Sk Telecom Co Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

SKM Stock  USD 20.49  0.04  0.19%   
Considering the 90-day investment horizon and your typical level of risk aversion, our recommendation regarding SK Telecom Co is 'Hold'. Macroaxis provides SK Telecom buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding SKM positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of SK Telecom's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting SK Telecom's buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value
25.23
Target Price
29.6
Hype Value
20.49
Market Value
20.49
Naive Value
20.89
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell SK Telecom Co given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards SK Telecom. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for SK Telecom Co, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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In addition, we conduct extensive research on individual companies such as SKM and provide practical buy, sell, or hold advice based on investors' investing horizon and their risk tolerance towards SK Telecom Co. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in industry.

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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
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Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Follows the market closelyDetails

Investor Sentiment

ImpartialDetails

Analyst Consensus

Strong BuyDetails

Financial Strenth (F Score)

HealthyDetails

Financial Leverage

InapplicableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

Unlikely ManipulatorDetails
For the selected time horizon SK Telecom Co has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0025, Jensen Alpha of (0.06), Total Risk Alpha of (0.16) and Treynor Ratio of (0.02)
Our advice module complements current analysts and expert consensus on SK Telecom. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at this moment. To make sure SK Telecom is not overpriced, please validate all SK Telecom Co fundamentals, including its shares outstanding, cash and equivalents, beta, as well as the relationship between the price to sales and cash flow from operations . Given that SK Telecom has a price to book of 0.92 X, we advise you to double-check SK Telecom market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself this quarter and beyond given your latest risk tolerance and investing horizon.

SK Telecom Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

SK Telecom generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
The company has 11.05 T in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.92, which is OK given its current industry classification. SK Telecom has a current ratio of 0.91, suggesting that it has not enough short term capital to pay financial commitments when the payables are due. Debt can assist SK Telecom until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, SK Telecom's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like SK Telecom sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for SKM to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about SK Telecom's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
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SK Telecom Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of SK Telecom's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of SK Telecom's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of SK Telecom daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use SK Telecom Co price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of SK Telecom returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for SK Telecom.
Mean Return
-0.0031
Value At Risk
-2.04
Potential Upside
1.65
Standard Deviation
1.08
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of SK Telecom historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

SKM Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as SK Telecom is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading SK Telecom Co backward and forwards among themselves. SK Telecom's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase SK Telecom's securities or originates loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2023-09-30
466 K
Lsv Asset Management2023-12-31
415.8 K
Ramirez Asset Management Inc2023-12-31
359.5 K
Silvercrest Asset Management Group Llc2023-09-30
346.4 K
Federated Hermes Inc2023-12-31
314.6 K
Wellington Management Company Llp2023-12-31
309.7 K
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2023-09-30
246.8 K
State Street Corporation2023-09-30
195.5 K
Citadel Advisors Llc2023-09-30
193.3 K
Macquarie Group Ltd2023-09-30
4.4 M
Robeco Institutional Asset Management Bv2023-09-30
1.6 M
Note, although SK Telecom's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

SK Telecom Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory115.9B(7.2B)(70.6B)39.6B(17.5B)(18.4B)
Change In Cash(235.9B)98.8B(496.9B)1.0T(427.3B)(405.9B)
Free Cash Flow469.2B2.1T1.7T2.1T1.8T1.4T
Depreciation3.9T4.2T4.1T3.8T3.6T2.8T
Other Non Cash Items(362.3B)(608.9B)(1.8T)(113.8B)7.7T8.1T
Dividends Paid718.7B742.1B1.0T904.0B773.8B606.2B
Capital Expenditures3.5T3.7T3.3T3.0T3.1T2.7T
Net Income861.9B1.5T2.4T947.8B1.1T1.6T
End Period Cash Flow1.3T1.4T872.7B1.9T1.5T973.0B
Change To Netincome(18.6B)(154.9B)(480.1B)373.5B336.1B353.0B
Investments(3.6T)(4.3T)(135.0B)(2.8T)(3.0T)(3.2T)
Net Borrowings(327.7B)(322.0B)(733.3B)(462.6B)(416.4B)(395.6B)

SK Telecom Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to SK Telecom or Wireless Telecommunication Services sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that SK Telecom's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a SKM stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over NYSE Composite
-0.06
β
Beta against NYSE Composite0.54
σ
Overall volatility
1.10
Ir
Information ratio -0.09

SK Telecom Volatility Alert

SK Telecom Co exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -0.44 and kurtosis of 1.75. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure SK Telecom's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact SK Telecom's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

SK Telecom Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing SK Telecom's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze SK Telecom's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between SK Telecom and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as SK Telecom or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of SK Telecom's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing SK Telecom by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare SK Telecom to competition
FundamentalsSK TelecomPeer Average
Return On Equity0.094-0.31
Return On Asset0.0357-0.14
Profit Margin0.06 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.07 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation9.82 T16.62 B
Shares Outstanding383.57 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Institutions6.14 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted842.84 K4.71 M
Price To Earning10.27 X28.72 X
Price To Book0.92 X9.51 X
Price To Sales0.0004 X11.42 X
Revenue17.61 T9.43 B
Gross Profit12.44 T27.38 B
EBITDA5.36 T3.9 B
Net Income1.08 T570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents1.88 T2.7 B
Total Debt11.05 T5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.92 %48.70 %
Current Ratio0.93 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share51,672 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations4.93 T971.22 M
Short Ratio3.55 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share2.00 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth1.76 X4.89 X
Target Price29.6
Beta0.56-0.15
Market Capitalization7.87 B19.03 B
Total Asset30.12 T29.47 B
Retained Earnings8.38 T9.33 B
Working Capital(827.35 B)1.48 B
Current Asset5.78 T9.34 B
Current Liabilities5.39 T7.9 B
Annual Yield0.07 %

SK Telecom Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as SKM . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Short and Long Term Debt Total10.4T11.1T11.1T7.0T
Total Assets30.9T31.3T30.1T25.0T

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When determining whether SK Telecom is a strong investment it is important to analyze SK Telecom's competitive position within its industry, examining market share, product or service uniqueness, and competitive advantages. Beyond financials and market position, potential investors should also consider broader economic conditions, industry trends, and any regulatory or geopolitical factors that may impact SK Telecom's future performance. For an informed investment choice regarding SKM Stock, refer to the following important reports:
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Is SK Telecom's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of SK Telecom. If investors know SKM will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about SK Telecom listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.18)
Dividend Share
3.5 K
Earnings Share
2
Revenue Per Share
45.1 K
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.03
The market value of SK Telecom is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of SKM that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of SK Telecom's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is SK Telecom's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because SK Telecom's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect SK Telecom's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between SK Telecom's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if SK Telecom is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, SK Telecom's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.