UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-04906
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu
Seoul 04539, Korea
(Address of principal executive office)
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QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT
(From January 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023)
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN WHICH IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION.
IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS, SOME PARTS OF THE REPORT WERE REFORMATTED, REARRANGED OR SUMMARIZED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READERS.
ALL REFERENCES TO THE “COMPANY” SHALL MEAN SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, ITS CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES. REFERENCES TO “SK TELECOM” SHALL MEAN SK TELECOM CO., LTD., BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ITS CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES.
UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PRESENTED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ADOPTED FOR USE IN KOREA (“K-IFRS”) WHICH DIFFER IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. THE COMPANY HAS MADE NO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY OR QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES.
I. | COMPANY OVERVIEW |
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
II. | BUSINESS |
1. Business Overview
Each company in the consolidated entity is a separate legal entity providing independent services and products. The Company’s business is primarily separated into (1) the wireless business consisting of cellular voice, wireless data and wireless Internet services, (2) the fixed-line business consisting of fixed-line telephone, high-speed Internet, data and network lease services, among others and (3) other businesses consisting of commercial retail data broadcasting channel business, among others.
Set forth below is a summary description of the business of each of the Company’s material consolidated subsidiaries.
Classification |
Company name |
Description of business |
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Wireless | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Wireless voice and data telecommunications services via digital wireless networks | ||
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. | Sale of fixed-line and wireless telecommunications products through wholesale, retail and online distribution channels | |||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. | Maintenance of switching stations | |||
Service Ace Co., Ltd. | Management and operation of customer centers | |||
Service Top Co., Ltd. | Management and operation of customer centers | |||
Fixed-line | SK Broadband Co., Ltd. | High-speed Internet, TV, telephone, commercial data and other fixed-line services and management of the transmission system for online digital contents Various media-related services, such as channel management services including video-on-demand services |
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Home & Service Co., Ltd. | System maintenance of high-speed Internet, IPTV and fixed-line services | |||
SK Telink Co., Ltd. | International wireless direct-dial “00700” services and MVNO business | |||
Other business | SK stoa Co., Ltd. | Operation of commercial retail data broadcasting channel services | ||
Atlas Investment | Investments | |||
SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P. | Investments | |||
SK m&service Co., Ltd. | Database and online information services | |||
SAPEON Inc. | Manufacture of non-memory and other electronic integrated circuits |
[Wireless Business]
A. | Overview |
Wireless telecommunications companies provide services based on competitive strengths in handheld devices, affordable pricing, network coverage and an extensive contents library. The Company continues to maintain its reputation as the unparalleled premium network operator in the 3G, 4G and 5G markets on the basis of its technological leadership and network management technology. With the world’s first commercialization of 5G technology in 2019, the Company continues to maintain its position as the top network operator in the 5G era and strives to provide differentiated services to its customers.
In order to strengthen its sales channels, the Company has been offering a variety of fixed-line and wireless telecommunications convergence products through its subsidiary, PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. (“PS&Marketing”). PS&Marketing provides differentiated service to customers through the establishment of new sales channels and product development. Through its subsidiaries Service Ace Co., Ltd. (“Service Ace”) and Service Top Co., Ltd., the Company operates customer service centers and provides telemarketing services. Additionally, SK O&S Co., Ltd. (“SK O&S”), the Company’s subsidiary responsible for the operation of the Company’s networks, provides customers with quality network services and provides the Company with technological know-how in network operations.
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The Company plans to maintain stable growth in the sales of its wireless business based on a solid increase in the number of 5G subscribers, while continuously enhancing profitability by pursuing efficient investments in, and operation of, its wireless networks and leveraging the stabilization of market competition.
The Company has been providing its customers with various subscription packages through “T Universe,” the Company’s subscription business, in partnership with domestic and international businesses. In addition, the Company is continually updating key functions and technologies of “A. (Adot),” the world’s first commercialized Korean language GPT-3-based service which the Company officially launched in September 2023. The Company has also been further strengthening the social and community functions of “ifland” with a goal to transform it into a globally leading metaverse service.
B. | Industry Characteristics |
The telecommunications services market can be categorized into telecommunications services (such as fixed-line, wireless and leased line services, as well as sales intermediary services relating thereto and value-added services) and broadcasting and telecommunications convergence services (including IPTV and integrated fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services). Pursuant to the Telecommunications Business Act, the telecommunications services market can be further classified into basic telecommunications (fixed-line and wireless telecommunications), special category telecommunications (resale of telecommunications equipment, facilities and services) and value-added telecommunications (Internet connection and management, media contents and others).
The size of the domestic telecommunications services market is determined based on various factors specific to Korea, including the size of the population that uses telecommunications services and telecommunications expenditures per capita. While it is possible for Korean telecommunications service providers to provide services abroad through acquisitions or otherwise, foreign telecommunications services markets have their own characteristics depending, among others, on the regulatory environment and demand for telecommunications services.
C. | Growth Potential |
The Korean mobile communications market is considered to have reached its maturation stage with more than a 100% penetration rate. However, the Korean mobile communications market continues to improve in the quality of services with the help of advances in network-related technology and the development of highly advanced smartphones which enable the provision of new ICT services for advanced multimedia contents, mobile commerce, mobility and other related services. In addition, the ultra-low latency and high capacity characteristics of 5G networks as well as the advancement of artificial intelligence (“AI”) are expected to accelerate the introduction of new services and the growth of IoT-based B2B businesses.
(Unit: in 1,000 persons)
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, | |||||||||||||
Classification |
2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Number of subscribers |
SK Telecom | 31,168 | 30,452 | 29,696 | ||||||||||
Others (KT, LG U+) | 35,150 | 32,676 | 31,869 | |||||||||||
MVNO | 15,184 | 12,829 | 10,355 | |||||||||||
Total | 81,502 | 75,957 | 71,920 |
* | Source: Wireless telecommunications service data from the MSIT as of September 30, 2023. |
D. | Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions |
The Korean mobile communications market includes the entire population of Korea with mobile communications service needs, and almost every Korean is considered a potential user. Sales revenue related to data services has been growing due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and high-speed wireless networks. There is also a growing importance of the B2B segment, which creates added value by selling and developing various solutions. The telecommunications industry is a regulated industry requiring license and approval from the MSIT.
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In the wireless business, industry players compete on the basis of the following three main competitive elements:
(i) brand competitiveness, which refers to the overall sense of recognition and loyalty experienced by customers with respect to services and values provided by a company, including the images created by a company’s comprehensive activities and communications on top of the actual services rendered;
(ii) product and service competitiveness, which refers to the fundamental criteria for wireless telecommunications services, including voice quality, service coverage, broad ranges of rate plans, diversified mobile Internet services, price and quality of devices, and customer service quality, as well as the ability to develop new services that meet customer needs in a market environment defined by convergence; and
(iii) sales competitiveness, which refers to novel and diversified marketing methods and the strength of the distribution network.
Set forth below is the historical market share of the Company (excluding MVNO subscribers).
(Unit: in percentages)
Classification |
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, | ||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||
Mobile communication services |
47.0 | 48.2 | 48.2 |
* | Source: Wireless telecommunications service data from the MSIT as of September 30, 2023. |
E. | Competitive Strengths |
In 2021, the Company successfully completed the Spin-off of SK Square Co., Ltd. from SK Telecom (the “Spin-off”) in order to maximize shareholder value. In the same year, the Company also unveiled its “SKT 2.0” vision to pursue the maximization of its overall corporate value centered around five major business areas. In November 2022, the Company announced its differentiated “AI Company” vision to further organize and clarify the direction of SKT 2.0 and combine AI with connectivity technologies based on its main telecommunications business. In September 2023, as part of the Company’s effort to transform into a global AI company, the Company announced its new “AI Pyramid” strategy, which aims to bring innovation across various industrial and lifestyle areas centered around three key aspects. The “AI Pyramid” strategy is in the form of a pyramid and integrates a “self-reinforcement model,” which seeks to strengthen the Company’s relationship with its customers through advances in the Company’s AI technology and the creation of AI services, with a “cooperation model,” which focuses on AI-related alliances. Through these initiatives, the Company is striving to transform into a global AI company.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded Won 4.40 trillion in operating revenue and Won 0.50 trillion in operating profit on a consolidated basis. The increased competitiveness of telecommunications services and the rapid progress in new growth businesses such as B2B have enabled the Company to continue to improve its operating results.
SK Telink Co., Ltd. (“SK Telink”), a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, operates its MVNO service, “SK 7Mobile,” which is offered at reasonable rates and provides excellent quality. SK Telink is increasing its efforts to develop low-cost distribution channels and create niche markets through targeted marketing towards customers including foreign workers, middle-aged adults and students.
SK O&S, a subsidiary of the Company responsible for the operation of the Company’s base stations and related transmission and power facilities, offers quality fixed-line and wireless network services to customers, including mobile office products to business customers. In addition, Service Ace is developing its competence as a marketing company while providing top-quality customer service.
PS&Marketing, a subsidiary of the Company, provides a sales platform for products of the Company and SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (“SK Broadband”) including fixed-line and wireless telecommunications products that address customers’ needs for various convergence products. PS&Marketing provides differentiated service to clients through the establishment of new sales channels and product development.
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[Fixed-line Business]
A. | Overview |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, SK Broadband recorded Won 3.20 trillion in revenue on a consolidated basis, which represented a 3.1% increase from Won 3.10 trillion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Such increase was primarily attributable to the growth of SK Broadband’s media business resulting from an increase in the number of subscribers and the growth of its B2B business resulting from, among other things, the operation of new data centers.
SK Broadband’s business is divided into the media business segment, which provides IPTV and cable TV services, and the fixed-line business segment, which provides high-speed Internet, telecommunications, leased lines and data center services.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the media business segment recorded Won 1.43 trillion in revenue, which represented a 0.8% increase compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the fixed-line business segment recorded Won 1.77 trillion in revenue, which represented an 5.1% increase compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
B. | Industry Characteristics |
The domestic telecommunications service industry displays the typical characteristics of a domestic industry given that its coverage area is limited to Korea. As a result, the size of the industry is greatly affected by the domestic economic factors including the domestic user population and the level of telecommunications service expenditures in light of the domestic income level. Domestic telecommunications companies may expand overseas through acquisitions or direct expansion, but the overseas telecommunications service industries are subject to inherently different industry characteristics from the domestic one, depending on the regulatory and demand characteristics of each country.
The broadcasting business involves the planning, programming or production of broadcasting programs and transmission to viewers through telecommunications facilities. The broadcasting market can be categorized into terrestrial broadcasting, fixed-line TV broadcasting, satellite broadcasting and programming-providing businesses, in each case pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, as well as Internet multimedia broadcasting business pursuant to the Internet Multimedia Broadcast Services Act. SK Broadband engages in the fixed-line TV broadcasting business, which is defined as the business of managing and operating fixed-line TV broadcasting stations (including their facilities and employees for the purpose of providing multi-channel broadcasting) and providing broadcasts through transmission and line facilities. The Internet multimedia broadcasting refers to the broadcasting of programs through a combination of various contents including data, video, voice, sound and/or e-commerce, including real-time broadcasting, while guaranteeing a consistent service quality through a bidirectional Internet protocol using a broadband integrated information network.
As a result of the government’s direct and indirect control over the fixed-line telecommunications industry, ranging from service licensing to business activities, the industry’s overall growth potential and degree of competition are greatly affected by the government’s regulatory policies. The fixed-line telecommunications industry is also a technology-intensive industry that evolves rapidly and continuously through the development of communications technology and equipment, which requires proactive responses in meeting the needs of subscribers by developing new services and penetrating the market. Fixed-line telecommunications services have become universal and essential means of communication and act as the foundation for integration and convergence with various other services. The essential nature of such services provides stable demand, resulting in low sensitivity to economic conditions.
In addition, the Korean fixed-line services industry is marked by a high level of market concentration, as the government is highly selective in granting telecommunications business licenses. While the competitive landscape of the fixed-line and wireless services markets is dominated by its three leading operators, the Company (including SK Broadband), KT and LG U+, the intensity of competition is growing as digitalization of communication technologies and devices leads to the convergence of fixed-line and wireless services, as well as broadcasting and telecommunications, and technology for faster data communications services is developed.
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In the high-speed Internet services market, the demand for faster and more reliable premium Giga Internet services is increasing due to the growth in usage of home mobile networks using Wi-Fi and an increased consumption of high-definition large media content.
In the paid broadcasting market, competition for content has been intensifying, at the center of which are large over-the-top operators with strength in exclusive content. Reflecting a rapid change in content consumption patterns and behaviors of viewers, the Company is preparing for new growth in the home platform domain by providing customized services using ICT convergence technologies such as AI and big data in addition to differentiated contents.
In the corporate business market, the Company expects to see growth in new business areas, following the emergence of new services powered by new technologies including AI and metaverse. The Company is continuing its efforts to generate stable returns by strengthening its competitiveness in the traditional fixed line-based business through expansion of core infrastructure including data centers and leased lines, for which market demand has been continually growing.
C. | Growth Potential |
(Unit: in persons)
Classification |
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, | ||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Fixed-line Subscribers |
High-speed Internet | 23,977,654 | 23,537,333 | 22,944,268 | ||||||||||
Fixed-line telephone | 11,133,208 | 11,621,413 | 12,211,954 | |||||||||||
IPTV | 20,539,547 | 20,203,451 | 19,346,812 | |||||||||||
Cable TV | 12,737,798 | 12,824,704 | 12,986,039 |
* | Source: MSIT website. |
** | High-speed Internet and fixed-line telephone subscribers represent the number of subscribers as of September 30, 2023, while IPTV and cable TV subscribers represent the average number of subscribers in the second half of 2022. |
D. | Cyclical Nature and Seasonality |
High-speed Internet and fixed-line telephone services operate in mature markets that are comparatively less sensitive to cyclical economic changes as the services provided by different operators have become less differentiated. TV services have become necessities that provide broadcasting, and the market, which is subject to a subscriber-based business model, has little sensitivity to cyclical economic changes. Overall, the telecommunications services market is not expected to be particularly affected by economic downturns due to the low income elasticity of demand for telecommunications services.
E. | Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions |
Set forth below is the historical market share of the Company.
(Unit: in percentages)
Classification |
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, | ||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||
High-speed Internet (including resales) |
28.7 | 28.5 | 28.7 | |||||||||
Fixed-line telephone (including Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) |
17.9 | 17.8 | 17.5 | |||||||||
IPTV |
31.2 | 30.9 | 30.6 | |||||||||
Cable TV |
22.2 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
* | Source: MSIT website. |
** | With respect to Internet telephone, the market share was calculated based on market shares among the Company, KT and LG U+ and is based on the number of IP phone subscribers. |
*** | Since April 2021, VoIP subscribers of SK Telink have been included in the total clients of the Company. |
**** | Market shares of High-speed Internet and Fixed-line telephone represent the market shares as of September 30, 2023 and market shares of IPTV and Cable TV represent the average market shares in the second half of 2022. |
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SK Broadband is engaged in a number of business areas including high-speed Internet, home telephone, corporate business, IPTV and cable TV pursuant to the relevant communications regulations such as the Telecommunications Business Act, the Internet Multimedia Broadcast Services Act and the Broadcasting Act. In each of its principal business areas, SK Broadband competes on the basis of price, service quality and speed. In the IPTV business, the ability to offer complex services and differentiated contents are becoming increasingly important. General telecommunications businesses operate in a licensed industry with a high barrier of entry, which is dominated by SK Broadband, KT and LG U+.
[Other Businesses]
A. | Other businesses |
The commercial retail data broadcasting channel business offers an interactive service that integrates television home shopping and data home shopping services. Such integrated service allows television viewers to organize various product categories on the television screen and select and purchase desired products using a television remote control or mobile device, unlike traditional home shopping services that only allowed for real-time purchase through the relevant broadcast.
In order to secure core competencies at an early stage and achieve differentiation, the Company has been actively searching for high-efficiency television channels while increasing the competitiveness of its content production capacity by building the Company’s own media center and adopting a media wall with the objective of transforming it into an eco-friendly digital studio.
In addition to enhancing the convenience of shopping experience by offering various media content on its mobile live platform, the Company was the first in the industry to launch a cloud-based television application service, “Stoa ON,” which provides personalized digital television shopping services. Furthermore, the Company has been establishing itself as a leading shopping channel service provider by securing a diverse product portfolio and engaging in product development in areas ranging from fashion to health food.
2. Key Financial Data by Business Line
A. | Assets |
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Classification |
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
Wireless |
25,482,577 | 77 | % | 27,078,021 | 79 | % | 27,126,972 | 80 | % | |||||||||||||||
Fixed-line |
6,659,301 | 20 | % | 6,588,076 | 19 | % | 6,319,019 | 19 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other |
967,794 | 3 | % | 762,028 | 2 | % | 462,021 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Subtotal |
33,109,673 | 100 | % | 34,428,124 | 100 | % | 33,908,011 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
Consolidation Adjustment |
(3,230,406 | ) | — | (3,119,862 | ) | — | (2,996,734 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
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Total |
29,879,267 | — | 31,308,262 | — | 30,911,277 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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B. | Revenue |
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Classification |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
Wireless |
9,733,333 | 75 | % | 12,942,316 | 75 | % | 12,718,473 | 76 | % | |||||||||||||||
Fixed-line |
2,930,678 | 22 | % | 3,812,989 | 22 | % | 3,677,706 | 22 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other |
417,209 | 3 | % | 549,668 | 3 | % | 352,406 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||
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Total |
13,081,220 | 100 | % | 17,304,973 | 100 | % | 16,748,585 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
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C. | Operating Profit |
(Unit: in millions of Won and percentages) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
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2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | Amount | Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||
Wireless |
1,216,576 | 84 | % | 1,334,306 | 81 | % | 1,123,147 | 78 | % | |||||||||||||||
Fixed-line |
257,570 | 18 | % | 311,083 | 19 | % | 294,070 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other |
(19,961 | ) | (2 | )% | (2,102 | ) | 0 | % | 14,550 | 1 | % | |||||||||||||
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Subtotal |
1,454,185 | 100 | % | 1,643,287 | 100 | % | 1,431,767 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
Consolidation Adjustment |
1,964 | — | (31,216 | ) | — | (44,605 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
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Total |
1,456,149 | — | 1,612,070 | — | 1,387,162 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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3. Updates on Major Products and Services
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Business |
Major Companies |
Items |
Major Trademarks |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
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Consolidated Sales Amount |
Ratio | Consolidated Sales Amount |
Ratio | Consolidated Sales Amount |
Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wireless |
SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Service Ace Co., Ltd. |
Mobile communication service, wireless data service, ICT service |
T, 5GX, T Plan and others | 9,733,333 | 75 | % | 12,942,316 | 75 | % | 12,718,473 | 76 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixed-line |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd., Home & Service Co., Ltd. |
Fixed-line phone, high-speed Internet, data and network lease service |
B tv, 00700 international call, 7mobile and others | 2,930,678 | 22 | % | 3,812,989 | 22 | % | 3,677,706 | 22 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Other |
SK stoa Co., Ltd. | Commercial retail data broadcasting channel services and others | Stoa ON | 417,209 | 3 | % | 549,668 | 3 | % | 352,406 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total |
13,081,220 | 100 | % | 17,304,973 | 100 | % | 16,748,585 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
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4. Price Trends for Major Products
[Wireless Business]
As of September 30, 2023, based on the Company’s standard monthly subscription plan, the basic service fee was Won 12,100 (including value-added tax) and the usage fee was Won 1.98 per second. Among the 4G-based plans, the “T-Plan Safe 4G” provides 4 GB of data and unlimited voice calls at Won 50,000 per month (including value-added tax). Among the 5G-based plans, the “Basic” plan provides 8 GB of data and unlimited voice calls at Won 49,000 per month (including value-added tax). On June 1, 2023, the Company newly launched the “5G 0 Youth” plan, which actively reflects the data usage patterns and lifestyle trends of the younger demographics. The Company plans to continue to introduce new services that reach out to different customer segments. The Company provides a variety of other subscription plans catering to subscriber demand, which may be reviewed on the Company’s website at www.tworld.co.kr.
[Fixed-line Business]
On May 15, 2023, SK Broadband newly launched the Internet Protocol Cable TV (“IP CATV”) product. Existing cable TV services were allowed to transmit broadcasting contents only through the radio frequency (“RF”) method. However, pursuant to recent amendments to the Broadcasting Act which recognize technology neutrality, cable TV services are now allowed to transmit broadcasting contents through non-RF methods, thereby allowing the Company to introduce the new IP CATV product.
Compared to the RF method, the Internet protocol method provides diverse and high-quality services on a more stable basis. The Company expects these factors will lead to greater customer satisfaction and competitiveness of its cable TV services products through improvement in broadcasting quality.
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In order to cater to the diverse needs of the customers, the IP CATV product is offered through three plans. The “B tv pop 100” plan offers basic channels (109 channels), the “B tv pop 180” plan offers channels with high viewer ratings (184 channels) and the “B tv pop 230” plan offers all cable TV channels (231 channels). Based on a three-year contract, the plans cost Won 7,700, Won 11,000, and Won 13,200, respectively. As for the B tv pop 180 and B tv pop 230 plans, customers can receive an additional discount of Won 3,300 if they combine the plans with the broadband Internet service.
SK Broadband also provides a variety of other subscription plans based on consumer demand, which may be reviewed on SK Broadband’s website at www.skbroadband.com.
5. Investment Status
[Wireless Business]
A. | Investment in Progress |
(Unit: in billions of Won) | ||||||||||||||||||
Business |
Classification |
Investment |
Subject of |
Investment effect |
Expected investment amount |
Amount already invested |
Future investment |
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Network/Common |
Upgrade/ New installation |
Year ended December 31, 2023 | Network, systems and others | Upgrades to the existing services and expanded provision of network services including 5G | To be determined | 896 | — | |||||||||||
Total | To be determined | 896 | — |
B. | Future Investment Plan |
Business |
Expected investment amount |
Expected investment for each year |
Investment effect | |||||||||
Asset type |
Amount |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
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Network/Common |
Network, systems and others | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | Upgrades to the existing services and expanded provision of network services including 5G |
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Total | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
[Fixed-line Business]
A. | Investment in Progress and Future Investment Plan |
(Unit: in billions of Won)
Purpose of |
Subject of |
Investment |
Amount already invested |
Future investment |
Investment effect | |||||||
Coverage expansion, upgrade of media platform |
Network, systems, Internet data center and others | Nine months ended September 30, 2023 | 590 | To be determined | Securing subscriber network and equipment; quality and system improvement |
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6. Revenues
(Unit: in millions of Won)
Business |
Sales type |
Item |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
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Wireless |
Services | Mobile communication, wireless data, information communication | Export | 129,099 | 140,642 | 143,149 | ||||||||||||
Domestic | 9,604,234 | 12,801,674 | 12,575,324 | |||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 9,733,333 | 12,942,316 | 12,718,473 | |||||||||||||||
Fixed-line |
Services | Fixed-line, high-speed Internet, data, lease line service | Export | 134,942 | 183,812 | 139,846 | ||||||||||||
Domestic | 2,795,736 | 3,629,177 | 3,537,860 | |||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 2,930,678 | 3,812,989 | 3,677,706 | |||||||||||||||
Other |
Services | Commercial retail data broadcasting channel services | Export | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Domestic | 417,209 | 549,668 | 352,406 | |||||||||||||||
Subtotal | 417,209 | 549,668 | 352,406 | |||||||||||||||
Total |
Export | 264,041 | 324,454 | 251,502 | ||||||||||||||
Domestic | 12,817,179 | 16,980,519 | 16,497,083 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 13,081,220 | 17,304,973 | 16,748,585 |
(Unit: in millions of Won)
For the nine months ended |
Wireless | Fixed-line | Other | Sub total | Consolidation adjustment |
After consolidation |
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Total sales |
10,855,374 | 3,813,463 | 451,014 | 15,119,851 | (2,038,631 | ) | 13,081,220 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Internal sales |
1,122,041 | 882,785 | 33,805 | 2,038,631 | (2,038,631 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
External sales |
9,733,333 | 2,930,678 | 417,209 | 13,081,220 | — | 13,081,220 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,056,161 | 727,715 | 18,286 | 2,802,162 | (93,548 | ) | 2,708,614 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Operating profit (loss) |
1,216,576 | 257,570 | (20,338 | ) | 1,453,808 | 2,341 | 1,456,149 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Finance profit (loss) |
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(193,446 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain from investments in associates and joint ventures |
|
6,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating profit (loss) |
|
1,644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax |
|
1,270,784 |
7. Derivative Transactions
A. | Current Swap Contract Applying Cash Flow Risk Hedge Accounting |
Currency and interest rate swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
[SK Telecom]
Borrowing |
Hedged item |
Hedged risk |
Contract type |
Financial institution |
Duration of contract |
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July 20, 2007 |
Fixed rate foreign currency denominated bonds | Foreign currency risk | Cross currency swap | Morgan Stanley and four other banks | July 20, 2007 – July 20, 2027 |
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Dec. 19, 2018 |
Floating rate Korean Won denominated borrowings | Interest rate risk | Interest rate swap | Credit Agricole CIB | Mar. 19, 2019 – Dec. 14, 2023 |
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Mar. 4, 2020 |
Floating rate foreign currency denominated bonds | Foreign currency and interest rate risks | Cross currency interest rate swap | Citibank | Mar. 4, 2020 – June 4, 2025 |
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June 28, 2023 |
Fixed rate foreign currency denominated bonds | Foreign currency risk | Cross currency swap | Citibank, Shinhan Bank, KDB, J.P. Morgan | June 28, 2023 – June 28, 2028 |
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[SK Broadband]
Borrowing |
Hedged item |
Hedged risk |
Contract type |
Financial institution |
Duration of contract |
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Dec. 19, 2018 |
Floating rate Korean Won denominated borrowings | Interest rate risk | Interest rate swap | Credit Agricole CIB | Mar. 19, 2019 – Dec. 14, 2023 |
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June 28, 2023 |
Non-guaranteed foreign currency denominated bonds (face value of USD 300,000,000) | Foreign currency risk | Cross currency swap | Citibank, Shinhan Bank, KDB, J.P. Morgan | June 28, 2023 – June 28, 2028 |
8. Major Contracts
None.
9. R&D Investments
Set forth below are the Company’s R&D expenditures.
(Unit: in millions of Won except percentages)
Category |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
Remarks | ||||||||||||||
Raw material |
18 | 23 | 48 | — | ||||||||||||||
Labor |
95,400 | 113,297 | 122,445 | — | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation |
103,163 | 135,604 | 147,249 | — | ||||||||||||||
Commissioned service |
31,551 | 46,447 | 55,917 | — | ||||||||||||||
Others |
37,527 | 78,989 | 48,048 | — | ||||||||||||||
Total R&D costs |
267,659 | 374,360 | 373,707 | — | ||||||||||||||
Government Subsidies |
— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Accounting |
Sales and administrative expenses | 251,970 | 340,864 | 347,711 | — | |||||||||||||
Development expenses (intangible assets) | 15,689 | 33,495 | 25,996 | — | ||||||||||||||
R&D cost / sales amount ratio (Total R&D costs / Current sales amount×100) |
2.05 | % | 2.16 | % | 2.23 | % | — |
10. Market Conditions and Business Overview of New Business Sectors
[Data production, transaction and utilization businesses, such as the MyData business]
1) Business Area and Purpose of Entry
In July 2022, the Company became the first telecommunications service provider in Korea to acquire a “MyData” financial business license. The Company initiated its MyData service in September 2022 by launching it as an open beta service on its personal authentication service (“PASS”) application. Currently, the Company’s MyData service provides financial health diagnosis and coaching services in addition to providing an aggregated review of a customer’s assets.
Through its MyData business, the Company plans to provide differentiated value to its customers by collecting and analyzing vast amounts of personal credit information dispersed in banks, securities, card and insurance companies.
2) Industry Characteristics
The MyData industry first started in the financial sector in 2022. Following the introduction of the right to data portability, approximately 100 companies in the finance, big tech, fintech, distribution and communication sectors have been participating or are planning to participate in the MyData businesses, each pursuing different strategies based on its business purposes. Currently, competition in the MyData industry is accelerating as participants attempt to pre-emptively occupy digital platforms. The key value of the MyData business is its ability to integrate financial information scattered across various corporate services into a single platform. Companies can leverage this ability to provide customized services, ultimately resulting in increased customer loyalty and userbase.
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3) Industry Size and Growth Potential
The MyData industry has seen rapid growth in Korea. Since the introduction of MyData financial service under the government’s initiative in January 2022, 66.5 million users (as of December 2022 and including overlapping users) had subscribed to MyData services within 11 months. Approximately 400 million information transmissions occur on a daily basis and this number is expected to continue to increase. As of October 31, 2023, there were 68 companies participating in the MyData industry, which had more than doubled compared to the beginning of 2022. The MyData industry is expected to expand beyond the financial sector and reach broader sectors of the society including, among others, public welfare, medical and distribution sectors.
4) Investment Status
Subject of |
Investment Period |
Expected investment amount |
Amount already invested |
Source of Investment |
Expected investment return period |
Expected Investment |
||||||
System establishment |
Year ended December 31, 2021 |
Won 1.55 billion | Won 1.55 billion | Internal | To be determined | Establish collection system and service system | ||||||
System establishment |
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Won 1.02 billion | Won 1.02 billion | Internal | To be determined | Establish analysis system and service system | ||||||
Software improvement |
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
To be determined | Won 1.14 billion | Internal | To be determined | Develop API 2.0 | ||||||
Software improvement |
Year ended December 31, 2024 |
To be determined | — | Internal | To be determined | Expand into private welfare and medical MyData sectors | ||||||
Software improvement |
Year ended December 31, 2025 |
To be determined | — | Internal | To be determined | Expand into distribution MyData sector |
* | Amount already invested has been calculated based on capital expenditures. |
[Medical Device and Veterinary Medical Device Business]
1) Business Area and Purpose of Entry
In September 2022, the Company launched “X Caliber,” an AI-based veterinary image diagnosis assistance service which assists the diagnosis of veterinarians by using AI to analyze X-ray images of pets.
X Caliber is one of many services in which the Company has applied its AI and data technology capabilities. Through X Caliber, the Company expects to improve the X-ray imaging environment of veterinary hospitals and the accuracy of image diagnosis, thereby increasing environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) value in terms of animal welfare.
2) Industry Characteristics
Unlike general industrial products, the medical device industry is a multi-product, small-scale production industry. It is also a regulated industry, closely related to the government’s medical policies and oversight. As technology advances, medical devices are becoming increasingly complex and diversified. The market for high value-added products with advanced technology is led by a small number of large companies, while the market for low-priced products and certain other markets are led by specialized small- and medium-sized companies.
3) Industry Size and Growth Potential
In 2022, the size of the medical device market in Korea amounted to Won 11.878 trillion*, showing an annual growth rate of 13.9%. The medical device market is a promising industry of high added value, and continued growth is expected as product development applying new technologies such as ICT and AI continues to increase.
* | Source: Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Medical Device Production, Export and Import Performance Report, by year |
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4) Investment Status
Subject of |
Investment Period |
Expected investment amount |
Amount already invested |
Source of Investment |
Expected investment return period |
Expected Investment |
||||||
Data acquisition and software improvement |
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
To be determined | Won 912 million | Internal | To be determined | Enhance current services and expand diagnosis & automated measurement functions | ||||||
Software improvement |
Year ended December 31, 2024 |
To be determined | — | Internal | To be determined | Enhance current services and expand areas of diagnosis | ||||||
Software improvement |
Year ended December 31, 2025 |
To be determined | — | Internal | To be determined | Enhance current services and expand areas of diagnosis |
11. Other information relating to investment decisions
A. | Brand Management Policies |
The Company manages its corporate brand and other product brands in a comprehensive way to protect and increase their value. The Company operates an intranet system called “Comm.ON” in order to implement consistent communication with consumers across various areas including branding, design, marketing and public relations, and systematically manages the development, registration and licensing of brands through such system.
B. | Business-related Intellectual Property |
[SK Telecom]
As of September 30, 2023, the Company held 3,271 Korean-registered patents and 1,681 foreign-registered patents. The Company holds 724 Korean-registered trademarks. The number of registered patents and trademarks is subject to constant change due to the acquisition of new rights, expiration of terms, abandonments and dispositions.
[SK Broadband]
As of September 30, 2023, SK Broadband held 281 Korean-registered patents and 69 foreign-registered patents (including those held jointly with other companies). It also holds 313 Korean-registered trademarks and owns intellectual property rights to its proprietary graphic design of the alphabet “B” representing its brand. The designed alphabet “B” is registered in all business categories for trademarks (total of 45). The number of registered patents and trademarks is subject to continual change due to the acquisition of new rights, expiration of terms, abandonments and dispositions.
C. | Business-related Pollutants and Environmental Protection |
[SK Telecom]
The Company does not directly engage in any manufacturing and therefore does not undertake any industrial processes that emit pollutants into the air or industrial processes in which hazardous materials are used. Nevertheless, the Company clearly recognizes the severity of the climate crisis and has been diligently fulfilling its social obligations by establishing a systematic and practical environmental management strategy system. Under the vision of “realizing a sustainable future based on ICT” and to achieve Net Zero by 2050, the Company is making efforts to (1) preemptively respond to climate change, (2) improve its environmental management system and (3) create an eco-friendly green culture. To this end, the Company was one of the first information technology companies in Korea to join the RE100 (Renewable Electricity 100%) initiative and signed a green premium contract with Korea Electric Power Corporation. The Company has been implementing company-wide adoption of renewable energy through efforts such as installing solar power generation equipment in its office buildings and base stations. In addition, the Company leads in energy savings and environmental protections based on ICT technology, and recently became the first company in the telecommunications industry to obtain carbon emission rights by reducing greenhouse gas through integration of telecommunications equipment and technology upgrades.
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[SK Broadband]
SK Broadband does not directly engage in any manufacturing processes that emit environmental pollutants, and more than 99% of its greenhouse gas emissions is indirect emissions from its use of external electricity. SK Broadband was selected as a business subject to allocation of emission permits as part of Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme that commenced in 2015, and it actively fulfills its obligations and consistently achieves the targets set by the government.
In 2021, SK Broadband declared its goal to achieve Net Zero by 2045 in an effort to actively participate in the international community’s response to climate change. Prior to the declaration, SK Broadband had already subscribed to the RE100 initiative in 2020. Since 2021, SK Broadband has participated in Korea Electrical Power Corporation’s renewable energy power purchase program, “Green Premium,” to implement RE100 and is considering the installation of additional solar power generation facilities to self-produce and use renewable energy.
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III. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
1. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated and Separate)
A. | Summary Financial Information (Consolidated) |
Below is the summary consolidated financial information of the Company as of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company’s consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, which are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS, are attached hereto.
(Unit: in millions of Won except number of companies) | ||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, 2022 |
As of December 31, 2021 |
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Assets |
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Current Assets |
6,614,589 | 7,219,196 | 6,352,665 | |||||||||
• Cash and Cash Equivalents |
1,164,272 | 1,882,291 | 872,731 | |||||||||
• Accounts Receivable – Trade, net |
2,129,085 | 1,970,611 | 1,913,511 | |||||||||
• Accounts Receivable – Other, net |
399,529 | 479,781 | 548,362 | |||||||||
• Others |
2,921,703 | 2,886,513 | 3,018,061 | |||||||||
Non-Current Assets |
23,264,678 | 24,089,066 | 24,558,612 | |||||||||
• Long-Term Investment Securities |
1,630,093 | 1,410,736 | 1,715,078 | |||||||||
• Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures |
1,975,227 | 1,889,289 | 2,197,351 | |||||||||
• Property and Equipment, net |
12,655,691 | 13,322,492 | 12,871,259 | |||||||||
• Goodwill |
2,075,009 | 2,075,009 | 2,072,493 | |||||||||
• Intangible Assets, net |
2,859,709 | 3,324,910 | 3,869,769 | |||||||||
• Others |
2,068,949 | 2,066,630 | 1,832,662 | |||||||||
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|
|
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Total Assets |
29,879,267 | 31,308,262 | 30,911,277 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
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Liabilities |
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Current Liabilities |
6,526,181 | 8,046,541 | 6,960,435 | |||||||||
Non-Current Liabilities |
10,981,536 | 11,106,525 | 11,615,704 | |||||||||
|
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|
|
|
|
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Total Liabilities |
17,507,717 | 19,153,066 | 18,576,139 | |||||||||
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|
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Equity |
||||||||||||
Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company |
11,549,622 | 11,318,320 | 11,579,346 | |||||||||
Share Capital |
30,493 | 30,493 | 30,493 | |||||||||
Capital Surplus (Deficit) and Other Capital Adjustments |
(11,648,587 | ) | (11,567,117 | ) | (11,623,726 | ) | ||||||
Retained Earnings |
22,828,633 | 22,463,711 | 22,437,341 | |||||||||
Reserves |
339,083 | 391,233 | 735,238 | |||||||||
Non-controlling Interests |
821,928 | 836,876 | 755,792 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total Equity |
12,371,550 | 12,155,196 | 12,335,138 | |||||||||
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|
|
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Total Liabilities and Equity |
29,879,267 | 31,308,262 | 30,911,277 | |||||||||
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|
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|
|
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(Unit: in millions of Won except per share data and number of consolidated subsidiaries) | ||||||||||||
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
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Operating Revenue |
13,081,220 | 17,304,973 | 16,748,585 | |||||||||
Operating Profit |
1,456,149 | 1,612,070 | 1,387,162 | |||||||||
Profit Before Income Tax |
1,270,784 | 1,236,152 | 1,718,191 | |||||||||
Profit from Continued Operations |
958,495 | 947,831 | 1,271,395 | |||||||||
Profit from Discontinued Operations |
— | — | 1,147,594 | |||||||||
Profit for the Period |
958,495 | 947,831 | 2,418,989 | |||||||||
Profit for the Period Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company |
917,612 | 912,400 | 2,407,523 | |||||||||
Profit for the Period Attributable to Non-controlling Interests |
40,883 | 35,431 | 11,466 | |||||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share (Won) |
4,150 | 4,118 | 7,191 | |||||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won) |
4,149 | 4,116 | 7,187 | |||||||||
Total Number of Consolidated Subsidiaries |
27 | 25 | 23 |
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B. | Summary Financial Information (Separate) |
Below is the summary separate financial information of the Company as of September 30, 2023, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company’s separate financial statements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, which are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS, are attached hereto.
