SK Telecom vs Sony
SKM and SONY side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SKM and SONY compare
Sony grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.7% versus −4.7% for SK Telecom).
SK Telecom keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.4% compared with −2.6% at Sony.
Sony scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 3 for SK Telecom), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SKM | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $30.28 | $25.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 44.3% | −12.1% |
| Change, 5 years | −37.8% | 3.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 0.96 |
| Employees | – | 132K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −4.7% | 3.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.2% | 6.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −67.3% (better) | −129% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −68.3% (better) | −129% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −14.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 30.8% |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 11.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.4% (better) | −2.6% |
| FCF margin | 10.0% | – |
| Return on equity | 3.3% (better) | −4.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.4% | 13.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.10 (better) | 0.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.05 | −0.44 |
| Interest coverage | 2.2× | 14.3× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.18 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 154% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 20.4% | 7.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$30.6M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
Go deeper
- SKM stock overview
- SKM income statement
- SKM valuation and score
- SONY stock overview
- SONY income statement
- SONY valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.