Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Company Background

Samsung Electronics is South Korea's largest company, with its core business semiconductors and electronic products. The company has an overwhelming presence in South Korea and exerts a strong influence over every sector. The success of its smartphone business has boosted the Samsung brand power overseas. In 2012, Samsung was ranked ninth in U.S. company Interbrand's best global brands survey. It was the highest ranking among Asian companies, overtaking Toyota Motor.

The business was founded in 1969 as part of the Samsung group, which had started out as a trading and textile company. Last year the company's owner and chairman, Lee Kun-hee, a son of the founder, collapsed from a heart attack. His son, Lee Jae-yong, who is vice chairman, took over the management of the company. As Jae-yong has no brothers, he is expected to succeed his father as chairman.

Samsung group's structure is complicated, with its companies holding each other's shares. The largest shareholder of Samsung Electronics is Samsung Life Insurance, but Cheil Industries, the top shareholder of Samsung Life Insurance, is considered to be the de facto holding company of the group. As of the end of 2014, Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong owned 23.23% of Cheil Industries, indicating a generational shift has fairly progressed in terms of ownership.

While the semiconductor business continues to generate high profits, the smartphone operation, which has been behind the company's rapid growth over the past several years, fares poorly these days. The company still makes high profits as a manufacturer, but needs to explore new businesses to get its growth back on track.

Business Summary

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacturing and selling of electronics and computer peripherals. The company operates through following business divisions: Consumer Electronics, Information Technology & Mobile Communications and Device Solutions. The Consumer Electronics business division provides cable television, monitor, printer, air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and medical devices. The Information Technology & Mobile Communications business division offers handheld products, communication systems, computers and digital cameras. The Device Solutions business division comprises of memory, system large scale integrated circuit and light emitting diode. The company was founded on January 13, 1969 and is headquartered in Suwon, South Korea.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2021	KRW	USD
Revenue	279,604.79B	244,162.35M
Gross Profit	108,951.12B	95,140.58M
Operating income	51,632.80B	45,087.87M
Income before tax	52,622.21B	45,951.87M
Net income	39,243.79B	34,269.28M
EBITDA	85,880.16B	74,994.07M
Diluted EPS	5,777.37	5.04
Dividends Per Share	1,444	1.26
Total Assets	426,621.15B	358,882.16M
Total liabilities	121,721.22B	102,394.30M
Total equity	296,237.69B	249,201.01M
Operating cash flow	65,105.44B	56,852.74M
	Currency in KRW	Currency in USD

Historical Data

KRW | USD

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	239,575.37B	243,771.41B	230,400.88B	236,806.98B	279,604.79B
Gross Profit	107,502.60B	108,494.11B	79,383.04B	88,194.79B	108,951.12B
Operating income	53,645.03B	58,886.66B	27,768.50B	35,993.87B	51,632.80B
Income before tax	56,195.96B	61,159.95B	30,019.22B	35,838.58B	52,622.21B
Net income	41,344.56B	43,890.87B	21,505.05B	26,090.84B	39,243.79B
EBITDA	75,762.43B	85,368.70B	57,366.14B	66,329.49B	85,880.16B
Diluted EPS	5,990.88	6,460.72	3,165.92	3,841.02	5,777.37
Dividends Per Share	850	1,416	1,416	1,416	1,444
Total Assets	301,752.09B	339,357.24B	352,564.49B	378,235.71B	426,621.15B
Total liabilities	87,260.66B	91,604.06B	89,684.07B	102,287.70B	121,721.22B
Total equity	207,213.41B	240,068.99B	254,915.47B	267,670.33B	296,237.69B
Operating cash flow	62,162.04B	67,031.86B	45,382.91B	65,287.00B	65,105.44B

	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021
Revenue	211,917.91M	221,506.05M	197,568.15M	200,702.96M	244,162.35M
Gross Profit	95,092.10M	98,584.58M	68,070.74M	74,748.45M	95,140.58M
Operating income	47,452.05M	53,508.13M	23,811.42M	30,506.18M	45,087.87M
Income before tax	49,708.49M	55,573.78M	25,741.41M	30,374.57M	45,951.87M
Net income	36,571.60M	39,882.01M	18,440.52M	22,112.98M	34,269.28M
EBITDA	67,016.13M	77,571.38M	49,191.32M	56,216.77M	74,994.07M
Diluted EPS	5.29	5.87	2.71	3.25	5.04
Dividends Per Share	0.75	1.28	1.21	1.20	1.26
Total Assets	281,866.40M	304,138.05M	304,867.92M	348,187.14M	358,882.16M
Total liabilities	81,510.11M	82,097.20M	77,551.19M	94,161.55M	102,394.30M
Total equity	193,557.89M	215,154.13M	220,429.31M	246,405.51M	249,201.01M
Operating cash flow	54,985.82M	60,909.37M	38,915.73M	55,333.23M	56,852.74M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2021
PER	13.55
ROA	9.75%
ROE	13.91%
Operating margin	18.46%
Profit margin	14.03%

Key executives

Vice Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer: Jong-Hee Han
Co-Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director: Kye Hyun Kyung
Chief Financial Officer: Hee-Chan Roh
Executive Director & Head-Compliance Team: Sang-Ju Lee
Head-Compliance Management: Sang-Gyun Kim

Shareholders

National Pension Service of Korea (8.6%)
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (8.5%)
Samsung C&T Corp. (5.0%)
HONG RA HEE (1.9%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.9%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.7%)
LEE JAE-YONG /SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS/ (1.6%)
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (1.4%)
Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC (0.9%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.samsung.com
Address: 129 Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16677, South Korea
Phone: +82.31.200.1114

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Last Updated on 20 May, 2022