(Unit: in millions of Won)
As of September 30, 2023 |
As of December 31, 2022 |
As of December 31, 2021 |
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Assets |
||||||||||||
Current Assets |
4,737,648 | 5,498,460 | 4,681,493 | |||||||||
• Cash and Cash Equivalents |
350,106 | 1,217,504 | 158,823 | |||||||||
• Accounts Receivable – Trade, net |
1,592,050 | 1,425,695 | 1,514,260 | |||||||||
• Accounts Receivable – Other, net |
370,557 | 435,096 | 520,956 | |||||||||
• Others |
2,424,935 | 2,420,165 | 2,487,454 | |||||||||
Non-Current Assets |
20,121,846 | 20,933,661 | 21,707,572 | |||||||||
• Long-Term Investment Securities |
1,334,312 | 1,155,188 | 1,476,361 | |||||||||
• Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates |
4,700,949 | 4,621,807 | 4,841,139 | |||||||||
• Property and Equipment, net |
8,864,988 | 9,519,663 | 9,318,408 | |||||||||
• Goodwill |
1,306,236 | 1,306,236 | 1,306,236 | |||||||||
• Intangible Assets, net |
2,284,747 | 2,693,400 | 3,203,330 | |||||||||
• Others |
1,630,614 | 1,637,367 | 1,562,098 | |||||||||
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Total Assets |
24,859,494 | 26,432,121 | 26,389,065 | |||||||||
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Liabilities |
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Current Liabilities |
5,018,362 | 6,236,135 | 5,426,477 | |||||||||
Non-Current Liabilities |
9,268,663 | 9,812,604 | 10,099,732 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
14,287,025 | 16,048,739 | 15,526,209 | |||||||||
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Equity |
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Share Capital |
30,493 | 30,493 | 30,493 | |||||||||
Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments |
(4,586,946 | ) | (4,506,693 | ) | (4,576,271 | ) | ||||||
Retained Earnings |
15,092,059 | 14,691,461 | 14,770,618 | |||||||||
Reserves |
36,863 | 168,121 | 638,016 | |||||||||
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Total Equity |
10,572,469 | 10,383,382 | 10,862,856 | |||||||||
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Total Liabilities and Equity |
24,859,494 | 26,432,121 | 26,389,065 | |||||||||
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(Unit: in millions of Won)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
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Operating Revenue |
9,384,930 | 12,414,588 | 12,102,830 | |||||||||
Operating Profit |
1,201,882 | 1,321,131 | 1,114,323 | |||||||||
Profit Before Income Tax |
1,191,753 | 1,146,250 | 1,369,347 | |||||||||
Profit for the Period |
945,368 | 869,490 | 1,073,823 | |||||||||
Basic Earnings Per Share (Won) |
4,277 | 3,921 | 3,183 | |||||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won) |
4,276 | 3,919 | 3,181 |
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2. Dividends and Others
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s annual business report for the year ended December 31, 2022.
3. Use of Direct Financing
A. | Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings |
[SK Telecom]
(As of September 30, 2023) |
(Unit: in millions of Won) | |||||||||||||||||||
Category |
Bond Series |
Payment Date |
Planned Use of Proceeds |
Actual Use of Proceeds |
Reasons for Difference |
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Use |
Amount | Use |
Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
80th | January 15, 2021 | Repayment of debt | 310,000 | Repayment of debt | 310,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
81st | October 28, 2021 | Repayment of debt | 200,000 | Repayment of debt | 200,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
82nd | April 12, 2022 | Repayment of debt | 350,000 | Repayment of debt | 350,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
83rd | August 10, 2022 | Repayment of debt | 395,000 | Repayment of debt | 395,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
84th | December 14, 2022 | Repayment of debt | 310,000 | Repayment of debt | 310,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
85th | February 17, 2023 | Repayment of debt | 300,000 | Repayment of debt | 300,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
86th | April 12, 2023 | Repayment of debt | 350,000 | Repayment of debt | 350,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Hybrid securities |
3rd | June 5, 2023 | Repayment of debt | 400,000 | Repayment of debt | 400,000 | — |
[SK Broadband]
(As of September 30, 2023) |
(Unit: in millions of Won) | |||||||||||||||||||
Category |
Bond Series |
Payment Date |
Planned Use of Proceeds |
Actual Use of Proceeds |
Reasons for Difference |
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Use |
Amount | Use |
Amount | |||||||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 51 | July 13, 2021 | Repayment of debt | 100,000 | Repayment of debt | 100,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 52-1 | January 25, 2022 | Repayment of debt | 100,000 | Repayment of debt | 100,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond (green bond) |
Series 52-2 | January 25, 2022 | Repayment of debt | 50,000 | Repayment of debt | 50,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 53-1 | March 2, 2023 | Operation fund | 5,000 | Operation fund | 5,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 53-1 | March 2, 2023 | Repayment of debt | 45,000 | Repayment of debt | 45,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 53-2 | March 2, 2023 | Operation fund | 55,000 | Operation fund | 55,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 53-2 | March 2, 2023 | Repayment of debt | 45,000 | Repayment of debt | 45,000 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 53-3 | March 2, 2023 | Operation fund | 46,900 | Operation fund | 46,900 | — | |||||||||||||
Corporate bond |
Series 53-3 | March 2, 2023 | Repayment of debt | 43,100 | Repayment of debt | 43,100 | — |
* | Series 52-2 issued as of January 25, 2022 is an ESG bond (green bond). Series 52-2 was issued for the purpose of repayment of funds raised to be invested in the conversion of hybrid fiber-coaxial network to fiber-to-the-home network, which has a positive impact on the environment, and the proceeds from the bond offering were used for the intended purpose. See the ESG bond report published in the socially responsible investment bond segment of the Korea Exchange for more information on the use of proceeds from this ESG bond offering. |
B. | Use of Proceeds from Private Offerings |
[SK Telecom]
None.
[SK Broadband]
None.
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C. | Operation of Unused Proceeds |
[SK Telecom]
None.
[SK Broadband]
None.
4. Other Matters Related to Financial Information
A. | Restatement of the Financial Statements |
Pursuant to the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of Shareholders on June 10, 2021 and October 12, 2021, respectively, the Company conducted the Spin-off effective as of November 1, 2021. As a result of the Spin-off, the Company discontinued certain parts of the security, commerce and other businesses operated by its major subsidiaries, which were transferred to the newly established company. Accordingly, certain of the Company’s material subsidiaries, including One Store Co., Ltd., SK Planet Co., Ltd., Eleven Street Co., Ltd., Dreamus Company, SK shieldus Co., Ltd., Incross, T Map Mobility and SK m&service Co., Ltd. (“SK M&Service”), were excluded from the scope of the Company’s consolidation. The Company classified and separately showed profit (loss) from such discontinued businesses in its consolidated statement of profit and loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 in the Company’s audit report and annual business report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 pursuant to the application of K-IFRS 1105. The consolidated statement of profit and loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was restated accordingly for comparative purposes. Furthermore, the Spin-off caused a change in the Company’s business segments, which led to a restatement of prior years’ segment information, and the business of SK Stoa, which had previously been classified as part of the Company’s commerce segment, was reclassified as part of the Company’s other business segment.
B. | Loss Allowance |
(1) | Loss Allowance of Trade and Other Receivables |
(Unit: in millions of Won, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Gross amount | Loss Allowance | Percentage | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
2,390,947 | 248,667 | 10.4 | % | ||||||||
Loans |
158,575 | 45,864 | 28.9 | % | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other |
781,196 | 41,432 | 5.3 | % | ||||||||
Accrued income |
4,167 | — | — | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
289,566 | 300 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||
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Total |
3,624,451 | 336,263 | 9.3 | % | ||||||||
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(Unit: in millions of Won, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Gross amount | Loss Allowance | Percentage | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
2,219,695 | 234,923 | 10.6 | % | ||||||||
Loans |
151,155 | 45,592 | 30.2 | % | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other |
897,920 | 44,188 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||
Accrued income |
1,732 | — | — | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
280,945 | 300 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||
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Total |
3,551,447 | 325,003 | 9.2 | % | ||||||||
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(Unit: in millions of Won, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
Gross amount | Loss Allowance | Percentage | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
2,160,498 | 238,881 | 11.1 | % | ||||||||
Loans |
138,181 | 45,385 | 32.8 | % | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other |
870,225 | 46,625 | 5.4 | % | ||||||||
Accrued income |
762 | — | — | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
278,759 | — | — | |||||||||
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Total |
3,448,425 | 330,891 | 9.6 | % | ||||||||
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(2) | Movements in Loss Allowance of Trade and Other Receivables |
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||||||||
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
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Beginning balance |
325,002 | 330,891 | 365,063 | |||||||||
Effect of change in accounting policy |
— | — | — | |||||||||
Increase of loss allowance |
32,753 | 30,064 | 37,547 | |||||||||
Reversal of loss allowance |
— | — | — | |||||||||
Write-offs |
(21,492 | ) | (35,955 | ) | (57,215 | ) | ||||||
Other |
— | 3 | (14,504 | ) | ||||||||
Ending balance |
336,263 | 325,003 | 330,891 |
(3) | Policies for Loss Allowance |
The Company establishes loss allowances based on the likelihood of recoverability of trade and other receivables based on their aging at the end of the period and past customer default experience for the past three years. With respect to trade receivables relating to wireless telecommunications services, the Company considers the likelihood of recovery based on past customer default experience and the length of default in connection with the type of default (e.g., whether the customer’s service has been terminated or is continued). Consistent with customary practice, the Company writes off trade and other receivables for which the prescription period has passed or that are determined to be impossible or economically too costly to collect, including receivables that are less than Won 200,000 and more than six months overdue and receivables that have been determined to be the subject of identity theft.
(4) | Aging of Accounts Receivable |
(Unit: in millions of Won, except percentages) | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Six months or less |
From six months to one year |
From one year to three years |
More than three years |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – general |
2,139,666 | 63,690 | 140,630 | 46,962 | 2,390,947 | |||||||||||||||
Percentage |
89.5 | % | 2.7 | % | 5.9 | % | 1.9 | % | 100.0 | % |
C. | Inventories |
(1) | Detailed Categories of Inventories |
(Unit: in millions of Won, except percentages) | ||||||||||||
Account Category |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022 |
For the year ended December 31, 2021 |
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Merchandise |
159,035 | 151,303 | 201,126 | |||||||||
Goods in transit |
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Other inventories |
28,286 | 15,052 | 3,511 | |||||||||
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Total |
187,321 | 166,355 | 204,637 | |||||||||
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Percentage of inventories to total assets [Inventories / Total assets] |
0.62 | % | 0.53 | % | 0.66 | % | ||||||
Inventory turnover [Cost of sales / { ( Beginning balance of inventories + Ending balance of inventories ) / 2}] |
6.74 | 6.84 | 6.20 |
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(2) | Reporting of Inventories |
The Company holds handsets, ICT equipment for offline sales, etc. in inventory. The Company conducts physical due diligence of its inventories with external auditors at the end of each year.
D. | Fair Value Measurement |
See Notes 2 and 30 of the notes to the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements attached hereto for more information.
E. | Key Terms of Debt Securities |
[SK Telecom]
The following are key terms and conditions of bonds issued by the Company. The compliance status is as of the date of the latest financial statements including the audit opinion of the independent auditor applicable to the determination of compliance status, except for the compliance status of the restriction on changes of ownership structure, which is as of the end of the reporting period.
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 62-3 |
Aug. 28, 2012 | Aug. 28, 2032 | 90,000 | Aug. 22, 2012 | Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed Won 2 trillion | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Not applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Not applicable | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 63-2 |
Apr. 23, 2013 | Apr. 23, 2033 | 130,000 | Apr. 17, 2013 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 64-2 |
May 14, 2014 | May 14, 2024 | 150,000 | Apr. 29, 2014 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 65-3 |
Oct. 28, 2014 | Oct. 28, 2024 | 190,000 | Oct. 16, 2014 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 66-2 |
Feb. 26, 2015 | Feb. 26, 2025 | 150,000 | Feb. 11, 2015 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 66-3 |
Feb. 26, 2015 | Feb. 26, 2030 | 50,000 | Feb. 11, 2015 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 67-2 |
July 17, 2015 | July 17, 2025 | 70,000 | July 9, 2015 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 67-3 |
July 17, 2015 | July 17, 2030 | 90,000 | July 9, 2015 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 68-2 |
Nov. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2025 | 100,000 | Nov. 18, 2015 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 68-3 |
Nov. 30, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2035 | 70,000 | Nov. 18, 2015 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 69-3 |
Mar. 4, 2016 | Mar. 4, 2026 | 90,000 | Feb. 22, 2016 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 69-4 |
Mar. 4, 2016 | Mar. 4, 2036 | 80,000 | Feb. 22, 2016 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
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Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed Won 2 trillion | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Not applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Not applicable | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 70-3 |
June 3, 2016 | June 3, 2026 | 120,000 | May 24, 2016 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 70-4 |
June 3, 2016 | June 3, 2031 | 50,000 | May 24, 2016 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 71-3 |
Apr. 25, 2017 | Apr. 25, 2027 | 100,000 | Apr. 13, 2017 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 71-4 |
Apr. 25, 2017 | Apr. 25, 2032 | 90,000 | Apr. 13, 2017 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed Won 5 trillion | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Not applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Not applicable | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 72-3 |
Nov. 10, 2017 | Nov. 10, 2027 | 100,000 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 73-3 |
Feb. 20, 2018 | Feb. 20, 2028 | 200,000 | Feb. 6. 2018 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 73-4 |
Feb. 20, 2018 | Feb. 20, 2038 | 90,000 | Feb. 6. 2018 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 74-2 |
Sept. 17, 2018 | Sept. 17, 2023 | 150,000 | Sept. 5, 2018 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 74-3 |
Sept. 17, 2018 | Sept. 17, 2038 | 50,000 | Sept. 5, 2018 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 75-2 |
Mar. 6, 2019 | Mar. 6, 2024 | 120,000 | Feb. 21, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 75-3 |
Mar. 6, 2019 | Mar. 6, 2029 | 50,000 | Feb. 21, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 75-4 |
Mar. 6, 2019 | Mar. 6, 2039 | 50,000 | Feb. 21, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
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Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 76-2 |
July 29, 2019 | July 29, 2024 | 60,000 | July 17, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 76-3 |
July 29, 2019 | July 29, 2029 | 120,000 | July 17, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 76-4 |
July 29, 2019 | July 29, 2039 | 50,000 | July 17, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 76-5 |
July 29, 2019 | July 29, 2049 | 50,000 | July 17, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 77-2 |
Oct. 22, 2019 | Oct. 22, 2024 | 70,000 | Oct. 10, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 77-3 |
Oct. 22, 2019 | Oct. 22, 2029 | 40,000 | Oct. 10, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 77-4 |
Oct. 22, 2019 | Oct. 22, 2039 | 60,000 | Oct. 10, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio |
Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens |
Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets |
Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate |
Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
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Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 78-2 |
Jan. 14, 2020 | Jan. 14, 2025 | 130,000 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 78-3 |
Jan. 14, 2020 | Jan. 14, 2030 | 50,000 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 78-4 |
Jan. 14, 2020 | Jan. 14, 2040 | 70,000 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio |
Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens |
Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets |
Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate |
Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 79-1 |
Oct. 19, 2020 | Oct. 19, 2025 | 140,000 | Oct. 6, 2020 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 79-2 |
Oct. 19, 2020 | Oct. 19, 2030 | 40,000 | Oct. 6, 2020 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 79-3 |
Oct. 19, 2020 | Oct. 19, 2040 | 110,000 | Oct. 6, 2020 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio |
Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens |
Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets |
Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate |
Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 80-1 |
Jan. 15, 2021 | Jan. 14, 2024 | 80,000 | Jan. 5, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 80-2 |
Jan. 15, 2021 | Jan. 15, 2026 | 80,000 | Jan. 5, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 80-3 |
Jan. 15, 2021 | Jan. 15, 2031 | 50,000 | Jan. 5, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 80-4 |
Jan. 15, 2021 | Jan. 15, 2041 | 100,000 | Jan. 5, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
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Maintenance of Financial Ratio |
Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens |
Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets |
Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate |
Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 81-1 |
Oct. 28, 2021 | Oct. 28, 2024 | 90,000 | Oct. 18, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 81-2 |
Oct. 28, 2021 | Oct. 28, 2026 | 70,000 | Oct. 18, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 81-3 |
Oct. 28, 2021 | Oct. 28, 2041 | 40,000 | Oct. 18, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 82-1 |
April 12, 2022 | April 12, 2025 | 240,000 | March 31, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 82-2 |
April 12, 2022 | April 12, 2027 | 70,000 | March 31, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 82-3 |
April 12, 2022 | April 12, 2042 | 40,000 | March 31, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio |
Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens |
Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets |
Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate |
Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 83-1 |
August 10, 2022 | August 8, 2025 | 300,000 | July 29, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 83-2 |
August10, 2022 | August 10, 2027 | 95,000 | July 29, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 84-1 |
December 14, 2022 | December 13, 2024 | 100,000 | December 2, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 84-2 |
December 14, 2022 | December 12, 2025 | 110,000 | December 2, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 84-3 |
December 14, 2022 | December 14, 2027 | 60,000 | December 2, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 84-4 |
December 14, 2022 | December 14, 2032 | 40,000 | December 2, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
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Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 85-1 |
February 17, 2023 | February 17, 2026 | 110,000 | February 7, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 85-2 |
February 17, 2023 | February 17, 2028 | 190,000 | February 7, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 86-1 |
April 12, 2023 | April 10, 2026 | 80,000 | March 31, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 86-2 |
April 12, 2023 | April 12, 2028 | 200,000 | March 31, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 86-3 |
April 12, 2023 | April 12, 2030 | 70,000 | March 31, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 300% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 150% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 50% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction of cross-shareholding Exclusion from corporate group |
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Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
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Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Hybrid Securities Series 3 |
June 5, 2023 | June 5, 2083 | 400,000 | May 23, 2023 | Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Not Applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | Not Applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Not Applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Not Applicable | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on August 17, 2023 |
[SK Broadband]
The following are key terms and conditions of bonds issued by SK Broadband.
Name |
Issue Date |
Maturity Date |
Principal Amount (millions of Won) |
Date of Fiscal |
Fiscal Agent |
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Unsecured Bond – Series 47-2 |
Mar. 26, 2019 | Mar. 26, 2024 | 160,000 | Mar. 14, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 48-2 |
Sept. 24, 2019 | Sept. 24, 2024 | 100,000 | Sept. 10, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 48-3 |
Sept. 24, 2019 | Sept. 23, 2026 | 50,000 | Sept. 10, 2019 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 49-1 |
June 11, 2020 | June 9, 2023 | 100,000 | June 1, 2020 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 49-2 |
June 11, 2020 | June 11, 2025 | 100,000 | June 1, 2020 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 50 |
Sept. 25, 2020 | Sept. 25, 2025 | 160,000 | Sept. 15, 2020 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 51 |
July 13, 2021 | July 12, 2024 | 100,000 | July 1, 2021 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 52-1 |
Jan. 25, 2022 | Jan. 24, 2025 | 100,000 | Jan. 13, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 52-2 |
Jan. 25, 2022 | Jan. 25, 2032 | 50,000 | Jan. 13, 2022 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 53-1 |
Mar. 2, 2023 | Feb. 28, 2025 | 50,000 | Feb. 17, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 53-2 |
Mar. 2, 2023 | Feb. 27, 2026 | 100,000 | Feb. 17, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. | |||||||
Unsecured Bond – Series 53-3 |
Mar. 2, 2023 | Mar. 2, 2028 | 90,000 | Feb. 17, 2023 | Korea Securities Finance Corp. |
Maintenance of Financial Ratio | Key Term | Debt ratio no greater than 400% | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Liens | Key Term | The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 200% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Disposition of Assets | Key Term | Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 70% of total assets | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Restriction on Changes of Ownership Structure | Key Term | Restriction on changes of ownership structure | ||
Compliance Status | Compliant | |||
Submission of Compliance Certificate | Compliance Status | Submitted on September 11, 2023 |
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IV. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS |
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s annual business report for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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V. | AUDITOR’S OPINION |
1. Independent Auditors and Audit Opinions
A. | Independent Auditor and Audit Opinion (Separate and Consolidated) |
Period |
Independent auditor |
Audit opinion |
Emphasis of Matter |
Critical Audit Matters |
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Nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
Ernst & Young Han Young | — | — | — | ||||
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Ernst & Young Han Young | Unqualified | — | Timing of revenue recognition related to the Company’s cellular services; impairment assessment of goodwill for the fixed-line telecommunications services cash generating unit | ||||
Year ended December 31, 2021 |
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. | Unqualified | Spin-off and disclosure of discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements | Revenue recognition; impairment assessment of goodwill for the fixed-line telecommunications services cash generating unit |
* | Note: All consolidated subsidiaries of the Company that are subject to audits and whose audits have been completed received unqualified audit opinions. |
** | The audit opinion is on the consolidated and separate financial statements. |
B. | Audit Services Contracts with Independent Auditors |
(Unit: in millions of Won except number of hours) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Period |
Auditors |
Contents |
Audit Contract | Actual Performance |
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Fee | Total number of hours |
Fee | Total number of hours |
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Nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
Ernst & Young Han Young | Quarterly and semi-annual review | 2,780 | 24,800 | 1,480 | 13,203 | ||||||||||||||
Separate financial statements audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated financial statements audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
English financial statements review and other audit task | ||||||||||||||||||||
Internal accounting system audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
Ernst & Young Han Young | Quarterly and semi-annual review | 2,700 | 24,100 | 2,700 | 24,100 | ||||||||||||||
Separate financial statements audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated financial statements audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
English financial statements review and other audit task | ||||||||||||||||||||
Internal accounting system audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2021 |
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. | Quarterly and semi-annual review | 2,450 | 24,500 | 2,450 | 24,500 | ||||||||||||||
Separate financial statements audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated financial statements audit | ||||||||||||||||||||
English financial statements review and other audit task | ||||||||||||||||||||
Internal accounting system audit |
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C. | Non-Audit Services Contracts with Independent Auditors |
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||||
Period |
Contract date | Service provided |
Service duration | Fee | ||||
Nine months ended September 30, 2023 |
— | — | — | — | ||||
Year ended December 31, 2022 |
— | — | — | — | ||||
Year ended December 31, 2021 |
May 17, 2021 | Confirmation of financial information in connection with frequency reallocation application | May 17, 2021 – May 24, 2021 | 2 | ||||
May 26, 2021 | Audit and review of financial statements of the newly established company and subsidiaries involved in the Spin-off | May 26, 2021 – July 28, 2021 | 1,143 | |||||
August 5, 2021 | Review of carve-out financial statements in connection with the Spin-off | August 5, 2021 – August 13,2021 | 10 |
D. | Discussions between Audit Committee and Independent Auditors |
Date |
Attendance |
Method |
Key Matters Discussed |
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February 22, 2022 |
Company’s Audit Committee: 4 Accounting Firm’s Independent Auditor: 1 |
In-person | Report on 2021 critical audit matters and results of audit of financial statements; report on results of 2021 internal accounting management system audit | |||
April 27, 2022 |
Company’s Audit Committee: 4 Accounting Firm’s Independent Auditor: 1 |
In-person | Report on 2021 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board audit results; report on 2022 audit plan and selection of critical audit matters | |||
July 27, 2022 |
Company’s Audit Committee: 4 Accounting Firm’s Independent Auditor: 1 |
In-person | Report on results of external auditors’ 2022 semi-annual review | |||
December 19, 2022 |
Company’s Audit Committee: 4 Accounting Firm’s Independent Auditor: 2 |
In-person | Report on the 2022 financial report internal control test result; report on audit plans at the end of the period | |||
February 22, 2023 |
Company’s Audit Committee: 4 Accounting Firm’s Independent Auditor: 2 |
In-person | Report on 2022 results of audit of financial statements; report on results of 2022 internal accounting management system audit | |||
April 19, 2023 |
Company’s Audit Committee: 4 Accounting Firm’s Independent Auditor: 2 |
In-person | Report on 2022 PCAOB audit; report on audit plans for 2023 |
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VI. | CORPORATE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
1. Board of Directors
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
2. Audit System
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
3. Shareholders’ Exercise of Voting Rights
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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VII. | SHAREHOLDERS |
1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons
A. | Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons |
(As of September 30, 2023) | (Unit: in shares and percentages) | |||||||||||||||||||
Name |
Relationship |
Type of share |
Number of shares owned and ownership ratio | |||||||||||||||||
Beginning of Period | End of Period | |||||||||||||||||||
Number of shares |
Ownership ratio |
Number of shares |
Ownership ratio |
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SK Inc. |
Largest Shareholder | Common share | 65,668,397 | 30.01 | 65,668,397 | 30.01 | ||||||||||||||
Tae Won Chey |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 303 | 0.00 | 303 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Dong Hyun Jang |
Officer of affiliated company | Common share | 762 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Jung Ho Park |
Officer of affiliated Company | Common share | 21,530 | 0.01 | 21,530 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||
Young Sang Ryu |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 7,340 | 0.00 | 11,974 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||||
Yong-Hak Kim |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 1,711 | 0.00 | 3,358 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Seok-Dong Kim |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 1,447 | 0.00 | 2,785 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Youngmin Yoon |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 1,447 | 0.00 | 2,785 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Haeyun Oh |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 0 | 0.00 | 1,338 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Junmo Kim |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 1,447 | 0.00 | 2,785 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Kyu-nam Choi |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 455 | 0.00 | 455 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Poong Young Yoon |
Officer of affiliated company | Common share | 2,733 | 0.00 | 2,733 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
Jong Ryeol Kang |
Officer of the Company | Common share | 3,484 | 0.00 | 5,758 | 0.00 | ||||||||||||||
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Total |
Common share | 65,712,503 | 30.03 | 65,724,963 | 30.03 | |||||||||||||||
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* | The number of shares owned and ownership ratio as of the beginning of the period do not account for the shares owned by Haeyun Oh, who was newly appointed in March 2023. |
** | The number of shares owned and ownership ratio as of the beginning of the period account for the shares owned by Jung Ho Ahn, whose term expired in March 2023. |
B. | Overview of the Largest Shareholder |
As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s largest shareholder was SK Inc. SK Inc. was established on April 13, 1991 and was made public on the securities market on November 11, 2009 under the identification code “034730.” SK Inc. is located at 26, Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea. SK Inc.’s telephone number is +82-2-2121-5114 and its website is https://www.sk-inc.com/.
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C. | Changes in Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons |
Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows:
(As of September 30, 2023) | (Unit: in shares and percentages) | |||||||||||
Largest |
Date of the change |
Shares Held* | Holding Ratio |
Remarks |
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SK Inc. |
February 4, 2021 | 21,628,971 | 26.79 | Jung Ho Park, representative director of the Company, purchased 1,000 additional shares; Young Sang Ryu, inside director of the Company, acquired 500 additional shares. | ||||||||
May 6, 2021 | 21,628,971 | 30.02 | Changes in equity ratio due to cancellation of treasury shares | |||||||||
June 21, 2021 | 21,629,471 | 30.02 | Independent directors, Yong-Hak Kim, Seok-Dong Kim, Jung Ho Ahn, Youngmin Yoon and Junmo Kim, each acquired 100 shares (total of 500 shares) | |||||||||
October 12, 2021 | 21,629,621 | 30.02 | Kyu-Nam Choi, independent director of the Company, acquired 150 shares. | |||||||||
October 25, 2021 | 21,629,821 | 30.02 | Jung Ho Park, representative director of the Company, and Young Sang Ryu, inside director of the Company each acquired 100 additional shares (total of 200 shares). | |||||||||
October 28, 2021 | 108,149,105 | 30.02 | Changes in total number of shares due to stock-split | |||||||||
November 2, 2021 | 65,688,437 | 30.02 | Changes in total number of shares due to the Spin-off; Poong Young Yoon, inside director of SK Square, acquired 2,733 shares. | |||||||||
January 24, 2022 | 65,695,437 | 30.02 | Jung Ho Park, director of the Company’s affiliate, and Young Sang Ryu, representative director of the Company, acquired 3,000 and 4,000 shares, respectively. | |||||||||
February 25, 2022 | 65,703,035 | 30.02 | Jung Ho Park, director of the Company’s affiliate, acquired 7,598 shares. | |||||||||
March 25, 2022 | 65,706,519 | 30.03 | Jong Ryeol Kang, inside director of the Company, acquired 3,484 shares. | |||||||||
May 3, 2022 | 65,712,503 | 30.03 | Four independent directors of the Company, Youngmin Yoon, Jung Ho Ahn, Junmo Kim, Seok-dong Kim, each acquired 1,144 shares. Yong-Hak Kim, another independent director of the Company, acquired 1,408 shares. | |||||||||
February 27, 2023 | 65,719,411 | 30.03 | Young Sang Ryu, representative director of the Company, and Jong Ryeol Kang, inside director of the Company, acquired 4,634 and 2,274 shares, respectively. | |||||||||
March 28, 2023 | 65,717,964 | 30.03 | Retirement of Jung Ho Ahn, independent director of the Company (1,447 shares) | |||||||||
April 24, 2023 | 65,724,963 | 30.03 | Four independent directors, Youngmin Yoon, Haeyun Oh, Junmo Kim and Seok-dong Kim each acquired 1,338 shares. Yong-Hak Kim, independent director of the Company, acquired 1,647 shares. |
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VIII. | EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS |
1. Directors and Officers
A. | Registered Directors |
(As of September 30, 2023) | ||||||||||||
Name |
Gender |
Date of Birth |
Position |
Professional Background |
Duration of |
End of |
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Young Sang Ryu |
Male | May 1970 | Chief Executive Officer; Representative Director; | Former Head, SK Telecom MNO business | Longer than 5 years |
Mar. 24, 2024 | ||||||
Jong Ryeol Kang |
Male | Oct. 1964 | Representative Director; Head of ICT Infrastructure Center (CSPO) | Former Head, Corporate Culture Division | 1 year and 7 months |
Mar. 24, 2025 | ||||||
Kyu-Nam Choi |
Male | Apr. 1964 | Non-executive Director | Head of Investment 1 Team; Head of Environment Task Force; Former Head of Future Business Team, SUPEX Council | 2 years | Mar. 24, 2024 | ||||||
Yong-Hak Kim |
Male | Jan. 1953 | Independent Director | Former President (Professor Emeritus), Yonsei University | 3 years and 7 months |
Mar. 27, 2026 | ||||||
Seok-Dong Kim |
Male | May 1953 | Independent Director | Former Chairman, Financial Services Commission | 4 years and 7 months |
Mar. 24, 2025 | ||||||
Youngmin Yoon |
Female | Dec. 1963 | Independent Director | Professor, Department of Media and Communication at Korea University | Longer than 5 years |
Mar. 24, 2024 | ||||||
Junmo Kim |
Male | Sep. 1976 | Independent Director | Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | 3 years and 7 months |
Mar. 27, 2026 | ||||||
Haeyun Oh |
Female | Nov. 1974 | Independent Director | President, KAIST AI Research Institute | 7 months | March 27, 2026 |
2. Compensation of Directors and Officers
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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IX. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
1. Line of Credit Extended to the Largest Shareholder and Related Parties
None.
2. Transfer of Assets to/from the Largest Shareholder and Related Parties and Other Transactions
A. | Purchase and Dispositions of Investments |
(As of September 30, 2023) | (Unit: in millions of Won) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name (Corporate name) |
Relationship |
Purchase and Dispositions of Investments |
Remarks |
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Type of |
Transaction Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Increase | Decrease | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||
SK Telecom Americas, Inc. |
Subsidiary | Shares | 31,203 | 39,066 | — | 70,269 | New acquisition | |||||||||||||||
Atlas Investment |
Subsidiary | Shares | 159,632 | 24,601 | — | 184,233 | New acquisition |
3. Transactions with the Largest Shareholder and Related Parties
(As of September 30, 2023) | (Unit: in millions of Won) | |||||||||
Counterparty |
Relationship |
Type |
Transaction Period |
Transaction Details |
Transaction Amount |
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PS&Marketing |
Affiliate | Purchase | January 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023 | Marketing fees, etc. | 914,395 |
4. Related Party Transactions
See Note 31 of the notes to the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements attached hereto for more information regarding related party transactions.
5. Other Related Party Transactions (excluding Transactions with the Largest Shareholder and Related Parties listed above)
A. | Provisional Payment and Loans (including loans on marketable securities) |
(As of September 30, 2023) | (Unit: in millions of Won) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name (Corporate name) |
Relationship | Account category | Change details | Accrued interest |
Remarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning | Increase | Decrease | Ending | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baekmajang and others |
Agency | Long-term and short- term loans |
70,946 | 99,913 | 96,161 | 74,698 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BCN Inc. |
Investee | Long-term loans | 22,147 | — | — | 22,147 | — | — |
B. | Other transactions |
See Note 32 of the notes to the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements attached hereto for more information regarding other related party transactions.
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X. | OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF INVESTORS |
1. Developments in the Items Mentioned in Prior Reports on Important Business Matters
None.
2. Contingent Liabilities
A. | Legal Proceedings |
[SK Telecom]
As of September 30, 2023, the Company is involved in various pending legal proceedings, and the provisions recognized for these proceedings are not material. The management of the Company has determined that there are currently no present obligations in connection with proceedings for which no provision has been recognized. The management has also determined that the outcome of these proceedings will not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position and operating performance.
[SK Broadband]
As of September 30, 2023, there were 21 pending lawsuits against SK Broadband (aggregate amount of claims of Won 10,251 million), and provisions in the amount of Won 218 million in connection with such lawsuits were recognized.
B. | Other Contingent Liabilities and Guarantees for Payment |
[SK Telecom]
None.
[SK Broadband]
As of September 30, 2023, SK Broadband has entered into revolving credit facilities with a limit of Won 139 billion with three financial institutions including Hana Bank in relation to its loans.
In connection with public offerings of notes, SK Broadband is subject to certain restrictions with respect to its debt ratio, third party payment guarantees and other limitations on liens.
SK Broadband has provided “geun” mortgage amounting to Won 1,228 million on certain of its buildings, including Gyeyang Guksa, in connection with leasing of such buildings.
SK Broadband has entered into a leased line contract and a resale contract for fixed-line telecommunications services with SK Telecom.
As of September 30, 2023, SK Broadband has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company |
Contract and defect performance guarantee | 34,573 | ||||
Korea Content Financial Cooperative |
Contract performance guarantee | 28,068 |
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[SK Stoa]
As of September 30, 2023, SK Stoa has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Kookmin Bank |
Performance guarantee | 1,540 | ||||
Kookmin Bank |
Revolving credit | 18,000 |
[SK M&Service]
As of September 30, 2023, SK M&Service has entered into the following credit facilities with financial institutions.
