Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AD scored 67.9, SKM scored 29.6 — AD leads.
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AD
Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
67.9
$33.39 · $2.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
38.3
AD leads
SKM
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
29.6
$34.24 · $13.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthAD+58.3%
Strongest balance sheetSKM0.66
Highest qualitySKM60 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueSKM-12%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
AD
stronger →← stronger
SKM
57
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
60
69
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
15
79
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
41
AD is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AD
SKM
-$338mF
FCF
$933mC+
+58.3%A
Rev
-4.7%D+
0.94B
D/E
0.66B
13.5xD
P/S
—
14.30D
PEG
0.42A
—
P/E
26.1xC+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
AD
SKM
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
12% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-2%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+23%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+13%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+1%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
AD
No notable signals flagged.
SKM
Why this score
Cut its dividend
Foreign reporter (KRW)
The companies
ADArray Digital Infrastructure, Inc.
Telecom Services · $33.39 · beta 0.30
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $2.9b. Down 45% from 52-week high of $60.82 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +58% — in hypergrowth territory. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $43.33 (implying +30% upside).
Moat
ROE 23% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$338m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 45% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. P/S 13.5x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
SKMSK Telecom Co., Ltd.
Telecom Services · $34.24 · beta 0.75
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $13.1b. Down 27% from 52-week high of $47.18 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.42 — paying under fair value for the growth rate.
Moat
FCF converts 172% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Net margin 4.4% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 5% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where AD and SKM diverge
On the headline score the gap is 38.3 points in favor of AD. The widest single difference is Growth, where AD leads by 54.5 points.
GrowthAD 69.2 · SKM 14.7AD +54.5
ValueAD 79.1 · SKM 40.8AD +38.3
QualityAD 57.1 · SKM 59.6level
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is AD or SKM the better stock?
AD scores higher: AD 67.9, SKM 29.6 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do AD and SKM differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where AD leads by 55 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. AD also leads value, while quality is effectively level between them.
How are AD and SKM scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.