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SK

KSC:034730 · KR7034730002
Industrial ConglomeratesLarge

360

65
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings51
Owner Earnings Yield44
Dividend Yield45
Price/Sales94
EV / Gross Profit48
Price/Book69
Return on Capital8
Cash Return on Capital30
Return on Equity62
EBIT Margin7
Gross Profitability13
Cash Conversion72
Accruals81
Owner Earnings Margin26
Sales growth78
Profit Growth100
Long-Term EPS Growth100
Reinvestment32
Price momentum97
Debt load23
Refinancing7
Debt Payback21
Liquidity20
Analyst ratings79
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside37
Market mood59
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

SK clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySouth Korea
IndustryIndustrial Conglomerates
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeKOSE
Employees720
Websitesk-inc.com
ISINKR7034730002
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
KOSPI (South Korea)
Themes
ClimateTechClean EnergyCleanTechEnergy StorageFuel CellsBattery Energy Storage System (BESS)Onshore and Offshore WindHydrogen

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

SK Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 11.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -1% yearly growth; analysts expect 158%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and accelerating and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
78
2023202420252026

All-time high

78

Jun 2026

All-time low

20

Jan 2024

Average rank

47

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
94
100
97
86
Price/Earnings
88
89
59
30
Price/Book
69
82
72
33
Dividend Yield
45
60
51
76
Value (overall)
88
61
68
42

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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