(Unit: billions of Won) | ||||||
Financial Institution |
Credit Limit |
Details |
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KEB Hana Bank |
10 | Working capital loan | ||||
Industrial Bank of Korea |
15 | Working capital loan | ||||
Shinhan Bank |
1 | Payment guarantee |
As of September 30, 2023, SK M&Service has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Korea Tourism Organization and 38 other companies |
Transaction performance guarantee | 2,262 | ||||
SK Energy |
Transaction performance guarantee | 700 |
[SK Telink]
As of September 30, 2023, SK Telink provided the following material payment guarantee to another party.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||||
Guarantor |
Counterparty |
Guaranteed Amount |
Guarantee Details |
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SK Telink |
Korea Coast Guard | 1,670 | Contract guarantee |
As of September 30, 2023, SK Telink has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company |
Contract performance guarantee | 759 |
[SK Communications]
As of September 30, 2023, SK Communications provided the following material payment guarantee to another party.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||||
Guarantor |
Counterparty |
Guaranteed Amount |
Guarantee Details |
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SK Communications |
E-payment purchaser or right holder | 300 | Protect funds of users of electronic financial transactions |
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[PS&Marketing]
As of September 30, 2023, PS&Marketing has entered into the following agreements with financial institutions.
(Unit: billions of Won) | ||||||
Financial Institution |
Credit Limit |
Details | ||||
KEB Hana Bank |
5 | Line of credit agreement | ||||
Shinhan Bank |
5 | Line of credit agreement |
As of September 30, 2023, PS&Marketing has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company |
Performance guarantee | 1,597 |
[Home&Service]
As of September 30, 2023, Home&Service has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company |
Payment guarantees and warranties | 4,089 |
[Service Top]
As of September 30, 2023, Service Top has been provided with the following material payment guarantees by other parties.
(Unit: in millions of Won) | ||||||
Guarantor |
Guarantee Details |
Guaranteed Amount | ||||
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company |
Contract performance guarantee | 15 |
3. Status of Sanctions, etc.
Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with applicable Korean disclosure rules. For more information, please refer to the Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
4. Material Events Subsequent to the Reporting Period
(1) On October 25, 2023, the Board of Directors approved the quarterly dividend as follows:
Classification |
Content |
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Dividend Amount |
Cash dividend of Won 830 per share (Total: Won 179,623 million) |
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Dividend Return Rate (based on market price) |
1.63% | |
Dividend Record Date |
September 30, 2023 | |
Dividend Payment Date |
Scheduled to be paid by November 15, 2023, in accordance with Article 165-12(3) of the Financial Investments Services and Capital Markets Act |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
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(Registrant) |
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By: /s/ Heejun Chung |
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(Signature) |
Name: |
Heejun Chung | |
Title: |
Senior Vice President |
Date: December 12, 2023
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Nine-Month Periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(With the Independent Auditor’s Review Report Thereon)
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Report on review of interim consolidated financial statements
(English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean)
The Shareholders and Board of Directors
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
We have reviewed the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”), which comprise the interim consolidated statement of financial position as of September 30, 2023, and the related interim consolidated statements of profit or loss, interim consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, interim consolidated statements of changes in equity and interim consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods then ended, and a summary of material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.
Management’s responsibility for the interim consolidated financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of these interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“KIFRS”) 1034 Interim Financial Reporting, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of interim consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these interim consolidated financial statements based on our review.
We conducted our review in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing (“KSA”) and, consequently, does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with KIFRS 1034 Interim Financial Reporting.
Other matter
We have audited the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statement of profit or loss, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity and consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) in accordance with KSA, and our report dated March 10, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. The accompanying consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022, presented for comparative purposes, is not different, in all material respects, from the above audited consolidated statement of financial position.
November 10, 2023
This review report is effective as of November 10, 2023, the independent auditor’s review report date. Accordingly, certain material subsequent events or circumstances may have occurred during the period from the independent auditor’s review report date to the time this review report is used. Such events and circumstances could significantly affect the accompanying interim consolidated financial statements and may result in modification to this review report. |
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND
FOR THE THREE-MONTH AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
“The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements, including all footnote disclosures, have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Group.”
Ryu, Young-Sang |
Chief Executive Officer |
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. |
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
Assets |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
29,30 | 1,164,272 | 1,882,291 | |||||||||
Short-term financial instruments |
29,30 | 430,919 | 237,230 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade, net |
5,29,30,31 | 2,129,085 | 1,970,611 | |||||||||
Short-term loans, net |
5,29,30 | 82,689 | 78,590 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable – other, net |
5,29,30,31,32 | 399,529 | 479,781 | |||||||||
Contract assets |
7,30 | 89,979 | 83,058 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
6 | 1,972,405 | 1,974,315 | |||||||||
Prepaid income taxes |
27 | 99 | 415 | |||||||||
Derivative financial assets |
29,30 | 14 | 168,527 | |||||||||
Inventories, net |
8 | 187,321 | 166,355 | |||||||||
Non-current assets held for sale |
35 | 5,447 | 6,377 | |||||||||
Advanced payments and others |
5,29,30,31 | 152,830 | 171,646 | |||||||||
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6,614,589 | 7,219,196 | |||||||||||
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Non-Current Assets: |
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Long-term financial instruments |
29,30 | 375 | 375 | |||||||||
Long-term investment securities |
9,29,30,32 | 1,630,093 | 1,410,736 | |||||||||
Investments in associates and joint ventures |
11 | 1,975,227 | 1,889,289 | |||||||||
Investment property, net |
13 | 35,597 | 25,137 | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net |
12,14,31,32 | 12,655,691 | 13,322,492 | |||||||||
Goodwill |
10 | 2,075,009 | 2,075,009 | |||||||||
Intangible assets, net |
15 | 2,859,709 | 3,324,910 | |||||||||
Long-term contract assets |
7,30 | 42,289 | 49,163 | |||||||||
Long-term loans, net |
5,29,30,31 | 30,022 | 26,973 | |||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other, net |
5,29,30,31,32 | 340,235 | 373,951 | |||||||||
Long-term prepaid expenses |
6 | 1,091,463 | 1,073,422 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits, net |
5,29,30,31 | 179,486 | 167,441 | |||||||||
Long-term derivative financial assets |
29,30 | 202,603 | 152,633 | |||||||||
Deferred tax assets |
27 | 4,721 | 6,860 | |||||||||
Defined benefit assets |
19 | 128,070 | 175,748 | |||||||||
Other non-current assets |
5,29,30 | 14,088 | 14,927 | |||||||||
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23,264,678 | 24,089,066 | |||||||||||
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Total Assets |
29,879,267 | 31,308,262 | ||||||||||
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(Continued)
1
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
December 31, 2022 | |||||||||
Liabilities and Equity |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable – trade |
29,30,31 | 127,581 | 89,255 | |||||||||
Accounts payable – other |
29,30,31 | 1,631,075 | 2,427,906 | |||||||||
Withholdings |
29,30,31 | 926,948 | 803,555 | |||||||||
Contract liabilities |
7 | 156,224 | 172,348 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
29,30 | 1,501,034 | 1,505,549 | |||||||||
Income tax payable |
27 | 120,357 | 112,358 | |||||||||
Provisions |
18,34 | 38,100 | 39,683 | |||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
16,29,30,32 | 12,998 | 142,998 | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt, net |
16,29,30 | 1,265,203 | 1,967,586 | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term payables – other |
17,29,30 | 366,193 | 398,874 | |||||||||
Lease liabilities |
29,30,31 | 380,468 | 386,429 | |||||||||
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6,526,181 | 8,046,541 | |||||||||||
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Non-Current Liabilities: |
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Debentures, excluding current portion, net |
16,29,30 | 7,161,478 | 6,524,095 | |||||||||
Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion, net |
16,29,30 | 328,701 | 668,125 | |||||||||
Long-term payables – other |
17,29,30 | 888,129 | 1,239,467 | |||||||||
Long-term lease liabilities |
29,30,31 | 1,290,007 | 1,395,628 | |||||||||
Long-term contract liabilities |
7 | 63,416 | 61,574 | |||||||||
Defined benefit liabilities |
19 | 227 | 61 | |||||||||
Long-term derivative financial liabilities |
29,30 | 302,593 | 302,593 | |||||||||
Long-term provisions |
18 | 83,305 | 79,415 | |||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
27 | 794,772 | 763,766 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
29,30,31 | 68,908 | 71,801 | |||||||||
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10,981,536 | 11,106,525 | |||||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
17,507,717 | 19,153,066 | ||||||||||
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Shareholders’ Equity: |
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Share capital |
1,20 | 30,493 | 30,493 | |||||||||
Capital surplus and others |
20,21 | (11,648,587 | ) | (11,567,117 | ) | |||||||
Retained earnings |
22 | 22,828,633 | 22,463,711 | |||||||||
Reserves |
23 | 339,083 | 391,233 | |||||||||
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Equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company |
11,549,622 | 11,318,320 | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
821,928 | 836,876 | ||||||||||
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Total Shareholders’ Equity |
12,371,550 | 12,155,196 | ||||||||||
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
29,879,267 | 31,308,262 | ||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.
2
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss
For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | 2023 (Unaudited) |
2022 (Unaudited) |
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Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Operating revenue: |
4,31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenue |
4,402,610 | 13,081,220 | 4,343,447 | 12,910,512 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Labor |
614,249 | 1,822,663 | 581,511 | 1,811,775 | ||||||||||||||||
Commission |
6 | 1,381,064 | 4,089,546 | 1,384,627 | 4,065,758 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
4 | 894,783 | 2,708,614 | 901,190 | 2,719,406 | |||||||||||||||
Network interconnection |
160,924 | 500,631 | 180,007 | 554,652 | ||||||||||||||||
Leased lines |
67,358 | 206,287 | 68,943 | 197,651 | ||||||||||||||||
Advertising |
51,544 | 144,293 | 53,582 | 157,721 | ||||||||||||||||
Rent |
37,442 | 109,500 | 34,362 | 103,484 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
8 | 302,507 | 893,964 | 304,699 | 880,015 | |||||||||||||||
Others |
24 | 394,777 | 1,149,573 | 368,955 | 1,062,481 | |||||||||||||||
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3,904,648 | 11,625,071 | 3,877,876 | 11,552,943 | |||||||||||||||||
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Operating profit |
4 | 497,962 | 1,456,149 | 465,571 | 1,357,569 | |||||||||||||||
Finance income |
4,26 | 20,019 | 184,074 | 37,070 | 93,474 | |||||||||||||||
Finance costs |
4,26 | (115,920 | ) | (377,520 | ) | (90,063 | ) | (284,488 | ) | |||||||||||
Gain (loss) relating to investments in associates and joint ventures, net |
4,11 | (3,235 | ) | 6,437 | (51,040 | ) | (75,909 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other non-operating income |
4,25 | 8,593 | 28,922 | 9,147 | 33,760 | |||||||||||||||
Other non-operating expenses |
4,25 | (7,374 | ) | (27,278 | ) | (8,324 | ) | (32,272 | ) | |||||||||||
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Profit before income tax |
4 | 400,045 | 1,270,784 | 362,361 | 1,092,134 | |||||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
27 | 91,808 | 312,289 | 116,755 | 368,036 | |||||||||||||||
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Profit for the period |
308,237 | 958,495 | 245,606 | 724,098 | ||||||||||||||||
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Attributable to: |
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Owners of the Parent Company |
297,923 | 917,612 | 234,628 | 699,743 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
10,314 | 40,883 | 10,978 | 24,355 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings per share: |
28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share (in won) |
1,346 | 4,150 | 1,059 | 3,159 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share (in won) |
1,345 | 4,149 | 1,059 | 3,157 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.
3
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | 2023 (Unaudited) |
2022 (Unaudited) |
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Note | Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Profit for the period |
308,237 | 958,495 | 245,606 | 724,098 | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes: |
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Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities (assets) |
19 | 4,940 | 4,077 | 36,129 | 59,624 | |||||||||||||||
Valuation loss on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
23 | (78,143 | ) | (122,691 | ) | (115,051 | ) | (485,893 | ) | |||||||||||
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes: |
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Net change in other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures |
11,23 | 31,838 | 67,391 | 136,290 | 263,200 | |||||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives |
23 | (8,336 | ) | (12,115 | ) | (2,831 | ) | (12,395 | ) | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
23 | 5,713 | 15,403 | 37,768 | 56,483 | |||||||||||||||
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Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of taxes |
(43,988 | ) | (47,935 | ) | 92,305 | (118,981 | ) | |||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive income |
264,249 | 910,560 | 337,911 | 605,117 | ||||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive income attributable to: |
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Owners of the Parent Company |
253,670 | 868,732 | 320,392 | 574,586 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interests |
10,579 | 41,828 | 17,519 | 30,531 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.
4
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Attributable to owners of the Parent Company | Non-controlling interests |
Total equity |
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Note | Share capital | Capital surplus and others |
Retained earnings |
Reserves | Sub-total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
30,493 | (11,623,726 | ) | 22,437,341 | 735,238 | 11,579,346 | 755,792 | 12,335,138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income: |
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Profit for the period |
— | — | 699,743 | — | 699,743 | 24,355 | 724,098 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
11,19,23 | — | — | 54,079 | (179,236 | ) | (125,157 | ) | 6,176 | (118,981 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 753,822 | (179,236 | ) | 574,586 | 30,531 | 605,117 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transactions with owners: |
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Annual dividends |
— | — | (361,186 | ) | — | (361,186 | ) | — | (361,186 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Interim dividends |
— | — | (361,909 | ) | — | (361,909 | ) | — | (361,909 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share option |
21 | — | 76,876 | — | — | 76,876 | — | 76,876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on hybrid bonds |
— | — | (11,075 | ) | — | (11,075 | ) | — | (11,075 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions of treasury shares |
20,21 | — | (4,099 | ) | — | — | (4,099 | ) | — | (4,099 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in ownership in subsidiaries, etc. |
— | 12,789 | — | — | 12,789 | 5,455 | 18,244 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | 85,566 | (734,170 | ) | — | (648,604 | ) | 5,455 | (643,149 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
30,493 | (11,538,160 | ) | 22,456,993 | 556,002 | 11,505,328 | 791,778 | 12,297,106 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
30,493 | (11,567,117 | ) | 22,463,711 | 391,233 | 11,318,320 | 836,876 | 12,155,196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income: |
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Profit for the period |
— | — | 917,612 | — | 917,612 | 40,883 | 958,495 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
11,19,23 | — | — | 3,270 | (52,150 | ) | (48,880 | ) | 945 | (47,935 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 920,882 | (52,150 | ) | 868,732 | 41,828 | 910,560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transactions with owners: |
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Annual dividends |
— | — | (180,967 | ) | — | (180,967 | ) | (50,557 | ) | (231,524 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interim dividends |
— | — | (362,660 | ) | — | (362,660 | ) | — | (362,660 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Share option |
21 | — | (274 | ) | — | — | (274 | ) | — | (274 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on hybrid bonds |
— | — | (12,333 | ) | — | (12,333 | ) | — | (12,333 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayments of hybrid bonds |
— | (400,000 | ) | — | — | (400,000 | ) | — | (400,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of hybrid bonds |
— | 398,509 | — | — | 398,509 | — | 398,509 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions of treasury shares |
20,21 | — | (78,488 | ) | — | — | (78,488 | ) | — | (78,488 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in ownership in subsidiaries, etc. |
— | (1,217 | ) | — | — | (1,217 | ) | (6,219 | ) | (7,436 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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— | (81,470 | ) | (555,960 | ) | — | (637,430 | ) | (56,776 | ) | (694,206 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
30,493 | (11,648,587 | ) | 22,828,633 | 339,083 | 11,549,622 | 821,928 | 12,371,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.
5
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | 2023 (Unaudited) |
2022 (Unaudited) |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Cash generated from operating activities: |
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Profit for the period |
958,495 | 724,098 | ||||||||||
Adjustments for income and expenses |
33 | 3,441,826 | 3,694,741 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities |
33 | (238,918 | ) | (37,309 | ) | |||||||
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4,161,403 | 4,381,530 | |||||||||||
Interest received |
40,594 | 30,502 | ||||||||||
Dividends received |
41,150 | 15,098 | ||||||||||
Interest paid |
(266,074 | ) | (192,852 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax paid |
(243,753 | ) | (444,769 | ) | ||||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
3,733,320 | 3,789,509 | ||||||||||
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Cash inflows from investing activities: |
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Decrease in short-term investment securities, net |
— | 69,909 | ||||||||||
Collection of short-term loans |
103,455 | 94,855 | ||||||||||
Decrease in long-term financial instruments |
— | 222,432 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of long-term investment securities |
20,335 | 100,135 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of investments in associates and joint ventures |
— | 342,645 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment |
9,800 | 4,526 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets |
688 | 10,685 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of non-current assets held for sale |
930 | — | ||||||||||
Collection of long-term loans |
1,175 | 995 | ||||||||||
Decrease in deposits |
4,609 | 8,948 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives |
1,240 | 1,277 | ||||||||||
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142,232 | 856,407 | |||||||||||
Cash outflows for investing activities: |
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Increase in short-term financial instruments, net |
(188,001 | ) | (203,223 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in short-term loans |
(103,809 | ) | (96,806 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in long-term loans |
(8,936 | ) | (9,652 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in long-term financial instruments |
— | (330,032 | ) | |||||||||
Acquisitions of long-term investment securities |
(315,153 | ) | (320,637 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of investments in associates and joint ventures |
(15,590 | ) | (9,056 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of property and equipment |
(2,056,005 | ) | (2,125,690 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of intangible assets |
(38,741 | ) | (48,212 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in deposits |
(5,519 | ) | (10,936 | ) | ||||||||
Cash outflow for business combinations, net |
— | (62,312 | ) | |||||||||
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(2,731,754 | ) | (3,216,556 | ) | |||||||||
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(2,589,522 | ) | (2,360,149 | ) | ||||||||
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(Continued)
6
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | 2023 (Unaudited) |
2022 (Unaudited) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Cash inflows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from issuance of debentures |
1,334,147 | 891,272 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
49,950 | 350,000 | ||||||||||
Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives |
183,090 | 768 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of hybrid bonds |
398,509 | — | ||||||||||
Transactions with non-controlling shareholders |
256 | 31,151 | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
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1,965,952 | 1,273,191 | |||||||||||
Cash outflows for financing activities: |
||||||||||||
Repayments of short-term borrowings |
(130,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
Repayments of long-term borrowings |
(18,750 | ) | (32,096 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of long-term payables – other |
(400,245 | ) | (400,245 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of debentures |
(1,884,190 | ) | (940,000 | ) | ||||||||
Payments of dividends |
(594,158 | ) | (723,062 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of hybrid bonds |
(400,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
Payments of interest on hybrid bonds |
(12,333 | ) | (11,075 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of lease liabilities |
(294,436 | ) | (296,622 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of treasury shares |
(98,855 | ) | — | |||||||||
Transactions with non-controlling shareholders |
— | (367 | ) | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
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(3,832,967 | ) | (2,403,467 | ) | |||||||||
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|
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Net cash used in financing activities |
(1,867,015 | ) | (1,130,276 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(723,217 | ) | 299,084 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period |
1,882,291 | 872,731 | ||||||||||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
5,198 | 19,637 | ||||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period |
1,164,272 | 1,191,452 | ||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim consolidated financial statements.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
1. | Reporting Entity |
(1) | General |
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Parent Company”) was incorporated on March 29, 1984, under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) to provide cellular telephone communication services in Korea. The head office of the Parent Company is located at 65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea.
The Parent Company’s common shares are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, and its depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of the Parent Company resolved to cancel the listing of the Parent Company’s DRs on the London Stock Exchange on June 22, 2023, and the DRs were delisted from the London Stock Exchange as of July 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, the Parent Company’s total issued shares are held by the following shareholders:
Number of shares | Percentage of total shares issued (%) |
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SK Inc. |
65,668,397 | 30.01 | ||||||
National Pension Service |
16,141,446 | 7.38 | ||||||
Institutional investors and other shareholders |
130,756,568 | 59.74 | ||||||
Kakao Investment Co., Ltd. |
3,846,487 | 1.76 | ||||||
Treasury shares |
2,420,246 | 1.11 | ||||||
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218,833,144 | 100.00 | |||||||
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These interim consolidated financial statements comprise the Parent Company and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”). SK Inc. is the ultimate controlling entity of the Parent Company.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
1. | Reporting Entity, Continued |
(2) | List of consolidated subsidiaries |
The list of consolidated subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows:
Ownership (%)(*1) | ||||||||||||||
Subsidiary |
Location | Primary business | Sept. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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Subsidiaries owned by the Parent Company |
SK Telink Co., Ltd. |
Korea | International telecommunication and Mobile Virtual Network Operator service |
100.00 | 100.00 | |||||||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Internet website services | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Fixed-line telecommunication services |
74.40 | 74.40 | ||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation |
Korea | Communications device retail business |
100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Call center management service | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Call center management service | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Base station maintenance service | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. |
China | Investment (Holdings company) | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SK Global Healthcare Business Group Ltd. |
Hong Kong | Investment | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
YTK Investment Ltd. |
Cayman Islands | Investment | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
Atlas Investment |
Cayman Islands | Investment | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SK Telecom Americas, Inc. |
USA | Information gathering and consulting | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
Quantum Innovation Fund I |
Korea | Investment | 59.90 | 59.90 | ||||||||||
SK Telecom Japan Inc. |
Japan | Information gathering and consulting | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
Happy Hanool Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Service | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SK stoa Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Other telecommunication retail business |
100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
SAPEON Inc. |
USA | Manufacturing non-memory and other electronic integrated circuits |
62.50 | 62.50 | ||||||||||
Subsidiaries owned by SK Broadband Co., Ltd. |
Home & Service Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Operation of information and communication facility |
100.00 | 100.00 | |||||||||
Media S Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Production and supply services of broadcasting programs |
100.00 | 100.00 | ||||||||||
Subsidiary owned by PS&Marketing Corporation |
SK m&service Co., Ltd. |
Korea | Database and Internet website service |
100.00 | 100.00 | |||||||||
Subsidiaries owned by SK Telecom Americas, Inc. |
Global AI Platform Corporation Korea Co., Ltd.(*2) |
Korea | Software development and supply services |
100.00 | — | |||||||||
Global AI Platform Corporation (*2) |
USA | Software development and supply services |
100.00 | — | ||||||||||
Subsidiary owned by Quantum Innovation Fund I |
PanAsia Semiconductor Materials LLC. |
Korea | Investment | 66.40 | 66.40 | |||||||||
Subsidiary owned by SK Telecom Japan Inc. |
SK Planet Japan, K. K. |
Japan | Digital contents sourcing service | 79.80 | 79.80 | |||||||||
Subsidiary owned by SAPEON Inc. |
SAPEON Korea Inc. |
Korea | Manufacturing non-memory and other electronic integrated circuits |
100.00 | 100.00 | |||||||||
Others(*3) |
SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P. |
USA | Investment | 100.00 | 100.00 | |||||||||
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. |
Cayman Islands | Investment | 100.00 | 100.00 |
(*1) | The ownership interest represents direct ownership interest in subsidiaries either by the Parent Company or subsidiaries of the Parent Company. |
(*2) | Details of changes in the consolidation scope for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are presented in Note 1-(4). |
(*3) | Others are owned by Atlas Investment and another subsidiary of the Parent Company. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
1. | Reporting Entity, Continued |
(3) | Condensed financial information of subsidiaries |
1) | Condensed financial information of significant consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 is as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 30, 2023 | For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
|||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary |
Total assets | Total liabilities | Total equity | Revenue | Profit | |||||||||||||||
SK Telink Co., Ltd. |
214,357 | 66,933 | 147,424 | 237,065 | 15,325 | |||||||||||||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. |
6,274,959 | 3,197,701 | 3,077,258 | 3,201,611 | 172,773 | |||||||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation |
431,966 | 206,323 | 225,643 | 963,953 | 374 | |||||||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. |
86,246 | 52,775 | 33,471 | 149,325 | 4,147 | |||||||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd. |
74,219 | 45,751 | 28,468 | 136,460 | 4,236 | |||||||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. |
120,894 | 65,933 | 54,961 | 220,707 | 4,710 | |||||||||||||||
Home & Service Co., Ltd. |
168,280 | 108,776 | 59,504 | 364,042 | 1,253 | |||||||||||||||
SK stoa Co., Ltd. |
88,474 | 28,031 | 60,443 | 221,287 | 1,252 | |||||||||||||||
SK m&service Co., Ltd. |
159,987 | 92,003 | 67,984 | 190,157 | 2,987 |
2) | Condensed financial information of significant consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 is as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
As of December 31, 2022 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary |
Total assets | Total liabilities | Total equity | Revenue | Profit (loss) | |||||||||||||||
SK Telink Co., Ltd. |
196,281 | 60,927 | 135,354 | 302,595 | 15,008 | |||||||||||||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. |
6,245,484 | 3,134,949 | 3,110,535 | 4,162,093 | 212,816 | |||||||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation |
403,030 | 177,739 | 225,291 | 1,376,400 | 3,856 | |||||||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. |
97,597 | 59,189 | 38,408 | 194,798 | 2,429 | |||||||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd. |
81,590 | 53,589 | 28,001 | 179,365 | 1,613 | |||||||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. |
121,755 | 70,280 | 51,475 | 331,715 | 2,059 | |||||||||||||||
Home & Service Co., Ltd. |
158,248 | 102,184 | 56,064 | 413,259 | (1,217 | ) | ||||||||||||||
SK stoa Co., Ltd. |
103,910 | 44,696 | 59,214 | 329,304 | 9,977 | |||||||||||||||
SK m&service Co., Ltd.(*) |
160,704 | 95,263 | 65,441 | 211,081 | 4,157 |
(*) | The financial information is the condensed financial information after the entity was included in the scope of consolidation. |
(4) | Changes in subsidiaries |
The list of subsidiaries that were newly included in consolidation scope for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:
Subsidiary |
Reason |
|
Global AI Platform Corporation Korea Co., Ltd. | Established by SK Telecom Americas, Inc. | |
Global AI Platform Corporation | Established by SK Telecom Americas, Inc. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
1. | Reporting Entity, Continued |
(5) | The financial information of significant non-controlling interests of the Group as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*) | ||||
Ownership of non-controlling interests (%) |
25.4 | |||
As of September 30, 2023 | ||||
Current assets |
1,385,435 | |||
Non-current assets |
5,062,023 | |||
Current liabilities |
(1,418,975 | ) | ||
Non-current liabilities |
(1,847,536 | ) | ||
Net assets |
3,180,947 | |||
Carrying amount of non-controlling interests |
805,396 | |||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||
Revenue |
3,199,000 | |||
Profit for the period |
166,519 | |||
Total comprehensive income |
161,383 | |||
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests |
41,922 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
855,107 | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(663,455 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
(179,286 | ) | ||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
452 | |||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
12,818 | |||
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
50,557 |
(*) | The above condensed financial information is the consolidated financial information of the subsidiary and reflects fair value adjustments as a result of the business combination. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
1. | Reporting Entity, Continued |
(5) | The financial information of significant non-controlling interests of the Group as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*) | ||||
Ownership of non-controlling interests (%) |
25.3 | |||
As of December 31, 2022 | ||||
Current assets |
1,348,305 | |||
Non-current assets |
5,076,410 | |||
Current liabilities |
(1,707,805 | ) | ||
Non-current liabilities |
(1,488,834 | ) | ||
Net assets |
3,228,076 | |||
Carrying amount of non-controlling interests |
816,676 | |||
2022 | ||||
Revenue |
4,156,326 | |||
Profit for the year |
217,303 | |||
Total comprehensive income |
237,860 | |||
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests |
51,528 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
1,184,794 | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(807,965 | ) | ||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(415,908 | ) | ||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(584 | ) | ||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(39,663 | ) | ||
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests for the year ended December 31, 2022 |
— |
(*) | The above condensed financial information is the consolidated financial information of the subsidiary and reflects fair value adjustments as a result of the business combination. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
2. | Basis of Preparation |
(1) | Statement of compliance |
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“KIFRS”) 1034 Interim Financial Reporting as part of the period covered by the Group’s KIFRS annual financial statements. These interim consolidated financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Group since December 31, 2022. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the Korean language financial statements. In the event of any differences in interpreting the financial statements or the independent auditor’s review report thereon, the Korean version, which is used for regulatory reporting purposes, shall prevail.
(2) | Use of estimates and judgments |
1) | Critical judgments, assumptions and estimation uncertainties |
The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements in conformity with KIFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these interim consolidated financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
2. | Basis of Preparation, Continued |
(2) | Use of estimates and judgments, Continued |
2) | Fair value measurement |
A number of the Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The Group has established policies and processes with respect to the measurement of fair values, including Level 3 fair values, and the measurement of fair values is reviewed and is directly reported to the finance executives.
The Group regularly reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments. If third party information, such as broker quotes or pricing services, is used to measure fair values, then the Group assesses the evidence obtained from the third parties to support the conclusion that such valuations meet the requirements of KIFRS, including the level in the fair value hierarchy in which such valuations should be classified.
When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:
• | Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and |
• | Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). |
If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The Group recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.
Information about assumptions used for fair value measurements are included in Note 30.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
3. | Material Accounting Policies |
The material accounting policies applied by the Group in these interim consolidated financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for the adoption of new and revised KIFRS applied from January 1, 2023, which are summarized below. The Group has not early applied the new and revised KIFRS and interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective.
The following new and amended KIFRS and interpretations are effective from January 1, 2023, initially, but these amended standards are not expected to have a material impact on the Group’s interim consolidated financial statements.
• | Disclosure of Accounting Polices (Amendments to KIFRS 1001) |
• | Disclosures of Profit or Loss on Financial Liabilities with Conditions for Adjusting an Exercise Price (Amendments to KIFRS 1001) |
• | Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to KIFRS 1008) |
• | Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities Arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to KIFRS 1012) |
• | KIFRS 1117 Insurance Contracts and its amendments. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
4. | Operating Segments |
The Group’s operating segments have been identified to be each business unit, by which the Group provides different services and merchandise. The Group’s reportable segments include: cellular services, which include cellular voice service, wireless data service and wireless internet services; fixed-line telecommunication services, which include telephone services, internet services, and leased line services; and all other businesses, which include providing shopping channel and digital platform for selling products and other immaterial operations, each of which does not meet the quantitative threshold to be considered as a reportable segment and is presented collectively as others.
(1) | Segment information for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cellular services |
Fixed-line telecommunication services |
Others | Sub-total | Adjustments | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue |
10,855,374 | 3,813,463 | 451,014 | 15,119,851 | (2,038,631 | ) | 13,081,220 | |||||||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue |
1,122,041 | 882,785 | 33,805 | 2,038,631 | (2,038,631 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
External revenue |
9,733,333 | 2,930,678 | 417,209 | 13,081,220 | — | 13,081,220 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,056,161 | 727,715 | 18,286 | 2,802,162 | (93,548 | ) | 2,708,614 | |||||||||||||||||
Operating profit (loss) |
1,216,576 | 257,570 | (20,338 | ) | 1,453,808 | 2,341 | 1,456,149 | |||||||||||||||||
Finance income and costs, net |
|
(193,446 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gain relating to investments in associates and joint ventures, net |
|
6,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income and expense, net |
|
1,644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax |
|
1,270,784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(In millions of won) |
|
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For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cellular services |
Fixed-line telecommunication services |
Others | Sub-total | Adjustments | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue |
10,775,291 | 3,659,772 | 419,523 | 14,854,586 | (1,944,074 | ) | 12,910,512 | |||||||||||||||||
Inter-segment revenue |
1,117,580 | 802,308 | 24,186 | 1,944,074 | (1,944,074 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
External revenue |
9,657,711 | 2,857,464 | 395,337 | 12,910,512 | — | 12,910,512 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,055,412 | 736,489 | 16,090 | 2,807,991 | (88,585 | ) | 2,719,406 | |||||||||||||||||
Operating profit (loss) |
1,138,569 | 245,281 | 1,347 | 1,385,197 | (27,628 | ) | 1,357,569 | |||||||||||||||||
Finance income and costs, net |
|
(191,014 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Loss relating to investments in associates and joint ventures, net |
|
(75,909 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other non-operating income and expense, net |
|
1,488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Profit before income tax |
|
1,092,134 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
4. | Operating Segments, Continued |
(1) | Segment information for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
The Group principally operates its businesses in Korea, and the revenue amounts earned outside of Korea are immaterial. Therefore, no entity-wide geographical information is presented.
No single customer contributed 10% or more to the Group’s total revenue as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
(2) | Disaggregation of operating revenues considering the economic factors that affect the nature, amounts, timing and uncertainty of the Group’s revenue and future cash flows is as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||||
Goods and Services transferred at a point in time: |
|
|||||||||
Cellular revenue |
Goods and others(*1) | 681,626 | 671,267 | |||||||
Fixed-line telecommunication revenue |
Goods and others | 73,939 | 49,770 | |||||||
Other revenue |
Others(*2) | 342,010 | 332,831 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
1,097,575 | 1,053,868 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Goods and Services transferred over time: |
|
|||||||||
Cellular revenue |
Wireless service(*3) | 7,733,970 | 7,673,655 | |||||||
Cellular interconnection |
324,447 | 375,928 | ||||||||
Other(*4) |
993,290 | 936,861 | ||||||||
Fixed-line telecommunication revenue |
Fixed-line service | 100,963 | 123,627 | |||||||
Cellular interconnection |
12,099 | 16,994 | ||||||||
Internet Protocol Television(*5) |
1,376,059 | 1,363,843 | ||||||||
International calls |
142,174 | 136,990 | ||||||||
Internet service and miscellaneous(*6) |
1,225,444 | 1,166,240 | ||||||||
Other revenue |
Miscellaneous(*2) | 75,199 | 62,506 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
11,983,645 | 11,856,644 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||
13,081,220 | 12,910,512 | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
4. | Operating Segments, Continued |
(2) | Disaggregation of operating revenues considering the economic factors that affect the nature, amounts, timing and uncertainty of the Group’s revenue and future cash flows is as follows, Continued: |
(*1) | Cellular revenue includes revenue from sales of handsets and other electronic accessories. |
(*2) | Miscellaneous other revenue includes revenue from considerations received for the data broadcasting channel use for product sales-type and sales of goods through data broadcasting. |
(*3) | Wireless service includes revenue from wireless voice and data transmission services principally derived from wireless subscribers. |
(*4) | Other revenue includes revenue from billing and collection services as well as other miscellaneous services. |
(*5) | Internet Protocol Television (“IPTV”) service revenue includes revenue from IPTV services principally derived from usage charges to IPTV subscribers. |
(*6) | Internet service includes revenue from the high speed broadband internet service principally derived from usage charges to subscribers as well as other miscellaneous services. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
5. | Trade and Other Receivables |
(1) | Details of trade and other receivables as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||
Gross amount |
Loss allowance |
Carrying amount |
||||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
2,377,749 | (248,664 | ) | 2,129,085 | ||||||||
Short-term loans |
83,435 | (746 | ) | 82,689 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other(*) |
439,083 | (39,554 | ) | 399,529 | ||||||||
Accrued income |
4,167 | — | 4,167 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits (Other current assets) |
109,780 | — | 109,780 | |||||||||
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3,014,214 | (288,964 | ) | 2,725,250 | |||||||||
Non-current assets: |
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Long-term loans |
75,140 | (45,118 | ) | 30,022 | ||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other(*) |
342,113 | (1,878 | ) | 340,235 | ||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
179,786 | (300 | ) | 179,486 | ||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – trade (Other non-current assets) |
13,198 | (3 | ) | 13,195 | ||||||||
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610,237 | (47,299 | ) | 562,938 | |||||||||
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3,624,451 | (336,263 | ) | 3,288,188 | |||||||||
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(*) | Gross and carrying amounts of accounts receivable – other as of September 30, 2023 include 264,662 million of financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). |
(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
Gross amount |
Loss allowance |
Carrying amount |
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Current assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
2,205,530 | (234,919 | ) | 1,970,611 | ||||||||
Short-term loans |
79,298 | (708 | ) | 78,590 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other(*) |
522,091 | (42,310 | ) | 479,781 | ||||||||
Accrued income |
1,732 | — | 1,732 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits (Other current assets) |
113,204 | — | 113,204 | |||||||||
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2,921,855 | (277,937 | ) | 2,643,918 | |||||||||
Non-current assets: |
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Long-term loans |
71,857 | (44,884 | ) | 26,973 | ||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other(*) |
375,829 | (1,878 | ) | 373,951 | ||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
167,741 | (300 | ) | 167,441 | ||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – trade (Other non-current assets) |
14,165 | (4 | ) | 14,161 | ||||||||
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629,592 | (47,066 | ) | 582,526 | |||||||||
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3,551,447 | (325,003 | ) | 3,226,444 | |||||||||
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(*) | Gross and carrying amounts of accounts receivable – other as of December 31, 2022 include 332,669 million of financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
5. | Trade and Other Receivables, Continued |
(2) | Changes in the loss allowance on trade and other receivables measured at amortized cost for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2023 |
Impairment | Write-offs(*) | Collection of receivables previously written-off |
September 30, 2023 |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
234,923 | 27,965 | (22,257 | ) | 8,036 | 248,667 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – other, etc. |
90,079 | 4,788 | (13,277 | ) | 6,006 | 87,596 | ||||||||||||||||||
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325,002 | 32,753 | (35,534 | ) | 14,042 | 336,263 | |||||||||||||||||||
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January 1, 2022 |
Impairment | Write-offs(*) | Collection of receivables previously written-off |
Business combination |
September 30, 2022 |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
238,881 | 23,062 | (22,957 | ) | 8,748 | 3 | 247,737 | |||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – other, etc. |
92,010 | 2,267 | (3,687 | ) | 1,225 | 392 | 92,207 | |||||||||||||||||
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330,891 | 25,329 | (26,644 | ) | 9,973 | 395 | 339,944 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The Group writes off trade and other receivables that are determined to be uncollectable due to reasons such as termination of operations or bankruptcy. |
(3) | The Group applies the practical expedient that allows the Group to estimate the loss allowance for accounts receivable – trade at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses. The expected credit losses include the forward-looking information. To make the assessment, the Group uses its historical credit loss experience over the past three years and classifies the accounts receivable – trade by their credit risk characteristics and days overdue. |
As the Group is a wireless and fixed-line telecommunications service provider, the Group’s financial assets measured at amortized cost primarily consist of receivables from numerous individual customers, therefore, no significant credit concentration risk arises.
