SK Telecom Co (SK Telecom Co) Beneish M-Score : -3.11 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)

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What is SK Telecom Co Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for SK Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SKM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36 Med: -2.95 Max: -2.68
Current: -3.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SK Telecom Co was -2.68. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.95.

SK Telecom Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SK Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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SK Telecom Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SK Telecom Co Annual Data

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Beneish M-Score

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-2.68

-2.89

-3.36

-3.14

-3.11

SK Telecom Co Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-3.14	-3.16	-3.16	-3.13	-3.11

Competitive Comparison of SK Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, SK Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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SK Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, SK Telecom Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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SK Telecom Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of SK Telecom Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.9409

0.528 * 0.9954

0.404 * 1.0164

0.892 * 1.0051

0.115 * 0.98

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9884

4.679 * -0.127477

0.327 * 0.9782

-3.12

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $1,910 Mil.
Revenue was 3470.799 + 3299.721 + 3319.621 + 3347.759 = $13,438 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2995.934 + 2901.899 + 2925.39 + 2919.988 = $11,743 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,049 Mil.
Total Assets was $23,091 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,971 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,853 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,212 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,362 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,639 Mil.
Net Income was 134.928 + 223.291 + 253.754 + 222.437 = $834 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.888 + -18.764 + 40.676 + -2.469 = $14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 930.612 + 1361.233 + 687.843 + 784.683 = $3,764 Mil.

Total Receivables was $2,019 Mil.
Revenue was 3397.176 + 3110.521 + 3358.257 + 3503.493 = $13,369 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2918.253 + 2714.03 + 2955.848 + 3041.001 = $11,629 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,581 Mil.
Total Assets was $24,203 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,299 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,871 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,227 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,220 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,639 Mil.

1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI	=	(Receivables_t / Revenue_t)	/	(Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
	=	(1909.656 / 13437.9)	/	(2019.26 / 13369.447)
	=	0.14211	/	0.151035
	=	0.9409

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI	=	GrossMargin_t-1	/	GrossMargin_t
	=	(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)	/	(GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
	=	(11629.132 / 13369.447)	/	(11743.211 / 13437.9)
	=	0.869829	/	0.873887
	=	0.9954

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI	=	(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t)	/	(1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
	=	(1 - (5048.781 + 9971.06) / 23090.581)	/	(1 - (5580.862 + 10299.068) / 24203.123)
	=	0.349525	/	0.343889
	=	1.0164

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI	=	Sales_t	/	Sales_t-1
	=	Revenue_t	/	Revenue_t-1
	=	13437.9	/	13369.447
	=	1.0051

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI	=	(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1))	/	(Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
	=	(2871.425 / (2871.425 + 10299.068))	/	(2852.846 / (2852.846 + 9971.06))
	=	0.21802	/	0.222463
	=	0.98

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI	=	(SGA_t / Sales_t)	/	(SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
	=	(2212.194 / 13437.9)	/	(2226.738 / 13369.447)
	=	0.164623	/	0.166554
	=	0.9884

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI	=	((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t)	/	((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
	=	((6639.467 + 5361.859) / 23090.581)	/	((6638.91 + 6220.448) / 24203.123)
	=	0.51975	/	0.53131
	=	0.9782

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA	=	(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t	-	CashFlowsfromOperations_t)	/	TotalAssets_t
	=	(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t	-	CashFlowsfromOperations_t)	/	TotalAssets_t
	=	(834.41 - 13.555	-	3764.371)	/	23090.581
	=	-0.127477

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

SK Telecom Co has a M-score of -3.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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SK Telecom Co (SK Telecom Co) Business Description

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017670:Korea KMBA:Germany S1KM34:Brazil

Address

SK T-Tower, 65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, KOR, 04539

Website

https://www.sktelecom.com

SK Telecom is South Korea's largest wireless telecom operator, with 30 million mobile customers. The firm also owns SK Broadband (formerly Hanaro Telecom), which has 6.9 million broadband customers and 9.5 million pay TV customers (6.8 million IPTV and 2.7 million Cable TV). While the firm also purchased stakes in businesses in security and semiconductor memory production as well as developing e-commerce and internet platform businesses, these were all spun off into the separate, SK Square business in November 2021. The company was formed after SK Group purchased KT's mobile business in 1994.