: SKM SK Telecom January 07, 2026
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE: SKM) is South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, delivering voice, data, and Internet-of-Things services through its Cellular Services segment, while also offering fixed-line telephone, broadband, IPTV, and enterprise communications via its Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services segment. A third “Other Businesses” segment bundles e-commerce (T-commerce), portal (Nate), and ancillary services such as call-center operations, base-station maintenance, and non-memory IC manufacturing.
Key data points (as of FY 2023) include ≈ 28 million mobile subscribers, a 5G penetration rate of roughly 70 % of the subscriber base, and total revenue of KRW 13.5 trillion (≈ US$10.5 bn), with operating profit margins hovering near 15 %. The company’s growth is tightly linked to South Korea’s high-speed broadband rollout, rising enterprise demand for cloud-enabled smart-factory solutions, and the broader Asian 5G capex wave, which the International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates will exceed US$150 bn in 2024.
Given SK Telecom’s diversified service mix and its leading position in a market where 5G adoption is outpacing global averages, a deeper dive into its subscriber churn trends and capex efficiency could clarify the upside potential.
For a data-rich, forward-looking analysis of SK Telecom’s valuation dynamics, you may find the ValueRay platform useful.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 3.5
| Net Income: 630.61b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.46 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 2.52% < 20% (prev -4.24%; Δ 6.76% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.23 > 3% & CFO 6750.16b > Net Income 630.61b |
| Net Debt (7917.09b) to EBITDA (4653.28b): 1.70 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.07 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (383.4m) vs 12m ago -0.23% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 66.62% > 18% (prev 0.86%; Δ 6577 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 59.46% > 50% (prev 60.93%; Δ -1.47% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.76 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 4653.28b / Interest Expense TTM 414.01b) |
Altman Z'' 4.33
| A: 0.02 (Total Current Assets 6929.37b - Total Current Liabilities 6492.24b) / Total Assets 28895.35b |
| B: 0.79 (Retained Earnings 22815.62b / Total Assets 28895.35b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 1142.58b / Avg Total Assets 29184.06b) |
| D: 1.33 (Book Value of Equity 22846.11b / Total Liabilities 17193.17b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 4.33 = AA |
Beneish M -3.14
| DSRI: 0.83 (Receivables 2142.21b/2681.91b, Revenue 17352.92b/17956.38b) |
| GMI: 1.29 (GM 66.62% / 85.69%) |
| AQI: 1.03 (AQ_t 0.35 / AQ_t-1 0.34) |
| SGI: 0.97 (Revenue 17352.92b / 17956.38b) |
| TATA: -0.21 (NI 630.61b - CFO 6750.16b) / TA 28895.35b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.14 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of SKM shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.82%, over one month by +38.23%, over three months by +39.93% and over the past year by +38.30%.
Is SKM a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the SKM price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 23.9 | -15.9% |
| Analysts Target Price | 23.9 | -15.9% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 30.9 | 8.6% |
SKM Fundamental Data Overview February 03, 2026
P/E Trailing = 26.5943
P/E Forward = 14.0845
P/S = 0.0006
P/B = 1.2875
P/EG = 5.066
Revenue TTM = 17352.92b KRW
EBIT TTM = 1142.58b KRW
EBITDA TTM = 4653.28b KRW
Long Term Debt = 8044.91b KRW (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 200.00b KRW (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 10764.83b KRW (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last fiscal year)
Net Debt = 7917.09b KRW (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 25189.05b KRW (15808.94b + Debt 10764.83b - CCE 1384.72b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.76 (Ebit TTM 1142.58b / Interest Expense TTM 414.01b)
EV/FCF = 15.21x (Enterprise Value 25189.05b / FCF TTM 1656.30b)
FCF Yield = 6.58% (FCF TTM 1656.30b / Enterprise Value 25189.05b)
FCF Margin = 9.54% (FCF TTM 1656.30b / Revenue TTM 17352.92b)
Net Margin = 3.63% (Net Income TTM 630.61b / Revenue TTM 17352.92b)
Gross Margin = 66.62% ((Revenue TTM 17352.92b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5791.67b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 14.19% (prev 91.41%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.87 (Enterprise Value 25189.05b / Total Assets 28895.35b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.92% (Interest Expense 99.11b / Debt 10764.83b)
Taxrate = 21.27% (374.67b / 1761.77b)
NOPAT = 899.59b (EBIT 1142.58b * (1 - 21.27%))
Current Ratio = 1.07 (Total Current Assets 6929.37b / Total Current Liabilities 6492.24b)
Debt / Equity = 0.92 (Debt 10764.83b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 11702.18b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.70 (Net Debt 7917.09b / EBITDA 4653.28b)
Debt / FCF = 4.78 (Net Debt 7917.09b / FCF TTM 1656.30b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 11780.93b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.16% (Net Income 630.61b / Total Assets 28895.35b)
RoE = 5.35% (Net Income TTM 630.61b / Total Stockholder Equity 11780.93b)
RoCE = 5.76% (EBIT 1142.58b / Capital Employed (Equity 11780.93b + L.T.Debt 8044.91b))
RoIC = 4.30% (NOPAT 899.59b / Invested Capital 20920.12b)
WACC = 4.20% (E(15808.94b)/V(26573.77b) * Re(6.57%) + D(10764.83b)/V(26573.77b) * Rd(0.92%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 6.57% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.95%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.36%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 87.17% ; FCFF base≈1959.69b ; Y1≈2141.36b ; Y5≈2707.24b
Fair Price DCF = 187.8k (EV 79976.87b - Net Debt 7917.09b = Equity 72059.78b / Shares 383.8m; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 10.59% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -43.46 | EPS CAGR: -19.21% | SUE: -0.97 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 42.20 | Revenue CAGR: 17.92% | SUE: 0.03 | # QB: 0
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.20 | Chg30d=+0.047 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+282.2% | Growth Revenue=+4.8%