Receivables related to other revenue mainly consist of receivables from corporate customers. The Group transacts only with corporate customers with credit ratings that are considered to have low credit risk. In addition, the Group is not exposed to significant credit concentration risk as the Group regularly assesses their credit risk by monitoring their credit ratings. While the contract assets are under the impairment requirements, no significant credit risk has been identified.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
6. | Prepaid Expenses |
The Group pays commissions to its retail stores and authorized dealers, primarily for wireless telecommunication services based on their performance of attracting new customers and renewing contracts with existing customers, and recognizes costs that would not occur in case of not signing contracts with new and existing customers as prepaid expenses among the commissions. These prepaid expenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over the periods that the Group expects to maintain its customers.
(1) | Details of prepaid expenses as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Current assets: |
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Incremental costs of obtaining contracts |
1,889,538 | 1,888,182 | ||||||
Others |
82,867 | 86,133 | ||||||
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1,972,405 | 1,974,315 | |||||||
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Non-current assets: |
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Incremental costs of obtaining contracts |
1,027,495 | 996,180 | ||||||
Others |
63,968 | 77,242 | ||||||
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1,091,463 | 1,073,422 | |||||||
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(2) | Incremental costs of obtaining contracts |
The amortization and impairment losses in connection with incremental costs of obtaining contracts recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Amortization and impairment losses recognized |
620,492 | 1,868,048 | 674,485 | 1,920,211 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
7. | Contract Assets and Liabilities |
In case of providing both wireless telecommunication services and sales of handsets, the Group allocated the consideration based on relative stand-alone selling prices and recognized unbilled receivables from handset sales as contract assets. The Group recognized receipts in advance for prepaid telecommunications services and unearned revenue for customer loyalty programs as contract liabilities.
(1) | Details of contract assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Contract assets: |
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Allocation of consideration between performance obligations |
132,268 | 132,221 | ||||||
Contract liabilities: |
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Wireless service contracts |
19,127 | 18,544 | ||||||
Customer loyalty programs |
6,440 | 7,706 | ||||||
Fixed-line service contracts |
146,485 | 136,880 | ||||||
Others |
47,588 | 70,792 | ||||||
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219,640 | 233,922 | |||||||
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(2) | The amount of revenue recognized for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 related to the contract liabilities carried forward from the prior periods are 115,026 million and 119,051 million, respectively. |
8. | Inventories |
(1) | Details of inventories as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition cost |
Valuation allowance |
Carrying amount |
Acquisition cost |
Valuation allowance |
Carrying amount |
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Merchandise |
166,441 | (7,406 | ) | 159,035 | 156,919 | (5,616 | ) | 151,303 | ||||||||||||||||
Supplies |
27,978 | — | 27,978 | 15,052 | — | 15,052 | ||||||||||||||||||
Raw Materials |
308 | — | 308 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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194,727 | (7,406 | ) | 187,321 | 171,971 | (5,616 | ) | 166,355 | |||||||||||||||||
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(2) | Inventories recognized as operating expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are 893,964 million and 880,015 million, respectively, which are included in cost of goods sold. In addition, valuation losses on inventories and reversal of valuation losses on inventories which are included in the cost of goods sold and other operating expenses amount to 1,790 million and 717 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Write-down included in other operating expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 is 19 million. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
9. | Long-term Investment Securities |
Details of long-term investment securities as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||
Category |
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
Equity instruments |
FVOCI(*) | 1,267,011 | 1,189,597 | |||||||
FVTPL | 46,746 | 44,440 | ||||||||
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1,313,757 | 1,234,037 | |||||||||
Debt instruments |
FVTPL | 316,336 | 176,699 | |||||||
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316,336 | 176,699 | |||||||||
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1,630,093 | 1,410,736 | |||||||||
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(*) | The Group designated investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading as financial assets at FVOCI, and the amounts of those equity instruments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are 1,267,011 million and 1,189,597 million, respectively. |
10. | Business Combinations |
(1) | 2023 |
There were no changes in the Group due to the business combinations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
10. | Business Combinations, Continued |
(2) | 2022 |
1) | Acquisition of SK m&service Co., Ltd. by PS&Marketing Corporation: |
PS&Marketing Corporation obtained control over SK m&service Co., Ltd. by acquiring its 3,099,112 shares (100%) for the year ended December 31, 2022. As this transaction is a business combination under common control, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recognized at the carrying amounts in the ultimate controlling entity’s consolidated financial statements, and the difference between the consideration transferred and the carrying amounts of net assets was recognized as capital surplus and others.
(i) | Summary of the acquiree |
Information of Acquiree |
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Corporate name | SK m&service Co., Ltd. | |
Location | 16th floor, 34, Supyo-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea | |
CEO | Park, Jeong-Min | |
Industry | Database and Internet website service |
(ii) | Considerations transferred and identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
Amounts | ||||
I. Consideration transferred: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
72,859 | |||
II. Fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
10,547 | |||
Accounts receivable – trade and other, net |
76,035 | |||
Inventories |
3,349 | |||
Property and equipment, net |
27,138 | |||
Intangible assets, net |
12,462 | |||
Goodwill |
2,515 | |||
Other assets |
10,395 | |||
Accounts payable – trade and other |
(53,894 | ) | ||
Income tax payable |
(399 | ) | ||
Lease liabilities |
(6,503 | ) | ||
Provisions |
(991 | ) | ||
Defined benefit liabilities |
(2,739 | ) | ||
Other liabilities |
(18,337 | ) | ||
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59,578 | ||||
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III. Capital surplus and others (I - II) |
13,281 | |||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures |
(1) | Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
Country | Ownership (%) |
Carrying amount |
Ownership (%) |
Carrying amount |
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Investments in associates: |
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SK China Company Ltd. |
China | 27.3 | 922,467 | 27.3 | 879,527 | |||||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund(*1) |
Korea | 63.3 | 327,661 | 63.3 | 324,860 | |||||||||||||||
UniSK |
China | 49.0 | 21,758 | 49.0 | 20,839 | |||||||||||||||
SK Technology Innovation Company |
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Cayman Islands |
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49.0 | 74,966 | 49.0 | 69,375 | |||||||||||||
SK MENA Investment B.V. |
Netherlands | 32.1 | 15,838 | 32.1 | 14,296 | |||||||||||||||
SK Latin America Investment S.A. |
Spain | 32.1 | 13,938 | 32.1 | 11,961 | |||||||||||||||
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. |
Singapore | 20.0 | 374,073 | 20.0 | 357,537 | |||||||||||||||
CITADEL PACIFIC TELECOM HOLDINGS, LLC(*2) |
USA | 15.0 | 48,561 | 15.0 | 48,542 | |||||||||||||||
SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. |
Korea | 23.0 | 59,979 | 23.1 | 59,611 | |||||||||||||||
Invites Healthcare Co., Ltd.(*3) |
Korea | 31.1 | — | 31.1 | — | |||||||||||||||
Nam Incheon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
Korea | 27.3 | 14,143 | 27.3 | 13,575 | |||||||||||||||
Home Choice Corp.(*2) |
Korea | 17.8 | 3,121 | 17.8 | 4,456 | |||||||||||||||
Konan Technology Inc. |
Korea | 20.8 | 5,978 | 20.8 | 8,366 | |||||||||||||||
CMES Inc.(*2) |
Korea | 7.7 | 900 | 7.7 | 900 | |||||||||||||||
12CM JAPAN and others(*2,6) |
— | — | 84,295 | — | 69,734 | |||||||||||||||
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1,967,678 | 1,883,579 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Investments in joint ventures: |
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UTC Kakao-SK Telecom ESG Fund(*4,5) |
Korea | 48.2 | 7,549 | 48.2 | 5,710 | |||||||||||||||
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7,549 | 5,710 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1,975,227 | 1,889,289 | |||||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(1) | Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(*1) | Investment in Korea IT Fund was classified as investment in associates as the Group does not have control over the investee under the contractual agreement with other shareholders. |
(*2) | These investments were classified as investments in associates as the Group can exercise significant influence through its right to appoint the members of the Board of Directors even though the Group has less than 20% of equity interests. |
(*3) | The Group recognized the carrying amount of investments in Invites Healthcare Co., Ltd. in its entirety as an impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2022. |
(*4) | The Group additionally contributed 2,000 million in cash for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, but there is no change in the ownership interest. |
(*5) | These investments were classified as investments in joint ventures as the Group has a joint control pursuant to the agreement with the other shareholders. |
(*6) | The Group contributed 6,500 million to Telecom Daean Evaluation Co., Ltd. (tentative) and 520 million to Covet Co., Ltd., and obtained significant influence over the investee and the Group additionally contributed 6,000 million in cash investment in KB ESG Fund of three telecommunications companies, 215 million of investment in KDX Korea Data Exchange, 95 million of investment in SK VENTURE CAPITAL, LLC, and 260 million of investment in WALDEN SKT VENTURE FUND for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(2) | The market value of investments in listed associates as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Market price per share (in won) |
Number of shares |
Market value |
Market price per share (in won) |
Number of shares |
Market value |
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SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. |
1,904 | 22,033,898 | 41,953 | 2,960 | 22,033,898 | 65,220 | ||||||||||||||||||
Konan Technology Inc. |
78,000 | 1,179,580 | 92,007 | 28,250 | 1,179,580 | 33,323 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued, Continued |
(3) | The condensed financial information of material associates as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund |
SK China Company Ltd. |
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. |
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Current assets |
114,932 | 1,379,969 | 248,859 | |||||||||
Non-current assets |
402,439 | 2,105,819 | 3,131,584 | |||||||||
Current liabilities |
— | 125,240 | 541,439 | |||||||||
Non-current liabilities |
— | 281,051 | 14,886 | |||||||||
Revenue |
14,122 | 53,739 | 55,767 | |||||||||
Profit (loss) for the period |
3,523 | 26,038 | (32,477 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income |
4,318 | 37,552 | 715 | |||||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
7,841 | 63,590 | (31,762 | ) | ||||||||
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund |
SK China Company Ltd. |
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. |
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Current assets |
98,132 | 1,223,426 | 146,589 | |||||||||
Non-current assets |
414,804 | 2,050,001 | 3,034,335 | |||||||||
Current liabilities |
— | 76,654 | 488,132 | |||||||||
Non-current liabilities |
— | 276,525 | — | |||||||||
Revenue |
19,916 | 62,334 | 72,658 | |||||||||
Profit (loss) for the period |
7,505 | (11,681 | ) | (17,504 | ) | |||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
(11,779 | ) | 58,034 | (34,220 | ) | |||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
(4,274 | ) | 46,353 | (51,724 | ) |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(4) | Reconciliations of financial information of material associates to carrying amounts of investments in associates in the consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets | Ownership interests (%) |
Net assets attributable to the ownership interests |
Cost-book value differentials |
Carrying amount | ||||||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund |
517,371 | 63.3 | 327,661 | — | 327,661 | |||||||||||||||
SK China Company Ltd.(*) |
3,079,497 | 27.3 | 839,816 | 82,651 | 922,467 | |||||||||||||||
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd.(*) |
1,870,365 | 20.0 | 374,073 | — | 374,073 | |||||||||||||||
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets | Ownership interests (%) |
Net assets attributable to the ownership interests |
Cost-book value differentials |
Carrying amount | ||||||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund |
512,936 | 63.3 | 324,860 | — | 324,860 | |||||||||||||||
SK China Company Ltd.(*) |
2,920,248 | 27.3 | 796,387 | 83,140 | 879,527 | |||||||||||||||
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd.(*) |
1,787,685 | 20.0 | 357,537 | — | 357,537 |
(*) | Net assets of these entities represent net assets excluding those attributable to their non-controlling interests. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(5) | Details of the changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition and disposal |
Share of profit (loss) |
Other compre- hensive income (loss) |
Other decrease |
Ending balance |
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Investments in associates: |
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SK China Company Ltd. |
879,527 | — | 3,275 | 39,665 | — | 922,467 | ||||||||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund(*1) |
324,860 | — | 2,231 | 2,735 | (2,165 | ) | 327,661 | |||||||||||||||||
UniSK(*1) |
20,839 | — | 1,131 | 523 | (735 | ) | 21,758 | |||||||||||||||||
SK Technology Innovation Company |
69,375 | — | 1,304 | 4,287 | — | 74,966 | ||||||||||||||||||
SK MENA Investment B.V. |
14,296 | — | 661 | 881 | — | 15,838 | ||||||||||||||||||
SK Latin America Investment S.A. |
11,961 | — | 1,355 | 622 | — | 13,938 | ||||||||||||||||||
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. |
357,537 | — | (5,094 | ) | 21,630 | — | 374,073 | |||||||||||||||||
CITADEL PACIFIC TELECOM HOLDINGS, LLC(*1) |
48,542 | — | 1,937 | 2,047 | (3,965 | ) | 48,561 | |||||||||||||||||
SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. |
59,611 | (653 | ) | 218 | 803 | — | 59,979 | |||||||||||||||||
Nam Incheon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.(*1) |
13,575 | — | 704 | — | (136 | ) | 14,143 | |||||||||||||||||
Home Choice Corp. |
4,456 | — | (1,335 | ) | — | — | 3,121 | |||||||||||||||||
Konan Technology Inc. |
8,366 | — | (2,388 | ) | — | — | 5,978 | |||||||||||||||||
CMES Inc. |
900 | — | — | — | — | 900 | ||||||||||||||||||
12CM JAPAN and others(*1,2) |
69,734 | 13,590 | 3,253 | (2,171 | ) | (111 | ) | 84,295 | ||||||||||||||||
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1,883,579 | 12,937 | 7,252 | 71,022 | (7,112 | ) | 1,967,678 | ||||||||||||||||||
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UTC Kakao-SK Telecom ESG Fund |
5,710 | 2,000 | (161 | ) | — | — | 7,549 | |||||||||||||||||
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5,710 | 2,000 | (161 | ) | — | — | 7,549 | ||||||||||||||||||
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1,889,289 | 14,937 | 7,091 | 71,022 | (7,112 | ) | 1,975,227 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Dividends received from the associates are deducted from the carrying amount for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(*2) | The acquisition for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 includes 6,500 million of investment in Telecom Daean Evaluation Co., Ltd. (tentative), 6,000 million of investment in KB ESG Fund of three telecommunications companies, 215 million of investment in KDX Korea Data Exchange, 95 million of investment in SK VENTURE CAPITAL, LLC, 260 million of investment in WALDEN SKT VENTURE FUND and 520 million of investment in Covet Co., Ltd. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(5) | Details of the changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition and disposal |
Share of profit (loss) |
Other compre- hensive income (loss) |
Other increase (decrease) |
Ending balance |
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Investments in associates: |
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SK China Company Ltd. |
793,754 | — | (16,847 | ) | 169,336 | — | 946,243 | |||||||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund (*1) |
339,976 | — | 5,028 | (3,047 | ) | (12,410 | ) | 329,547 | ||||||||||||||||
HanaCard Co., Ltd. |
349,866 | (368,389 | ) | 17,749 | 774 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
UniSK |
19,156 | — | 1,804 | 1,643 | — | 22,603 | ||||||||||||||||||
SK Technology Innovation Company |
86,301 | — | (26,630 | ) | 14,509 | — | 74,180 | |||||||||||||||||
SK MENA Investment B.V. |
15,343 | — | (33 | ) | 3,144 | — | 18,454 | |||||||||||||||||
SK Latin America Investment S.A. |
14,004 | — | (2,802 | ) | 527 | — | 11,729 | |||||||||||||||||
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. |
348,782 | — | (185 | ) | 67,289 | — | 415,886 | |||||||||||||||||
Pacific Telecom Inc. |
43,789 | — | 2,183 | 6,468 | — | 52,440 | ||||||||||||||||||
SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. |
60,261 | 46 | (1,056 | ) | — | — | 59,251 | |||||||||||||||||
Digital Games International Pte. Ltd. |
2,208 | (1,118 | ) | (562 | ) | 111 | — | 639 | ||||||||||||||||
Invites Healthcare Co., Ltd. |
26,474 | — | (11,759 | ) | (74 | ) | — | 14,641 | ||||||||||||||||
Nam Incheon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.(*1) |
12,525 | — | 895 | — | (136 | ) | 13,284 | |||||||||||||||||
Home Choice Corp. |
3,052 | — | (388 | ) | 1 | — | 2,665 | |||||||||||||||||
Konan Technology Inc. |
3,639 | 3,738 | (442 | ) | 1,636 | — | 8,571 | |||||||||||||||||
CMES Inc.(*2) |
— | — | — | — | 900 | 900 | ||||||||||||||||||
12CM JAPAN and others(*3) |
68,966 | (137 | ) | 1,599 | 2,755 | — | 73,183 | |||||||||||||||||
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2,188,096 | (365,860 | ) | (31,446 | ) | 265,072 | (11,646 | ) | 2,044,216 | ||||||||||||||||
Investments in joint ventures: |
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Finnq Co., Ltd. |
7,255 | (3,840 | ) | (3,617 | ) | 202 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
UTC Kakao-SK Telecom ESG Fund |
2,000 | 4,000 | (236 | ) | — | — | 5,764 | |||||||||||||||||
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9,255 | 160 | (3,853 | ) | 202 | — | 5,764 | ||||||||||||||||||
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2,197,351 | (365,700 | ) | (35,299 | ) | 265,274 | (11,646 | ) | 2,049,980 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Dividends received from the associates are deducted from the carrying amount for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. |
(*2) | As the Group obtained significant influence over the investee, 900 million of financial assets at FVOCI are reclassified to investments in associates for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. |
(*3) | The acquisition for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 includes 2,000 million of investment in Smart SKT Infinitum Game Fund, 2,000 million of investment in KB ESG Fund of three telecommunications companies and 12 million of investment in SK VENTURE CAPITAL, LLC. The disposal for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 includes 4,850 million relating to disposal of the part of shares of Start-up Win-Win Fund and 1,080 million relating to disposal of the part of shares of Daekyo Wipoongdangdang Contents Korea Fund. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(6) | The Group discontinued the application of equity method to the following investees due to their carrying amounts being reduced to zero. The details of cumulative unrecognized equity method losses as of September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | Unrecognized loss | Unrecognized change in equity | ||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
Cumulative loss |
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
Cumulative loss |
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Wave City Development Co., Ltd. |
103 | 8,799 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Invites Healthcare Co., Ltd. |
6,214 | 6,214 | 1,176 | 1,176 | ||||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. and others |
— | 5,780 | — | (124 | ) | |||||||||||
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6,317 | 20,793 | 1,176 | 1,052 | |||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
12. | Property and Equipment |
Changes in property and equipment for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance |
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Land |
1,005,857 | 3 | (388 | ) | 234,790 | — | 1,240,262 | |||||||||||||||||
Buildings |
785,225 | 248 | (140 | ) | 35,879 | (40,480 | ) | 780,732 | ||||||||||||||||
Structures |
265,656 | 493 | (189 | ) | 4,479 | (28,974 | ) | 241,465 | ||||||||||||||||
Machinery |
7,912,900 | 283,344 | (3,123 | ) | 1,224,722 | (1,725,669 | ) | 7,692,174 | ||||||||||||||||
Other |
497,394 | 344,405 | (502 | ) | (346,203 | ) | (67,654 | ) | 427,440 | |||||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
1,786,129 | 267,181 | (61,014 | ) | (21,400 | ) | (307,118 | ) | 1,663,778 | |||||||||||||||
Construction in progress |
1,069,331 | 843,177 | (27 | ) | (1,302,641 | ) | — | 609,840 | ||||||||||||||||
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13,322,492 | 1,738,851 | (65,383 | ) | (170,374 | ) | (2,169,895 | ) | 12,655,691 | ||||||||||||||||
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For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Depreciation | Business combination(*) |
Ending balance |
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Land |
972,800 | 79 | (175 | ) | 32,443 | — | 2,789 | 1,007,936 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Buildings |
794,453 | 902 | (554 | ) | 31,582 | (41,012 | ) | 8,583 | 793,954 | |||||||||||||||||||
Structures |
291,279 | 740 | (20 | ) | 9,192 | (28,679 | ) | — | 272,512 | |||||||||||||||||||
Machinery |
7,997,927 | 281,718 | (38,360 | ) | 1,183,005 | (1,721,417 | ) | — | 7,702,873 | |||||||||||||||||||
Other |
487,716 | 487,156 | (661 | ) | (484,892 | ) | (77,839 | ) | 8,554 | 420,034 | ||||||||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
1,559,333 | 374,677 | (39,546 | ) | (21,600 | ) | (302,720 | ) | 6,331 | 1,576,475 | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction in progress |
767,751 | 741,560 | (1,709 | ) | (836,623 | ) | — | 881 | 671,860 | |||||||||||||||||||
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12,871,259 | 1,886,832 | (81,025 | ) | (86,893 | ) | (2,171,667 | ) | 27,138 | 12,445,644 | |||||||||||||||||||
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(*) | Includes assets acquired from SK m&service Co., Ltd. by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
13. | Investment Property |
(1) | Changes in investment property for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance | Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance | |||||||||||||
Land |
6,115 | 8,128 | — | 14,243 | ||||||||||||
Buildings |
6,884 | 4,612 | (1,188 | ) | 10,308 | |||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
12,138 | 473 | (1,565 | ) | 11,046 | |||||||||||
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25,137 | 13,213 | (2,753 | ) | 35,597 | ||||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance | Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance | |||||||||||||
Land |
6,071 | 232 | — | 6,303 | ||||||||||||
Buildings |
7,353 | 346 | (547 | ) | 7,152 | |||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
9,610 | 4,314 | (1,257 | ) | 12,667 | |||||||||||
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23,034 | 4,892 | (1,804 | ) | 26,122 | ||||||||||||
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(2) | The Group recognized lease income of 4,727 million and 3,815 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, from investment property. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
14. | Leases |
(1) | Details of the right-of-use assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets: |
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Land, buildings and structures |
1,435,124 | 1,546,918 | ||||||
Others |
228,654 | 239,211 | ||||||
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(2) | Details of amounts recognized in the interim consolidated statements of profit or loss for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 as a lessee are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Depreciation of right-of-use assets: |
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Land, buildings and structures |
259,949 | 262,063 | ||||||
Others(*) |
47,169 | 40,657 | ||||||
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Interest expense on lease liabilities |
34,925 | 20,867 |
(*) | Others include the amount reclassified as research and development expenses related to the lease contract for research and development facilities. |
Expenses related to short-term leases and leases of low-value assets the Group recognized are immaterial.
(3) | The total cash outflows due to lease payments for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 amounted to 343,541 million and 330,953 million, respectively. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
15. | Intangible Assets |
(1) | Changes in intangible assets for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Amortization | Impairment | Ending balance |
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Frequency usage rights |
2,082,432 | — | — | — | (358,061 | ) | — | 1,724,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Land usage rights |
1,224 | 100 | — | — | (678 | ) | — | 646 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial rights |
51,792 | 4,397 | — | — | (3,396 | ) | — | 52,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Development costs |
284 | — | — | — | (222 | ) | (1 | ) | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Facility usage rights |
14,997 | 1,266 | (11 | ) | 1,065 | (2,710 | ) | — | 14,607 | |||||||||||||||||||
Customer relations |
300,181 | — | — | — | (20,273 | ) | — | 279,908 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club memberships(*1) |
91,971 | 4,428 | (663 | ) | 65 | — | — | 95,801 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other(*2) |
782,029 | 28,830 | (1,286 | ) | 134,853 | (252,393 | ) | (511 | ) | 691,522 | ||||||||||||||||||
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3,324,910 | 39,021 | (1,960 | ) | 135,983 | (637,733 | ) | (512 | ) | 2,859,709 | |||||||||||||||||||
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For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Amortization | Impairment | Business combination(*3) |
Ending balance |
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Frequency usage rights |
2,559,689 | — | — | — | (357,585 | ) | — | — | 2,202,104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Land usage rights |
2,732 | — | — | — | (1,201 | ) | — | — | 1,531 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial rights |
55,954 | 9,022 | (683 | ) | (103 | ) | (3,257 | ) | — | 3 | 60,936 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Development costs |
200 | — | — | — | (426 | ) | — | 657 | 431 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Facility usage rights |
17,874 | 907 | (1 | ) | 126 | (3,502 | ) | — | — | 15,404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer relations |
327,257 | — | — | — | (20,309 | ) | — | — | 306,948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club memberships(*1) |
88,494 | 2,669 | (6,595 | ) | — | — | (360 | ) | 1,389 | 85,597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other(*2) |
817,569 | 29,658 | (382 | ) | 91,967 | (260,739 | ) | — | 10,413 | 688,486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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3,869,769 | 42,256 | (7,661 | ) | 91,990 | (647,019 | ) | (360 | ) | 12,462 | 3,361,437 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Club memberships are classified as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and are not amortized. |
(*2) | Other intangible assets primarily consist of computer software and others. |
(*3) | Includes assets from the acquisition of SK m&service Co., Ltd. by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
15. | Intangible Assets, Continued |
(2) | Details of frequency usage rights as of September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||
Amount | Description | Commencement of amortization |
Completion of amortization |
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800MHz license |
120,768 | LTE service | Jul. 2021 | Jun. 2026 | ||||||||||||
1.8GHz license |
334,980 | LTE service | Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||||
2.6GHz license |
394,605 | LTE service | Sept. 2016 | Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||||
2.1GHz license |
251,754 | W-CDMA and LTE service | Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||||
3.5GHz license |
622,264 | 5G service | Apr. 2019 | Nov. 2028 | ||||||||||||
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16. | Borrowings and Debentures |
(1) | Short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||
Lender |
Annual interest rate (%) |
Maturity | September 30, 2023 |
December 31, 2022 |
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Short-term borrowings |
BNK Securities. Co.,Ltd. | — | — | — | 100,000 | |||||||||||||
KEB Hana Bank | — | — | — | 30,000 | ||||||||||||||
Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd.(*) | 6.00 | Nov. 27, 2023 | 4,642 | 4,642 | ||||||||||||||
DB Financial Investment Co., Ltd.(*) | 6.30 | Nov. 20, 2023 | 2,785 | 2,785 | ||||||||||||||
Shinhan Investment Corp.(*) | 6.20 | Nov. 27, 2023 | 5,571 | 5,571 | ||||||||||||||
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12,998 | 142,998 | |||||||||||||||||
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(*) | PanAsia Semiconductor Materials LLC., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has pledged its 22,750 million of equity instruments at FVTPL on 12,998 million of short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2023. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
16. | Borrowings and Debentures, Continued |
(2) | Changes in long-term borrowings for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) |
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Lender |
Annual interest rate (%) |
Maturity | Book value | |||||||||||
Current |
124,987 | |||||||||||||
Non-current |
668,125 | |||||||||||||
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As of January 1, 2023 |
793,112 | |||||||||||||
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New long-term borrowings: |
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Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | 4.80 | Jul. 25, 2025 | 49,950 | |||||||||||
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Repayments of long-term borrowings: |
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Korea Development Bank(*1) | 1.87 | Feb. 10, 2026 | (9,375 | ) | ||||||||||
Credit Agricole CIB(*2,3) | 3M CD + 0.82 | Dec. 14, 2023 | (9,375 | ) | ||||||||||
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Other changes(*4) |
12 | |||||||||||||
Current(*5) |
495,623 | |||||||||||||
Non-current(*5) |
328,701 | |||||||||||||
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As of September 30, 2023 |
824,324 | |||||||||||||
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(*1) | The long-term borrowings are to be repaid by installments on an annual basis from 2022 to 2026. |
(*2) | The long-term borrowings are to be repaid by installments on an annual basis from 2020 to 2023. |
(*3) | 3M CD rates are 3.83% as of September 30, 2023. |
(*4) | Other changes include the effects of changes in present value discount for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(*5) | 389,375 million were reclassified from non-current to current for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
16. | Borrowings and Debentures, Continued |
(3) | Changes in debentures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, thousands of other currencies) |
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Purpose |
Annual interest rate (%) |
Maturity | Face value | Book value | ||||||||||||||
Current |
1,843,840 | 1,842,599 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current |
6,542,110 | 6,524,095 | ||||||||||||||||
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As of January 1, 2023 |
8,385,950 | 8,366,694 | ||||||||||||||||
Debentures newly issued: |
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Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.65 | Feb. 17, 2026 | 110,000 | 109,506 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.83 | Feb. 17, 2028 | 190,000 | 189,224 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.72 | Apr. 10, 2026 | 80,000 | 79,639 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.80 | Apr. 12, 2028 | 200,000 | 199,226 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.96 | Apr. 12, 2030 | 70,000 | 69,737 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 4.21 | Feb. 28, 2025 | 50,000 | 49,760 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 4.28 | Feb. 27, 2026 | 100,000 | 99,570 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 4.37 | Mar. 2, 2028 | 90,000 | 89,607 | |||||||||||||
Unsecured global bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 4.88 | Jun. 28, 2028 | |
390,930 USD 300,000 |
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385,464 USD 300,000 |
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1,280,930 | 1,271,733 | |||||||||||||||||
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Debentures repaid: |
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Unsecured corporate bonds |
Operating fund | 3.03 | Apr. 23, 2023 | (230,000 | ) | (230,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 2.81 | Feb. 20, 2023 | (100,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Operating and refinancing fund | 2.33 | Sep. 17, 2023 | (150,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Operating and refinancing fund | 1.64 | Jan. 13, 2023 | (170,000 | ) | (170,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 2.93 | Feb. 1, 2023 | (80,000 | ) | (80,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 1.48 | Jun. 9, 2023 | (100,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured global bonds |
Operating fund | 3.75 | Apr. 16, 2023 | |
(659,000 USD 500,000 |
)
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(659,000 USD 500,000 |
)
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Unsecured global bonds(*1) |
Refinancing fund | 3.88 | Aug. 13, 2023 | |
(395,190 USD 300,000 |
)
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(395,190 USD 300,000 |
)
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(1,884,190 | ) | (1,884,190 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Other changes(*2) |
171,660 | 176,821 | ||||||||||||||||
Current(*3) |
770,000 | 769,580 | ||||||||||||||||
Non-current(*3) |
7,184,350 | 7,161,478 | ||||||||||||||||
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As of September 30, 2023 |
7,954,350 | 7,931,058 | ||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
16. | Borrowings and Debentures, Continued |
(3) | Changes in debentures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as follows, Continued: |
(*1) | Unsecured corporate bonds were issued by SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company. |
(*2) | Other changes include the effects of foreign currency translation of debentures and amortization in discount on issuance of debentures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(*3) | 769,296 million were reclassified from non-current to current for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
17. | Long-term Payables – other |
(1) | As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, details of long-term payables – other which consist of payables related to the acquisition of frequency usage rights are as follows (See note 15): |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 |
December 31, 2022 |
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Long-term payables – other |
1,289,416 | 1,690,470 | ||||||
Present value discount on long-term payables – other |
(35,094 | ) | (52,129 | ) | ||||
Current portion of long-term payables – other |
(366,193 | ) | (398,874 | ) | ||||
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Carrying amount at period end |
888,129 | 1,239,467 | ||||||
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(2) | The sum of portions repaid among the principal of long-term payables – other for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 amounts to 400,245 million and 400,245 million, respectively. The repayment schedule of the principal amount of long-term payables – other as of September 30, 2023 is as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
Amount | ||||
Less than 1 year |
369,150 | |||
1~3 years |
737,491 | |||
3~5 years |
182,775 | |||
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1,289,416 | ||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
18. | Provisions |
Changes in provisions for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | As of September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Increase | Utilization | Reversal | Other | Ending balance |
Current | Non-current | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for restoration |
115,089 | 6,899 | (1,766 | ) | (625 | ) | 7 | 119,604 | 36,518 | 83,086 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Emission allowance |
2,186 | 2,073 | (635 | ) | (2,508 | ) | — | 1,116 | 1,116 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other provisions |
1,823 | — | (1,105 | ) | (7 | ) | (26 | ) | 685 | 466 | 219 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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119,098 | 8,972 | (3,506 | ) | (3,140 | ) | (19 | ) | 121,405 | 38,100 | 83,305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | As of September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Increase | Utilization | Reversal | Other | Business combination |
Ending balance |
Current | Non-current | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for restoration |
114,731 | 5,040 | (4,013 | ) | (574 | ) | 27 | 991 | 116,202 | 72,763 | 43,439 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Emission allowance |
1,885 | 1,934 | — | (1,545 | ) | — | — | 2,274 | 2,274 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other provisions |
10,379 | 3,189 | (12,338 | ) | (72 | ) | (18 | ) | — | 1,140 | 540 | 600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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126,995 | 10,163 | (16,351 | ) | (2,191 | ) | 9 | 991 | 119,616 | 75,577 | 44,039 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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40
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
19. | Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets) |
(1) | Details of defined benefit liabilities (assets) as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Present value of defined benefit obligations |
1,112,352 | 1,038,320 | ||||||
Fair value of plan assets |
(1,240,195 | ) | (1,214,007 | ) | ||||
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Defined benefit assets(*) |
(128,070 | ) | (175,748 | ) | ||||
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Defined benefit liabilities |
227 | 61 | ||||||
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(*) | Since the Group entities neither have legally enforceable right nor intention to settle the defined benefit obligations of the Group entities with defined benefit assets of other Group entities, defined benefit assets of the Group entities have been separately presented from defined benefit liabilities. |
(2) | Changes in present value of defined benefit obligations for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Beginning balance |
1,038,320 | 1,035,016 | ||||||
Current service cost |
98,891 | 101,989 | ||||||
Interest cost |
40,081 | 23,054 | ||||||
Remeasurement |
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- Demographic assumption |
1,168 | (7,332 | ) | |||||
- Financial assumption |
2,392 | (85,125 | ) | |||||
- Adjustment based on experience |
(8,566 | ) | 449 | |||||
Business combinations(*) |
— | 29,357 | ||||||
Benefit paid |
(66,839 | ) | (57,528 | ) | ||||
Others |
6,905 | 2,239 | ||||||
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Ending balance |
1,112,352 | 1,042,119 | ||||||
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(*) | Includes liabilities acquired from the acquisition of SK m&service Co., Ltd. by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. |
(3) | Changes in fair value of plan assets for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Beginning balance |
1,214,007 | 1,040,286 | ||||||
Interest income |
45,993 | 23,050 | ||||||
Remeasurement |
700 | (13,117 | ) | |||||
Contributions |
53,001 | 44,678 | ||||||
Benefit paid |
(74,347 | ) | (70,934 | ) | ||||
Business combinations(*) |
— | 26,618 | ||||||
Others |
841 | 1,069 | ||||||
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Ending balance |
1,240,195 | 1,051,650 | ||||||
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(*) | Includes assets acquired from the acquisition of SK m&service Co., Ltd. by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. |
41
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
19. | Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets), Continued |
(4) | Total cost of defined benefit plan, which is recognized in profit or loss for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Current service cost |
98,891 | 101,989 | ||||||
Net interest cost (income) |
(5,912 | ) | 4 | |||||
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92,979 | 101,993 | |||||||
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20. | Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Others |
(1) | The Parent Company’s outstanding share capital consists of shares with a par value of 100. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and the details of share capital and capital surplus and others as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data) |
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September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Number of authorized shares |
670,000,000 | 670,000,000 | ||||||
Number of issued shares |
218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | ||||||
Share capital: |
||||||||
Common share(*1) |
30,493 | 30,493 | ||||||
Capital surplus and others: |
||||||||
Paid-in surplus |
1,771,000 | 1,771,000 | ||||||
Treasury shares |
(115,349 | ) | (36,702 | ) | ||||
Hybrid bonds(*2) |
398,509 | 398,759 | ||||||
Share option(Note 21) |
3,096 | 2,061 | ||||||
Others(*3) |
(13,705,843 | ) | (13,702,235 | ) | ||||
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(11,648,587 | ) | (11,567,117 | ) | |||||
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(*1) | In 2002 and 2003, the Parent Company retired treasury shares with reduction of its retained earnings before appropriation. As a result, the Parent Company’s issued shares have decreased without a change in share capital. |
(*2) | As there is no contractual obligation to deliver financial assets to the holders of hybrid bonds, the Group classified the hybrid bonds as equity. When in liquidation or bankruptcy, these hybrid bonds are senior only to common shares. |
(*3) | Others primarily consist of the excess of the consideration paid by the Group over the carrying amount of net assets acquired from entities under common control. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
20. | Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Others, Continued |
(2) | There were no changes in share capital for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and details of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In shares) | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued shares |
Treasury shares |
Outstanding shares |
Issued shares | Treasury shares |
Outstanding shares |
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Shares outstanding |
218,833,144 | 2,420,246 | 216,412,898 | 218,833,144 | 801,091 | 218,032,053 |
(3) | Details of treasury shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Number of shares(*) |
2,420,246 | 801,091 | ||||||
Acquisition cost |
115,349 | 36,702 |
(*) | The Parent Company distributed 441,087 treasury shares (acquisition cost: 20,208 million) as bonus payment to the employees, resulting in gain on disposal of treasury shares of 212 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. Also, the Parent Company acquired 2,060,242 treasury shares (acquisition cost: 98,855 million) in an effort to increase shareholder value by stabilizing its stock price for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
43
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
21. | Share-based Payment Arrangement |
(1) | The terms and conditions related to the grants of the share-based payment arrangement are as follows: |
1) | Share-based payment arrangement with cash alternatives |
Series | ||||||||||
1-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
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Grant date |
March 24, 2017 | February 22, 2019 | March 26, 2019 | March 26, 2020 | March 25, 2021 | |||||
Types of shares to be issued |
Registered common shares of the Parent Company | |||||||||
Grant method |
Reissue of treasury shares, Cash settlement | |||||||||
Number of shares (in share) |
67,320 | 8,907 | 5,266 | 376,313 | 87,794 | |||||
Exercise price (in won) |
57,562 | 53,052 | 50,862 | 38,452 | 50,276 | |||||
Exercise period |
Mar. 25, 2021 ~ Mar. 24, 2024 |
Feb. 23, 2021 ~ Feb. 22, 2024 |
Mar. 27, 2021 ~ Mar. 26, 2024 |
Mar. 27, 2023 ~ Mar. 26, 2027 |
Mar. 26, 2023 ~ Mar. 25, 2026 |
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Vesting conditions |
4 years’ service from the |
2 years’ service from the |
2 years’ service from |
3 years’ service from the grant date |
2 years’ service from the grant date |
Series | ||||||
7-1 | 7-2 | 8 | ||||
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Grant date |
March 25, 2022 | March 25, 2022 | March 28, 2023 | |||
Types of shares to be issued |
Registered common shares of the Parent Company | |||||
Grant method |
Reissue of treasury shares, Cash settlement | |||||
Number of shares (in share) |
295,275 | 109,704 | 190,000 | |||
Exercise price (in won) |
56,860 | 56,860 | 47,280 | |||
Exercise period |
Mar. 26, 2025 ~ Mar. 25, 2029 |
Mar. 26, 2024 ~ Mar. 25, 2027 |
Mar. 29, 2025 ~ Mar. 28, 2028 |
|||
Vesting conditions |
2 years’ service from the |
2 years’ service from the |
2 years’ service from the |
(*) | The remaining parts of 1-2st and 2nd share option were fully forfeited for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
44
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
21. | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Continued |
(1) | The terms and conditions related to the grants of the share-based payment arrangement are as follows, Continued: |
2) | Cash-settled share-based payment arrangement |
Granted in 2021 | Granted in 2022 | |||||
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Square Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
||||
Grant date |
January 1, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | ||||
Grant method |
Cash settlement | |||||
Number of shares (in share) |
183,246 | 118,456 | 338,525 | |||
Exercise price (in won) |
50,276 | 56,860 | ||||
Exercise period |
Jan. 1, 2023 ~ Mar. 28, 2024 |
Jan. 1, 2024 ~ Mar. 25, 2025 |
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Vesting conditions |
2 years’ service from the grant date |
2 years’ service from the grant date |
(2) | Share compensation expense for share-based payment arrangements with cash alternatives recognized for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 and the remaining share compensation expense to be recognized in subsequent periods are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
Share compensation expense | ||||
As of December 31, 2022 |
155,579 | |||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
2,380 | |||
In subsequent periods |
2,053 | |||
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160,012 | ||||
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The liabilities recognized by the Parent Company in relation to the share-based payment arrangement with cash alternatives are 6,875 million and 4,221 million, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying amounts of liabilities recognized by the Parent Company in relation to the cash-settled share-based payment arrangement are 1,353 million and 906 million, respectively.
