Globalstar, Inc. (GSAT) vs SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM)

Globalstar, Inc. and SK Telecom Co., Ltd. are both Telecom Services companies. SK Telecom Co., Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $13.7B against $10.7B — 1.3× the size. Globalstar, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; SK Telecom Co., Ltd. trades at 60.3×. Globalstar, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.66% against −0.24%. SK Telecom Co., Ltd. has the higher net margin (4.22% vs −23.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (3.53% vs 3.41%). Across the 21 metrics below, SK Telecom Co., Ltd. leads on 14 and Globalstar, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GSAT SKM Telecom Services median
P/E n/m 60.27 13.27
P/S 38.11 1.15 0.95
P/B 36.55 1.28 1.47
Price to free cash flow 19.66 13.18 8.72
EV/EBITDA 117.62 21.23 6.85
EV/Sales 37.93 1.54 1.87
Earnings yield (0.62%) 1.66% 1.66%
Free cash flow yield 5.09% 7.59% 5.53%

Profitability

Metric GSAT SKM Telecom Services median
Gross margin 62.25% 87.63% 51.26%
Operating margin 4.70% 7.24% 7.62%
Net margin (23.19%) 4.22% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 201.94% 8.75% 4.73%
Return on equity (19.92%) 5.30% 5.80%
Return on assets (2.99%) 2.36% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 3.41% 3.53% 3.41%

Growth

Metric GSAT SKM Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.66% (0.24%) 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 74.58% (71.02%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.27% (4.20%) 1.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (25.73%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GSAT SKM Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 1.23 0.56 0.63
Current ratio 1.55 1.25 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 0.38 6.71 1.86

Dividend

Metric GSAT SKM Telecom Services median
Dividend yield — 6.37% 4.06%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.69 0.00

Size

Metric GSAT SKM Telecom Services median
Market cap 10.68b 13.69b 3.06b

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