Earnings Release Q4 2012 S Samsung Electronics El t i January 2013 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 Q4 2012 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, p "anticipates”, p "intends”, "plans”, p "believes”, "seeks” or "will ". and often contain words such as "expects”, “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, 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), Semiconductor, DP (Display Panel) · 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 4Q ’12 12 % of sales 3Q ’12 12 % of sales 4Q ’11 11 56.06 100.0% 52.18 100.0% 47.30 34.55 61.6% 31.99 61.3% 31.51 Gross Profit 21.51 38.4% 20.19 38.7% 15.79 SG&A expenses 12.67 22.6% 12.13 23.2% 11.13 2.96 5.3% 2.98 5.7% 2.74 8.84 15.8% 8.06 15.5% 4.67 △0.51 △0.9% 0.06 0.1% 0.64 0.22 0.4% 0.13 0.3% 0.32 △0.01 △0.02% 0.05 0.1% △0.14 8.53 15.2% 8.30 15.9% 5.48 1.49 2.7% 1.74 3.3% 1.47 7.04 12.6% 6.56 12.6% 4.01 (Unit: Trillion Won) Sales Cost of Sales - R&D expenses Operating Profit Other non-operating profits/losses Equity method gain/loses Finance incomes/expenses Profit Before Income Tax Income tax Net profit Key y Profitability y Indicators ROE 24% 4Q ’12 3Q ’12 4Q ’11 25% 24% 17% Profitability (Net income/Sales) 0.13 0.13 0.08 Asset turnover (Sales/Asset) 1 33 1.33 1 26 1.26 1 30 1.30 Leverage (Asset/Equity) 1.51 1.53 1.52 22% 23% 17% EBITDA Margin 23% 17% 25% 22% 17% ROE 4Q ’11 EBITDA Margin 3Q ’12 4Q ’12 1 Segment Sales & Operating Profit Sales (Unit: Trillion Won) Total DMC CE - VD IM - Mobile DS Semiconductor - Memory DP - LCD Others 4Q ’12 Q-on-Q 3Q ’12 4Q ’11 56.06 7%↑ 52.18 47.30 45.61 9%↑ 41.90 35.23 13.95 20%↑ 11.60 14.11 10.52 28%↑ 8.23 10.88 31 32 31.32 5%↑ 29 92 29.92 20 78 20.78 27.23 4%↑ 26.25 17.18 17.52 1%↑ 17.40 17.61 9.59 10%↑ 8.72 9.17 5 33 5.33 2%↑ 5 22 5.22 5 45 5.45 7.75 8%↓ 8.46 8.55 4.96 8%↓ △7.07 - 5.40 6.25 △7.12 △5.54 ※ Sales includes intersegment sales Operating Profit 4Q ’12 Q-on-Q 3Q ’12 4Q ’11 8.84 10%↑ 8.06 4.67 6 21 6.21 6%↑ 5 88 5.88 3 13 3.13 CE 0.74 87%↑ 0.39 0.54 IM 5.44 3%↓ 5.63 2.56 2.56 15%↑ 2.22 1.43 Semiconductor 1 42 1.42 39%↑ 1 02 1.02 1 31 1.31 DP 1.11 5%↓ 1.17 0.14 0.07 - △0.04 0.11 (Unit: Trillion Won) Total DMC DS Others Note) DMC (Digital Media & Communications), CE (Consumer Electronics), IM (IT & Mobile communications), DS (Device Solutions), DP (Display Panel) ※ Information on annual earnings was stated according to the business divisions as of 2012. 2 4Q Results Semiconductor DP [Memory] [ LCD ] Supply-demand □ Market : Supply demand balance improved due to supply stabilization and strong demand for mobile devices □ Market : Panel demand remained stable due to solid sales in emerging markets, including China, amid slow market recovery in developed markets - DRAM : PC DRAM demand remained soft, while mobile DRAM demand continued to increase; Oversupply was eased due to slowed industry supply growth and market shift towards t d mobile bil DRAM - NAND : Demand grew due to strong seasonality and new mobile device launches. Industry supply growth slowed down, leading to healthier supply-demand and stable pricing □ Samsung : Secured profitability through differentiated product mix - DRAM : Secured profitability due to increased sales of high value-added mobile/server DRAM - NAND : Improved earnings through increased offerings of 20㎚-class high density products and high value-added solution products, such as eMMC/SSD [System LSI] □ Earnings improved due to increased sales of leading-edge products such as 32㎚ mobile AP 32 products driven by strong - Mobile AP : Increased sales of 32㎚ demand from smart mobile device makers - CIS : Sales increased, including 