Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Overview

Date Founded

1969

Headquarters

129 Samsung-ro,Yeongtong-gu,Suwon, Gyeonggi 16677

Type of Company

Public

Employees (Worldwide)

99.8K

Industries

Semiconductors
Appliances & Electronics
Equipment & Office Supplies

Company Description

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.

Website

http://www.samsung.com

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Executives & Employees

Hyun-Suk Kim

President & Chief Executive Officer

Dong-Jin Koh

President & Chief Executive Officer

Jae Yong Lee

President & Chief Operating Officer

Oh-Hyung Kwon

Executive Director, Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Hee-Chan Roh

Chief Financial Officer

H. C. Hong

President & Chief Executive Officer, Samsung Southwest Asia

Ki-Nam Kim

Chief Executive Officer, Device Solutions

Yoon-Woo Lee

Executive Advisor

Tim Baxter

Co-President

Young Sohn

President & Chief Strategy Officer

Board of Directors

Sang-Hoon Lee

Former President & Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Management Office at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jae Yong Lee

Former President & Chief Operating Officer at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ki-Nam Kim

Chief Executive Officer, Device Solutions at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jeong-Hun Kim

Founder at Kiswe Mobile, Inc.

Hyun-Suk Kim

President & Chief Executive Officer at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dong-Jin Koh

President & Chief Executive Officer at Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sun-Uk Kim

Professor at Ewha Womans University - Law School

Jae-Wan Bahk

President & Chairman at Hansun Foundation

Curie Ahn

Nephrology at Seoul National University Hospital

Byung-Gook Park

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University

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Owners & Shareholders

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National Pension Service of Korea

NPSK utilizes their Strategic Asset Allocation process to formulate investment strategy. Their asset mix is constructed on the basis of long-term returns rate, risk tolerance and capital market expectations. Their Tactical Asset Allocation model refers to asset allocations modifications adapted to market changes, which allows them to take advantage of market inefficiencies. The firm invests in a range of asset classes including domestic fixed-income, domestic equity, international investments and alternative investments. Their fixed income and equity portfolios are managed both internally and externally. Alternative investments include infrastructure, real estate, corporate restructuring, private equity and venture capital.

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Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd.

Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd., part of Sanlam Ltd., is a company headquartered in Sevenoaks, UK. The firm provides investment advice.

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Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)

CWI employs a long-term, value-oriented global investment approach and a multiple portfolio manager system that combines teamwork and individual accountability. The firm is committed to maintaining low operating expenses, among the lowest in the fund industry. They utilize fundamental research to gather in-depth information on markets and companies around the world. CWI employs a security-by-security approach to portfolio construction and emphasize long-term investments. Their strategies focus on determining the difference between the fundamental value of a company and its price in the marketplace. CWI offers a wide variety of equity, fixed-income and balanced investment strategies. Their strategies are categorized as global, multi-regional and regional investment strategies.

Recent Transactions

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. purchases Samsung Electro Mechanics Co. Ltd. /PLP Bus from Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Next LLC purchase Foodient Ltd. from Midven Ltd.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. purchases Zhilabs SL from Bullnet Gestión SGEIC SA

Transaction Advisors

Legal Advisor

Paul Hastings LLP

Advised onSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. purchase Harman International Industries, Inc.

Investment Advisor

KPMG LLP

Advised onSamsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. purchases Samsung Card Co., Ltd. from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Legal Advisor

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Advised onSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung C&T Corp. (Inactive) purchase AST Research, Inc.

Legal Advisor

C. Scott Hataway

Advised onSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. purchase Harman International Industries, Inc.

Legal Advisor

Daniel S. Kim

Advised onSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. purchase Harman International Industries, Inc.

Legal Advisor

Woojae Kim

Advised onSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. purchase Harman International Industries, Inc.

Advisors & Consultants

Legal Advisor

G. Michael Gruber

Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Advisor

D. Sean Trainor

Partner at O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Legal Advisor

Joshua L. Raskin

Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP

Clients

AT&T, Inc.

AT&T, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of telecommunications media and technology service. It operates through the following four segments: Communications, Warner Media, Latin America and Xandar. The Communications segment provides services to businesses and consumers located in the U.S., or in U.S. territories, and businesses globally. The Warner Media segment develops, produces and distributes feature films, television, gaming and other content over various physical and digital formats. The Latin America segment provides entertainment and wireless services outside of the U.S. The Xandar segment provides advertising services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Qualcomm, Inc.

