SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd.
Company Background
SAIC Motor is a Chinese state-owned automaker based in Shanghai. Founded in 1955, SAIC is one of China's three biggest automakers, alongside FAW and Dongfeng Motor. SAIC has established joint ventures with major Western automakers, including Volkswagen of Germany and General Motors of the U.S. In addition to producing and selling foreign brand vehicles in China, SAIC has also focused on the development of its own-brand vehicles in recent years, and has a bus and truck manufacturer under its wing.
The company set up a joint venture with Volkswagen in 1984 to produce the Santana passenger car, as part of the Chinese government's reform and opening-up policy. That was the first joint venture with foreign capital for a Chinese automaker, and played a central role in the country's increased use of automobiles.
In 1997, SAIC signed a joint-venture contract with GM to produce and sell its Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac brands. In 2002, SAIC established SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive, a joint venture with GM, to increase SAIC's share of the market for small, cheap commercial vehicles.
SAIC released its own brand sedan, the Roewe, in 2006. Although the automaker is trying to strengthen its own-brand vehicles to break away from foreign capital, sales are still comparatively small. SAIC is also expanding overseas operations. It has established an automotive joint venture in Thailand with the Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group.
SAIC Chairman Chen Hong studied electrical engineering at Tongji University in Shanghai. Chen was sent on loan to Shanghai General Motors in 1997 to help with the establishment of the joint venture. He stayed with the company until 2003, but is said to still have strong connections with GM.
Business Summary
Financial Highlights
Dec 2021 | CNY | USD |
Revenue | 774,305.25M | 120,059.26M |
Gross Profit | 81,062.47M | 12,569.07M |
Operating income | 8,509.54M | 1,319.44M |
Income before tax | 24,191.61M | 3,751.01M |
Net income | 24,533.09M | 3,803.95M |
EBITDA | 26,194.33M | 4,061.54M |
Diluted EPS | 2.12 | 0.32 |
Dividends Per Share | 0.68 | 0.10 |
Total Assets | 917,021.91M | 143,883.81M |
Total liabilities | 575,464.41M | 90,292.29M |
Total equity | 273,773.67M | 42,956.00M |
Operating cash flow | 39,143.65M | 6,069.38M |
Currency in CNY | Currency in USD |
Historical Data
Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | |
Revenue | 862,757.75M | 894,730.73M | 836,714.47M | 736,372.66M | 774,305.25M |
Gross Profit | 116,048.10M | 119,040.84M | 103,888.70M | 72,126.13M | 81,062.47M |
Operating income | 21,810.49M | 17,671.06M | 11,122.83M | 11,350.47M | 8,509.54M |
Income before tax | 25,957.46M | 28,422.98M | 18,119.89M | 22,295.54M | 24,191.61M |
Net income | 34,410.33M | 36,009.21M | 25,603.38M | 20,431.03M | 24,533.09M |
EBITDA | 30,894.99M | 29,015.00M | 24,597.30M | 25,812.08M | 26,194.33M |
Diluted EPS | 2.95 | 3.08 | 2.19 | 1.75 | 2.12 |
Dividends Per Share | 1.83 | 1.26 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
Total Assets | 723,676.33M | 782,647.54M | 849,358.64M | 928,027.69M | 917,021.91M |
Total liabilities | 438,403.09M | 483,254.88M | 534,961.07M | 605,263.35M | 575,464.41M |
Total equity | 225,335.30M | 234,297.31M | 249,683.20M | 259,922.84M | 273,773.67M |
Operating cash flow | 53,829.31M | 42,276.44M | 75,265.33M | 62,146.90M | 39,143.65M |
Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | |
Revenue | 127,660.46M | 135,216.74M | 121,090.02M | 106,686.13M | 120,059.26M |
Gross Profit | 17,171.39M | 17,990.12M | 15,034.86M | 10,449.67M | 12,569.07M |
Operating income | 3,227.25M | 2,670.55M | 1,609.70M | 1,644.46M | 1,319.44M |
Income before tax | 3,840.87M | 4,295.44M | 2,622.32M | 3,230.19M | 3,751.01M |
Net income | 5,091.62M | 5,441.91M | 3,705.34M | 2,960.06M | 3,803.95M |
EBITDA | 4,571.46M | 4,384.91M | 3,559.74M | 3,739.67M | 4,061.54M |
Diluted EPS | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.32 |
Dividends Per Share | 0.27 | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
Total Assets | 111,129.65M | 113,993.85M | 121,934.42M | 141,904.59M | 143,883.81M |
Total liabilities | 67,322.34M | 70,386.83M | 76,799.32M | 92,550.74M | 90,292.29M |
Total equity | 34,603.08M | 34,125.77M | 35,844.66M | 39,744.76M | 42,956.00M |
Operating cash flow | 7,965.01M | 6,389.05M | 10,892.46M | 9,003.88M | 6,069.38M |
Valuation Measures
Dec 2021 | |
PER | 9.73 |
ROA | 2.65% |
ROE | 9.19% |
Operating margin | 1.09% |
Profit margin | 3.16% |
Key executives
- President & Executive Director: Xiaoqiu Wang
- Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & VP: Yong Wei
- Vice President: De Mei Chen
- Vice President: Qing Song Lan
- Group Vice President: Lang Hui Zhou
Shareholders
- Shanghai State-Owned Assets Supervision & Administration (62.6%)
- China State-Owned Assets Supervision & Admn Commission (5.8%)
- Nanjing State Owned Assets Supervision & Admin Commission (3.5%)
- China Securities Finance Corp. Ltd. (2.9%)
- SAIC Motor Corp. Ltd. (1.6%)
- Zhonghai Trust Co., Ltd. (0.9%)
- China Investment Corp. (Investment Management) (0.8%)
- Hebei State-Owned Assets Supervision & Admin. Commission (0.7%)
- China Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.7%)
- China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd. (0.6%)
Contact Details
- Website:http://www.saicmotor.com
- Address: No. 489, Weihai Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, 200041, China
- Phone: +86.21.2201.1138
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