45
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
21. | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Continued |
(3) | The Parent Company used binomial option pricing model in the measurement of the fair value of the share options at grant date, and the inputs used in the model are as follows: |
1) | Share-based payment arrangement with cash alternatives |
(i) | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
(In won) | Series | |||||||||||||||||||
1-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
3.64 | % | 3.63 | % | 3.64 | % | 3.89 | % | 3.85 | % | ||||||||||
Estimated option’s life |
7 years | 5 years | 5 years | 7 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Share price on the remeasurement date |
52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | |||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | ||||||||||
Expected dividends yield |
6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||||||
Exercise price |
57,562 | 53,052 | 50,862 | 38,452 | 50,276 | |||||||||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
522 | 1,482 | 2,635 | 13,548 | 4,631 | |||||||||||||||
(In won) | Series | |||||||||||||||||||
7-1 | 7-2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
3.92 | % | 3.89 | % | 3.90 | % | ||||||||||||||
Estimated option’s life |
7 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||||
Share price on the remeasurement date |
52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | |||||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | ||||||||||||||
Expected dividends yield |
6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||||||||||
Exercise price |
56,860 | 56,860 | 47,280 | |||||||||||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
3,391 | 2,827 | 6,471 |
(ii) | SK Square Co., Ltd. |
(In won) | Series | |||||||||||||||||||
1-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
2.07 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.55 | % | ||||||||||
Estimated option’s life |
7 years | 5 years | 5 years | 7 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Share price |
52,500 | 51,800 | 50,600 | 34,900 | 49,800 | |||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
13.38 | % | 8.30 | % | 7.70 | % | 8.10 | % | 25.70 | % | ||||||||||
Expected dividends yield |
3.80 | % | 3.80 | % | 3.90 | % | 5.70 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||||||||
Exercise price |
57,562 | 53,052 | 50,862 | 38,452 | 50,276 | |||||||||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
3,096 | 1,720 | 1,622 | 192 | 8,142 |
46
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
21. Share-based Payment Arrangement, Continued
(3) | The Parent Company used binomial option pricing model in the measurement of the fair value of the share options at grant date, and the inputs used in the model are as follows, Continued: |
2) | Cash-settled share-based payment arrangement |
(In won) | Granted in 2021 | Granted in 2022 | ||||||||||
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Square Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
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Risk-free interest rate |
3.64 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.77 | % | ||||||
Estimated option’s life |
3.25 years | 3.25 years | 3.25 years | |||||||||
Share price on the remeasurement date |
52,000 | 44,250 | 52,000 | |||||||||
Expected volatility |
16.40 | % | 31.60 | % | 16.40 | % | ||||||
Expected dividends yield |
6.30 | % | 0.00 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||
Exercise price |
50,276 | 50,276 | 56,860 | |||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
2,849 | 3,032 | 1,595 |
47
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
22. | Retained Earnings |
Retained earnings as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Appropriated: |
||||||||
Legal reserve |
22,320 | 22,320 | ||||||
Reserve for business expansion |
9,831,138 | 9,631,138 | ||||||
Reserve for technology development |
4,565,300 | 4,365,300 | ||||||
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14,396,438 | 13,996,438 | |||||||
Unappropriated |
8,409,875 | 8,444,953 | ||||||
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22,828,633 | 22,463,711 | |||||||
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23. | Reserves |
(1) | Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Valuation gain on FVOCI |
51,485 | 173,281 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures |
240,868 | 173,477 | ||||||
Valuation gain on derivatives |
3,235 | 14,463 | ||||||
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
43,495 | 30,012 | ||||||
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339,083 | 391,233 | |||||||
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(2) | Changes in reserves for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Valuation gain (loss) on financial assets at FVOCI |
Other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures |
Valuation gain (loss) on derivatives |
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
633,240 | 53,770 | 33,918 | 14,310 | 735,238 | |||||||||||||||
Changes, net of taxes |
(487,528 | ) | 263,200 | (9,971 | ) | 55,063 | (179,236 | ) | ||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2022 |
145,712 | 316,970 | 23,947 | 69,373 | 556,002 | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
173,281 | 173,477 | 14,463 | 30,012 | 391,233 | |||||||||||||||
Changes, net of taxes |
(121,796 | ) | 67,391 | (11,228 | ) | 13,483 | (52,150 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2023 |
51,485 | 240,868 | 3,235 | 43,495 | 339,083 | |||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
24. | Other Operating Expenses |
Details of other operating expenses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Communication |
8,097 | 24,199 | 8,276 | 23,855 | ||||||||||||
Utilities |
143,427 | 374,644 | 111,308 | 294,560 | ||||||||||||
Taxes and dues |
(5,602 | ) | 25,316 | 8,620 | 44,231 | |||||||||||
Repair |
105,938 | 311,568 | 108,392 | 312,520 | ||||||||||||
Research and development |
90,489 | 251,970 | 84,631 | 251,373 | ||||||||||||
Training |
10,553 | 27,201 | 10,750 | 25,308 | ||||||||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – trade |
8,307 | 27,965 | 7,689 | 23,062 | ||||||||||||
Travel |
4,812 | 15,764 | 3,988 | 10,265 | ||||||||||||
Supplies and others |
28,756 | 90,946 | 25,301 | 77,307 | ||||||||||||
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394,777 | 1,149,573 | 368,955 | 1,062,481 | |||||||||||||
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25. | Other Non-Operating Income and Expenses |
Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Other non-operating Income: |
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Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
3,835 | 15,477 | 2,905 | 11,682 | ||||||||||||
Others |
4,758 | 13,445 | 6,242 | 22,078 | ||||||||||||
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8,593 | 28,922 | 9,147 | 33,760 | |||||||||||||
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Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets |
43 | 512 | 360 | 360 | ||||||||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
1,860 | 4,869 | 2,423 | 6,279 | ||||||||||||
Donations |
1,796 | 12,462 | 1,124 | 11,285 | ||||||||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – other |
2,127 | 4,788 | 824 | 2,267 | ||||||||||||
Others |
1,548 | 4,647 | 3,593 | 12,081 | ||||||||||||
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7,374 | 27,278 | 8,324 | 32,272 | |||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
26. | Finance Income and Costs |
(1) | Details of finance income and costs for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Finance Income: |
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Interest income |
16,411 | 48,679 | 14,467 | 35,739 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of accounts receivable – other |
— | — | — | 1,043 | ||||||||||||
Dividends |
5,178 | 35,440 | — | 2,552 | ||||||||||||
Gain on foreign currency transactions |
3,732 | 14,436 | 7,668 | 15,613 | ||||||||||||
Gain on foreign currency translations |
1,702 | 3,069 | (3,018 | ) | 9,921 | |||||||||||
Gain relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
(7,004 | ) | 82,450 | 17,953 | 28,606 | |||||||||||
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20,019 | 184,074 | 37,070 | 93,474 | |||||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Finance Costs: |
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Interest expenses |
97,600 | 286,516 | 75,625 | 225,426 | ||||||||||||
Loss on sale of accounts receivable – other |
14,101 | 48,595 | 15,206 | 23,212 | ||||||||||||
Loss on foreign currency transactions |
3,549 | 16,879 | 5,161 | 11,916 | ||||||||||||
Loss on foreign currency translations |
667 | 1,949 | (1,866 | ) | 9,463 | |||||||||||
Loss relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
3 | 23,581 | (4,063 | ) | 14,471 | |||||||||||
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115,920 | 377,520 | 90,063 | 284,488 | |||||||||||||
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(2) | Details of interest income included in finance income for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Interest income on cash equivalents and financial instruments |
8,883 | 26,402 | 8,996 | 17,606 | ||||||||||||
Interest income on loans and others |
7,528 | 22,277 | 5,471 | 18,133 | ||||||||||||
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16,411 | 48,679 | 14,467 | 35,739 | |||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
26. | Finance Income and Costs, Continued |
(3) | Details of interest expenses included in finance costs for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Interest expenses on borrowings |
8,483 | 22,954 | 6,148 | 16,088 | ||||||||||||
Interest expenses on debentures |
61,514 | 179,261 | 55,970 | 162,406 | ||||||||||||
Others |
27,603 | 84,301 | 13,507 | 46,932 | ||||||||||||
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97,600 | 286,516 | 75,625 | 225,426 | |||||||||||||
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(4) | Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
8,307 | 27,965 | 7,689 | 23,062 | ||||||||||||
Other receivables |
2,127 | 4,788 | 824 | 2,267 | ||||||||||||
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10,434 | 32,753 | 8,513 | 25,329 | |||||||||||||
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27. | Income Tax Expense |
The income tax expense was calculated by considering current tax expense, adjusted for changes in estimates related to prior periods, and deferred tax expense due to origination and reversal of temporary differences and income tax expense that relates to items recognized outside profit or loss.
51
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
28. | Earnings per Share |
Earnings per share is calculated to profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company per common share and dilutive potential common share, and details are as follows:
(1) | Basic earnings per share |
1) | Basic earnings per share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are calculated as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data and basic earnings per share) | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the Parent Company: |
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Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company |
297,923 | 917,612 | 234,628 | 699,743 | ||||||||||||
Interest on hybrid bonds |
(4,950 | ) | (12,333 | ) | (3,692 | ) | (11,075 | ) | ||||||||
Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company on common shares |
292,973 | 905,279 | 230,936 | 688,668 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
217,694,070 | 218,138,543 | 218,032,053 | 217,981,832 | ||||||||||||
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Basic earnings per share (in won) |
1,346 | 4,150 | 1,059 | 3,159 | ||||||||||||
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2) | The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are calculated as follows: |
(In shares) | Number of common shares |
Weighted average number of common shares |
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Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Issued shares as of January 1, 2023 |
218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | |||||||||
Treasury shares as of January 1, 2023 |
(801,091 | ) | (801,091 | ) | (801,091 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition of treasury shares |
(2,060,242 | ) | (779,070 | ) | (262,544 | ) | ||||||
Disposal of treasury shares |
441,087 | 441,087 | 369,034 | |||||||||
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216,412,898 | 217,694,070 | 218,138,543 | ||||||||||
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(In shares) | Number of common shares |
Weighted average number of common shares |
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Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Issued shares as of January 1, 2022 |
218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | |||||||||
Treasury shares as of January 1, 2022 |
(1,250,992 | ) | (1,250,992 | ) | (1,250,992 | ) | ||||||
Disposal of treasury shares |
449,901 | 449,901 | 399,680 | |||||||||
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218,032,053 | 218,032,053 | 217,981,832 | ||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
28. | Earnings per Share, Continued |
(2) | Diluted earnings per share |
1) | Diluted earnings per share for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are calculated as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data and diluted earnings per share) | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company on common shares |
292,973 | 905,279 | 230,936 | 688,668 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
217,764,355 | 218,210,241 | 218,134,276 | 218,105,923 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted earnings per share (in won) |
1,345 | 4,149 | 1,059 | 3,157 | ||||||||||||
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2) | The adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is calculated as follows: |
(In shares) | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Outstanding shares as of January 1 |
218,032,053 | 218,032,053 | 217,582,152 | 217,582,152 | ||||||||||||
Effect of treasury shares |
(337,983 | ) | 106,490 | 449,901 | 399,680 | |||||||||||
Effect of share option |
70,285 | 71,698 | 102,223 | 124,091 | ||||||||||||
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Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
217,764,355 | 218,210,241 | 218,134,276 | 218,105,923 | ||||||||||||
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53
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
29. | Categories of Financial Instruments |
(1) | Financial assets by category as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets at FVTPL |
Equity instruments at FVOCI |
Financial assets at amortized cost |
Derivatives hedging instrument |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
377,937 | — | 786,335 | — | 1,164,272 | |||||||||||||||
Financial instruments |
291,215 | — | 140,079 | — | 431,294 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term investment securities(*) |
363,082 | 1,267,011 | — | — | 1,630,093 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
— | — | 2,142,280 | — | 2,142,280 | |||||||||||||||
Loans and other receivables |
264,662 | — | 880,438 | — | 1,145,100 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative financial assets |
31,552 | — | — | 171,065 | 202,617 | |||||||||||||||
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1,328,448 | 1,267,011 | 3,949,132 | 171,065 | 6,715,656 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The Group designated 1,267,011million of equity instruments that are not held for trading as financial assets at FVOCI. |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets at FVTPL |
Equity instruments at FVOCI |
Financial assets at amortized cost |
Derivatives hedging instrument |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
245,982 | — | 1,636,309 | — | 1,882,291 | |||||||||||||||
Financial instruments |
148,365 | — | 89,240 | — | 237,605 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term investment securities(*) |
221,139 | 1,189,597 | — | — | 1,410,736 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
— | — | 1,984,772 | — | 1,984,772 | |||||||||||||||
Loans and other receivables |
332,669 | — | 909,003 | — | 1,241,672 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative financial assets |
54,009 | — | — | 267,151 | 321,160 | |||||||||||||||
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1,002,164 | 1,189,597 | 4,619,324 | 267,151 | 7,078,236 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The Group designated 1,189,597 million of equity instruments that are not held for trading as financial assets at FVOCI. |
54
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
29. | Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued |
(2) | Financial liabilities by category as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||
Financial liabilities at FVTPL |
Financial liabilities at amortized cost |
Total | ||||||||||
Accounts payable – trade |
— | 127,581 | 127,581 | |||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities |
302,593 | — | 302,593 | |||||||||
Borrowings |
— | 837,322 | 837,322 | |||||||||
Debentures |
— | 7,931,058 | 7,931,058 | |||||||||
Lease liabilities(*) |
— | 1,670,475 | 1,670,475 | |||||||||
Accounts payable - other and others |
— | 4,339,650 | 4,339,650 | |||||||||
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302,593 | 14,906,086 | 15,208,679 | ||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
Financial liabilities at FVTPL |
Financial liabilities at amortized cost |
Total | ||||||||||
Accounts payable – trade |
— | 89,255 | 89,255 | |||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities |
302,593 | — | 302,593 | |||||||||
Borrowings |
— | 936,110 | 936,110 | |||||||||
Debentures |
— | 8,366,694 | 8,366,694 | |||||||||
Lease liabilities(*) |
— | 1,782,057 | 1,782,057 | |||||||||
Accounts payable - other and others |
— | 5,505,465 | 5,505,465 | |||||||||
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302,593 | 16,679,581 | 16,982,174 | ||||||||||
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(*) | The categorization of financial liabilities is not applicable to lease liabilities, but they are classified as financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, considering the nature of measuring liabilities. |
55
SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management |
(1) | Financial risk management |
The Group is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Market risk is the risk related to the changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates and interest rates. The Group implements a risk management system to monitor and manage these specific risks.
The Group’s financial assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments, long-term investment securities, accounts receivable – trade and other, etc. Financial liabilities consist of accounts payable – other and others, borrowings, debentures, lease liabilities and others.
1) | Market risk |
(i) | Currency risk |
The Group has currency risk due to revenues and expenses from its global operations. Major foreign currencies where currency risk exists are USD, EUR and others. The Group determines its currency risk management policy after considering the nature of business and the presence of methods that mitigate the currency risk on each Group entity basis. The Group regularly evaluates, manages and reports foreign exchange exposure risk through the management systems of receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies. Currency risk occurs on forecasted transactions and recognized assets and liabilities which are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of each group entity.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
(In millions of won, thousands of foreign currencies) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currencies | Won equivalent | Foreign currencies | Won equivalent | |||||||||||||
USD |
67,197 | 90,367 | 1,016,353 | 1,366,791 | ||||||||||||
EUR |
6,145 | 8,737 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Others |
— | 344 | — | 61 | ||||||||||||
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99,448 | 1,366,852 | |||||||||||||||
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In addition, the Group has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign-currency debentures and borrowings.
As of September 30, 2023, a hypothetical change in exchange rates by 10% would have increased (decreased) the Group’s profit before income tax as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
If increased by 10% | If decreased by 10% | |||||||
USD |
5,921 | (5,921 | ) | |||||
EUR |
874 | (874 | ) | |||||
Others |
28 | (28 | ) | |||||
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6,823 | (6,823 | ) | ||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(1) | Financial risk management, Continued |
1) | Market risk, (Continued) |
(ii) | Interest rate risk |
The interest rate risk of the Group arises from borrowings, debentures and long-term payables – other. Since the Group’s interest-bearing assets are mostly fixed interest-bearing assets, the Group’s revenue and operating cash flows from the interest-bearing assets are not influenced by the changes in market interest rates.
The Group performs various analysis to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing. To minimize risks arising from changes in interest rates, the Group takes various measures such as refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging.
As of September 30, 2023, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to 43,125 million and 403,440 million, respectively, and the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to the floating-rate borrowings amounting to 3,125 million and debentures. Therefore, profit before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 would not have been affected by the changes in interest rates of floating-rate debentures.
If the interest rate increases (decreases) 1%p with all other variables held constant, profit before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 would change by 300 million in relation to the floating-rate borrowings which have not entered into interest rate swaps.
As of September 30, 2023, the floating-rate long-term payables – other are 1,289,416 million. If the interest rate increases (decreases) 1%p with all other variables held constant, profit before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, would change by 9,671 million in relation to the floating-rate long-term payables – other that are exposed to interest rate risk.
Interest rate benchmark reform and associated risks
A fundamental reform of major interest rate benchmarks is being undertaken globally, including the replacement of some interbank offered rates (“IBOR”) with alternative nearly risk-free rates (referred to as ‘IBOR reform’). The calculation of USD LIBOR which was previously used as the interest rate benchmark was suspended as of June 30, 2023. The alternative interest rate benchmark of USD LIBOR is the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”).
For financial instruments related to the suspended LIBOR calculation, the Group included fallback clauses or replaced LIBOR with alternative interest rates before the calculation is suspended. Meanwhile, in case of Korean CD rate, Korea Overnight Financing Repo Rate (“KOFR”) was selected as alternative interest rate benchmark, and Korea Securities Depository has begun disclosing the rate since November 26, 2021. KOFR is calculated using the overnight RP rate with government bonds and monetary stabilization bonds as collateral. However, unlike LIBOR, calculation of CD rate will not be suspended, thereby making it unclear when and how the transition to KOFR will take place.
Non-derivative financial liabilities
The Parent Company’s non-derivative financial liabilities subject to interest rate benchmark reform as of December 31, 2022 were floating-rate bonds indexed to USD LIBOR. As explained above, the Group completed discussion with the counterparty about including the fallback clauses as of September 30, 2023.
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(1) | Financial risk management, Continued |
1) | Market risk, (Continued) |
(ii) | Interest rate risk, (Continued) |
Derivatives
Most of the Group’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge are governed by contracts based on the International Swaps and Derivatives Association(“ISDA”)’s master agreements. As part of interest rate benchmark reform, ISDA has included a new fallback clause regarding which alternative benchmark interest rate to be applied when the calculation of major IBOR is suspended in the master agreement. The master agreement is applied to derivative contracts executed after January 25, 2021, and the transaction parties are required to adhere to ISDA protocol to include the same fallback clause into derivative contracts executed before January 25, 2021. The Group has adhered to ISDA protocol for transition to the alternative benchmark interest rate and the fallback clause will be included when counterparties adhere to the protocol to include. The Group’s counterparties have adhered to ISDA protocol and agreed to include the fallback clause.
2) | Credit risk |
The maximum credit exposure as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,163,980 | 1,882,093 | ||||||
Financial instruments |
431,294 | 237,605 | ||||||
Long-term investment securities |
— | 900 | ||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
2,142,280 | 1,984,772 | ||||||
Contract assets |
132,268 | 132,221 | ||||||
Loans and other receivables |
1,145,100 | 1,241,672 | ||||||
Derivative financial assets |
202,617 | 321,160 | ||||||
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Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. To manage credit risk, the Group evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty considering the party’s financial information, its own trading records and other factors. Based on such information, the Group establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.
The Group establishes a loss allowance in respect of accounts receivable – trade. The main components of this allowance are a specific loss component that relates to individually significant exposures and a collective loss component established for groups of similar assets in respect of losses that are expected to occur. The collective loss allowance is determined based on historical data of collection statistics for similar financial assets. Also, the Group’s credit risk can arise from transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivatives. To minimize such risk, the Group has a policy to deal only with financial institutions with high credit ratings. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Group is the carrying amount of financial assets as of September 30, 2023.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(1) | Financial risk management, Continued |
3) | Liquidity risk |
The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always maintain sufficient cash and cash equivalents balances and have enough liquidity through various committed credit lines. The Group maintains enough liquidity within credit lines through active operating activities.
Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Contractual cash flows |
Less than 1 year |
1 - 5 years | More than 5 years |
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Accounts payable – trade |
127,581 | 127,581 | 127,581 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Borrowings(*) |
837,322 | 863,841 | 526,595 | 337,246 | — | |||||||||||||||
Debentures(*) |
7,931,058 | 9,101,672 | 1,029,188 | 5,913,619 | 2,158,865 | |||||||||||||||
Lease liabilities |
1,670,475 | 1,957,407 | 394,935 | 1,068,408 | 494,064 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable – other and others(*) |
4,339,650 | 4,455,189 | 3,482,260 | 970,217 | 2,712 | |||||||||||||||
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14,906,086 | 16,505,690 | 5,560,559 | 8,289,490 | 2,655,641 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The contractual cash flow is amount that includes interest payables. |
The Group does not expect that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier or in significantly different amounts.
As of September 30, 2023, periods in which cash flows from cash flow hedge derivatives are expected to occur are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Contractual cash flows |
Less than 1 year |
1 – 5 years | More than 5 years |
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Assets |
171,065 | 187,062 | 36,078 | 150,984 | — |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(2) | Capital management |
The Group manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of its debt and equity structure. The overall strategy of the Group is the same as that of the Group as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The Group monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total liabilities divided by total equity from the consolidated financial statements.
Debt-equity ratio as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Total liabilities |
17,507,717 | 19,153,066 | ||||||
Total equity |
12,371,550 | 12,155,196 | ||||||
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(3) | Fair value |
1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets that are measured at fair value: |
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FVTPL |
1,328,448 | 46,736 | 933,813 | 347,899 | 1,328,448 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative hedging instruments |
171,065 | — | 171,065 | — | 171,065 | |||||||||||||||
FVOCI |
1,267,011 | 1,021,506 | — | 245,505 | 1,267,011 | |||||||||||||||
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2,766,524 | 1,068,242 | 1,104,878 | 593,404 | 2,766,524 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value: |
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FVTPL |
302,593 | — | — | 302,593 | 302,593 | |||||||||||||||
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Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value: |
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Borrowings |
837,322 | — | 822,928 | — | 822,928 | |||||||||||||||
Debentures |
7,931,058 | — | 7,528,697 | — | 7,528,697 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term payables – other |
1,254,322 | — | 1,271,404 | — | 1,271,404 | |||||||||||||||
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10,022,702 | — | 9,623,029 | — | 9,623,029 | ||||||||||||||||
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(3) | Fair value, Continued |
2) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets that are measured at fair value: |
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FVTPL |
1,002,164 | 44,431 | 727,014 | 230,719 | 1,002,164 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative hedging instruments |
267,151 | — | 267,151 | — | 267,151 | |||||||||||||||
FVOCI |
1,189,597 | 993,765 | — | 195,832 | 1,189,597 | |||||||||||||||
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2,458,912 | 1,038,196 | 994,165 | 426,551 | 2,458,912 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value: |
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FVTPL |
302,593 | — | — | 302,593 | 302,593 | |||||||||||||||
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Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value: |
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Borrowings |
936,110 | — | 911,597 | — | 911,597 | |||||||||||||||
Debentures |
8,366,694 | — | 7,813,420 | — | 7,813,420 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term payables – other |
1,638,341 | — | 1,614,934 | — | 1,614,934 | |||||||||||||||
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10,941,145 | — | 10,339,951 | — | 10,339,951 | ||||||||||||||||
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The above information does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are reasonable approximation of fair values.
Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market (financial assets at FVOCI and financial assets at FVTPL) is measured based on the bid price at the end of the reporting date.
The Group uses various valuation methods for determination of fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market. Derivative financial contracts and long-term liabilities are measured using the discounted present value methods. Other financial assets are determined using the methods, such as discounted cash flow and market approach. Inputs used in such valuation methods include swap rate, interest rate, and risk premium, and the Group performs valuation using the inputs which are consistent with natures of assets and liabilities measured.
Interest rates used by the Group for the fair value measurement as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
Interest rate | ||
Derivative instruments |
4.18% ~ 6.69% | |
Borrowings and debentures |
4.11% ~ 4.65% | |
Long-term payables – other |
4.04% ~ 4.52% |
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
30. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(3) | Fair value, Continued |
3) | There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. The changes of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
Loss | OCI | Acquisition | Disposal | Balance as of September 30, 2023 |
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Financial assets |
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FVTPL |
230,719 | (22,280 | ) | 4,067 | 157,183 | (21,790 | ) | 347,899 | ||||||||||||||||
FVOCI |
195,832 | — | 6,358 | 43,315 | — | 245,505 | ||||||||||||||||||
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426,551 | (22,280 | ) | 10,425 | 200,498 | (21,790 | ) | 593,404 | |||||||||||||||||
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FVTPL |
(302,593 | ) | — | — | — | — | (302,593 | ) |
(4) | Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement |
Carrying amounts of financial instruments recognized to which offset agreements are applicable as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||
Gross financial instruments recognized |
Amount offset | Net financial instruments presented on the interim consolidated statement of financial position |
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Financial assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade and others |
246,425 | (236,037 | ) | 10,388 | ||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
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Accounts payable – other and others |
245,228 | (236,037 | ) | 9,191 | ||||||||
(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
Gross financial instruments recognized |
Amount offset | Net financial instruments presented on the consolidated statement of financial position |
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Financial assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade and others |
245,835 | (236,921 | ) | 8,914 | ||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
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Accounts payable – other and others |
244,509 | (236,921 | ) | 7,588 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
31. | Transactions with Related Parties |
(1) | List of related parties |
Relationship |
Company |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity | SK Inc. | |
Joint venture | UTC Kakao-SK Telecom ESG Fund | |
Associates | SK China Company Ltd. and 44 others | |
Others | The Ultimate controlling entity’s subsidiaries and associates and others |
For the periods presented, the Group belongs to SK Group, a conglomerate as defined in the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act of the Republic of Korea. All of the other entities included in SK Group are considered related parties of the Group.
(2) | Compensation for the key management |
The Parent Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operations, and relevant controls of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Salaries |
602 | 3,532 | 569 | 2,918 | ||||||||||||
Defined benefits plan expenses |
158 | 846 | 208 | 613 | ||||||||||||
Share option |
933 | 1,596 | 508 | 1,089 | ||||||||||||
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1,693 | 5,974 | 1,285 | 4,620 | |||||||||||||
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Compensation for the key management includes salaries, non-monetary salaries, and retirement benefits made in relation to the pension plan and compensation expenses related to share options granted.
