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Chris Hoare

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South Korean Telcos Q2 24 review: Softer but capex moderation remains encouraging

Group service revenue and EBITDA trends were softer in Q2, beset by slower Enterprise growth and a one-off labour cost hike by KT. By contrast, mobile improved to 2.1% YoY, led by SKT and KT. Given the benign mobile landscape and the removal of Stage X’s mobile license, we expect trends to sustain at current levels. Capex spend is under control while quarterly dividends were unchanged. Separately, we have trimmed our target prices for SKT and LG Uplus; KT remains our preferred pick.

27/08/2024 1 EN

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US48268K1016 Berlin Stock Exchange South Korea

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SK Telecom Co. Ltd.

SK Telecom is a wireless telecommunications services provider in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Co. provides the following services: wireless Internet services, which include music portal services, game portal services, multimedia services, and wired and wireless integrated multimedia services; ubiquitous and convergence services, which include telematics, digital home, commerce, mobile radio frequency identification and mobile community; international roaming services, which include global system for mobile communication; video telephony services, which enable subscribers incorporating video conferences, as well as B2B services.

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KR7017670001 Korea Stock Exchange South Korea

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South Korean Telcos Q2 24 review: Softer but capex moderation remains encouraging

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