Seung Woong Lee's questions to SK Telecom Co Ltd (SKM) leadership • Q1 2025
Question
Seung Woong Lee from Yuanta Securities asked for an overview of the total potential financial impact from the cybersecurity incident and questioned if the event would alter the company's shareholder return policy, noting the Q1 dividend was maintained.
Answer
CFO Yang-Seob Kim stated that while it is too early to provide specific figures, the financial impact could be significant. He outlined potential costs including USIM replacement for up to 24 million customers, revenue loss from churn and the new sign-up suspension, and possible administrative penalties. Regarding shareholder returns, he affirmed that the company's basic principle of maintaining stable dividends remains unchanged.