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
31. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(3) | Transactions with related parties for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
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Operating revenue and others |
Operating expense and others(*1) |
Acquisition of property and equipment and others |
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Scope |
Company |
Three- month |
Nine- month |
Three- month |
Nine- month |
Three- month |
Nine- month |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc.(*2) |
4,967 | 15,746 | 156,689 | 468,074 | 13,509 | 29,067 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. |
757 | 2,274 | 10,945 | 37,583 | 352 | 352 | |||||||||||||||||||
SK USA, Inc. |
— | — | 2,916 | 6,580 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. |
2,649 | 7,770 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others(*3) |
— | 6,865 | 5,726 | 5,801 | — | 750 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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3,406 | 16,909 | 19,587 | 49,964 | 352 | 1,102 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Others |
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. |
9,831 | 23,933 | 4,737 | 13,679 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
SK Energy Co., Ltd. |
850 | 2,670 | 16 | 266 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Geo Centric Co., Ltd. |
142 | 511 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd.(*4) |
1,620 | 3,477 | 228,466 | 668,352 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Service Co., Ltd. |
1,305 | 4,053 | 16,988 | 51,361 | 1,136 | 4,947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Ecoplant Co., Ltd. |
584 | 1,811 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK hynix Inc. |
13,811 | 41,489 | 35 | 88 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. |
16,520 | 45,777 | 33,845 | 117,490 | 7,221 | 11,157 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. |
3,523 | 10,934 | 21,937 | 62,971 | — | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. |
13,385 | 42,922 | 9,847 | 22,594 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. |
4,315 | 13,904 | 20,868 | 65,200 | 1,538 | 5,673 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK RENT A CAR Co., Ltd. |
3,267 | 10,654 | 5,174 | 15,061 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Magic Co., Ltd. |
386 | 1,169 | 281 | 857 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tmap Mobility Co., Ltd. |
5,661 | 17,029 | 2,396 | 7,605 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
One Store Co., Ltd. |
3,985 | 12,152 | 1 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dreamus Company |
1,486 | 4,842 | 18,487 | 59,333 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. (Formerly, UbiNS Co., Ltd) |
64 | 143 | 13,370 | 36,014 | 9,427 | 20,041 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. |
308 | 1,099 | 2,313 | 7,831 | 22,487 | 49,512 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others |
10,908 | 36,384 | 5,779 | 16,048 | 4,926 | 6,401 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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91,951 | 274,953 | 384,541 | 1,144,758 | 46,736 | 97,908 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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100,324 | 307,608 | 560,817 | 1,662,796 | 60,597 | 128,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Operating expenses and others include lease payments by the Group. |
(*2) | Operating expenses and others include 163,514 million of dividends paid by the Parent Company. |
(*3) | Operating revenue and others include 2,165 million of dividends received from Korea IT Fund, 3,965 million of dividends received from Citadel Pacific Telecom Holdings, LLC and 735 million of dividends received from UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
(*4) | Operating expenses and others include costs for handset purchases amounting to 627,598 million. |
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
31. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(3) | Transactions with related parties for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
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Operating revenue and others |
Operating expense and others(*1) |
Acquisition of property and equipment and others |
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Three- month |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc.(*2) |
5,696 | 15,695 | 152,902 | 499,682 | 13,139 | 28,831 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. |
730 | 2,220 | 12,206 | 36,718 | 157 | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||
HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*3) |
— | 8,932 | — | 1,820 | — | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. |
2,501 | 7,407 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others(*4) |
— | 12,505 | 1,446 | 3,764 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
3,231 | 31,064 | 13,652 | 42,302 | 157 | 179 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SK Innovation Co., Ltd. |
8,337 | 17,625 | 4,879 | 14,124 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
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SK Networks Co., Ltd.(*5) |
966 | 3,650 | 235,978 | 631,010 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Service Co., Ltd. |
1,178 | 4,156 | 18,365 | 52,192 | 775 | 1,634 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Energy Co., Ltd. |
1,031 | 3,045 | 149 | 607 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. |
1,713 | 2,148 | 23,192 | 67,923 | 175 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. |
9,022 | 22,526 | 38,275 | 116,332 | 9,349 | 15,847 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. |
15,132 | 30,645 | 3,892 | 16,878 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. |
4,656 | 12,194 | 23,782 | 68,848 | 4,525 | 7,718 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK hynix Inc. |
16,518 | 39,422 | 152 | 204 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dreamus Company |
2,654 | 4,701 | 20,439 | 64,208 | 550 | 550 | ||||||||||||||||||||
One Store Co., Ltd. |
4,359 | 12,643 | 9 | 15 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tmap Mobility Co., Ltd. |
5,792 | 16,304 | 1,186 | 3,755 | 548 | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. (Formerly, UbiNS Co., Ltd) |
23 | 69 | 11,208 | 33,161 | 7,622 | 18,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Geo Centric Co., Ltd. |
218 | 635 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Ecoplant Co., Ltd. |
960 | 2,460 | — | 69 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK RENT A CAR Co., Ltd. |
5,062 | 10,785 | 3,932 | 11,637 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Magic Co., Ltd. |
570 | 1,916 | 264 | 787 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. |
487 | 1,194 | 3,125 | 15,067 | 15,799 | 55,874 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others |
8,305 | 21,421 | 6,772 | 17,577 | 5,239 | 8,089 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Operating expenses and others include lease payments by the Group. |
(*2) | Operating expenses and others include 218,019 million of dividends paid by the Parent Company. |
(*3) | HanaCard Co., Ltd. was excluded from the related parties due to the disposal of shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, and the transactions above occurred before the disposal. |
(*4) | Operating revenue and others include 12,410 million of dividends received from Korea IT Fund which was deducted from the investment in associates. |
(*5) | Operating expenses and others include costs for handset purchases amounting to 589,882 million. |
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
31. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(4) | Account balances with related parties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Receivables | Payables | |||||||||||||
Scope |
Company |
Loans | Accounts receivable – trade, etc. |
Accounts payable – other, etc. |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc. |
— | 1,105 | 42,505 | ||||||||||
Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. |
— | 186 | 4,813 | ||||||||||
Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*1) | — | 901 | — | |||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.(*2) |
22,148 | 2,718 | — | |||||||||||
Others |
— | 3 | 1,494 | |||||||||||
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22,148 | 3,808 | 6,307 | ||||||||||||
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Others |
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. |
— | 3,990 | 27,634 | ||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd. |
— | 482 | 143,894 | |||||||||||
Mintit Co., Ltd. |
— | 6,667 | 10 | |||||||||||
SK hynix Inc. |
— | 4,557 | 172 | |||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. |
— | 80 | 961 | |||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. |
— | 12,911 | 32,420 | |||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. |
— | 1,570 | 7,670 | |||||||||||
Incross Co., Ltd. |
— | 2,691 | 1,812 | |||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. |
— | 3,258 | 9,431 | |||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. |
— | 11,059 | 19,483 | |||||||||||
SK RENT A CAR Co., Ltd. |
— | 1,410 | 27,094 | |||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. (Formerly, UbiNS Co., Ltd.) |
— | — | 6,331 | |||||||||||
Others(*3) |
— | 10,390 | 37,975 | |||||||||||
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— | 59,065 | 314,887 | ||||||||||||
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22,148 | 63,978 | 363,699 | ||||||||||||
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(*1) | As of September 30, 2023, the Parent Company recognized loss allowance for the entire balance of accounts receivable – trade. |
(*2) | As of September 30, 2023, the Parent Company recognized loss allowance for the entire balance of loans to Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. |
(*3) | During the year ended December 31, 2022, SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, entered into a convertible loan agreement of USD 13,000,000 with id Quantique SA, classified as other related party. SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P. acquired shares of id Quantique SA amounting to USD 26,731,250, including common shares converted from the entire balance of loan for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
31. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued
(4) | Account balances with related parties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Receivables | Payables | |||||||||||||
Scope |
Company |
Loans | Accounts receivable – trade, etc. |
Accounts payable – other, etc. |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc. |
— | 2,383 | 103,141 | ||||||||||
Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. |
— | 64 | 5,682 | ||||||||||
SK USA, Inc. | — | — | 1,519 | |||||||||||
Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*1) |
— | 901 | — | |||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.(*2) |
22,147 | 3,199 | — | |||||||||||
Others | — | — | 65 | |||||||||||
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22,147 | 4,164 | 7,266 | ||||||||||||
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Others |
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. |
— | 9,726 | 33,091 | ||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd. |
— | 488 | 113,943 | |||||||||||
Mintit Co., Ltd. |
— | 35,058 | 3 | |||||||||||
SK hynix Inc. |
— | 15,494 | 311 | |||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. |
— | 31 | 31,979 | |||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. |
— | 14,035 | 17,447 | |||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. |
— | 349 | 19,244 | |||||||||||
Incross Co., Ltd. |
— | 3,774 | 16,152 | |||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. |
— | 6,797 | 13,026 | |||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. |
— | 8,190 | 43,238 | |||||||||||
SK RENT A CAR Co., Ltd. |
— | 1,291 | 22,895 | |||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. (Formerly, UbiNS Co., Ltd.) |
— | — | 21,179 | |||||||||||
Others(*3) |
16,475 | 13,996 | 41,890 | |||||||||||
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16,475 | 109,229 | 374,398 | ||||||||||||
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38,622 | 115,776 | 484,805 | ||||||||||||
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(*1) | As of December 31, 2022, the Parent Company recognized loss allowance amounting to 379 million for accounts receivable – trade. |
(*2) | As of December 31, 2022, the Parent Company recognized loss allowance for the entire balance of loans to Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. |
(*3) | SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, entered into a convertible loan agreement for USD 13,000,000 with id Quantique SA, classified as other related party. |
(5) | The Group has granted SK REIT Co., Ltd. the right of first offer regarding the disposal of real estate owned by the Group. Whereby, the negotiation period is within 3 to 5 years from June 30, 2021, date of agreement, and the Group has been granted the right by SK REIT Co., Ltd. to lease the real estate in preference to a third party if SK REIT Co., Ltd. purchases the real estate from the Group. |
(6) | The details of new and disposed investments in associates and joint ventures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as presented in Note 11. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)
32. | Commitments and Contingencies |
(1) | Collateral assets and commitments |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has pledged its properties as collateral for leases on buildings in the amount of 1,228 million as of September 30, 2023.
Meanwhile, PanAsia Semiconductor Materials LLC., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has pledged its 22,750 million of equity instruments at FVTPL on 12,998 million of short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2023.
(2) | Legal claims and litigations |
As of September 30, 2023, the Group is involved in various legal claims and litigation. Provision recognized in relation to these claims and litigation is immaterial. In connection with those legal claims and litigation for which no provision was recognized, management does not believe the Group has a present obligation, nor is it expected any of these claims or litigation will have a material impact on the Group’s financial position or operating results in the event an outflow of resources is ultimately necessary.
(3) | Accounts receivable from sale of handsets |
The sales agents of the Parent Company sell handsets to the Parent Company’s subscribers on an installment basis. The Parent Company entered into comprehensive agreements to purchase accounts receivable from handset sales with retail stores and authorized dealers and to transfer the accounts receivable from handset sales to special purpose companies which were established with the purpose of liquidating receivables, respectively.
The accounts receivable from sales of handsets amounting to 282,702 million and 357,467 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which the Parent Company purchased according to the relevant comprehensive agreement are recognized as accounts receivable – other and long-term accounts receivable – other.
(4) | Obligation relating to spin-off |
The Parent Company carried out the spin-off of its business of managing investments in semiconductor, New Information and Communication Technologies(“ICT”) and other businesses and making new investments on November 1, 2021. The Parent Company has obligation to jointly and severally reimburse the Parent Company’s liabilities incurred prior to the spin-off with SK Square Co., Ltd., the spin-off company, in accordance with Article 530-9 (1) of Korean Commercial Act.
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
32. | Commitments and Contingencies, Continued |
(5) | Commitment of the acquisition and disposal of shares |
The Board of Directors of the Parent Company resolved the acquisition and disposal of certain shares in order to strengthen the strategic alliance with Hana Financial Group Inc.(“HFG”) at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on July 22, 2022. In accordance with the resolution, as of July 27, 2022, the Parent Company disposed of its entire common shares of HanaCard Co., Ltd. (39,902,323 shares) and entire common shares of Finnq Co., Ltd. (6,370,000 shares) to HFG for 330,032 million and 5,733 million, respectively. Through the agreement with HFG, the Parent Company is obligated to acquire HFG’s common shares from July 27, 2022 to January 31, 2024, after depositing 330,032 million in a specific money trust, and the Parent Company completed the acquisition of the shares for the year ended December 31, 2022. As a part of the aforementioned transaction, as of July 27, 2022, the Parent Company disposed of its entire common shares of SK Square Co., Ltd. (767,011 shares) to HanaCard Co., Ltd. for 31,563 million, and HanaCard Co., Ltd. is obligated to acquire the Parent Company’s common shares from July 27, 2022 to January 31, 2024, after depositing 68,437 million in a specific money trust, and completed the acquisition of the shares for the year ended December 31, 2022. Before March 31, 2025, the Parent Company, HFG, and HanaCard Co., Ltd. may not dispose of shares they have acquired or will acquire under the aforementioned transaction.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
33. | Statements of Cash Flows |
(1) | Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Interest income |
(48,679 | ) | (35,739 | ) | ||||
Dividends |
(35,440 | ) | (2,552 | ) | ||||
Gain on foreign currency translations |
(3,069 | ) | (9,921 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of accounts receivable – other |
— | (1,043 | ) | |||||
Loss (gain) relating to investments in associates and joint ventures, net |
(6,437 | ) | 75,909 | |||||
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
(15,477 | ) | (11,682 | ) | ||||
Gain relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
(82,450 | ) | (28,606 | ) | ||||
Other income |
(3,376 | ) | (5,191 | ) | ||||
Interest expenses |
286,516 | 225,426 | ||||||
Loss on foreign currency translations |
1,949 | 9,463 | ||||||
Loss on sale of accounts receivable – other |
48,595 | 23,212 | ||||||
Income tax expense |
312,289 | 368,036 | ||||||
Expense related to defined benefit plan |
92,979 | 101,993 | ||||||
Share option |
2,828 | 77,176 | ||||||
Bonus paid by treasury shares |
20,420 | 24,007 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,810,381 | 2,820,490 | ||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – trade |
27,965 | 23,062 | ||||||
Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets |
512 | 360 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
4,869 | 6,279 | ||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – other |
4,788 | 2,267 | ||||||
Loss relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
23,581 | 14,471 | ||||||
Other expenses |
(918 | ) | 17,324 | |||||
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
33. | Statements of Cash Flows, Continued |
(2) | Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
(182,814 | ) | (151,647 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable – other |
32,272 | 4,468 | ||||||
Advanced payments |
17,040 | (12,897 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses |
(23,999 | ) | 11,505 | |||||
Inventories |
(24,717 | ) | 11,455 | |||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other |
44,933 | 76,925 | ||||||
Contract assets |
(46 | ) | (15,205 | ) | ||||
Guarantee deposits |
(5,385 | ) | 3,117 | |||||
Accounts payable – trade |
37,645 | (43,448 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable – other |
(199,008 | ) | (79,083 | ) | ||||
Withholdings |
123,890 | 108,661 | ||||||
Contract liabilities |
(11,666 | ) | 15,489 | |||||
Deposits received |
(1,841 | ) | 225 | |||||
Accrued expenses |
3,417 | 77,167 | ||||||
Provisions |
(318 | ) | (338 | ) | ||||
Long-term provisions |
(1,057 | ) | (9,311 | ) | ||||
Plan assets |
21,346 | 26,256 | ||||||
Retirement benefits payment |
(66,839 | ) | (57,528 | ) | ||||
Others |
(1,771 | ) | (3,120 | ) | ||||
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(238,918 | ) | (37,309 | ) | |||||
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(3) | Significant non-cash transactions for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended | |||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Decrease in accounts payable – other relating to the acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets |
(584,055 | ) | (654,993 | ) | ||||
Increase of right-of-use assets |
267,181 | 374,677 | ||||||
Transfer from property and equipment to investment property |
13,213 | 4,892 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and its Subsidiaries
Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
34. | Emissions Liabilities |
(1) | The quantity of emissions rights allocated free of charge for each implementation year as of September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In tCO2-eQ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quantities allocated in 2021 |
Quantities allocated in 2022 |
Quantities allocated in 2023 |
Quantities allocated In 2024 |
Quantities allocated in 2025 |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Emissions rights allocated free of charge(*) |
1,385,433 | 1,602,751 | 1,443,977 | 1,300,465 | 1,300,465 | 7,033,091 |
(*) | The changes in quantity due to additional allocation, cancellation of allocation and others are considered. |
(2) | Changes in emissions rights quantities the Group held are as follows: |
(In tCO2-eQ) | ||||||||||||||||
Quantities allocated in 2021 |
Quantities allocated in 2022 |
Quantities allocated in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning |
— | — | 306,575 | 306,575 | ||||||||||||
Allocation at no cost |
1,385,433 | 1,602,751 | 1,443,977 | 4,432,161 | ||||||||||||
Purchase |
— | 213,609 | — | 213,609 | ||||||||||||
Surrender or shall be surrendered |
(1,421,570 | ) | (1,515,595 | ) | (1,550,054 | ) | (4,487,219 | ) | ||||||||
Borrowed |
36,137 | 5,810 | — | 41,947 | ||||||||||||
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— | 306,575 | 200,498 | 507,073 | ||||||||||||
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(3) | As of September 30, 2023, the estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions quantities of the Group are 1,550,054 tCO2-eQ. |
35. | Non-current Assets Held for Sale |
The Group classified investments in associates and long-term investment securities scheduled to be liquidated as non-current assets held for sale as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and the details are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||
Investments in associates |
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Daekyo Wipoongdangdang Contents Korea Fund |
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1,062 | 1,062 | |||||||
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Long-term investment securities |
Digital Content Korea Fund | 3,395 | 3,645 | |||||||||
InterVest Fund | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||
Central Fusion Content Fund | 883 | 1,563 | ||||||||||
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Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
36. | Subsequent Events |
The Board of Directors of the Parent Company resolved to pay interim dividends at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on October 25, 2023, and the details are as follows:
Classification |
Description |
|
Interim dividend amount |
830 per share (Total amount: 179,623 million) | |
Dividend rate |
1.63% | |
Record date |
September 30, 2023 | |
Date of distribution |
Pursuant to Article 165-12 (3) of Capital Market and Financial Investment Business Act, the Parent Company shall distribute dividends no later than November 15, 2023. |
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Interim Separate Financial Statements
For the Nine-Month Periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(With the Independent Auditor’s Review Report Thereon)
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Ernst & Young Han Young Taeyoung Building, 111, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07241 Korea
Tel: +82 2 3787 6600 Fax: +82 2 783 5890 ey.com/kr |
Report on review of interim separate financial statements
(English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean)
The Shareholders and Board of Directors
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
We have reviewed the accompanying interim separate financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), which comprise the interim separate statement of financial position as of September 30, 2023, and the related interim separate statements of profit or loss, interim separate statements of comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, interim separate statements of changes in equity and interim separate statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods then ended, and a summary of material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.
Management’s responsibility for the interim separate financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and presentation of these interim separate financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“KIFRS”) 1034 Interim Financial Reporting, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of interim separate financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on these interim separate financial statements based on our review.
We conducted our review in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review of interim financial information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing (“KSA”) and, consequently, does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.
Conclusion
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying interim separate financial statements are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with KIFRS 1034 Interim Financial Reporting.
Other matter
We have audited the separate statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022, and the related separate statement of profit or loss, separate statement of comprehensive income, separate statement of changes in equity and separate statement of cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) in accordance with KSA, and our report dated March 10, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. The accompanying separate statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022, presented for comparative purposes, is not different, in all material respects, from the above audited separate statement of financial position.
November 10, 2023
This review report is effective as of November 10, 2023, the independent auditor’s review report date. Accordingly, certain material subsequent events or circumstances may have occurred during the period from the independent auditor’s review report date to the time this review report is used. Such events and circumstances could significantly affect the accompanying interim separate financial statements and may result in modification to this review report. |
INTERIM SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND
FOR THE THREE-MONTH AND NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
“The accompanying interim separate financial statements, including all footnote disclosures, have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Company.”
Ryu, Young-Sang
Chief Executive Officer
SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Interim Separate Statements of Financial Position
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
December 31, 2022 |
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Assets |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
27,28 | 350,106 | 1,217,504 | |||||||||
Short-term financial instruments |
27,28 | 335,228 | 169,829 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade, net |
4,27,28,29 | 1,592,050 | 1,425,695 | |||||||||
Short-term loans, net |
4,27,28 | 73,832 | 70,043 | |||||||||
Accounts receivable – other, net |
4,27,28,29,30 | 370,557 | 435,096 | |||||||||
Contract assets |
6,28 | 10,525 | 12,100 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses |
5 | 1,877,824 | 1,908,987 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
4,27,28,29 | 63,583 | 63,516 | |||||||||
Derivative financial assets |
27,28 | — | 123,999 | |||||||||
Inventories, net |
40,388 | 23,355 | ||||||||||
Advanced payments and others |
4,27,28 | 23,555 | 48,336 | |||||||||
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4,737,648 | 5,498,460 | |||||||||||
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Non-Current Assets: |
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Long-term financial instruments |
27,28 | 354 | 354 | |||||||||
Long-term investment securities |
7,27,28,30 | 1,334,312 | 1,155,188 | |||||||||
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures |
8 | 4,700,949 | 4,621,807 | |||||||||
Property and equipment, net |
9,11,29 | 8,864,988 | 9,519,663 | |||||||||
Investment property, net |
10 | 47,390 | 52,023 | |||||||||
Goodwill |
1,306,236 | 1,306,236 | ||||||||||
Intangible assets, net |
12 | 2,284,747 | 2,693,400 | |||||||||
Long-term loans, net |
4,27,28,29 | 119 | 194 | |||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other |
4,27,28,30 | 337,686 | 377,858 | |||||||||
Long-term contract assets |
6,28 | 13,785 | 20,998 | |||||||||
Long-term prepaid expenses |
5 | 932,357 | 935,710 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits, net |
4,27,28,29 | 102,193 | 92,019 | |||||||||
Long-term derivative financial assets |
27,28 | 167,644 | 126,737 | |||||||||
Defined benefit assets |
16 | 28,837 | 31,225 | |||||||||
Other non-current assets |
249 | 249 | ||||||||||
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20,121,846 | 20,933,661 | |||||||||||
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Total Assets |
24,859,494 | 26,432,121 | ||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Interim Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
December 31, 2022 |
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Liabilities and Equity |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable – other |
27,28,29 | 1,593,366 | 2,334,484 | |||||||||
Contract liabilities |
6 | 59,539 | 80,654 | |||||||||
Withholdings |
27,28 | 722,923 | 604,681 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses |
27,28 | 898,727 | 871,095 | |||||||||
Income tax payable |
25 | 109,823 | 82,554 | |||||||||
Provisions |
15,32 | 30,813 | 31,651 | |||||||||
Short-term borrowings |
13,27,28 | — | 100,000 | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term debt, net |
13,27,28 | 889,844 | 1,383,097 | |||||||||
Lease liabilities |
27,28,29 | 345,313 | 337,320 | |||||||||
Current portion of long-term payables – other |
14,27,28 | 366,193 | 398,874 | |||||||||
Other current liabilities |
27,28 | 1,821 | 11,725 | |||||||||
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5,018,362 | 6,236,135 | |||||||||||
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Non-Current Liabilities: |
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Debentures, excluding current portion, net |
13,27,28 | 6,000,660 | 5,705,873 | |||||||||
Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion, net |
13,27,28 | 260,000 | 640,000 | |||||||||
Long-term payables – other |
14,27,28 | 888,938 | 1,239,467 | |||||||||
Long-term contract liabilities |
6 | 9,979 | 12,745 | |||||||||
Long-term derivative financial liabilities |
27,28 | 302,593 | 302,593 | |||||||||
Long-term lease liabilities |
27,28,29 | 938,629 | 1,041,991 | |||||||||
Long-term provisions |
15 | 69,904 | 65,754 | |||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities |
25 | 740,281 | 754,321 | |||||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
27,28 | 57,679 | 49,860 | |||||||||
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9,268,663 | 9,812,604 | |||||||||||
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Total Liabilities |
14,287,025 | 16,048,739 | ||||||||||
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Shareholders’ Equity: |
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Share capital |
1,17 | 30,493 | 30,493 | |||||||||
Capital surplus and others |
17,18 | (4,586,946 | ) | (4,506,693 | ) | |||||||
Retained earnings |
19 | 15,092,059 | 14,691,461 | |||||||||
Reserves |
20 | 36,863 | 168,121 | |||||||||
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Total Shareholders’ Equity |
10,572,469 | 10,383,382 | ||||||||||
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
24,859,494 | 26,432,121 | ||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim separate financial statements.
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Interim Separate Statements of Profit or Loss
For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won, except for earnings per share) | 2023 (Unaudited) |
2022 (Unaudited) |
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Note | Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Operating revenue: |
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Revenue |
3,148,447 | 9,384,930 | 3,122,638 | 9,318,263 | ||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Labor |
229,040 | 678,471 | 214,680 | 744,241 | ||||||||||||||||
Commission |
5 | 1,191,309 | 3,568,613 | 1,193,380 | 3,525,752 | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
669,718 | 2,022,304 | 672,910 | 2,021,953 | ||||||||||||||||
Network interconnection |
115,027 | 358,825 | 134,187 | 418,653 | ||||||||||||||||
Leased lines |
45,308 | 142,228 | 48,622 | 141,579 | ||||||||||||||||
Advertising |
35,234 | 98,135 | 30,611 | 82,434 | ||||||||||||||||
Rent |
34,688 | 98,429 | 30,945 | 86,881 | ||||||||||||||||
Cost of goods sold |
135,320 | 401,066 | 137,582 | 396,350 | ||||||||||||||||
Others |
22 | 285,692 | 814,977 | 271,029 | 773,904 | |||||||||||||||
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2,741,336 | 8,183,048 | 2,733,946 | 8,191,747 | |||||||||||||||||
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Operating profit |
407,111 | 1,201,882 | 388,692 | 1,126,516 | ||||||||||||||||
Finance income |
24 | 16,496 | 312,339 | 28,720 | 97,118 | |||||||||||||||
Finance costs |
24 | (98,703 | ) | (323,516 | ) | (85,446 | ) | (225,012 | ) | |||||||||||
Other non-operating income |
23 | 7,405 | 21,324 | 6,824 | 26,126 | |||||||||||||||
Other non-operating expenses |
23 | (4,793 | ) | (20,276 | ) | (3,026 | ) | (22,921 | ) | |||||||||||
Gain relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net |
8 | — | — | 96,913 | 97,863 | |||||||||||||||
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Profit before income tax |
327,516 | 1,191,753 | 432,677 | 1,099,690 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense |
25 | 77,102 | 246,385 | 127,534 | 318,067 | |||||||||||||||
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Profit for the period |
250,414 | 945,368 | 305,143 | 781,623 | ||||||||||||||||
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Earnings per share: |
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Basic earnings per share (in won) |
1,128 | 4,277 | 1,383 | 3,535 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share (in won) |
1,127 | 4,276 | 1,382 | 3,533 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim separate financial statements.
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Interim Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | 2023 (Unaudited) |
2022 (Unaudited) |
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Note | Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Profit for the period |
250,414 | 945,368 | 305,143 | 781,623 | ||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes: |
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Remeasurement of defined benefit assets |
16 | 5,313 | 12,135 | 4,431 | 23,639 | |||||||||||||||
Valuation loss on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
20 | (78,129 | ) | (123,614 | ) | (119,388 | ) | (488,209 | ) | |||||||||||
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes: |
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Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives |
20 | (3,976 | ) | (8,589 | ) | 1,127 | (2,746 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Other comprehensive loss for period, net of taxes |
(76,792 | ) | (120,068 | ) | (113,830 | ) | (467,316 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive income |
173,622 | 825,300 | 191,313 | 314,307 | ||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim separate financial statements.
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Interim Separate Statements of Changes in Equity
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Capital surplus and others | Retained earnings |
Reserves | Total equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note | Share capital |
Paid-in surplus | Treasury shares | Hybrid bonds | Share option | Other | Sub-total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
30,493 | 1,771,000 | (57,314 | ) | 398,759 | 47,166 | (6,735,882 | ) | (4,576,271 | ) | 14,770,618 | 638,016 | 10,862,856 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income: |
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Profit for the period |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 781,623 | — | 781,623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
16,20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21,544 | (488,860 | ) | (467,316 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 803,167 | (488,860 | ) | 314,307 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transactions with owners: |
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Annual dividends |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (361,186 | ) | — | (361,186 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interim dividends |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (361,909 | ) | — | (361,909 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share option |
18 | — | — | — | — | 48,481 | 28,395 | 76,876 | — | — | 76,876 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on hybrid bonds |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (11,075 | ) | — | (11,075 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions of treasury shares |
17,18 | — | — | 20,612 | — | (92,234 | ) | 67,523 | (4,099 | ) | — | — | (4,099 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | 20,612 | — | (43,753 | ) | 95,918 | 72,777 | (734,170 | ) | — | (661,393 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
30,493 | 1,771,000 | (36,702 | ) | 398,759 | 3,413 | (6,639,964 | ) | (4,503,494 | ) | 14,839,615 | 149,156 | 10,515,770 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
30,493 | 1,771,000 | (36,702 | ) | 398,759 | 2,061 | (6,641,811 | ) | (4,506,693 | ) | 14,691,461 | 168,121 | 10,383,382 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income: |
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Profit for the period |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 945,368 | — | 945,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
16,20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11,190 | (131,258 | ) | (120,068 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 956,558 | (131,258 | ) | 825,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Transactions with owners: |
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Annual dividends |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (180,967 | ) | — | (180,967 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interim dividends |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (362,660 | ) | — | (362,660 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share option |
18 | — | — | — | — | 1,035 | (1,309 | ) | (274 | ) | — | — | (274 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest on hybrid bonds |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | (12,333 | ) | — | (12,333 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayments of hybrid bonds |
— | — | — | (398,759 | ) | — | (1,241 | ) | (400,000 | ) | — | — | (400,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of hybrid bonds |
— | — | — | 398,509 | — | — | 398,509 | — | — | 398,509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions of treasury shares |
17,18 | — | — | (78,647 | ) | — | — | 159 | (78,488 | ) | — | — | (78,488 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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— | — | (78,647 | ) | (250 | ) | 1,035 | (2,391 | ) | (80,253 | ) | (555,960 | ) | — | (636,213 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance as of September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
30,493 | 1,771,000 | (115,349 | ) | 398,509 | 3,096 | (6,644,202 | ) | (4,586,946 | ) | 15,092,059 | 36,863 | 10,572,469 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim separate financial statements.
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Interim Separate Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | 2023 (Unaudited) |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Cash generated from operating activities: |
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Profit for the period |
945,368 | 781,623 | ||||||||||
Adjustments for income and expenses |
31 | 2,451,710 | 2,632,344 | |||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities |
31 | (174,806 | ) | (111,573 | ) | |||||||
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3,222,272 | 3,302,394 | |||||||||||
Interest received |
21,425 | 18,086 | ||||||||||
Dividends received |
200,406 | 49,637 | ||||||||||
Interest paid |
(227,511 | ) | (162,505 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax paid |
(192,685 | ) | (351,958 | ) | ||||||||
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
3,023,907 | 2,855,654 | ||||||||||
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Cash inflows from investing activities: |
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Decrease in long-term financial instruments |
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Collection of short-term loans |
96,162 | 88,389 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of long-term investment securities |
9,720 | 54,386 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures |
— | 382,114 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment |
7,583 | 2,147 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets |
1,739 | 3,680 | ||||||||||
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Increase in short-term financial instruments, net |
(160,955 | ) | (160,901 | ) | ||||||||
Increase in long-term financial instruments |
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Increase in short-term loans |
(99,913 | ) | (93,673 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of long-term investment securities |
(284,145 | ) | (264,072 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures |
(79,142 | ) | (68,571 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of property and equipment |
(1,412,405 | ) | (1,646,867 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisitions of intangible assets |
(19,969 | ) | (19,096 | ) | ||||||||
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(1,941,325 | ) | (1,830,064 | ) | ||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Interim Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In millions of won) | Note | 2023 (Unaudited) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Cash inflows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
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Proceeds from issuance of debentures |
647,332 | 741,970 | ||||||||||
Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives |
126,000 | 768 | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of hybrid bonds |
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Repayments of short-term borrowings |
(100,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
Repayments of long-term borrowings |
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Repayments of long-term payables – other |
(400,245 | ) | (400,245 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of debentures |
(1,309,000 | ) | (660,000 | ) | ||||||||
Payments of dividends |
(543,601 | ) | (723,062 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of hybrid bonds |
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Payments of interest on hybrid bonds |
(12,333 | ) | (11,075 | ) | ||||||||
Repayments of lease liabilities |
(257,789 | ) | (251,120 | ) | ||||||||
Acquisition of treasury shares |
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(3,121,823 | ) | (2,052,598 | ) | |||||||||
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Net cash used in financing activities |
(1,949,982 | ) | (959,860 | ) | ||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(867,400 | ) | 65,730 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period |
1,217,504 | 158,823 | ||||||||||
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period |
350,106 | 224,555 | ||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim separate financial statements.
7
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
1. | Reporting Entity |
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) was incorporated on March 29, 1984, under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) to provide cellular telephone communication services in Korea. The head office of the Company is located at 65, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea.
The Company’s common shares are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, and its depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Meanwhile, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to cancel the listing of the Company’s DRs on the London Stock Exchange on June 22, 2023, and the DRs were delisted from the London Stock Exchange as of July 31, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s total issued shares are held by the following shareholders:
Number of shares | Percentage of total shares issued (%) |
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SK Inc. |
65,668,397 | 30.01 | ||||||
National Pension Service |
16,141,446 | 7.38 | ||||||
Institutional investors and other shareholders |
130,756,568 | 59.74 | ||||||
Kakao Investment Co., Ltd. |
3,846,487 | 1.76 | ||||||
Treasury shares |
2,420,246 | 1.11 | ||||||
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2. | Basis of Preparation |
(1) | Statement of compliance |
These interim condensed separate financial statements were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standard as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“KIFRS”) 1034 Interim Financial Reporting as part of the period covered by the Company’s KIFRS annual financial statements. These interim separate financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Company since December 31, 2022. The accompanying interim separate financial statements have been translated into English from the Korean language financial statements. In the event of any differences in interpreting the financial statements or the independent auditor’s review report thereon, the Korean version, which is used for regulatory reporting purposes, shall prevail.
These interim financial statements are interim separate financial statements prepared in accordance with KIFRS 1027 Separate Financial Statements presented by a parent, and an investor with joint control of or significant influence over an investee, in which the investments are accounted for at cost.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
2. | Basis of Preparation, Continued |
(2) | Use of estimates and judgments |
1) | Critical judgments, assumptions and estimation uncertainties |
The preparation of the interim separate financial statements in conformity with KIFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
In preparing these interim separate financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.
2) | Fair value measurement |
A number of the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The Company has established policies and processes with respect to the measurement of fair values, including Level 3 fair values, and the measurement of fair values is reviewed and is directly reported to the finance executives.
The Company regularly reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments. If third party information, such as broker quotes or pricing services, is used to measure fair values, then the Company assesses the evidence obtained from the third parties to support the conclusion that such valuations meet the requirements of KIFRS, including the level in the fair value hierarchy in which such valuations should be classified.
When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Company uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:
• | Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
• | Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices); and |
• | Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). |
If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.
Information about assumptions used for fair value measurements is included in Note 28.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
3. | Material Accounting Policies |
The material accounting policies applied by the Company in these interim separate financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, except for the adoption of new and revised KIFRS applied from January 1, 2023, which are summarized below. The Company has not early applied the new and revised KIFRS and interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective.
The following new and amended KIFRS and interpretations are effective from January 1, 2023, initially, but these amended standards are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s interim separate financial statements.
• | Disclosure of Accounting Polices (Amendments to KIFRS 1001) |
• | Disclosures of Profit or Loss on Financial Liabilities with Conditions for Adjusting an Exercise Price (Amendments to KIFRS 1001) |
• | Definition of Accounting Estimates (Amendments to KIFRS 1008) |
• | Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities Arising from a Single Transaction (Amendments to KIFRS 1012) |
• | KIFRS 1117 Insurance Contracts and its amendments |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
4. | Trade and Other Receivables |
(1) | Details of trade and other receivables as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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Current assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
1,690,724 | (98,674 | ) | 1,592,050 | ||||||||
Short-term loans |
74,578 | (746 | ) | 73,832 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other(*) |
400,417 | (29,860 | ) | 370,557 | ||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
63,583 | — | 63,583 | |||||||||
Accrued income |
2,801 | — | 2,801 | |||||||||
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2,232,103 | (129,280 | ) | 2,102,823 | |||||||||
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Long-term loans |
41,155 | (41,036 | ) | 119 | ||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other(*) |
337,686 | — | 337,686 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
102,193 | — | 102,193 | |||||||||
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481,034 | (41,036 | ) | 439,998 | |||||||||
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(*) | Gross and carrying amounts of accounts receivable – other as of September 30, 2023 include 264,662 million of financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). |
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Carrying amount |
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Current assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
1,511,926 | (86,231 | ) | 1,425,695 | ||||||||
Short-term loans |
70,751 | (708 | ) | 70,043 | ||||||||
Accounts receivable – other(*) |
467,800 | (32,704 | ) | 435,096 | ||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
63,516 | — | 63,516 | |||||||||
Accrued income |
1,168 | — | 1,168 | |||||||||
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2,115,161 | (119,643 | ) | 1,995,518 | |||||||||
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Long-term loans |
41,231 | (41,037 | ) | 194 | ||||||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other(*) |
377,858 | — | 377,858 | |||||||||
Guarantee deposits |
92,019 | — | 92,019 | |||||||||
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511,108 | (41,037 | ) | 470,071 | |||||||||
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(*) | Gross and carrying amounts of accounts receivable – other as of December 31, 2022 include 332,669 million of financial instruments classified as fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
4. | Trade and Other Receivables, Continued |
(2) | Changes in the loss allowance on trade and other receivables measured at amortized cost for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
January 1, 2023 | Impairment | Write-offs(*) | Collection of receivables previously written-off |
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
86,231 | 20,884 | (14,486 | ) | 6,045 | 98,674 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – other, etc. |
74,449 | 3,976 | (13,279 | ) | 6,496 | 71,642 | ||||||||||||||
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160,680 | 24,860 | (27,765 | ) | 12,541 | 170,316 | |||||||||||||||
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January 1, 2022 | Impairment | Write-offs(*) | Collection of receivables previously written-off |
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
92,762 | 14,387 | (17,349 | ) | 7,092 | 96,892 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – other, etc. |
76,856 | 1,543 | (3,278 | ) | 1,201 | 76,322 | ||||||||||||||
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169,618 | 15,930 | (20,627 | ) | 8,293 | 173,214 | |||||||||||||||
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(*) | The Company writes off trade and other receivables that are determined to be uncollectable due to reasons such as termination of operations or bankruptcy. |
(3) | The Company applies the practical expedient that allows the Company to estimate the loss allowance for accounts receivable – trade at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses. The expected credit losses include the forward-looking information. To make the assessment, the Company uses its historical credit loss experience over the past three years and classifies accounts receivable – trade by their credit risk characteristics and days overdue. |
As the Company is a wireless telecommunications service provider, the Company’s financial assets measured at amortized cost primarily consist of receivables from numerous individual customers, therefore, no significant credit concentration risk arises.
Receivables related to other revenue mainly consist of receivables from corporate customers. The Company transacts only with corporate customers with credit ratings that are considered to be low at credit risk. In addition, the Company is not exposed to significant credit concentration risk as the Company regularly assesses their credit risk by monitoring their credit ratings. While the contract assets are under the impairment requirements, no significant credit risk has been identified.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
5. | Prepaid Expenses |
The Company pays commissions to its retail stores and authorized dealers for wireless telecommunications services based on their performance of attracting new customers and renewing contracts with existing customers, and recognizes costs that would not occur in case of not signing contracts with new and existing customers as prepaid expenses among the commissions. These prepaid expenses are amortized on a straight-line basis over the periods that the Company expects to maintain its customers.
(1) | Details of prepaid expenses as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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Current assets: |
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Incremental costs of obtaining contracts |
1,842,340 | 1,877,900 | ||||||
Others |
35,484 | 31,087 | ||||||
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898,645 | 904,746 | ||||||
Others |
33,712 | 30,964 | ||||||
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932,357 | 935,710 | |||||||
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(2) | Incremental costs of obtaining contracts |
The amortization in connection with incremental costs of obtaining contracts recognized for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Amortization recognized |
596,890 | 1,804,940 | 608,550 | 1,813,286 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
6. | Contract Assets and Liabilities |
In case of providing both wireless telecommunication services and sales of handsets, the Company allocated the consideration based on relative stand-alone selling prices and recognized unbilled receivables from handset sales as contract assets. The Company recognized receipts in advance for prepaid telecommunications services and unearned revenue for customer loyalty programs as contract liabilities.
