SKM Stock Analysis: SK Telecom | NYSE
Telecom Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 12.208m USD | 12M Return: 51.2% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 87.4M
EPS Trend: -69.5%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -35.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is a South Korean wireless telecommunications company headquartered in Seoul and incorporated in 1984. It operates through three segments: Cellular Services, which offers wireless voice and data, IoT solutions, enterprise communications, cloud, subscription, advertising, curated shopping, and wireless device sales; Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services, covering fixed-line telephone, broadband, IPTV and cable TV, and business communications infrastructure; and Other Businesses, centered on T-commerce. Beyond these core segments, the company also provides call center management, base station maintenance, broadcasting, international telecom, MVNO services, ICT facility operations, telecom and device retail, and software development.
SK Telecom trades on the NYSE under the ticker SKM as an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) and is classified as a large-cap stock within the Communication Services sector. The companys business model reflects the converged telecom approach common in its sub-industry, combining mobile network operations with fixed-line, broadband, pay-TV, and digital services such as cloud and IoT to serve both consumer and enterprise customers across South Korea.
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| Net Income: 366b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -3.41 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 6.50% < 20% (prev -5.89%; Δ 12.39% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 3735b > Net Income 366b |
| Net Debt (10144b) to EBITDA (4593b): 2.21 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.18 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (376.2m) vs 12m ago -2.18% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 88.10% > 18% (prev 84.30%; Δ 3.80% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 57.27% > 50% (prev 59.89%; Δ -2.62% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 2.80 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1055b / Interest Expense TTM 377b) |
| A: 0.04 (Total Current Assets 7108b - Total Current Liabilities 6000b) / Total Assets 29583b |
| B: 0.33 (Retained Earnings 9673b / Total Assets 29583b) |
| C: 0.04 (EBIT TTM 1055b / Avg Total Assets 29752b) |
| D: 0.75 (Book Value of Equity 12698b / Total Liabilities 16823b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.34 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.06 (Receivables 2667b/2640b, Revenue 17038b/17920b) |
| GMI: 0.96 (GM 84.30% / 88.10%) |
| AQI: 1.11 (AQ_t 0.38 / AQ_t-1 0.34) |
| SGI: 0.95 (Revenue 17038b / 17920b) |
| TATA: -0.11 (NI 366b - CFO 3735b) / TA 29583b) |
| Beneish M = -2.99 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 32.78 with a total of 3,472,948 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.82%, over one month by -20.46%, over three months by -7.35% and over the past year by +51.17%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 28.90 (which is 11.8% or 2.3 ATR below the current price).
SK Telecom has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SKM.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 34.6 | 5.4% |
Market Cap KRW = 18443b (12.2b USD * 1510.8 USD.KRW)
P/E Trailing = 53.8983
P/E Forward = 18.6916
P/S = 0.0007
P/B = 1.4125
P/EG = 0.6682
Revenue TTM = 17038b KRW
EBIT TTM = 1055b KRW
EBITDA TTM = 4593b KRW
Long Term Debt = 7564b KRW (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1591b KRW (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 11891b KRW (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1432b
Net Debt = 10144b KRW (calculated: Debt 11891b - CCE 1747b)
Enterprise Value = 28588b KRW (18443b + Debt 11891b - CCE 1747b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 2.80 (Ebit TTM 1055b / Interest Expense TTM 377b)
EV/FCF = 17.23x (Enterprise Value 28588b / FCF TTM 1659b)
FCF Yield = 5.80% (FCF TTM 1659b / Enterprise Value 28588b)
FCF Margin = 9.74% (FCF TTM 1659b / Revenue TTM 17038b)
Net Margin = 2.15% (Net Income TTM 366b / Revenue TTM 17038b)
Gross Margin = 88.10% ((Revenue TTM 17038b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2028b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 87.64% (prev 87.52%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.97 (Enterprise Value 28588b / Total Assets 29583b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.17% (Interest Expense 377b / Debt 11891b)
Taxrate = 32.04% (149b / 466b)
NOPAT = 717b (EBIT 1055b * (1 - 32.04%))
Current Ratio = 1.18 (Total Current Assets 7108b / Total Current Liabilities 6000b)
Debt / Equity = 0.94 (Debt 11891b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 12698b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.21 (Net Debt 10144b / EBITDA 4593b)
Debt / FCF = 6.11 (Net Debt 10144b / FCF TTM 1659b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 12179b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.23% (Net Income 366b / Total Assets 29583b)
RoE = 3.01% (Net Income TTM 366b / Total Stockholder Equity 12179b)
RoCE = 5.34% (EBIT 1055b / Capital Employed (Equity 12179b + L.T.Debt 7564b))
RoIC = 2.95% (NOPAT 717b / Invested Capital 24323b)
WACC = 5.36% (E(18443b)/V(30335b) * Re(7.43%) + D(11891b)/V(30335b) * Rd(3.17%) * (1-Tc(0.32)))
Discount Rate = 7.43% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -53.94 | Cagr: -2.04%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈2075b ; Y1≈1820b ; Y5≈1470b
[DCF] Fair Price = 35.0k (EV 23599b - Net Debt 10144b = Equity 13454b / Shares 383.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -69.46 | EPS CAGR: -21.67% | SUE: 0.35 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -34.97 | Revenue CAGR: -0.72% | SUE: -0.01 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.19 | Chg30d=-4.22% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+47.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.32 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+6.2% | GrowthRev=+3.3%