Earnings Release Q3 2014 Samsung Electronics October 2014 Disclaimer The financial information in this document are consolidated earnings results based on K-IFRS. This document is provided for the convenience of investors only, before the external audit on our 3Q 2014 financial results is completed. The audit outcomes may cause some parts of this document to change. This document contains "forward-looking statements" - that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, "forward-looking statements" often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "expects”, "anticipates”, "intends”, "plans”, "believes”, "seeks” or "will ". “Forward-looking statements" by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties which could adversely or positively affect our future results include: · The behavior of financial markets including fluctuations in exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices · Strategic actions including dispositions and acquisitions · Unanticipated dramatic developments in our major businesses including CE (Consumer Electronics), IM (IT & Mobile communications), DS (Device Solutions) · Numerous other matters at the national and international levels which could affect our future results These uncertainties may cause our actual results to be materially different from those expressed in this document. Income Statement 3Q ’14 % of sales 2Q ’14 % of sales 3Q ’13 47.45 100.0% 52.35 100.0% 59.08 30.71 64.7% 31.67 60.5% 35.53 Gross Profit 16.74 35.3% 20.68 39.5% 23.56 SG&A expenses 12.68 26.7% 13.49 25.8% 13.39 3.34 7.0% 3.70 7.1% 3.66 4.06 8.6% 7.19 13.7% 10.16 0.54 1.1% 0.25 0.5% △0.03 Equity method gain/loss 0.002 0.0% 0.06 0.1% 0.15 Finance income/expense 0.24 0.5% 0.28 0.5% △0.04 4.85 10.2% 7.79 14.9% 10.24 0.62 1.3% 1.53 2.9% 1.99 4.22 8.9% 6.25 11.9% 8.24 (Unit: KRW Trillion) Sales Cost of Sales - R&D expenses Operating Profit Other non-operating income/expense Profit Before Income Tax Income tax Net profit Key Profitability Indicators 3Q ’14 2Q ’14 3Q ’13 11% 16% 25% Profitability (Net profit/Sales) 0.09 0.12 0.14 Asset turnover (Sales/Asset) 0.85 0.95 1.21 Leverage (Asset/Equity) 1.42 1.42 1.47 18% 22% 24% ROE EBITDA Margin 3Q ’13 25% 2Q ’14 3Q ’14 22% 24% 18% 16% ROE 11% EBITDA Margin 1 Segment Sales & Operating Profit Sales (Unit: KRW Trillion) Total CE VD IM Mobile DS Semiconductor - Memory DP 3Q ’14 QoQ 2Q ’14 3Q ’13 47.45 9%↓ 52.35 59.08 11.60 11%↓ 13.00 12.05 7.21 10%↓ 8.06 7.68 24.58 14%↓ 28.45 36.57 23.52 15%↓ 27.51 35.66 16.29 0.4%↑ 16.23 17.90 9.89 1%↑ 9.78 9.74 7.93 15%↑ 6.92 6.37 6.25 1%↓ 6.33 8.09 Operating Profit 3Q ’14 QoQ 2Q ’14 3Q ’13 4.06 △3.13 7.19 10.16 CE 0.05 △0.72 0.77 0.35 IM 1.75 △2.67 4.42 6.70 DS 2.33 0.24 2.09 3.09 Semiconductor 2.26 0.40 1.86 2.06 DP 0.06 △0.16 0.22 0.98 (Unit: KRW Trillion) Total Note) CE (Consumer Electronics), IM (IT & Mobile communications), DS (Device Solutions), DP (Display Panel) ※ Sales for each business unit includes intersegment sales. ※ 2013 sales and operating profit of each business stated above reflect the organizational structure as of 2014. 2 Q3 Results and Q4 Market Outlook by Business Units DP Semiconductor [Q3 Results] [Q3 Results] □ Memory : Amid solid seasonal demand, improved earnings □ Earnings declined due to weak OLED shipments despite strong through profit driven product mix management and continuous leading edge process migration - DRAM : Actively addressed increased demands such as mobile and EDP, while expanding 20nm class portion - NAND : Expanded shipments of mobile storage and high-density PC/enterprise SSD products, while increasing 10nm class/3bit portion of shipments □ S.LSI : Earnings declined due to lower AP demand and LSI components inventory adjustment by major customers [Q4 Outlook] □ Memory : Expect continued solid demand under peak season - DRAM : Expect supply-demand balance to remain stable; Solid demand for new mobile products; Strong demand for new server platform - NAND : Expect increased demand for high-density mobile storage and consumer, while strong high-density SSD demand for PC/Enterprise to continue □ S.LSI : Expect revenue to improve driven by increase in LCD sales - OLED : Earnings weakened reflecting lower sales QoQ as customers changed line-ups and adjusted inventories - LCD : Earnings improved QoQ driven by increased UHD TV and IT panels shipments and higher TV panel ASP · TV panel : Shipments decreased by low single-digit % QoQ increased by mid single-digit % YoY ☞ Shipments expansion continued for premium products such as