(1) | Details of contract assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Contract assets: |
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Allocation of consideration between performance obligations |
24,310 | 33,098 | ||||||
Contract liabilities: |
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Wireless service contracts |
19,127 | 18,544 | ||||||
Customer loyalty programs |
6,440 | 7,706 | ||||||
Others |
43,951 | 67,149 | ||||||
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69,518 | 93,399 | |||||||
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(2) | The amount of revenue recognized for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 related to the contract liabilities carried forward from the prior periods are 57,979 million and 46,120 million, respectively. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
7. | Long-term Investment Securities |
Details of long-term investment securities as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||
Category |
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
Equity instruments |
FVOCI(*) | 1,098,146 | 1,066,785 | |||||||
Debt instruments |
FVTPL | 236,166 | 88,403 | |||||||
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1,334,312 | 1,155,188 | |||||||||
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(*) | The Company designated investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading as financial assets at FVOCI, and the amounts of those equity instruments as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are 1,098,146 million and 1,066,785 million, respectively. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
8. | Investments in Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures |
(1) | Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Investments in subsidiaries |
3,264,770 | 3,200,863 | ||||||
Investments in associates and joint ventures |
1,436,179 | 1,420,944 | ||||||
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4,700,949 | 4,621,807 | |||||||
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(2) | Details of investments in subsidiaries as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Number of shares |
Ownership (%) |
Carrying amount |
Carrying amount |
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SK Telink Co., Ltd. |
1,432,627 | 100.0 | 243,988 | 243,988 | ||||||||||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. |
299,052,435 | 74.4 | 2,215,427 | 2,215,427 | ||||||||||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. |
43,427,530 | 100.0 | 24,927 | 24,927 | ||||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation |
66,000,000 | 100.0 | 313,934 | 313,934 | ||||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. |
4,385,400 | 100.0 | 21,927 | 21,927 | ||||||||||||
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. |
— | 100.0 | 48,096 | 48,096 | ||||||||||||
SK Telecom Americas, Inc.(*1) |
122 | 100.0 | 70,269 | 31,203 | ||||||||||||
Atlas Investment(*2) |
— | 100.0 | 184,232 | 159,631 | ||||||||||||
SK stoa Co., Ltd. |
3,631,355 | 100.0 | 40,029 | 40,029 | ||||||||||||
Quantum Innovation Fund I(*3) |
— | 59.9 | 11,866 | 11,626 | ||||||||||||
SAPEON Inc. |
400,000 | 62.5 | 48,456 | 48,456 | ||||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. and others |
— | — | 41,619 | 41,619 | ||||||||||||
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3,264,770 | 3,200,863 | |||||||||||||||
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(*1) | The Company additionally contributed 39,066 million in cash for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, but there is no change in the ownership interest. |
(*2) | The Company additionally contributed 24,601 million in cash for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, but there is no change in the ownership interest. |
(*3) | The Company additionally contributed 240 million in cash for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, but there is no change in the ownership interest. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
8. | Investments in Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(3) | Details of investments in associates and joint ventures as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Number of shares |
Ownership (%) |
Carrying amount |
Carrying amount |
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Investments in associates: |
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SK China Company Ltd. |
10,928,921 | 27.3 | 601,192 | 601,192 | ||||||||||||
Korea IT Fund(*1) |
190 | 63.3 | 220,957 | 220,957 | ||||||||||||
SK Technology Innovation Company |
14,700 | 49.0 | 45,864 | 45,864 | ||||||||||||
SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. |
22,033,898 | 23.0 | 65,341 | 65,341 | ||||||||||||
SK South East Asia Investment Pte. Ltd. |
300,000,000 | 20.0 | 344,240 | 344,240 | ||||||||||||
Citadel Pacific Telecom Holdings, LLC(*2) |
1,734,109 | 15.0 | 36,487 | 36,487 | ||||||||||||
Invites Healthcare Co., Ltd.(*3) |
279,999 | 31.1 | — | — | ||||||||||||
CMES Inc.(*2) |
42,520 | 7.7 | 900 | 900 | ||||||||||||
Konan Technology Inc. |
1,179,580 | 20.8 | 22,413 | 22,413 | ||||||||||||
12CM JAPAN and others(*2,4) |
— | — | 90,785 | 77,550 | ||||||||||||
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UTC Kakao-SK Telecom ESG Fund(*5,6) |
— | 48.2 | 8,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
8. | Investments in Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued |
(3) | Details of investments in associates and joint ventures as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(*1) | Investments in Korea IT Fund was classified as investment in associates as the Company does not have control over the investee under the contractual agreement with other shareholders. |
(*2) | These investments were classified as investments in associates as the Company can exercise significant influence through its right to appoint the members of the Board of Directors even though the Company has less than 20% of equity interests. |
(*3) | The Company recognized the carrying amount of investments in Invites Healthcare Co., Ltd. in its entirety as an impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2022. |
(*4) | The Company additionally contributed 6,000 million of investment in KB ESG Fund of three telecommunications companies and 215 million of investment in KDX Korea Data Exchange for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. Also, the Company newly contributed 6,500 million to Telecom Daean Evaluation Co., Ltd. (tentative) and 520 million to Covet Co., Ltd. obtained significant influence over the investee for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(*5) | The Company additionally contributed 2,000 million in cash for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, but there is no change in the ownership interest. |
(*6) | As the Company has a joint control over the investee pursuant to the agreement with the other shareholders, the investment in the investee was classified as investments in joint ventures. |
(4) | The market value of investments in listed associates as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Market price per share (in won) |
Number of shares |
Market value |
Market price per share (in won) |
Number of shares |
Market value |
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SM Culture & Contents Co., Ltd. |
1,904 | 22,033,898 | 41,953 | 2,960 | 22,033,898 | 65,220 | ||||||||||||||||||
Konan Technology Inc. |
78,000 | 1,179,580 | 92,007 | 28,250 | 1,179,580 | 33,323 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
9. | Property and Equipment |
Changes in property and equipment for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
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For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance |
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Land |
646,286 | 3 | (388 | ) | 69,302 | — | 715,203 | |||||||||||||||||
Buildings |
562,976 | 248 | (140 | ) | 41,545 | (31,467 | ) | 573,162 | ||||||||||||||||
Structures |
264,327 | 147 | (189 | ) | 4,483 | (28,811 | ) | 239,957 | ||||||||||||||||
Machinery |
5,274,612 | 35,495 | (339 | ) | 1,082,805 | (1,207,763 | ) | 5,184,810 | ||||||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
1,372,466 | 205,869 | (30,427 | ) | (4,693 | ) | (268,958 | ) | 1,274,257 | |||||||||||||||
Other |
444,324 | 331,169 | (634 | ) | (346,306 | ) | (50,198 | ) | 378,355 | |||||||||||||||
Construction in progress |
954,672 | 496,434 | (26 | ) | (951,836 | ) | — | 499,244 | ||||||||||||||||
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9,519,663 | 1,069,365 | (32,143 | ) | (104,700 | ) | (1,587,197 | ) | 8,864,988 | ||||||||||||||||
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Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance |
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Land |
621,614 | — | (89 | ) | 18,791 | — | 640,316 | |||||||||||||||||
Buildings |
564,976 | 287 | (112 | ) | 32,644 | (31,019 | ) | 566,776 | ||||||||||||||||
Structures |
290,813 | 150 | (20 | ) | 9,194 | (28,605 | ) | 271,532 | ||||||||||||||||
Machinery |
5,331,485 | 33,858 | (35,860 | ) | 1,066,611 | (1,191,728 | ) | 5,204,366 | ||||||||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
1,370,897 | 291,538 | (28,753 | ) | (18,332 | ) | (263,321 | ) | 1,352,029 | |||||||||||||||
Other |
439,982 | 474,447 | (513 | ) | (485,257 | ) | (60,306 | ) | 368,353 | |||||||||||||||
Construction in progress |
698,641 | 567,644 | (1,709 | ) | (689,440 | ) | — | 575,136 | ||||||||||||||||
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9,318,408 | 1,367,924 | (67,056 | ) | (65,789 | ) | (1,574,979 | ) | 8,978,508 | ||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
10. | Investment Property |
(1) | Changes in investment property for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
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Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance |
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Land |
16,485 | (220 | ) | — | 16,265 | |||||||||||
Buildings |
19,066 | (744 | ) | (1,359 | ) | 16,963 | ||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
16,472 | 5,401 | (7,711 | ) | 14,162 | |||||||||||
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52,023 | 4,437 | (9,070 | ) | 47,390 | ||||||||||||
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Transfer | Depreciation | Ending balance |
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Land |
17,084 | (410 | ) | — | 16,674 | |||||||||||
Buildings |
21,768 | (653 | ) | (1,474 | ) | 19,641 | ||||||||||
Right-of-use assets |
6,248 | 17,851 | (5,649 | ) | 18,450 | |||||||||||
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45,100 | 16,788 | (7,123 | ) | 54,765 | ||||||||||||
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(2) | The Company recognized lease income of 17,044 million and 16,841 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, from investment property. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
11. | Leases |
(1) | Details of the right-of-use assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
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September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Right-of-use assets: |
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Land, buildings and structures |
1,012,234 | 1,113,958 | ||||||
Others |
262,023 | 258,508 | ||||||
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1,274,257 | 1,372,466 | |||||||
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(2) | Details of amounts recognized in the interim separate statements of profit or loss for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 as a lessee are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Depreciation of right-of-use assets: |
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Land, buildings and structures |
210,754 | 209,083 | ||||||
Others(*) |
58,204 | 54,238 | ||||||
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268,958 | 263,321 | |||||||
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Interest expense on lease liabilities |
23,608 | 17,917 |
(*) | Others include the amount reclassified as research and development expenses related to the lease contract for research and development facilities. |
Expenses related to short-term leases and leases of low-value assets the Company recognized are immaterial.
(3) | The total cash outflows due to lease payments for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 amounted to 281,572 million and 269,169 million, respectively. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
12. | Intangible Assets |
(1) | Changes in intangible assets for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Amortization | Ending balance |
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Frequency usage rights |
2,082,432 | — | — | — | (358,061 | ) | 1,724,371 | |||||||||||||||||
Land usage rights |
1,127 | 70 | — | — | (599 | ) | 598 | |||||||||||||||||
Industrial rights |
19,112 | 4,397 | — | — | (3,390 | ) | 20,119 | |||||||||||||||||
Facility usage rights |
13,245 | 1,266 | (11 | ) | 1,071 | (2,071 | ) | 13,500 | ||||||||||||||||
Club memberships(*1) |
56,897 | 3,390 | (776 | ) | — | — | 59,511 | |||||||||||||||||
Other(*2) |
520,587 | 10,845 | (1,037 | ) | 99,381 | (163,128 | ) | 466,648 | ||||||||||||||||
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2,693,400 | 19,968 | (1,824 | ) | 100,452 | (527,249 | ) | 2,284,747 | |||||||||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Acquisition | Disposal | Transfer | Amortization | Ending balance |
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Frequency usage rights |
2,559,689 | — | — | — | (357,585 | ) | 2,202,104 | |||||||||||||||||
Land usage rights |
2,449 | — | — | — | (1,053 | ) | 1,396 | |||||||||||||||||
Industrial rights |
10,934 | 9,022 | (683 | ) | (111 | ) | (3,251 | ) | 15,911 | |||||||||||||||
Facility usage rights |
14,355 | 907 | (1 | ) | 130 | (2,080 | ) | 13,311 | ||||||||||||||||
Club memberships(*1) |
51,356 | 832 | (572 | ) | — | — | 51,616 | |||||||||||||||||
Other(*2) |
564,547 | 8,335 | (382 | ) | 65,417 | (176,967 | ) | 460,950 | ||||||||||||||||
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3,203,330 | 19,096 | (1,638 | ) | 65,436 | (540,936 | ) | 2,745,288 | |||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Club memberships are classified as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and are not amortized. |
(*2) | Other intangible assets primarily consist of computer software and others. |
(2) | Details of frequency usage rights as of September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||
Amount | Description | Commencement of amortization |
Completion of amortization |
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800 MHz license |
120,768 | LTE service | Jul. 2021 | Jun. 2026 | ||||||||||||
1.8 GHz license |
334,980 | LTE service | Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||||
2.6 GHz license |
394,605 | LTE service | Sept. 2016 | Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||||
2.1 GHz license |
251,754 | W-CDMA and LTE service | Dec. 2021 | Dec. 2026 | ||||||||||||
3.5 GHz license |
622,264 | 5G service | Apr. 2019 | Nov. 2028 | ||||||||||||
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1,724,371 | ||||||||||||||||
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13. | Borrowings and Debentures |
(1) | Short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||
Lender |
Annual interest rate (%) |
Maturity | September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
BNK Securities. Co.,Ltd. |
— | — | — | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
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— | 100,000 | |||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
13. | Borrowings and Debentures, Continued |
(2) | There were no changes in long-term borrowings for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. 380,000 million were reclassified from non-current to current for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(3) | Changes in debentures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, thousands of other currencies) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Purpose | Annual interest rate (%) |
Maturity | Face value | Book value | ||||||||||||||||
Current |
1,283,650 | 1,283,097 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-current |
5,722,110 | 5,705,873 | ||||||||||||||||||
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As of January 1, 2023 |
7,005,760 | 6,988,970 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Debentures newly issued: |
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Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.65 | Feb. 17, 2026 | 110,000 | 109,506 | |||||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.83 | Feb. 17, 2028 | 190,000 | 189,224 | |||||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.72 | Apr. 10, 2026 | 80,000 | 79,639 | |||||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.80 | Apr. 12, 2028 | 200,000 | 199,226 | |||||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 3.96 | Apr. 12, 2030 | 70,000 | 69,737 | |||||||||||||||
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650,000 | 647,332 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Debentures repaid: |
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Unsecured corporate bonds |
Operating fund | 3.03 | Apr. 23, 2023 | (230,000 | ) | (230,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
Refinancing fund | 2.81 | Feb. 20, 2023 | (100,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | |||||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
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Operating and refinancing fund |
|
2.33 | Sep. 17, 2023 | (150,000 | ) | (150,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured corporate bonds |
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Operating and refinancing fund |
|
1.64 | Jan. 13, 2023 | (170,000 | ) | (170,000 | ) | |||||||||||
Unsecured global bonds |
(659,000 | ) | (659,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Operating fund | 3.75 | Apr. 16, 2023 | USD 500,000 | USD 500,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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(1,309,000 | ) | (1,309,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Other changes(*1) |
79,600 | 83,202 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current(*2) |
410,000 | 409,844 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-current(*2) |
6,016,360 | 6,000,660 | ||||||||||||||||||
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As of September 30, 2023 |
6,426,360 | 6,410,504 | ||||||||||||||||||
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(*1) | Other changes include the effects of foreign currency translation of debentures and amortization in discount on issuance of debentures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(*2) | 409,718 million were reclassified from non-current to current for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
14. | Long-Term Payables – Other |
(1) | As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, details of long-term payables – other related to the acquisition of frequency usage rights are as follows (See note 12): |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Long-term payables – other |
1,290,225 | 1,690,470 | ||||||
Present value discount on long-term payables – other |
(35,094 | ) | (52,129 | ) | ||||
Current portion of long-term payables – other |
(366,193 | ) | (398,874 | ) | ||||
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Carrying amount at period end |
888,938 | 1,239,467 | ||||||
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(2) | The sum of portions repaid among the principal of long-term payables – other for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 amounts to 400,245 million and 400,245 million, respectively. The repayment schedule of the principal amount of long-term payables – other as of September 30, 2023 is as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
Amount | ||||
Less than 1 year |
369,150 | |||
1 ~ 3 years |
738,300 | |||
3 ~ 5 years |
182,775 | |||
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1,290,225 | ||||
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15. | Provisions |
Changes | in provisions for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 | As of September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Increase | Utilization | Reversal | Ending balance |
Current | Non-current | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for restoration |
95,569 | 5,675 | (1,408 | ) | — | 99,836 | 29,932 | 69,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Emission allowance |
1,836 | 2,073 | (519 | ) | (2,509 | ) | 881 | 881 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
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97,405 | 7,748 | (1,927 | ) | (2,509 | ) | 100,717 | 30,813 | 69,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022 | As of September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning balance |
Increase | Utilization | Reversal | Ending balance |
Current | Non-current | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Provision for restoration |
94,684 | 4,383 | (3,641 | ) | (503 | ) | 94,923 | 65,073 | 29,850 | |||||||||||||||||||
Emission allowance |
1,885 | 1,934 | — | (1,545 | ) | 2,274 | 2,274 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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96,569 | 6,317 | (3,641 | ) | (2,048 | ) | 97,197 | 67,347 | 29,850 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
16. | Defined Benefit Assets |
(1) | Details of defined benefit assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Present value of defined benefit obligations |
536,466 | 508,622 | ||||||
Fair value of plan assets |
(565,303 | ) | (539,847 | ) | ||||
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(28,837 | ) | (31,225 | ) | |||||
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(2) | Changes in present value of defined benefit obligations for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Beginning balance |
508,622 | 483,001 | ||||||
Current service cost |
42,122 | 38,511 | ||||||
Interest cost |
19,571 | 10,962 | ||||||
Remeasurement |
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- Demographic assumption |
— | (5,672 | ) | |||||
- Financial assumption |
— | (31,830 | ) | |||||
- Adjustment based on experience |
(14,504 | ) | (2,984 | ) | ||||
Benefit paid |
(22,480 | ) | (16,393 | ) | ||||
Others |
3,135 | 1,074 | ||||||
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Ending balance |
536,466 | 476,669 | ||||||
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(3) | Changes in fair value of plan assets for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Beginning balance |
539,847 | 476,099 | ||||||
Interest income |
20,577 | 11,044 | ||||||
Remeasurement |
1,507 | (8,063 | ) | |||||
Contribution |
35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
Benefit paid |
(28,743 | ) | (25,638 | ) | ||||
Others |
(2,885 | ) | 52 | |||||
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Ending balance |
565,303 | 488,494 | ||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
16. | Defined Benefit Assets, Continued |
(4) | Total cost of defined benefit plan, which is recognized in profit or loss for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Current service cost |
42,122 | 38,511 | ||||||
Net interest income |
(1,006 | ) | (82 | ) | ||||
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41,116 | 38,429 | |||||||
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17. | Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Others |
(1) | The Company’s outstanding share capital consists of shares with a par value of 100. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and the details of share capital and capital surplus and others as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Number of authorized shares |
670,000,000 | 670,000,000 | ||||||
Number of issued shares |
218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | ||||||
Share capital: |
||||||||
Common share(*1) |
30,493 | 30,493 | ||||||
Capital surplus and others: |
||||||||
Paid-in surplus |
1,771,000 | 1,771,000 | ||||||
Treasury shares |
(115,349 | ) | (36,702 | ) | ||||
Hybrid bonds(*2) |
398,509 | 398,759 | ||||||
Share option(Note 18) |
3,096 | 2,061 | ||||||
Others |
(6,644,202 | ) | (6,641,811 | ) | ||||
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(4,586,946 | ) | (4,506,693 | ) | |||||
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(*1) | In 2002 and 2003, the Company retired treasury shares with reduction of its retained earnings before appropriation. As a result, the Company’s issued shares have decreased without a change in share capital. |
(*2) | As there is no contractual obligation to deliver financial assets to the holders of hybrid bonds, the Company classified the hybrid bonds as equity. When in liquidation or bankruptcy, these hybrid bonds are senior only to common shares. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
17. | Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Others, Continued |
(2) | There were no changes in share capital for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and details of shares outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In shares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued shares | Treasury shares |
Outstanding shares |
Issued shares | Treasury shares |
Outstanding shares |
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares outstanding |
218,833,144 | 2,420,246 | 216,412,898 | 218,833,144 | 801,091 | 218,032,053 |
(3) | Details of treasury shares as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Number of shares(*) |
2,420,246 | 801,091 | ||||||
Acquisition cost |
115,349 | 36,702 |
(*) | The Company distributed 441,087 treasury shares (acquisition cost: 20,208 million) as bonus payment to the employees, resulting in gain on disposal of treasury shares of 212 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. Also, the Company acquired 2,060,242 treasury shares (acquisition cost: 98,855 million) in an effort to increase shareholder value by stabilizing its stock price for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
18. | Share-Based Payment Arrangement |
(1) | The terms and conditions related to the grants of the share-based payment arrangement are as follows: |
1) | Share-based payment arrangement with cash alternatives |
Series | ||||||||||
1-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
Grant date |
March 24, 2017 | February 22, 2019 | March 26, 2019 | March 26, 2020 | March 25, 2021 | |||||
Types of shares to be issued |
Registered common shares | |||||||||
Grant method |
Reissue of treasury shares, Cash settlement |
|||||||||
Number of shares (in share) |
67,320 | 8,907 | 5,266 | 376,313 | 87,794 | |||||
Exercise price (in won) |
57,562 | 53,052 | 50,862 | 38,452 | 50,276 | |||||
Exercise period |
Mar. 25, 2021 | Feb. 23, 2021 | Mar. 27, 2021 | Mar. 27, 2023 | Mar. 26, 2023 | |||||
~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ||||||
Mar. 24, 2024 | Feb. 22, 2024 | Mar. 26, 2024 | Mar. 26, 2027 | Mar. 25, 2026 | ||||||
Vesting conditions |
4 years’ service from |
2 years’ service from |
2 years’ service from |
3 years’ service from the grant date |
2 years’ service from the grant date |
Series | ||||||
7-1 | 7-2 | 8 | ||||
Grant date |
March 25, 2022 | March 25, 2022 | March 28, 2023 | |||
Types of shares to be issued |
Registered common shares | |||||
Grant method |
Reissue of treasury shares, Cash settlement |
|||||
Number of Shares (in share) |
295,275 | 109,704 | 190,000 | |||
Exercise price (in won) |
56,860 | 56,860 | 47,280 | |||
Exercise period |
Mar. 26, 2025 | Mar. 26, 2024 | Mar. 29, 2025 | |||
~ | ~ | ~ | ||||
Mar. 25, 2029 | Mar. 25, 2027 | Mar. 28, 2028 | ||||
Vesting conditions |
2 years’ service from |
2 years’ service from |
2 years’ service from |
(*) | The remaining parts of 1-2st and 2nd share option were fully forfeited for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
18. | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Continued |
(1) | The terms and conditions related to the grants of the share-based payment arrangement are as follows, Continued: |
2) | Cash-settled share-based payment arrangement |
Granted in 2021 | Granted in 2022 | |||||
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Square Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
||||
Grant date |
January 1, 2021 | January 1, 2022 | ||||
Grant method |
Cash settlement | |||||
Number of shares (in share) |
183,246 | 118,456 | 338,525 | |||
Exercise price (in won) |
50,276 | 56,860 | ||||
Exercise period |
Jan. 1, 2023 ~ Mar. 28, 2024 | Jan. 1, 2024 ~ Mar. 25, 2025 | ||||
Vesting conditions |
2 years’ service from the grant date | 2 years’ service from the grant date |
(2) | Share compensation expense for share-based payment arrangements with cash alternatives recognized for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 and the remaining share compensation expense to be recognized in subsequent periods are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||
Share compensation expense | ||||
As of December 31, 2022 |
155,579 | |||
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 |
2,380 | |||
In subsequent periods |
2,053 | |||
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160,012 | ||||
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The liabilities recognized by the Company in relation to the share-based payment arrangement with cash alternatives are 6,875 million and 4,221 million, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the carrying amount of liabilities recognized by the Company in relation to the cash-settled share-based payment arrangement are 1,353 million and 906 million, respectively.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
18. | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Continued |
(3) | The Company used binomial option-pricing model in the measurement of the fair value of share options at the grant date, and the inputs used in the model are as follows: |
1) | Share-based payment arrangement with cash alternatives |
(i) | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
(In won) | Series | |||||||||||||||||||
1-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
3.64 | % | 3.63 | % | 3.64 | % | 3.89 | % | 3.85 | % | ||||||||||
Estimated option’s life |
7 years | 5 years | 5 years | 7 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Share price on the remeasurement date |
52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | |||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | ||||||||||
Expected dividends yield |
6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||||||
Exercise price |
57,562 | 53,052 | 50,862 | 38,452 | 50,276 | |||||||||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
522 | 1,482 | 2,635 | 13,548 | 4,631 |
(In won) | Series | |||||||||||
7-1 | 7-2 | 8 | ||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
3.92 | % | 3.89 | % | 3.90 | % | ||||||
Estimated option’s life |
7 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||||||||
Share price on the remeasurement date |
52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | |||||||||
Expected volatility |
16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | 16.40 | % | ||||||
Expected dividends yield |
6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||
Exercise price |
56,860 | 56,860 | 47,280 | |||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
3,391 | 2,827 | 6,471 |
(ii) | SK Square Co., Ltd. |
(In won) | Series | |||||||||||||||||||
1-3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
2.07 | % | 1.91 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.55 | % | ||||||||||
Estimated option’s life |
7 years | 5 years | 5 years | 7 years | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
Share price |
52,500 | 51,800 | 50,600 | 34,900 | 49,800 | |||||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
13.38 | % | 8.30 | % | 7.70 | % | 8.10 | % | 25.70 | % | ||||||||||
Expected dividends yield |
3.80 | % | 3.80 | % | 3.90 | % | 5.70 | % | 4.00 | % | ||||||||||
Exercise price |
57,562 | 53,052 | 50,862 | 38,452 | 50,276 | |||||||||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
3,096 | 1,720 | 1,622 | 192 | 8,142 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
18. | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Continued |
(3) | The Company used binomial option-pricing model in the measurement of the fair value of the share options at the grant date and the inputs used in the model are as follows, Continued: |
2) | Cash-settled share-based payment arrangement |
(In won) | Granted in 2021 | Granted in 2022 | ||||||||||
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Square Co., Ltd. |
Share appreciation rights of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. |
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Risk-free interest rate |
3.64 | % | 3.56 | % | 3.77 | % | ||||||
Estimated option’s life |
3.25 years | 3.25 years | 3.25 years | |||||||||
Share price on the remeasurement date |
52,000 | 44,250 | 52,000 | |||||||||
Expected volatility |
16.40 | % | 31.60 | % | 16.40 | % | ||||||
Expected dividends yield |
6.30 | % | 0.00 | % | 6.30 | % | ||||||
Exercise price |
50,276 | 50,276 | 56,860 | |||||||||
Per-share fair value of the option |
2,849 | 3,032 | 1,595 |
19. | Retained Earnings |
Retained earnings as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Appropriated: |
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Legal reserve |
22,320 | 22,320 | ||||||
Reserve for business expansion |
9,831,138 | 9,631,138 | ||||||
Reserve for technology development |
4,565,300 | 4,365,300 | ||||||
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14,396,438 | 13,996,438 | |||||||
Unappropriated |
673,301 | 672,703 | ||||||
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15,092,059 | 14,691,461 | |||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
20. | Reserves |
(1) | Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Valuation gain on FVOCI |
34,239 | 156,907 | ||||||
Valuation gain on derivatives |
2,624 | 11,214 | ||||||
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36,863 | 168,121 | |||||||
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(2) | Changes in reserves for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
Valuation gain (loss) on financial assets at FVOCI |
Valuation gain (loss) on derivatives |
Total | ||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2022 |
613,010 | 25,006 | 638,016 | |||||||||
Changes, net of taxes |
(486,114 | ) | (2,746 | ) | (488,860 | ) | ||||||
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Balance at September 30, 2022 |
126,896 | 22,260 | 149,156 | |||||||||
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Balance at January 1, 2023 |
156,907 | 11,214 | 168,121 | |||||||||
Changes, net of taxes |
(122,668 | ) | (8,590 | ) | (131,258 | ) | ||||||
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Balance at September 30, 2023 |
34,239 | 2,624 | 36,863 | |||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
21. | Operating Revenue |
Disaggregation of operating revenues considering the economic factors that affect the nature, amounts, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s revenue and future cash flows are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Products transferred at a point in time: |
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Product sales |
26,196 | 75,387 | 27,956 | 78,779 | ||||||||||||
Services transferred over time: |
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Wireless service revenue(*1) |
2,654,325 | 7,899,652 | 2,625,549 | 7,828,582 | ||||||||||||
Cellular interconnection revenue |
107,029 | 333,848 | 125,061 | 386,766 | ||||||||||||
Other(*2) |
360,897 | 1,076,043 | 344,072 | 1,024,136 | ||||||||||||
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3,122,251 | 9,309,543 | 3,094,682 | 9,239,484 | |||||||||||||
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3,148,447 | 9,384,930 | 3,122,638 | 9,318,263 | |||||||||||||
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(*1) | Wireless service revenue includes revenue from wireless voice and data transmission services, which is collected from the wireless subscribers. |
(*2) | Other revenue includes revenue from billing and collection services as well as other miscellaneous services. |
The Company has a right to receive consideration from a customer in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of telecommunications service provided; thus, the Company applies practical expedient method and recognizes revenue in the amount to which the Company has a right to invoice.
Most of the Company’s transactions are occurring in Korea as it principally operates its businesses in Korea.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
22. | Other Operating Expenses |
Details of other operating expenses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Communication |
6,756 | 20,204 | 6,766 | 20,429 | ||||||||||||
Utilities |
104,699 | 274,882 | 82,348 | 221,694 | ||||||||||||
Taxes and dues |
220 | 22,374 | 6,495 | 32,144 | ||||||||||||
Repair |
63,326 | 182,611 | 67,155 | 184,434 | ||||||||||||
Research and development |
86,796 | 240,600 | 84,631 | 251,373 | ||||||||||||
Training |
8,036 | 20,040 | 8,295 | 18,220 | ||||||||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – trade |
6,205 | 20,884 | 4,868 | 14,387 | ||||||||||||
Supplies and others |
9,654 | 33,382 | 10,471 | 31,223 | ||||||||||||
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285,692 | 814,977 | 271,029 | 773,904 | |||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
23. | Other Non-Operating Income and Expenses |
Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Other Non-operating Income: |
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Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
4,508 | 15,035 | 2,728 | 9,900 | ||||||||||||
Others |
2,897 | 6,289 | 4,096 | 16,226 | ||||||||||||
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7,405 | 21,324 | 6,824 | 26,126 | |||||||||||||
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Other Non-operating Expenses: |
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Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
1,328 | 3,064 | 1,872 | 4,840 | ||||||||||||
Donations |
584 | 10,916 | 758 | 10,135 | ||||||||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – other |
2,103 | 3,976 | 431 | 1,543 | ||||||||||||
Others |
778 | 2,320 | (35 | ) | 6,403 | |||||||||||
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4,793 | 20,276 | 3,026 | 22,921 | |||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
24. | Finance Income and Costs |
(1) | Details of finance income and costs for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Finance Income: |
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Interest income |
7,701 | 25,288 | 7,716 | 20,776 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of accounts receivable – other |
— | — | — | 1,043 | ||||||||||||
Dividends |
5,178 | 200,406 | — | 49,637 | ||||||||||||
Gain on foreign currency transactions |
3,073 | 7,063 | 3,699 | 6,337 | ||||||||||||
Gain on foreign currency translations |
429 | 805 | 199 | 924 | ||||||||||||
Gain relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
115 | 78,777 | 17,106 | 18,401 | ||||||||||||
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16,496 | 312,339 | 28,720 | 97,118 | |||||||||||||
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Finance Costs: |
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Interest expense |
81,763 | 244,263 | 65,772 | 194,864 | ||||||||||||
Loss on sale of accounts receivable – other |
14,101 | 48,595 | 15,206 | 23,212 | ||||||||||||
Loss on foreign currency transactions |
2,893 | 6,873 | 4,036 | 6,284 | ||||||||||||
Loss on foreign currency translations |
(57 | ) | 204 | 428 | 488 | |||||||||||
Loss relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
3 | 23,581 | 4 | 164 | ||||||||||||
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98,703 | 323,516 | 85,446 | 225,012 | |||||||||||||
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(2) | Details of interest income included in finance income for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Interest income on cash equivalents and short-term financial instruments |
3,019 | 11,346 | 3,897 | 7,573 | ||||||||||||
Interest income on loans and others |
4,682 | 13,942 | 3,819 | 13,203 | ||||||||||||
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7,701 | 25,288 | 7,716 | 20,776 | |||||||||||||
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(3) | Details of interest expenses included in finance costs for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Interest expense on borrowings |
7,634 | 21,088 | 5,630 | 14,293 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense on debentures |
49,594 | 150,234 | 47,396 | 136,347 | ||||||||||||
Others |
24,535 | 72,941 | 12,746 | 44,224 | ||||||||||||
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81,763 | 244,263 | 65,772 | 194,864 | |||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
24. | Finance Income and Costs, Continued |
(4) | Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Accounts receivable – trade |
6,205 | 20,884 | 4,868 | 14,387 | ||||||||||||
Other receivables |
2,103 | 3,976 | 431 | 1,543 | ||||||||||||
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8,308 | 24,860 | 5,299 | 15,930 | |||||||||||||
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25. | Income Tax Expense |
The income tax expense was calculated by considering current tax expense, adjusted for changes in estimates related to prior periods, and deferred tax expense due to origination and reversal of temporary differences and income tax expense that relates to items recognized outside profit or loss.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
26. | Earnings per Share |
Earnings per share is calculated to profit of the Company per common share and dilutive potential common share, and details are as follows:
(1) | Basic earnings per share |
1) | Basic earnings per share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are calculated as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data and basic earnings per share) | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Profit for the period |
250,414 | 945,368 | 305,143 | 781,623 | ||||||||||||
Interest on hybrid bonds |
(4,950 | ) | (12,333 | ) | (3,692 | ) | (11,075 | ) | ||||||||
Profit for the period on common shares |
245,464 | 933,035 | 301,451 | 770,548 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
217,694,070 | 218,138,543 | 218,032,053 | 217,981,832 | ||||||||||||
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Basic earnings per share (in won) |
1,128 | 4,277 | 1,383 | 3,535 | ||||||||||||
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2) | The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are calculated as follows: |
(In shares) | Weighted average number of common shares |
|||||||||||
Number of common shares |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
||||||||||
Issued shares as of January 1, 2023 |
218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | |||||||||
Treasury shares as of January 1, 2023 |
(801,091 | ) | (801,091 | ) | (801,091 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition of treasury shares |
(2,060,242 | ) | (779,070 | ) | (262,544 | ) | ||||||
Disposal of treasury shares |
441,087 | 441,087 | 369,034 | |||||||||
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216,412,898 | 217,694,070 | 218,138,543 | ||||||||||
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(In shares) | Weighted average number of common shares |
|||||||||||
Number of common shares |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
||||||||||
Issued shares as of January 1, 2022 |
218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | 218,833,144 | |||||||||
Treasury shares as of January 1, 2022 |
(1,250,992 | ) | (1,250,992 | ) | (1,250,992 | ) | ||||||
Disposal of treasury shares |
449,901 | 449,901 | 399,680 | |||||||||
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218,032,053 | 218,032,053 | 217,981,832 | ||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
26. | Earnings per Share, Continued |
(2) | Diluted earnings per share |
1) | Diluted earnings per share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are calculated as follows: |
(In millions of won, except for share data and diluted earnings per share) | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
|||||||||||||
Profit for the period on common shares |
245,464 | 933,035 | 301,451 | 770,548 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
217,764,355 | 218,210,241 | 218,134,276 | 218,105,923 | ||||||||||||
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Diluted earnings per share (in won) |
1,127 | 4,276 | 1,382 | 3,533 | ||||||||||||
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2) | The adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is calculated as follows: |
(In shares) | 2023 | |||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
|||||||
Outstanding shares as of January 1, 2023 |
218,032,053 | 218,032,053 | ||||||
Effect of treasury shares |
(337,983 | ) | 106,490 | |||||
Effect of share option |
70,285 | 71,698 | ||||||
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Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
217,764,355 | 218,210,241 | ||||||
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(In shares) | 2022 | |||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
|||||||
Outstanding shares as of January 1, 2022 |
217,582,152 | 217,582,152 | ||||||
Effect of treasury shares |
449,901 | 399,680 | ||||||
Effect of share option |
102,223 | 124,091 | ||||||
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Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
218,134,276 | 218,105,923 | ||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
27. | Categories of Financial Instruments |
(1) | Financial assets by category as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets at FVTPL |
Equity instruments at FVOCI |
Financial assets at amortized cost |
Derivatives hedging instrument |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,579 | — | 348,527 | — | 350,106 | |||||||||||||||
Financial instruments |
256,214 | — | 79,368 | — | 335,582 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term investment securities(*) |
236,166 | 1,098,146 | — | — | 1,334,312 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
— | — | 1,592,050 | — | 1,592,050 | |||||||||||||||
Loans and other receivables |
264,662 | — | 685,396 | — | 950,058 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative financial assets |
6,896 | — | — | 160,748 | 167,644 | |||||||||||||||
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765,517 | 1,098,146 | 2,705,341 | 160,748 | 4,729,752 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The Company designated 1,098,146 million of equity instruments that are not held for trading as financial assets at FVOCI. |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financial assets at FVTPL |
Equity instruments at FVOCI |
Financial assets at amortized cost |
Derivatives hedging instrument |
Total | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
1,390 | — | 1,216,114 | — | 1,217,504 | |||||||||||||||
Financial instruments |
90,815 | — | 79,368 | — | 170,183 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term investment securities(*) |
88,403 | 1,066,785 | — | — | 1,155,188 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
— | — | 1,425,695 | — | 1,425,695 | |||||||||||||||
Loans and other receivables |
332,669 | — | 707,225 | — | 1,039,894 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative financial assets |
28,114 | — | — | 222,622 | 250,736 | |||||||||||||||
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541,391 | 1,066,785 | 3,428,402 | 222,622 | 5,259,200 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The Company designated 1,066,785 million of equity instruments that are not held for trading as financial assets at FVOCI. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
27. | Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued |
(2) | Financial liabilities by category as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Financial liabilities at FVTPL |
Financial liabilities at amortized cost |
Total | ||||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities |
302,593 | — | 302,593 | |||||||||
Borrowings |
— | 740,000 | 740,000 | |||||||||
Debentures |
— | 6,410,504 | 6,410,504 | |||||||||
Lease liabilities(*) |
— | 1,283,942 | 1,283,942 | |||||||||
Accounts payable – other and others |
— | 3,923,444 | 3,923,444 | |||||||||
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302,593 | 12,357,890 | 12,660,483 | ||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Financial liabilities at FVTPL |
Financial liabilities at amortized cost |
Total | ||||||||||
Derivative financial liabilities |
302,593 | — | 302,593 | |||||||||
Borrowings |
— | 840,000 | 840,000 | |||||||||
Debentures |
— | 6,988,970 | 6,988,970 | |||||||||
Lease liabilities(*) |
— | 1,379,311 | 1,379,311 | |||||||||
Accounts payable – other and others |
— | 5,009,512 | 5,009,512 | |||||||||
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302,593 | 14,217,793 | 14,520,386 | ||||||||||
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|
(*) | The categorization of financial liabilities is not applicable to lease liabilities, but they are classified as financial liabilities measured at amortized cost, considering the nature of measuring liabilities. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
28. | Financial Risk Management |
(1) | Financial risk management |
The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. Market risk is the risk related to the changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates and interest rates. The Company implements a risk management system to monitor and manage these specific risks.
