v3.26.1
Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
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Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities
  (1)
Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
 
(In millions of won)
                    
    
2025
    
2024
    
2023
 
Interest income
   ₩ (73,064 )       (87,245 )       (70,055 ) 
Dividends
     (57,060 )       (35,818 )       (43,014 ) 
Gain on foreign currency translations
     (3,671 )       (9,344 )       (1,199 ) 
Gain (loss) relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net
     63,602        (321,787 )       (10,928 ) 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets
     (127,058 )       (37,316 )       (21,898 ) 
Gain relating to financial instruments at FVTPL
     (58,256 )       (190,368 )       (115,043 ) 
Other finance costs
     23,367        —         —   
Interest expense
     383,194        403,129        389,813  
Loss on foreign currency translations
     3,029        3,575        1,227  
Loss on repayment of debentures
     468        —         —   
Loss on sale of accounts receivables-other
     17,513        35,317        65,027  
Income tax expense
     347,177        374,670        342,242  
Expense related to defined benefit plan
     120,568        130,581        124,439  
Share option expenses (reversal)
     (744 )       6,696        18,889  
Bonus paid by treasury shares
     262        24,988        20,420  
Depreciation and amortization
     3,590,217        3,699,890        3,750,796  
Bad debt for accounts receivables - trade
     44,183        49,865        37,906  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets
     15,296        17,427        9,369  
Impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets
     3,140        94,736        10,369  
Impairment loss on assets held for sale
     12,320        —         —   
Bad debt for accounts receivable – other
     3,282        4,838        5,256  
Loss relating to financial instruments at FVTPL
     16,350        133,006        49,641  
Loss on disposal of investment assets
     7,298        —         —  
Increase in other provisions
     107,924        —         —   
Other income (expenses)
     (2,718 )       16,373        (16,919 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
   ₩  4,436,619        4,313,213        4,546,338  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities
  (2)
Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
 
(In millions of won)
                    
    
2025
    
2024
    
2023
 
Accounts receivable – trade
   ₩ 47,995        (69,043 )       (46,531 ) 
Accounts receivable – other
     (44,132 )       (51,028 )       79,223  
Advanced payments
     15,478        4,503        3,986  
Prepaid expenses
     (361,744 )       (11,233 )       (2,262 ) 
Inventories
     33,402        (35,661 )       (17,549 ) 
Long-term accounts receivable – other
     34,179        135,823        66,036  
Contract assets
     (52,820 )       (6,966 )       3,877  
Guarantee deposits
     2,013        15,552        (2,117 ) 
Accounts payable – trade
     (20,297 )       (10,039 )       50,442  
Accounts payable – other
     233,283        (161,778 )       (188,318 ) 
Withholdings
     94,239        138,672        (3,714 ) 
Contract liabilities
     185,984        17,213        (19,620 ) 
Deposits received
     9,737        (1,835 )       (1,744 ) 
Accrued expenses
     (135,674 )       81,025        (73,734 ) 
Provisions
     (5,555 )       (160 )       (566 ) 
Long-term provisions
     (754 )       (357 )       (1,061 ) 
Plan assets
     82,445        6,110        (17,772 ) 
Retirement benefits payment
     (270,415 )       (157,801 )       (99,396 ) 
Others
     8,428        (1,810 )       (3,343 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
   ₩ (144,208 )       (108,813 )       (274,163 ) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Significant non-cash transactions
  (3)
Material
non-cash
transactions for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
 
(In millions of won)
 
    
2025
    
2024
    
2023
 
Decrease in accounts payable – other relating to the acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets
   ₩ (194,029 )       (130,413 )       (305,823 ) 
Increase of
right-of-use
assets
     278,554        523,494        345,761  
Transfer from property and equipment to investment property
     16,929        (5,482 )       13,900  
Increase in accounts payable – other relating to the acquisition of shares
     —         1,195,642        —   
Reconciliation of Lliabilities Arising from Financing Activities
  (4)
Reconciliation of liabilities arising from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
 
(In millions of won)
                                   
   
2025
 
   
January 1,

2025
   
Cash flows
   
Non-cash
transactions
       
 
Exchange rate
changes(*1)
   
Fair value
changes
   
Other
changes
   
December 31,
2025
 
Total liabilities from financing activities:
           
Short-term borrowings
  ₩ 100,000       30,000       —        —        —        130,000  
Long-term borrowings
    515,600       (12,500 )      —        —        25       503,125  
Debentures
    8,511,280       (246,201 )      (31,078 )      —        (20,097 )      8,213,904  
Lease liabilities
    1,637,951       (372,834 )      —        —        260,681       1,525,798  
Long-term payables – other
    907,720       (369,150 )      —        —        9,391       547,961  
Derivative financial
liabilities
    748       —        —        (127 )      —        621  
Derivative financial
assets
    (270,797 )      52,859       —        16,676       —        (201,262 ) 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  ₩ 11,402,502       (917,826 )      (31,078 )      16,549       250,000       10,720,147  
Other cash flows from financing activities:
           
Payments of cash dividends
    ₩ (628,359 )         
Payments of interest on hybrid bonds
      (19,800 )         
Acquisition of treasury shares
           
Cash outflow from transactions with the
non-controlling
shareholders(*2)
      (1,145,870 )         
Cash inflow from transactions with the
non-controlling
shareholders
      92          
   
 
 
         
      (1,793,937 )         
   
 
 
         
    ₩ (2,711,763 )         
   
 
 
         
 
(*1)
The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates for financial liabilities at amortized cost.
(*2)
Includes ₩1, 145,870 million of consideration paid to
non-controlling
shareholders for the acquisition of additional shares in SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, for the year ended December 31, 2025.
 
 
 
 
(In millions of won)
                                   
   
2024
 
   
January 1,

2024
   
Cash flows
   
Non-cash
transactions
       
 
Exchange rate
changes(*)
   
Fair value
changes
   
Other
changes
   
December 31,
2024
 
Total liabilities from financing activities:
           
Short-term borrowings
  ₩ —        100,000       —        —        —        100,000  
Long-term borrowings
    718,078       (202,500 )      —        —        22       515,600  
Debentures
    8,325,643       725       179,773       —        5,139       8,511,280  
Lease liabilities
    1,611,433       (381,347 )      —        —        407,865       1,637,951  
Long-term payables – other
    1,260,453       (369,150 )      —        —        16,417       907,720  
Derivative financial liabilities
    9,212       —        —        (8,464 )     —        748  
Derivative financial assets
    (116,210 )      —        —        (154,587 )      —        (270,797 ) 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  ₩
 
11,808,609       (852,272 )      179,773       (163,051 )     429,443       11,402,502  
Other cash flows from financing activities:
           
Payments of cash dividends
    ₩ (804,317 )         
Payments of interest on hybrid bonds
      (19,800 )         
Acquisition of treasury shares
      (15,788 )         
Cash outflow from transactions with the
non-controlling
shareholders
      (133,393 )         
Cash inflow from transactions with the
non-controlling
shareholders
      15,717          
   
 
 
         
      (957,581 )         
   
 
 
         
    ₩ (1,809,853 )         
   
 
 
         
 
(*)
The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates for financial liabilities at amortized cost.