SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd.

$39.84

Is it safe?

Can SKM take a bad year?

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. carries $212.8B of net debt at 0.04× EBITDA: a load its earnings can carry.

$212.8B

Net debt · as at FY2024 · under two and a half years of EBITDA, comfortable

Net debt / EBITDA
0.04×

Net debt / EBITDA · −0.02× a year ago · the load is going up

Interest cover
4.19×

Interest cover · operating profit covers the interest bill, with room to spare

Annualised volatility
38%

Annualised volatility · roughly twice as jumpy as the market

Details
Total debtFY2024
$2.56T
Cash and short-term investments
$2.35T
Net debt
$212.8B
EBITDA, trailing twelve months
$5.25T
Operating profit, trailing twelve months
$1.69T
Debt / equity
0.22×
Total debt / EBITDA
0.49×
Annualised volatilitytwo years of daily moves
38%
Worst drawdown on file
−50%
Below its 52-week high
−13%

Balance sheet from SEC filings; drawdown and volatility from end-of-day closes; Altman Z from the filed statements.