UHD and curved panels · IT panel : Overall shipments expanded; Focused on profit driven product mix management [Q4 Outlook] □ LCD : Expect solid supply and demand condition to continue led by TV panel size increase and UHD TV market growth □ OLED : Expect new high-end product shipments to increase; Focus on expanding customer base and reinforcing mass-market product line-up 20㎚ AP supply and expansion of LSI products sales 3 Q3 Results and Q4 Market Outlook by Business Units IM CE [Q3 Results] [Q3 Results] □ Despite slight growth in shipments, earnings declined QoQ □ TV : Earnings declined QoQ due to decreased ASP and higher as ASP decreased due to weak smartphone product mix panel price, while shipments slowed down following and sales decrease put pressure on the cost structure 1st half strong sales in Latin America led by the World Cup - Smartphone: Shipments up slightly driven by mid to low-end products; ASP down due to reduced price for older models and declined shipment portion of H/E products; Marginal impact from new Note4, which was released around the end of Q3 - Tablet : Under strong seasonality, Shipments increased led by expansion of new Tab S □ Network: Sales slightly improved driven by increased LTE investments by Local and global carriers [Q4 Outlook] □ Expect demand for smartphone and tablet to increase - In China & Asia, shipments increased QoQ led by reinforced emerging market product line-ups including mass-market UHD TV · LCD TV (QoQ) : China 24%↑, Asia 11%↑ - Increased shipments of new products (Curved/UHD, etc.) · Curved TV QoQ 62%↑, UHD TV QoQ 31%↑ □ Digital Appliances : Earnings declined QoQ due to sales slowdown amid low seasonality, while air conditioner shipments decreased due to earlier-than-expected ending of peak season - Increased sales of new models of refrigerator · FDR/FSR sales: QoQ 17%↑, YoY 45%↑ ※ FDR : French Door Refrigerator, FSR : Food Showcase Refrigerator under year-end seasonality while competition among [Q4 Outlook] set makers to intensify □ Expect significantly higher level of market demand growth for TV - Increased competition for launch of new models by set makers; Price competition to intensify further for year-end promotion QoQ, entering strong year-end seasonality in developed market □ Expect digital appliances demand to increase driven by US & EU markets 4 [Appendix 1] Statement of Financial Position (K-IFRS) (Unit : KRW Billion) Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Sep 30, 2013 119,811.3 112,799.7 110,166.0 - Cash * 66,951.2 60,663.0 52,683.6 - A/R 24,069.5 24,432.9 26,282.7 - Inventories 18,872.7 18,276.1 21,934.6 9,917.9 9,427.7 9,265.1 111,935.2 111,923.4 100,646.9 - Investments 17,709.7 17,548.8 16,130.5 - PP&E 76,012.1 75,593.7 71,360.6 4,684.8 4,220.3 3,971.0 13,528.6 14,560.6 9,184.8 231,746.5 224,723.1 210,812.9 68,278.8 65,209.6 66,374.1 13,938.5 13,972.2 11,755.9 - Trade Accounts and N/P 9,483.4 8,161.6 11,457.0 - Other Accounts and N/P & Accrued Expenses 17,747.1 17,044.4 18,845.7 - Income Tax Payables 3,943.6 4,304.7 3,508.9 - Unearned Revenue & Other Advances 3,048.2 2,294.0 2,998.5 20,118.0 19,432.7 17,808.1 Shareholders' Equity 163,467.7 159,513.5 144,438.8 - Capital Stock 897.5 897.5 897.5 231,746.5 224,723.1 210,812.9 Current Assets - Other Current Assets Non Current Assets - Intangible Assets - Other Non Current Assets Total Assets Liabilities - Debts - Other Liabilities Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity ※ Cash * = Cash and Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities Sep 30, 2014 Current ratio * Liability/Equity Debt/Equity Net debt/Equity ※ Current ratio * = Current assets/Current liabilities Jun 30, 2014 Sep 30, 2013 225% 226% 203% 42% 41% 46% 9% 9% 8% -32% -29% -28% [Appendix 2] Cash Flow Statement (K-IFRS) (Unit : KRW Trillion) 3Q '14 2Q '14 3Q '13 60.66 61.48 46.99 10.44 8.91 15.01 Net profit 4.22 6.25 8.24 Depreciation 4.33 4.20 3.94 Cash flows from investing activities -3.90 -8.84 -7.07 -3.86 -4.68 -6.20 -0.20 -0.16 -1.54 -0.12 1.91 -1.46 6.29 -0.82 5.70 66.95 60.66 52.68 Cash (Beginning of period)* Cash flows from operating activities Increase in tangible assets Cash flows from financing activities Increase in debts Increase in cash Cash (End of period)* ※ Cash * = Cash and Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities □ Current State of Net Cash (Net Cash =Cash* - Debts) (Unit : KRW Trillion) Net Cash Sep 30, 2014 Jun 30, 2014 Sep 30, 2013 53.01 46.69 40.93 ※ Cash * = Cash and Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities