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 2019	KRW	USD
Revenue	230,400.88B	197,568.15M
Gross Profit	79,383.04B	68,070.74M
Operating income	27,768.50B	23,811.42M
Income before tax	30,019.22B	25,741.41M
Net income	21,505.05B	18,440.52M
EBITDA	57,366.14B	49,191.32M
Diluted EPS	3,165.92	2.71
Dividends Per Share	1,416	1.21
Total Assets	352,564.49B	304,867.92M
Total liabilities	89,684.07B	77,551.19M
Total equity	254,915.47B	220,429.31M
Operating cash flow	45,382.91B	38,915.73M
	Currency in KRW	Currency in USD

Historical Data

KRW | USD

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019
Revenue	200,653.48B	201,866.74B	239,575.37B	243,771.41B	230,400.88B
Gross Profit	74,920.09B	79,183.91B	107,502.60B	108,494.11B	79,383.04B
Operating income	26,413.44B	29,240.67B	53,645.03B	58,886.66B	27,768.50B
Income before tax	25,960.99B	30,713.65B	56,195.96B	61,159.95B	30,019.22B
Net income	18,694.62B	22,415.65B	41,344.56B	43,890.87B	21,505.05B
EBITDA	47,344.29B	49,953.63B	75,762.43B	85,368.70B	57,366.14B
Diluted EPS	2,514.22	3,155.64	5,990.88	6,460.72	3,165.92
Dividends Per Share	420	570	850	1,416	1,416
Total Assets	242,179.52B	262,174.32B	301,752.09B	339,357.24B	352,564.49B
Total liabilities	63,119.71B	69,211.29B	87,260.66B	91,604.06B	89,684.07B
Total equity	172,876.76B	186,424.32B	207,213.41B	240,068.99B	254,915.47B
Operating cash flow	40,061.76B	47,385.64B	62,162.04B	67,031.86B	45,382.91B

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019
Revenue	177,286.50M	173,994.60M	211,917.91M	221,506.05M	197,568.15M
Gross Profit	66,195.31M	68,250.83M	95,092.10M	98,584.58M	68,070.74M
Operating income	23,337.48M	25,203.35M	47,452.05M	53,508.13M	23,811.42M
Income before tax	22,937.72M	26,472.95M	49,708.49M	55,573.78M	25,741.41M
Net income	16,517.55M	19,320.68M	36,571.60M	39,882.01M	18,440.52M
EBITDA	41,830.84M	43,056.44M	67,016.13M	77,571.38M	49,191.32M
Diluted EPS	2.22	2.71	5.29	5.87	2.71
Dividends Per Share	0.37	0.49	0.75	1.28	1.21
Total Assets	206,540.88M	217,067.64M	281,866.40M	304,138.05M	304,867.92M
Total liabilities	53,831.14M	57,303.59M	81,510.11M	82,097.20M	77,551.19M
Total equity	147,436.57M	154,350.31M	193,557.89M	215,154.13M	220,429.31M
Operating cash flow	35,396.39M	40,843.01M	54,985.82M	60,909.37M	38,915.73M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2019
PER	17.62
ROA	6.21%
ROE	8.68%
Operating margin	12.05%
Profit margin	9.33%

Key executives

President, Co-CEO & Director: Kinam Kim
Co-President, Co-CEO & Director: Hyun-Suk Kim
Co-President, Co-CEO & Director: Dongjin Koh
Co-President & Head-Research & Development: Tae Moon Roh
Chief Financial Officer: Hee-Chan Roh

Shareholders

National Pension Service of Korea (11.0%)
Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (8.5%)
Samsung C&T Corp. (5.0%)
LEE KUN HEE (4.1%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.1%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.5%)
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (1.4%)
Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) (1.0%)
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 7 Aug, 2020