SK Telecom (Buy, KRW 86,000, +65%) Q1 25 Quick Take: Good cost cutting progress overshadowed by impact of data breach
SKT printed decent 1Q25 results with marked improvement in profitability, supported by its ongoing portfolio restructuring. EBITDA and net profit were ahead by 3% and 2% respectively. Cost efficiency programme remains a theme for South Korean operators. For SKT however, this is likely to be overshadowed by last month’s data breach with shares down 11% since then.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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