SKM SK Telecom Co Ltd
$32.11
▼ 2.2%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
SKM at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Weak · 17/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 35.2% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$13.68B
P/E
48.45x
Forward P/E (est.)
69.22x
ROE
2.9%
Revenue Growth
-4.9%
EPS Growth
-71.0%
Profit Margin
2.1%
FCF Yield
—
Debt / Equity
0.81x
ROIC
11.0%
Interest Coverage
4.19x
Current Ratio
0.81x
Dividend Yield
1.9%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
-4.6%
Rating Score
17/100
Business Overview
SK Telecom Co Ltd (SKM) is a large-cap NYSE-listed company in the Telecommunication industry, within the Communication Services sector, with a market value around $13.68B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $13.46B in revenue and $937.62M in net profit.
Our model rates SKM Weak (17/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
9.5% average over the last 3 years
±1.6 pts around 7.7% across 9 years
grew in 6 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 9 years
11.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what SKM's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. SKM trades near $32.11, around its 50-day average ($37.25) and 200-day average ($28.02). Price tangled in its moving averages means there is no clear trend — the stock is ranging.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 14 it is oversold — selling has been heavy and a bounce is possible.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. SKM's is $1.45 (~4.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, SKM found buyers near $30.90 (support) and sellers near $41.38 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $19.66–$47.18. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.4× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
2.8%
Revenue moved from $12.82B in 2016 to $13.46B in 2024, a 0.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 4.9% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Profitability
Gross Margin
96.3%
Operating Margin
9.4%
Net Margin
7.0%
ROE
2.9%
SK Telecom Co Ltd keeps about 2.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 96.3% gross margin and 9.4% operating margin. Return on equity is 2.9% and return on invested capital about 11.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$228.75K
Net Debt
-$1.52B
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
-1.2x
Debt / Equity
0.81x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.8x, and operating profit covers interest about 4.2x, with a current ratio of 0.8x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $228.75K of total debt against $1.52B of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$3.82B
Free Cash Flow
$1.95B
FCF Margin
14.5%
In the latest year SK Telecom Co Ltd produced about $3.82B of operating cash flow and $1.95B of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.
Dividend yield
1.9%
Per share (latest FY)
$3540.00
Total paid (latest FY)
$603.24M
History on record
9 years
dividend uses 31% of free cash flow
64% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 1 year in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 9 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
48.45x
P/S
1.07x
P/B
0.85x
EV / EBITDA
3.09x
SKM trades at 48.5x trailing earnings (about 69.2x on estimated forward earnings), 1.1x sales, and 0.9x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly -4.6% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$94.39
Current price
$32.11
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.95B
Growth, years 1–5
-4.9%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where SKM sits versus the Communication Services companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 44 Communication Services companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How SKM stacks up against its Communication Services peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 44 rated Communication Services companies we cover, SKM ranks #42 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (48.5x P/E vs. 17.4x median) with a lower return on equity (2.9% vs. 14.9%) and slower revenue growth (-4.9% vs. 5.3%).
P/E vs sector
48.5x
median 17.4x
ROE vs sector
2.9%
median 14.9%
Growth vs sector
-4.9%
median 5.3%
Sector rank
#42
of 44 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Communication Services companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 44 rated companies among the 95 Communication Services stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$74.34 – $123.04
vs. $32.11 today · implied CAGR 18% – 31%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.86B | $14.27B | $14.70B | $15.14B | $15.60B |
| Net income | $970.14M | $999.24M | $1.03B | $1.06B | $1.09B |
| EPS | $2.28 | $2.35 | $2.42 | $2.49 | $2.56 |
| Share price (low) | $66.05 | $68.03 | $70.07 | $72.17 | $74.34 |
| Share price (high) | $109.32 | $112.60 | $115.98 | $119.46 | $123.04 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 106% / 240% | 46% / 87% | 30% / 53% | 22% / 39% | 18% / 31% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for SKM:
- None of our ratio checks flags a standout strength right now.
Bear Case
The case against SKM:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-4.9%), limiting the upside engine.
- Thin net margins (2.1%) leave little room for error.
- A rich 48.5x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (17/100).
Key Risks
Valuation risk — at 48.5x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-4.9%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Margin risk — thin profitability (2.1%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: SK Telecom Co Ltd is a large-cap communication services business with shrinking revenue, with modest profitability, and a heavier debt load to watch. It trades at 48.5x earnings, which our model scores Weak (17/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 29 Wall Street analysts covering SKM recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+7 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
SKM's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
SKM — frequently asked questions
Is SKM a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates SK Telecom Co Ltd Weak (17/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is SKM's rating on The Stocks School?
SK Telecom Co Ltd currently scores 17/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does SKM's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from SK Telecom Co Ltd's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for SKM calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this SKM analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SKM. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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