8Mp products, driven by increased orders from major customers - TV panels : Stable peak-season sales in North America & China (-1% QoQ) • Panel remained P l prices i i d steady t d despite d it year-end d inventory i t adjustment by set makers - IT Panels : Tablet panel sales stayed strong, while notebook and monitor panel sales remained weak (+1%QoQ) • Panel prices remained stable due to marginal profitability of panel makers □ Samsung : Sustained solid earnings through strong sales of high value-added products with improving product mix - TV panel shipments declined by mid-single digit % QoQ, and low-10% YoY • High value added panel sales continued to increase (narrow bezel/LED TV, tablets) - OLED : Continued C ti d to t expand d sales l off high-end hi h d panels l for f premium smartphone 3 4Q Results I M C E [Handset] [TV] □ Market : Competition intensified with new smartphone & tablet launches amid strong seasonality □ Market : LED TV drove market growth in both developed and emerging markets amid strong seasonality - Smartphone : Demand increased QoQ in both developed and emerging markets - Tablet : Demand increased due to mid/low-end new model launches and promotions by operators & retailers □ Samsung : Maintained solid earnings due to strong sales of smartphone and tablet - Smartphone : Increased Galaxy NoteII sales due to upgraded pen function and enhanced mid/low-end line up - Tablet : Increased sales of Note10.1 and mass market models - ASP : Increased slightly QoQ led by improved product offerings [Network/IT] □ Profitability decreased due to intensified price competition, while sales of LTE equipment and notebooks in overseas markets increased - Overall demand increased by high-20% QoQ but stayed flat YoY · LED TV drove overall market growth (low-40% increase QoQ) □ Samsung : Outperformed market growth and improved profitability through increased sales of differentiated LED TV - Developed markets : Focused on premium LED TVs ((i.e.ES7/8000) / ) Emerging markets : Reinforced localized model line-up - LED TV : Sales increased by low-50% QoQ · Sales portion : 3Q high-80% → 4Q low-90% [ Digital g Appliances pp ] □ Market : Demand decreased QoQ amid global economy slowdown □ Samsung : Earnings improved due to increased sales in p markets (US, ( , Europe) p ) developed - Expanded sales of premium products such as large-size refrigerators and washing machines, etc 4 Outlook Semiconductor □ 2013 Outlook - DRAM : Moderate market growth with balanced supply-demand ㆍDemand for mobile/server DRAM to drive market growth, while hil PC DRAM demand d d to remain i weakk - NAND : Solid demand growth coupled with muted supply growth to lead to market tightness ㆍDemand for solution products (eMMC/SSD) to remain strong - S.LSI : Demand for smart mobile devices to remain solid □ 1Q - Memory: PC/mobile-related demand to decrease due to seasonality - S.LSI : Demand to decrease due to weak seasonality and customers’ inventory adjustments DP □ 2013 Outlook - Expect industry supply-demand to improve compared to 2012 due to limited capacity growth under panel makers’ conservative capex plan - TV panel : Expect market trend of larger panel product offerings to continue, 60”+ market to grow - IT panel : Strong demand growth of tablet to continue □ 1Q Q : TV/IT / p panel demand to slow due to weak seasonalityy - Expect demand to recover from March due to the launches of new TV/tablet product models by set makers IM □ 2013 Outlook - Handset : Expect intensified competition amid smartphone growth slowdown · Smartphone: S t h R Replacement l t demand d d to t increase i in i developed d l d markets with