The Company’s financial assets consist of cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments, long-term investment securities, accounts receivable – trade and other, etc. Financial liabilities consist of accounts payable – other and others, borrowings, debentures, lease liabilities and others.
1) | Market risk |
(i) | Currency risk |
The Company’s currency risk is mainly related to changes in recognized assets and liabilities due to exchange rate fluctuations. If the Company determines that it is necessary to hedge currency risk for business purposes, the Company manages currency risk by using currency swaps, etc. Currency risk occurs on forecasted transactions and recognized assets and liabilities which are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
(In millions of won, thousands of foreign currencies) | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | Liabilities | |||||||||||||||
Foreign currencies | Won equivalent | Foreign currencies | Won equivalent | |||||||||||||
USD |
21,353 | 28,716 | 699,435 | 940,600 | ||||||||||||
EUR |
1,408 | 2,002 | — | — | ||||||||||||
Others |
— | 344 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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31,062 | 940,600 | |||||||||||||||
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In addition, the Company has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign- currency debentures.
As of September 30, 2023, a hypothetical change in exchange rates by 10% would have increased (decreased) the Company’s profit before income tax as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
If increased by 10% | If decreased by 10% | |||||||
USD |
2,567 | (2,567 | ) | |||||
EUR |
200 | (200 | ) | |||||
Others |
34 | (34 | ) | |||||
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2,801 | (2,801 | ) | ||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
28. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(1) | Financial risk management, Continued |
1) | Market risk, Continued |
(ii) | Interest rate risk |
The interest rate risk of the Company arises from borrowings, debentures and long-term payables – other. Since the Company’s interest-bearing assets are mostly fixed interest-bearing assets, the Company’s revenue and operating cash flows from the interest-bearing assets are not influenced by the changes in market interest rates.
The Company performs various analysis to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing. To minimize risks arising from changes in interest rates, the Company takes various measures, such as refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging.
As of September 30, 2023, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to 40,000 million and 403,440 million, respectively, and the Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to the floating-rate debentures. Therefore, profit before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 would not have been affected by the changes in interest rates of floating-rate debentures. If the interest rate increases (decreases) 1%p with all other variables held constant, profit before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, would change by 300 million in relation to the floating-rate borrowings which have not entered into interest rate swaps.
As of September 30, 2023, the floating-rate long-term payables – other are 1,290,225 million. If the interest rate increases (decreases) 1%p with all other variables held constant, profit before income taxes for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023, would change by 9,677 million in relation to the floating-rate long-term payables – other that are exposed to interest rate risk.
Interest rate benchmark reform and associated risks
A fundamental reform of major interest rate benchmarks is being undertaken globally, including the replacement of some interbank offered rates (“IBOR”) with alternative nearly risk-free rates (referred to as ‘IBOR reform’). The calculation of USD LIBOR which was previously used as the interest rate benchmark was suspended as of June 30, 2023. The alternative interest rate of USD LIBOR is the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”).
The Company included fallback clauses into financial instruments relating to LIBOR to which calculation had not been suspended yet or changed their LIBOR directly to alternative interest rates before the calculation is suspended.
Non-derivative financial liabilities
The Company’s non-derivative financial liabilities subject to interest rate benchmark reform as of December 31, 2022 were floating-rate bonds indexed to USD LIBOR. As explained above, the Company completed discussion with the counterparty about including the fallback clauses as of September 30, 2023.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
28. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(1) | Financial risk management, Continued |
1) | Market risk, Continued |
(ii) | Interest rate risk, Continued |
Derivatives
The Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedge are governed by contracts based on the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (“ISDA”) master agreements. As part of interest rate benchmark reform, ISDA has included a new fallback clause regarding which alternative benchmark interest rate to be applied when the calculation of major IBOR is suspended in the master agreement. The master agreement is applied to derivative contracts executed after January 25, 2021, and the transaction parties are required to adhere to ISDA protocol to include the same fallback clause into derivative contracts executed before January 25, 2021. The Company has adhered to ISDA protocol for transition to the alternative benchmark interest rate and the fallback clause will be included when counterparties adhere to the protocol to include. The Company’s counterparties have adhered to ISDA protocol and agreed to include the fallback clause.
2) | Credit risk |
The maximum credit exposure as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
350,032 | 1,217,467 | ||||||
Financial instruments |
335,582 | 170,183 | ||||||
Long-term investment securities |
— | 900 | ||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
1,592,050 | 1,425,695 | ||||||
Contract assets |
24,310 | 33,098 | ||||||
Loans and other receivables |
950,058 | 1,039,894 | ||||||
Derivative financial assets |
167,644 | 250,736 | ||||||
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Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. To manage credit risk, the Company evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty by considering the party’s financial information, its own trading records and other factors. Based on such information, the Company establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.
The Company establishes a loss allowance in respect of accounts receivable – trade. The main components of this allowance are a specific loss component that relates to individually significant exposures and a collective loss component established for groups of similar assets in respect of losses that are expected to occur. The collective loss allowance is determined based on historical data of collection statistics for similar financial assets. Also, the Company’s credit risk can arise from transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivatives. To minimize such risk, the Company has a policy to deal only with financial institutions with high credit ratings.
The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk is equal to financial asset’s carrying amounts as of September 30, 2023.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
28. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(1) | Financial risk management, Continued |
3) | Liquidity risk |
The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always maintain sufficient cash and cash equivalents balances and have enough liquidity through various committed credit lines. The Company maintains enough liquidity within credit lines through active operating activities.
Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Contractual cash flows |
Less than 1 year |
1 - 5 years |
More than 5 years |
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Borrowings(*) |
740,000 | 760,836 | 495,045 | 265,791 | — | |||||||||||||||
Debentures(*) |
6,410,504 | 7,412,336 | 625,276 | 4,683,307 | 2,103,753 | |||||||||||||||
Lease liabilities |
1,283,942 | 1,401,166 | 349,304 | 876,381 | 175,481 | |||||||||||||||
Accounts payable – other and others(*) |
3,923,444 | 4,038,877 | 3,043,141 | 995,736 | — | |||||||||||||||
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12,357,890 | 13,613,215 | 4,512,766 | 6,821,215 | 2,279,234 | ||||||||||||||||
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(*) | The contractual cash flow is amount that includes interest payables. |
The Company does not expect that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier or in significantly different amounts.
As of September 30, 2023, periods in which cash flows from cash flow hedge derivatives are expected to occur are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Contractual cash flows |
Less than 1 year |
1 - 5 years |
More than 5 years |
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Assets |
160,748 | 176,745 | 36,064 | 140,681 | — |
(2) | Capital management |
The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of its debt and equity structure. The overall strategy of the Company is the same as that for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The Company monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total liabilities divided by total equity from the separate financial statements.
Debt-equity ratio as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
Total liabilities |
14,287,025 | 16,048,739 | ||||||
Total equity |
10,572,469 | 10,383,382 | ||||||
Debt-equity ratios |
135.13 | % | 154.56 | % |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
28. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(3) | Fair value |
1) | Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets that are measured at fair value: |
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FVTPL |
765,517 | — | 522,456 | 243,061 | 765,517 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative hedging instruments |
160,748 | — | 160,748 | — | 160,748 | |||||||||||||||
FVOCI |
1,098,146 | 1,018,426 | — | 79,720 | 1,098,146 | |||||||||||||||
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2,024,411 | 1,018,426 | 683,204 | 322,781 | 2,024,411 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value: |
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Derivative financial liabilities |
302,593 | — | — | 302,593 | 302,593 | |||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value: |
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Borrowings |
740,000 | — | 732,723 | — | 732,723 | |||||||||||||||
Debentures |
6,410,504 | — | 6,037,071 | — | 6,037,071 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term payables – other |
1,255,131 | — | 1,271,404 | — | 1,271,404 | |||||||||||||||
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8,405,635 | — | 8,041,198 | — | 8,041,198 | ||||||||||||||||
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(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
Carrying amount |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets that are measured at fair value: |
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FVTPL |
541,391 | — | 424,876 | 116,515 | 541,391 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative hedging instruments |
222,622 | — | 222,622 | — | 222,622 | |||||||||||||||
FVOCI |
1,066,785 | 987,065 | — | 79,720 | 1,066,785 | |||||||||||||||
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1,830,798 | 987,065 | 647,498 | 196,235 | 1,830,798 | ||||||||||||||||
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Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value: |
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Derivative financial liabilities |
302,593 | — | — | 302,593 | 302,593 | |||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value: |
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Borrowings |
840,000 | — | 817,771 | — | 817,771 | |||||||||||||||
Debentures |
6,988,970 | — | 6,488,453 | — | 6,488,453 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term payables – other |
1,638,341 | — | 1,614,934 | — | 1,614,934 | |||||||||||||||
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9,467,311 | — | 8,921,158 | — | 8,921,158 | ||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
28. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(3) | Fair value, Continued |
1) | Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
The above information does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are reasonable approximation of fair values.
Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market (financial assets at FVOCI) is measured based on the bid price at the end of the reporting date.
The Company uses various valuation methods for determination of fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market. Derivative financial contracts and long-term liabilities are measured using the discounted present value methods. Other financial assets are determined using the methods, such as discounted cash flow and market approach. Inputs used in such valuation methods include swap rate, interest rate and risk premium, and the Company performs valuation using the inputs which are consistent with natures of assets and liabilities measured.
Interest rates used by the Company for the fair value measurement as of September 30, 2023 are as follows:
Interest rate | ||||
Derivative instruments |
4.18% ~ 5.68% | |||
Borrowings and debentures |
4.11% ~ 4.60% | |||
Long-term payables – other |
4.04% ~ 4.52% |
2) | There have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. The changes of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2023 |
Loss | Acquisition | Disposal | Balance as of September 30, 2023 |
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Financial assets: |
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FVTPL |
116,515 | (23,065 | ) | 152,110 | (2,499 | ) | 243,061 | |||||||||||||
FVOCI |
79,720 | — | — | — | 79,720 | |||||||||||||||
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196,235 | (23,065 | ) | 152,110 | (2,499 | ) | 322,781 | ||||||||||||||
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FVTPL |
(302,593 | ) | — | — | — | (302,593 | ) |
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28. | Financial Risk Management, Continued |
(4) | Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement |
Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized to which offset agreements are applicable as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
Gross financial instruments recognized |
Amount offset | Net financial instruments presented on the interim separate statement of financial position |
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Financial assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade and others |
70,079 | (70,079 | ) | — | ||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
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Accounts payable – other and others |
71,722 | (70,079 | ) | 1,643 | ||||||||
(In millions of won) | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||
Gross financial instruments recognized |
Amount offset | Net financial instruments presented on the separate statement of financial position |
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Financial assets: |
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Accounts receivable – trade and others |
82,987 | (82,987 | ) | — | ||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
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Accounts payable – other and others |
85,955 | (82,987 | ) | 2,968 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties |
(1) | List of related parties |
Relationship |
Company |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc. | |
Subsidiaries |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. and 26 others(*) | |
Joint venture |
UTC Kakao-SK Telecom ESG Fund | |
Associates |
SK China Company Ltd. and 44 others | |
Others |
The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s subsidiaries and associates and others |
(*) | As of September 30, 2023, subsidiaries of the Company are as follows: |
Subsidiary |
Ownership percentage(%)(*1) |
Primary business |
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Subsidiaries owned by the Company |
SK Telink Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | International telecommunication and Mobile Virtual Network Operator service | |||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Internet website services | ||||||
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. | 74.4 | Fixed-line telecommunication services | ||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation | 100.0 | Communications device retail business | ||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Call center management service | ||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Call center management service | ||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Base station maintenance service | ||||||
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Investment (Holdings company) | ||||||
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. | 100.0 | Investment | ||||||
YTK Investment Ltd. | 100.0 | Investment | ||||||
Atlas Investment | 100.0 | Investment | ||||||
SK Telecom Americas, Inc. | 100.0 | Information gathering and consulting | ||||||
Quantum Innovation Fund I | 59.9 | Investment | ||||||
SK Telecom Japan Inc. | 100.0 | Information gathering and consulting | ||||||
Happy Hanool Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Service | ||||||
SK stoa Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Other telecommunication retail business | ||||||
SAPEON Inc. | 62.5 | Manufacturing non-memory and other electronic integrated circuits | ||||||
Subsidiaries owned by SK Broadband Co., Ltd. |
Home & Service Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Operation of information and communication facility | |||||
Media S Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Production and supply services of broadcasting programs | ||||||
Subsidiary owned by PS&Marketing Corporation |
SK m&service Co., Ltd. | 100.0 | Database and Internet website service | |||||
Subsidiary owned by Quantum Innovation Fund I |
PanAsia Semiconductor Materials LLC. | 66.4 | Investment | |||||
Subsidiary owned by SK Telecom Japan Inc. |
SK Planet Japan, K. K. | 79.8 | Digital contents sourcing service | |||||
Subsidiary owned by SAPEON Inc. |
SAPEON Korea Inc. | 100.0 | Manufacturing non-memory and other electronic integrated circuits | |||||
Subsidiaries owned by SK Telecom Americas, Inc.(*2) |
Global AI Platform Corporation Korea Co., Ltd. |
100.0 | Software development and supply services | |||||
Global AI Platform Corporation | 100.0 | Software development and supply services | ||||||
Others(*3) |
SK Telecom Innovation Fund, L.P. | 100.0 | Investment | |||||
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. | 100.0 | Investment |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(1) | List of related parties, Continued |
(*1) | The ownership interest represents direct ownership interest in subsidiaries either by the Company or subsidiaries of the Company. |
(*2) | SK Telecom Americas, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, newly established Global AI Platform Corporation Korea Co., Ltd. and Global AI Platform Corporation for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. |
(*3) | Others are owned by Atlas Investment and another subsidiary of the Company. |
For the periods presented, the Company belongs to SK Group, a conglomerate as defined in the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act of the Republic of Korea. All of the other entities included in SK Group are considered related parties of the Company.
(2) | Compensation for the key management |
The Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operations and relevant controls of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:
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2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
Three-month period ended September 30 |
Nine-month period ended September 30 |
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Salaries |
602 | 3,532 | 569 | 2,918 | ||||||||||||
Defined benefit plan expense |
158 | 846 | 208 | 613 | ||||||||||||
Share option |
933 | 1,596 | 508 | 1,089 | ||||||||||||
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1,693 | 5,974 | 1,285 | 4,620 | |||||||||||||
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Compensation for the key management includes salaries, non-monetary salaries and retirement benefits made in relation to the pension plan and compensation expenses related to share options granted.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(3) | Transactions with related parties for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | For the period ended September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenue and others |
Operating expenses and others (*1) |
Acquisition of property and equipment and others |
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Nine- month |
Three- month |
Nine- month |
Three- month |
Nine- month |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc.(*2) | 2,890 | 9,352 | 135,331 | 403,543 | 7,717 | 16,952 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Subsidiaries |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*3) | 39,564 | 263,523 | 147,885 | 452,465 | 763 | 958 | |||||||||||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation(*4) | 1,455 | 5,594 | 317,822 | 908,173 | 318 | 628 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. | 780 | 2,423 | 63,107 | 183,610 | 14,411 | 27,895 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Telink Co., Ltd.(*5) | 20,729 | 79,040 | 2,309 | 9,264 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd.(*6) | 2,636 | 12,419 | 30,303 | 94,526 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd.(*7) | 1,987 | 8,950 | 30,720 | 97,567 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. | 382 | 1,038 | 1,266 | 2,346 | 476 | 1,527 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others | 1,612 | 3,940 | 7,783 | 22,519 | 199 | 236 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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69,145 | 376,927 | 601,195 | 1,770,470 | 16,167 | 31,244 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. | 187 | 566 | 10,009 | 34,307 | 352 | 352 | |||||||||||||||||||
SK USA, Inc. | — | — | 2,916 | 6,580 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. | 2,649 | 7,770 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others(*8) | — | 6,865 | 5,625 | 5,625 | — | 750 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2,836 | 15,201 | 18,550 | 46,512 | 352 | 1,102 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Others |
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. | 3,859 | 12,599 | 3,421 | 9,852 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd. | 257 | 837 | 2,730 | 8,887 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Service Co., Ltd. | 127 | 397 | 10,591 | 30,861 | 377 | 1,217 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Energy Co., Ltd. | 346 | 1,202 | 17 | 254 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. | 3,514 | 10,898 | 21,932 | 62,954 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. | 33 | 106 | 1,252 | 4,493 | 18,338 | 44,278 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. | 13,116 | 39,198 | 23,537 | 78,985 | 1,621 | 3,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. | 1,891 | 5,389 | 9,478 | 21,604 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. | 1,343 | 4,508 | 18,988 | 58,826 | 756 | 3,654 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK hynix Inc. | 10,874 | 33,776 | 35 | 88 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tmap Mobility Co., Ltd. | 3,136 | 9,445 | 1,983 | 6,785 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dreamus Company | 1,134 | 3,823 | 18,381 | 58,754 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
One Store Co., Ltd. | 3,837 | 11,727 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. (Formerly, UbiNS Co., Ltd.) |
— | — | 2,163 | 3,213 | 3,057 | 7,002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others | 6,384 | 22,241 | 7,498 | 20,049 | 4,882 | 6,347 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(3) | Transactions with related parties for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(*1) | Operating expenses and others include lease payments by the Company. |
(*2) | Operating expenses and others include 163,514 million of dividends paid by the Company. |
(*3) | Operating revenue and others include 149,526 million of dividend income received. |
(*4) | Operating expenses and others include 473,957 million paid to PS&Marketing Corporation relating to purchase of accounts receivable resulting from sale of handsets. |
(*5) | Operating revenue and others include 3,009 million of dividend income received. |
(*6) | Operating revenue and others include 4,004 million of dividend income received. |
(*7) | Operating revenue and others include 3,000 million of dividend income received. |
(*8) | Operating revenue and others include 2,165 million of dividends received from Korea IT Fund, 3,965 million of dividends received from Citadel Pacific Telecom Holdings, LLC and 735 million of dividends received from UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(3) | Transactions with related parties for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(In millions of won) | For the period ended September 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating revenue and others |
Operating expenses and others (*1) |
Acquisition of property and equipment and others |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc.(*2) | 3,438 | 9,163 | 131,986 | 438,514 | 7,246 | 17,026 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Subsidiaries |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. | 32,821 | 90,957 | 143,789 | 425,066 | 1,304 | 2,206 | |||||||||||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation(*3) | 2,771 | 7,537 | 304,874 | 919,162 | 326 | 566 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd.(*4) | 725 | 5,293 | 73,220 | 189,607 | 13,899 | 30,297 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Telink Co., Ltd.(*5) | 25,951 | 79,269 | 3,891 | 12,593 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd.(*6) | 2,435 | 16,416 | 28,976 | 90,465 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd.(*7) | 2,108 | 14,333 | 30,514 | 93,668 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. | 340 | 1,014 | 1,089 | 2,608 | 142 | 1,175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Broadband Nowon Co., Ltd.(*8) | — | 13,725 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others | 1,056 | 2,952 | 5,656 | 16,265 | 82 | 331 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. | 193 | 574 | 10,599 | 32,032 | 157 | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||
SK USA, Inc. | — | — | 1,297 | 3,495 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*9) | — | 2,629 | — | 1,133 | — | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. | 2,500 | 7,406 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others(*10) | — | 12,411 | 170 | 170 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Others |
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. | 3,480 | 8,710 | 3,437 | 9,960 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd. | 289 | 922 | 2,807 | 9,151 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Networks Service Co., Ltd. | 264 | 609 | 11,231 | 31,511 | 697 | 1,470 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Energy Co., Ltd. | 475 | 1,548 | 12 | 197 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. | 1,712 | 2,136 | 23,186 | 67,917 | 175 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. | 33 | 103 | 2,468 | 7,456 | 12,300 | 50,711 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. | 7,266 | 17,182 | 27,243 | 77,195 | 1,604 | 5,136 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. | 2,181 | 6,809 | 3,174 | 15,086 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. | 2,144 | 5,748 | 20,800 | 60,993 | 3,015 | 4,891 | ||||||||||||||||||||
SK hynix Inc. | 13,434 | 32,122 | 10 | 62 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tmap Mobility Co., Ltd. | 3,551 | 10,259 | 1,174 | 3,723 | 548 | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dreamus Company | 2,602 | 4,557 | 20,397 | 63,998 | 550 | 550 | ||||||||||||||||||||
One Store Co., Ltd. | 4,216 | 12,224 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. (Formerly, UbiNS Co., Ltd.) |
— | — | 888 | 1,457 | 2,347 | 6,418 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Others | 7,763 | 19,912 | 6,959 | 18,421 | 5,239 | 8,089 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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49,410 | 122,841 | 123,787 | 367,128 | 26,475 | 77,988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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123,748 | 386,520 | 859,848 | 2,591,906 | 49,631 | 129,768 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(3) | Transactions with related parties for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(*1) | Operating expenses and others include lease payments by the Company. |
(*2) | Operating expenses and others include 218,019 million of dividends paid by the Company. |
(*3) | Operating expenses and others include 468,190 million paid to PS&Marketing Corporation relating to purchase of accounts receivable resulting from sale of handsets. |
(*4) | Operating revenue and others include 3,000 million of dividend income received. |
(*5) | Operating revenue and others include 3,009 million of dividend income received. |
(*6) | Operating revenue and others include 8,003 million of dividend income received. |
(*7) | Operating revenue and others include 8,000 million of dividend income received. |
(*8) | Operating revenue and others include 13,721 million of dividend income received. |
(*9) | HanaCard Co., Ltd. was excluded from the related parties due to the disposal of shares for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, and the transactions above occurred before the disposal. |
(*10) | Operating revenue and others include 12,410 million of dividend income received from Korea IT Fund. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(4) | Account balances with related parties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) |
September 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||
Receivables | Payables | |||||||||||||
Scope |
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Loans | Accounts receivable – trade, etc. |
Accounts payable – other, etc. |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc. | — | 1,018 | 34,942 | ||||||||||
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Subsidiaries |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. | — | 57,442 | 248,251 | ||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation | — | 1,331 | 54,664 | |||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. | — | 20 | 39,569 | |||||||||||
SK Telink Co., Ltd. | — | 21,487 | 18,177 | |||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. | — | 293 | 23,046 | |||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd. | — | — | 21,620 | |||||||||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. | — | 2 | 8,351 | |||||||||||
Others | — | 1,283 | 23,451 | |||||||||||
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Associates |
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. | — | 186 | 4,139 | ||||||||||
Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*1) | — | 901 | — | |||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.(*2) | 22,148 | 2,718 | — | |||||||||||
SK USA, Inc. | — | — | 1,446 | |||||||||||
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Others |
SK hynix Inc. | — | 4,481 | 172 | ||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. | — | 10,277 | 8,262 | |||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. | — | 511 | 6,047 | |||||||||||
One Store Co., Ltd. | — | 590 | 14,073 | |||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. | — | 12,343 | 22,130 | |||||||||||
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. | — | 1,094 | 27,477 | |||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd. | — | 189 | 32,928 | |||||||||||
SK Networks Services Co., Ltd. | — | — | 7,104 | |||||||||||
SK RENT A CAR Co., Ltd. | — | 98 | 14,387 | |||||||||||
Incross Co., Ltd. | — | 2,043 | 1,507 | |||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. |
— | — | 346 | |||||||||||
Mintit Co., Ltd. | — | 6,164 | — | |||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. | — | — | 460 | |||||||||||
Content Wavve Corp. | — | 1,570 | 7,670 | |||||||||||
Dreamus Company | — | 349 | 8,938 | |||||||||||
Others | — | 3,860 | 4,654 | |||||||||||
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(*1) | As of September 30, 2023, the Company recognized loss allowance for the entire balance of accounts receivable – trade. |
(*2) | As of September 30, 2023, the Company recognized loss allowance for the entire balance of loans to Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(4) | Account balances with related parties as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows, Continued: |
(In millions of won) | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
Receivables | Payables | |||||||||||||
Scope |
Company |
Loans | Accounts receivable – trade, etc. |
Accounts payable – other, etc. |
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Ultimate Controlling Entity |
SK Inc. | — | 2,247 | 78,030 | ||||||||||
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Subsidiaries |
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. | — | 37,790 | 204,562 | ||||||||||
PS&Marketing Corporation | — | 1,393 | 64,880 | |||||||||||
SK O&S Co., Ltd. | — | 3 | 50,213 | |||||||||||
SK Telink Co., Ltd. | — | 17,921 | 18,684 | |||||||||||
SERVICE ACE Co., Ltd. | — | 379 | 26,720 | |||||||||||
SERVICE TOP Co., Ltd. | — | 2 | 26,536 | |||||||||||
SK Communications Co., Ltd. | — | 5 | 7,671 | |||||||||||
Others | — | 1,085 | 20,529 | |||||||||||
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F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. | — | 5 | 4,775 | ||||||||||
Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*1) | — | 901 | — | |||||||||||
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.(*2) | 22,147 | 3,199 | — | |||||||||||
SK USA, Inc. | — | — | 1,519 | |||||||||||
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SK hynix Inc. | — | 13,705 | 311 | ||||||||||
SK Planet Co., Ltd. | — | 6,648 | 28,097 | |||||||||||
Eleven Street Co., Ltd. | — | 454 | 8,018 | |||||||||||
One Store Co., Ltd. | — | 1,648 | 13,823 | |||||||||||
SK Shieldus Co., Ltd. | — | 13,324 | 12,473 | |||||||||||
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. | — | 5,592 | 32,305 | |||||||||||
SK Networks Co., Ltd. | — | 426 | 36,903 | |||||||||||
SK Networks Services Co., Ltd. | — | — | 9,241 | |||||||||||
SK RENT A CAR Co., Ltd. | — | 89 | 9,920 | |||||||||||
Incross Co., Ltd. | — | 2,335 | 15,527 | |||||||||||
UNA Engineering Inc. |
— | — | 12,008 | |||||||||||
Mintit Co., Ltd. | — | 34,853 | — | |||||||||||
Happy Narae Co., Ltd. | — | — | 30,467 | |||||||||||
Content Wavve Co., Ltd. | — | 349 | 19,239 | |||||||||||
Dreamus Company | — | 146 | 3,659 | |||||||||||
Others | — | 8,184 | 11,683 | |||||||||||
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(*1) | As of December 31, 2022, the Company recognized loss allowance amounting to 379 million for accounts receivable – trade. |
(*2) | As of December 31, 2022, the Company recognized loss allowance for the entire balance of loans to Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
29. | Transactions with Related Parties, Continued |
(5) | The Company has granted SK REIT Co., Ltd. the right of first offer regarding the disposal of real estate owned by the Company. Whereby, the negotiation period is within 3 to 5 years from June 30, 2021, date of agreement, and the Company has been granted the right by SK REIT Co., Ltd. to lease the real estate in preference to a third party if SK REIT Co., Ltd. purchases the real estate from the Company. |
(6) | The details of new and disposed investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023 are as presented in Note 8. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
30. | Commitments and Contingencies |
(1) | Accounts receivable from sale of handsets |
The sales agents of the Company sell handsets to the Company’s subscribers on an installment basis. The Company entered into comprehensive agreements to purchase accounts receivable from handset sales with retail stores and authorized dealers and to transfer the accounts receivable from handset sales to special-purpose companies which were established with the purpose of liquidating receivables, respectively.
The accounts receivable from sale of handsets amounting to 282,702 million and 357,467 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, which the Company purchased according to the relevant comprehensive agreement, are recognized as accounts receivable – other and long-term accounts receivable – other.
(2) | Legal claims and litigations |
As of September 30, 2023, the Company is involved in various legal claims and litigations. Provision recognized in relation to these claims and litigations is immaterial. In connection with those legal claims and litigations for which no provision was recognized, management does not believe the Company has a present obligation, nor is it expected that any of these claims or litigations will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or operating results in the event an outflow of resources is ultimately necessary.
(3) | Obligation relating to spin-off |
The Company carried out the spin-off of its business of managing investments in semiconductor, New Information and Communication Technologies(“ICT”) and other businesses and making new investments on November 1, 2021. The Company has obligation to jointly and severally reimburse the Company’s liabilities incurred prior to the spin-off with SK Square Co., Ltd., the spin-off company, in accordance with Article 530-9 (1) of Korean Commercial Act.
(4) | Commitment of acquisition and disposal of shares |
The Board of Directors of the Company resolved the acquisition and disposal of certain shares in order to strengthen the strategic alliance with Hana Financial Group Inc.(“HFG”) at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on July 22, 2022. In accordance with the resolution, as of July 27, 2022, the Company disposed of its entire common shares of HanaCard Co., Ltd. (39,902,323 shares) and entire common shares of Finnq Co., Ltd. (6,370,000 shares) to HFG for 330,032 million and 5,733 million, respectively. Through the agreement with HFG, the Company is obligated to acquire HFG’s common shares from July 27, 2022 to January 31, 2024, after depositing 330,032 million in a specific money trust, and the Company completed the acquisition of the shares for the year ended December 31, 2022. As a part of the aforementioned transaction, as of July 27, 2022, the Company disposed of its entire common shares of SK Square Co., Ltd. (767,011 shares) to HanaCard Co., Ltd. for 31,563 million, and HanaCard Co., Ltd. is obligated to acquire the Company’s common shares from July 27, 2022 to January 31, 2024, after depositing 68,437 million in a specific money trust, and completed the acquisition of the shares for the year ended December 31, 2022. Before March 31, 2025, the Company, HFG, and HanaCard Co., Ltd. may not dispose of shares they have acquired or will acquire under the aforementioned transaction.
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
31. | Statements of Cash Flows |
(1) | Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Gain on foreign currency translations |
(805 | ) | (924 | ) | ||||
Interest income |
(25,288 | ) | (20,776 | ) | ||||
Dividends |
(200,406 | ) | (49,637 | ) | ||||
Gain relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net |
— | (97,863 | ) | |||||
Gain relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
(78,777 | ) | (18,401 | ) | ||||
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
(15,035 | ) | (9,900 | ) | ||||
Gain on sale of accounts receivable – other |
— | (1,043 | ) | |||||
Other income |
(1,422 | ) | (4,715 | ) | ||||
Loss on foreign currency translations |
204 | 488 | ||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – trade |
20,884 | 14,387 | ||||||
Bad debt for accounts receivable – other |
3,976 | 1,543 | ||||||
Loss relating to financial instruments at FVTPL |
23,581 | 164 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
2,123,516 | 2,123,038 | ||||||
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets |
3,064 | 4,840 | ||||||
Loss on sale of accounts receivable – other |
48,595 | 23,212 | ||||||
Interest expense |
244,263 | 194,864 | ||||||
Expense related to defined benefit plan |
41,116 | 38,429 | ||||||
Bonus paid by treasury shares |
20,420 | 24,007 | ||||||
Share option |
2,828 | 77,176 | ||||||
Income tax expense |
246,385 | 318,067 | ||||||
Other expenses |
(5,389 | ) | 15,388 | |||||
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
31. | Statements of Cash Flows, Continued |
(2) | Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Accounts receivable – trade |
(186,749 | ) | (55,549 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable – other |
17,364 | (12,925 | ) | |||||
Advanced payments |
26,411 | (6,452 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses |
31,874 | (14,304 | ) | |||||
Inventories |
(17,034 | ) | (9,683 | ) | ||||
Long-term accounts receivable – other |
33,919 | 57,666 | ||||||
Long-term prepaid expenses |
— | 18,909 | ||||||
Guarantee deposits |
(6,968 | ) | 2,374 | |||||
Contract assets |
8,789 | (3,050 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable – other |
(190,889 | ) | (165,477 | ) | ||||
Withholdings |
118,242 | 92,794 | ||||||
Deposits received |
4,680 | (4,277 | ) | |||||
Accrued expenses |
40,315 | 20,866 | ||||||
Plan assets |
(6,257 | ) | (9,362 | ) | ||||
Retirement benefits payment |
(22,480 | ) | (16,393 | ) | ||||
Contract liabilities |
(23,881 | ) | (4,319 | ) | ||||
Others |
(2,142 | ) | (2,391 | ) | ||||
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(3) | Significant non-cash transactions for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows: |
(In millions of won) | ||||||||
For the nine-month period ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||||||
Decrease in accounts payable – other relating to the acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets |
(548,910 | ) | (605,983 | ) | ||||
Increase of right-of-use assets |
205,869 | 291,538 | ||||||
Transfer from property and equipment to investment property |
4,437 | 16,788 |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
32. | Emissions Liabilities |
(1) | The quantity of emissions rights allocated free of charge for each implementation year as of September 30, 2023 are as follows: |
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Quantities allocated in 2021 |
Quantities allocated in 2022 |
Quantities allocated in 2023 |
Quantities allocated in 2024 |
Quantities allocated in 2025 |
Total | |||||||||||||||||||
Emissions rights allocated free of charge(*) |
1,031,526 | 1,223,008 | 1,031,526 | 1,021,864 | 1,021,864 | 5,329,788 |
(*) | The changes in quantity due to additional allocation, cancellation of allocation and others are considered. |
(2) | Changes in emissions rights quantities the Company held are as follows: |
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Quantities allocated in 2021 |
Quantities allocated in 2022 |
Quantities allocated in the nine- month period ended September 30, 2023 |
Total | |||||||||||||
Beginning |
— | — | 306,575 | 306,575 | ||||||||||||
Allocation at no cost |
1,031,526 | 1,223,008 | 1,031,526 | 3,286,060 | ||||||||||||
Purchase |
— | 204,761 | — | 204,761 | ||||||||||||
Surrendered or shall be surrendered |
(1,051,380 | ) | (1,121,194 | ) | (1,227,222 | ) | (3,399,796 | ) | ||||||||
Borrowed |
19,854 | — | — | 19,854 | ||||||||||||
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— | 306,575 | 110,879 | 417,454 | ||||||||||||
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(3) | As of September 30, 2023, the estimated annual greenhouse gas emissions quantities of the Company are 1,227,222 tCO2-eQ. |
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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
Notes to the Interim Separate Financial Statements
September 30, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)
33. | Subsequent Events |
The Board of Directors of the Company resolved to pay interim dividends at the Board of Directors’ meeting held on October 25, 2023, and the details are as follows:
Classification |
Description |
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Interim dividend amount | 830 per share (Total amount: 179,623 million) | |
Dividend rate | 1.63% | |
Record date | September 30, 2023 | |
Date of distribution | Pursuant to Article 165-12 (3) of Capital Market and Financial Investment Business Act, the Company shall distribute dividends no later than November 15, 2023. |
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