[Featured Stock] SK Networks, Surprise Earnings Boost Stock Price by Over 9%

On the 14th in the stock market, SK Networks rose more than 9% thanks to improved earnings.

As of 3:23 PM that day, SK Networks was trading at 4,545 won, up 9.12% from the previous day's closing price. During the session, it rose as much as 13.45% before undergoing some correction.

The sudden surge in SK Networks, which had been in a long-term downtrend, was due to buying interest driven by a significant earnings improvement that exceeded market expectations.

In the third quarter of this year, SK Networks achieved sales of 2.0429 trillion won and an operating profit of 28.6 billion won, significantly surpassing the average market consensus. Sales increased by 13.9% compared to the same period last year, and operating profit rose by 73.9% during the same period.

Orin Ah, an analyst at LS Securities, stated, "The increase in sales from SK Magic and the hotel (Walkerhill) segments led to the earnings improvement," adding, "The financial structure has also greatly improved as 820 billion won from the recent sale of the rental car division was used to repay debt."

Analyst Oh assessed, "The earnings improvement trend of SK Networks is expected to continue into the fourth quarter," and "Active corporate value enhancement (value-up), such as dividend expansion, is also positively affecting the stock price."