QUALCOMM, Inc. engages in the development, design, and provision of digital telecommunications products and services. It operates through the following segments: Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing (QTL), and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives (QSI). The QCT segment develops and supplies integrated circuits and system software based on technologies for the use in voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia, and global positioning system products. The QTL segment grants licenses and provides rights to use portions of the firm's intellectual property portfolio. The QSI segment focuses on opening new or expanding opportunities for its technologies and supporting the design and introduction of new products and services for voice and data communications. The company was founded by Franklin P. Antonio, Adelia A. Coffman, Andrew Cohen, Klein Gilhousen, Irwin Mark Jacobs, Andrew J. Viterbi, and Harvey P. White in July 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

International Business Machines Corporation

The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Key Stats and Financials As of 2018

Market Capitalization

$291T

Total Enterprise Value

$184T

Earnings Per Share

$6,460.73

Revenue

$244T

Net Profit

$43.9T

EBITDA

$85.4T

EBITDAMargin

35.02%

Total Debt

$14.7T

Total Equity

$248T

Enterprise Value Sales

0.76x

Enterprise Value EBITDAOperating

2.16x

TEVNet Income

4.2x

Debt TEV

0.08x

Three Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Of Revenue

6.7%

Five Year Compounded Annual Growth Rate Of Revenue

1.29%

Non-Profit Donations & Grants

$500K

2015

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$1M

2015

Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc.

$100K

2015

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Investments

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Novaled GmbH

Novaled GmbH designs and develops organic light-emitting diode technologies. Its products include organic materials, OLED display materials, OLED lighting materials and organic photovoltaic materials. The firm with expertise in synthetic and analytical chemistry, offers complete solutions for the organic electronic markets, commercializing Novaled's Doping technology and materials. The company was founded in 2001 by Karl Leo, Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Martin Pfeiffer and Jörg Amelung and is headquartered in Dresden, Germany.

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WORLD CYBER GAMES, Inc.

The World Cyber Games (WCG) is the world's first 'Cyber Game Festival', designed to build a healthy cyber culture. The best gamers around the world gather into different cities to share the excitement and fun of the game tournaments.To lead the development of the digital entertainment culture by promotion harmony of humankind through e-sports and its embodiment in the 'Cyber Culture Festival.'WCG is a comprehensive Digital Culture Festival, where language and cultural Festival barriers are stripped away, and international exchange and harmony are promoted through extensive events including tournaments, conferences, and exhibitions.

Investors

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Raymond P. Stata

Co-Founder at Analog Devices, Inc.

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Andrew Viterbi

Emeritus Professor at University of California - San Diego

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Daniel V. Leff

Investor at Izo, Inc.

Suppliers

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. Appliances & Electronics | Woburn, MA

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of proprietary semiconductor products. Its product portfolio includes amplifiers, attenuators, circulators, demodulators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, front-end modules, hybrids, isolators, lighting and display solutions, mixers, modulators, optocouplers, optoisolators, phase shifters, synthesizers, power dividers and combiners, receivers, switches, and technical ceramics. It operates through the following geographic areas: United States; China; South Korea; Taiwan; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Other Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Applied Materials, Inc. Electrical Products | Santa Clara, CA

Applied Materials is the global leader in providing manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic industries. Our technologies help make innovations like smartphones, flat screen TVs and solar panels more affordable and accessible to consumers and businesses around the world.

Interphase Corp. IT Consulting & Services | Plano, TX

Interphase Corp. operates as a diversified information and communications technology company. The firm offers products and services from embedded computing solutions and contract manufacturing services to a line of embedded computer vision products through its subsidiaries. The company was founded by Michael E. Cope in 1974 and is headquartered in Carrollton, TX.

Competitors

Amazon.com, Inc. Retail: Other - Seattle, Washington

Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the provision of online retail shopping services. It operates through the following business segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The North America segment includes retail sales of consumer products and subscriptions through North America-focused websites such as www.amazon.com and www.amazon.ca. The International segment offers retail sales of consumer products and subscriptions through internationally-focused websites. The Amazon Web Services segment involves in the global sales of compute, storage, database, and AWS service offerings for start-ups, enterprises, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company was founded by Jeffrey P. Bezos in July 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Apple, Inc. Computer Hardware - Cupertino, CA

Apple, Inc. engages in designing, manufacturing, and marketing of mobile communication, media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and Rest of Asia Pacific. The Americas segment includes North and South America. The Europe segment consists of European countries, as well as India, the Middle East, and Africa. The Greater China segment comprises of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The Rest of Asia Pacific segment includes Australia and Asian countries. Its products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple Watch, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, iPhone OS (iOS), OS X and watchOS operating systems, iCloud, Apple Pay and a range of accessory, service and support offerings. Apple was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Ronald Gerald Wayne, and Stephen G. Wozniak on April 1, 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Aptiv Plc Auto Parts & Tires - Gillingham, KE

Aptiv Plc engages in the design, development, and manufacture of vehicle components. The firm also provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the global automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through the following business segments: Signal and Power Solutions; Advanced Safety and User Experience segments; and Eliminations and Other. The Signal and Power Solutions segment covers component and systems integration expertise in infotainment and connectivity; body controls and security systems; displays; passive and active safety electronics; autonomous driving software and technologies; and software development. The Eliminations and Other segment comprises of elimination of inter-segment transactions, other expenses, and income of a non-operating or strategic nature. The company was founded on May 19, 2011 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

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