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Tight Supply Will Continue, but Memory Price Hikes Slow in the Second Half for Samsung Electronics

Kazunori Ito

Samsung Electronics has been a fantastic growth story as it has established itself as the clear global leader in the smartphone space during the past decade, following its success in becoming the global top manufacturer of flat panel TV in the 2000s. However, we do not identify an economic moat from its consumer electronics business, as these products are mature and difficult to differentiate, and are exposed to the tough competition from Chinese manufacturers. Unlike its competitor Apple, Samsung does not have an ecosystem that prevents users from switching to other brands, in our view.

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SMSN is trading at a 655% premium.
Price
$1,233.00
Fair Value
$5,481.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
$8,839.60
5-Star Price
$9,148.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Samsung's flexible-screen advantage can be leveraged into increased smartphone market share.

Bears

Samsung generates about 20%-25% of earnings from mobile devices. Competition in this space has spiked dramatically, with new players offering similar devices to Samsung at much lower prices. Samsung’s market share and margins appear vulnerable.

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Trading Information

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52-Week Range
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Bid/Ask
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Market Cap
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Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
16.13
Price/Sales
1.40
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.18%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.20%
Total Yield
2.18%

Company Profile

Samsung Electronics is a diversified electronics conglomerate that manufactures and sells a wide range of products, including smartphones, semiconductor chips, printers, home appliances, medical equipment, and telecom network equipment. More than half of its profit is generated from semiconductor business, and a further 20-25% is generated from its mobile handset business, although these percentages vary with the fortunes of each of these businesses. It is the largest smartphone and television manufacturer in the world, which helps provide a base demand for its component businesses, such as memory chips and displays, and is also the largest manufacturer of these globally.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Consumer Electronics
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
128,169
Website
https://www.samsung.com

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SMSN
MU
000660
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 16.1384.5230.59
Price/Book Value
 1.252.702.08
Price/Sales
 1.404.892.53
Price/Cash Flow
 6.5612.706.80
Price/Earnings
SMSN
MU
000660

Financial Strength

Metric
SMSN
MU
000660
Quick Ratio
 1.801.980.88
Current Ratio
 2.583.411.53
Interest Coverage
 29.22−3.072.79
Quick Ratio
SMSN
MU
000660

Profitability

Metric
SMSN
MU
000660
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 6.04%−1.25%2.57%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 7.81%−1.85%4.66%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 6.57%−1.37%4.15%
Return on Assets
SMSN
MU
000660

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