SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (SKM) vs Millicom International Cellular SA (TIGO)

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and Millicom International Cellular SA are both Telecom Services companies. Millicom International Cellular SA is the larger, with a market value of $15.3B against $13.7B — 1.1× the size. Millicom International Cellular SA trades at the lower P/E: 23.3× against 60.3×. Millicom International Cellular SA grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 29.6% against −0.24%. Millicom International Cellular SA has the higher net margin (9.17% vs 4.22%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.5% vs 3.53%). Both pay a dividend; SK Telecom Co., Ltd. yields more (6.37% vs 1.68%). Across the 23 metrics below, Millicom International Cellular SA leads on 16 and SK Telecom Co., Ltd. on 7.

Valuation

Metric SKM TIGO Telecom Services median
P/E 60.27 23.27 13.27
P/S 1.15 2.14 0.95
P/B 1.28 6.23 1.47
Price to free cash flow 13.18 12.59 8.72
EV/EBITDA 21.23 6.85 6.85
EV/Sales 1.54 3.23 1.87
Earnings yield 1.66% 4.30% 1.66%
Free cash flow yield 7.59% 7.94% 5.53%

Profitability

Metric SKM TIGO Telecom Services median
Gross margin 87.63% 76.53% 51.26%
Operating margin 7.24% 24.02% 7.62%
Net margin 4.22% 9.17% 4.22%
Free cash flow margin 8.75% 17.03% 4.73%
Return on equity 5.30% 22.20% 5.80%
Return on assets 2.36% 3.73% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 3.53% 10.52% 3.41%

Growth

Metric SKM TIGO Telecom Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.24%) 29.57% 3.31%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (71.02%) 436.30% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (4.20%) 6.89% 1.50%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (25.73%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric SKM TIGO Telecom Services median
Debt to equity 0.56 3.51 0.63
Current ratio 1.25 0.53 1.13
Net debt to EBITDA 6.71 1.81 1.86

Dividend

Metric SKM TIGO Telecom Services median
Dividend yield 6.37% 1.68% 4.06%
Payout ratio 0.69 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric SKM TIGO Telecom Services median
Market cap 13.69b 15.29b 3.06b

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