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SK hynix, Inc.
- 63,800.00 KRW
- -1,000.00
- -1.54%
South Korea
Jan 16, 2019Ticker
KRX(000660)Prev. close
64,800Market cap (KRW)
47,174.55BMarket cap (USD)
42,118.25MShares
728.00M
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Company Background
SK Hynix is one of world's largest manufacturers of semiconductors.
The company began as Hyundai Electronics Industries, established in 1983 by South Korea's Hyundai group. In 1999, the company acquired LG Semiconductor from South Korea's LG group. It changed its name to Hynix Semiconductor in 2001. The company came under the supervision of financial institutions in 2001 amid balance sheet troubles and restructured. In 2011, the company came under the umbrella of leading South Korean mobile carrier SK Telecom, a unit under SK Holdings. It changed its name to SK Hynix in 2012.
SK Holdings also operates businesses in energy and other sectors. The group's Chairman Chey Tae-won also serves part-time as Chairman of SK Hynix. SK Hynix's earnings have rapidly grown thanks to its aggressive capital investment, after becoming a member of the country's major conglomerate.
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba filed a damages suit against its business partner SK Hynix over the leak of NAND flash memory data, which has been settled. The two companies continued to work together on a next-generation memory chip even during the lawsuit.
SK Hynix operates plants in South Korea's Icheon, Gyeonggi Province; Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk Province; and China's Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
| Dec 2017 | KRW | USD |
| Revenue | 30,109.43B | 26,633.49M |
| Gross Profit | 16,641.10B | 14,719.99M |
| Operating income | 13,746.93B | 12,159.93M |
| Income before tax | 13,439.56B | 11,888.05M |
| Net income | 10,641.51B | 9,413.01M |
| EBITDA | 18,773.16B | 16,605.92M |
| Diluted EPS | 15,072 | 13.33 |
| Dividends Per Share | 1,000 | 0.88 |
| Total Assets | 45,418.46B | 42,425.35M |
| Total liabilities | 11,597.54B | 10,833.25M |
| Total equity | 33,815.28B | 31,586.82M |
| Operating cash flow | 14,690.61B | 12,994.67M |
| Currency in KRW | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
| Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | 14,165.10B | 17,125.56B | 18,797.99B | 17,197.97B | 30,109.43B |
| Gross Profit | 5,090.70B | 7,264.88B | 7,708.39B | 5,780.57B | 16,641.10B |
| Operating income | 3,387.90B | 5,111.77B | 5,335.77B | 3,280.72B | 13,746.93B |
| Income before tax | 3,055.66B | 5,035.16B | 5,244.47B | 3,193.70B | 13,439.56B |
| Net income | 2,872.47B | 4,195.45B | 4,322.35B | 2,953.77B | 10,641.51B |
| EBITDA | 6,466.42B | 8,555.75B | 9,289.00B | 7,737.18B | 18,773.16B |
| Diluted EPS | 4,045 | 5,842 | 6,002 | 4,184 | 15,072 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 300 | 500 | 600 | 1,000 |
| Total Assets | 20,882.46B | 26,883.27B | 29,677.90B | 32,216.02B | 45,418.46B |
| Total liabilities | 7,815.60B | 8,846.97B | 8,290.20B | 8,192.49B | 11,597.54B |
| Total equity | 13,067.24B | 18,036.45B | 21,386.86B | 24,016.95B | 33,815.28B |
| Operating cash flow | 6,372.05B | 5,866.69B | 9,319.52B | 5,548.92B | 14,690.61B |
| Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | |
| Revenue | 12,938.97M | 16,268.87M | 16,608.88M | 14,823.41M | 26,633.49M |
| Gross Profit | 4,650.05M | 6,901.46M | 6,810.71M | 4,982.43M | 14,719.99M |
| Operating income | 3,094.64M | 4,856.06M | 4,714.39M | 2,827.74M | 12,159.93M |
| Income before tax | 2,791.17M | 4,783.28M | 4,633.73M | 2,752.74M | 11,888.05M |
| Net income | 2,623.82M | 3,985.58M | 3,818.99M | 2,545.94M | 9,413.01M |
| EBITDA | 5,906.69M | 8,127.75M | 8,207.26M | 6,668.89M | 16,605.92M |
| Diluted EPS | 3.69 | 5.54 | 5.30 | 3.60 | 13.33 |
| Dividends Per Share | 0 | 0.28 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.88 |
| Total Assets | 19,787.23M | 24,458.24M | 25,310.56M | 26,673.30M | 42,425.35M |
| Total liabilities | 7,405.69M | 8,048.92M | 7,070.23M | 6,782.99M | 10,833.25M |
| Total equity | 12,381.90M | 16,409.45M | 18,239.61M | 19,884.87M | 31,586.82M |
| Operating cash flow | 5,820.49M | 5,573.21M | 8,234.22M | 4,782.77M | 12,994.67M |
Valuation Measures
| Dec 2017 | |
| PER | 5.07 |
| ROA | 27.41% |
| ROE | 36.80% |
| Operating margin | 45.65% |
| Profit margin | 35.34% |
Key executives
- Chairman-Executive Board: Tae-Won Chey
- Chief Executive Officer & Director: Seok-Hee Lee
- Co-President, Director & Head-Management Support: Joon-Ho Kim
- Senior Managing Director & Head-Finance: Myung-Young Lee
- Managing Director & Head-Packaging Technology: Nam-Seok Kim
Shareholders
- SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (20.0%)
- National Pension Service of Korea (9.0%)
- SK hynix, Inc. (6.0%)
- Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) (3.0%)
- Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors) (2.4%)
- BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.0%)
- The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.9%)
- Lazard Asset Management LLC (1.0%)
- Norges Bank Investment Management (0.9%)
- Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.8%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.skhynix.com
- Address: 2091 Gyeongchung-daero, Bubal-eup, Icheon, 17336, South Korea
- Phone: +82.31.630.4114
Related Companies
- SK hynix Semiconductor (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
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- SK hynix Semiconductor Hong Kong Ltd.
- SK Hynix Semiconductor (China) Ltd.
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- Hynix Service Technology Co. Ltd.
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- Hynix Semiconductor Deutschland GmbH
- Hynix Semiconductor UK Ltd.
- Hynix Semiconductor Europe Holding Ltd.
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- Hynix Semiconductor Japan, Inc.
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