LTE network expansion Solid demand growth to continue in emerging markets led by demand of mid/low-end models · Featurephone: Demand to decline due to increased replacement to low low-end end smartphone - Tablet : Expect intensified competition among tablet makers amid strong growth with emerging market expansion □ 1Q : Smartphone and tablet demand to decrease QoQ due to weak seasonality CE □ 2013 Outlook - TV : Expect demand from emerging markets and LED TV to d i up overallll market k t growth th drive · LED sales mix to continue to grow : approx. 80% in ‘12 → mid-80% in ‘13 - Digital Appliances : Expect moderate growth in emerging markets while low growth to continue in developed markets □ 1Q : Due to weak seasonality, TV/DA demand to decline QoQ but slightly up YoY 5 [Appendix 1] Statement of Financial Position (K-IFRS) (Unit : KRW 100 Million) FY '12 Current Assets 3Q '12 FY '11 872,690 820,774 715,021 - Cash ※ 374,483 303,366 268,776 - A/R 238,613 243,713 218,821 - Inventories 177,474 194,738 157,167 82,120 78,957 70,257 938,026 946,497 842,982 - Investment 146,079 148,024 128,184 - PP&E 684,847 689,958 620,440 - Intangible Assets 37,297 36,977 33,552 - Other Non Current Assets 69,803 71,538 60,806 1,810,716 1,767,271 1,558,003 595,914 601,883 544,866 148,952 153,448 146,466 - Trade Accounts and N/P 94,891 110,642 102,767 - Other Accounts and N/P & Accrued Expenses 168,954 144,791 160,565 - Income Tax Payable 32,229 33,563 12,628 - Unearned Revenue & Other Advances 24,840 25,148 31,658 126,048 134,291 90,782 1,214,802 1,165,388 1,013,137 8,975 8,975 8,975 1,810,716 1,767,271 1,558,003 - Other Current Assets Non Current Assets Total Assets Liabilities - Debts - Other Liabilities Shareholders' Equity - Capital Stock Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity ※ Cash = Cash + Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities FY '12 3Q '12 FY '11 Current ratio* 186% 172% 161% Liability/Equity 49% 52% 54% Debt/Equity 12% 13% 14% -19% -13% -12% Net debt/Equity * Current ratio= Current assets/Current liabilities [Appendix 2] Income Statement (K-IFRS) (Unit : KRW 100 Million) FY '12 4Q '12 % 3Q '12 % FY '11 % 4Q '11 % % 2,011,036 100.0% 560,588 100.0% 521,773 100.0% 1,650,018 100.0% 473,039 100.0% 1,266,519 63.0% 345,527 61.6% 319,896 61.3% 1,121,451 68.0% 315,093 66.6% 744,517 37.0% 215,061 38.4% 201,877 38.7% 528,567 32.0% 157,947 33.4% 454,024 22.6% 126,689 22.6% 121,263 23.2% 372,124 22.6% 111,296 23.5% 115,328 5.7% 29,559 5.3% 29,756 5.7% 99,798 6.0% 27,424 5.8% 78,397 3.9% 19,145 3.4% 21,131 4.0% 66,228 4.0% 18,304 3.9% 129,859 6.5% 40,283 7.2% 36,783 7.0% 94,095 5.7% 31,700 6.7% Operating Profits 290,493 14.4% 88,373 15.8% 80,613 15.5% 156,443 9.5% 46,650 9.9% Non-operating Income/Loss -230 -0.01% -5,103 -0.9% 633 0.1% 6,383 0.4% 6,395 1.4% 9,866 0.5% 2,180 0.4% 1,326 0.3% 13,992 0.8% 3,208 0.7% -979 -0.05% -126 -0.02% 451 0.1% -4,899 -0.3% -1,427 -0.3% 2,464 0.1% 1,043 0.2% 756 0.1% 616 0.04% 259 0.1% -3,443 -0.2% -1,169 -0.2% -305 -0.1% -5,515 -0.3% -1,686 -0.4% Income Before Income Taxes 299,150 14.9% 85,323 15.2% 83,024 15.9% 171,919 10.4% 54,827 11.6% - Income Taxes 60,697 3.0% 14,938 2.7% 17,375 3.3% 34,329 2.1% 14,751 3.1% 238,453 11.9% 70,385 12.6% 65,649 12.6% 137,590 8.3% 40,075 8.5% Sales Cost of Sales Gross Profit SG&A - R&D - Wages & Fee - Marketing Expenses Gain(or Loss) on Equity Method Investment Finance Incomes / Expenses - Interest Gain (or Loss) - F/X Gain (or Loss) Net Income ※ The income statement was re-stated as the other operating income/loss was re-classified under non-operating income/loss in accordance with the recent K-IFRS revision. [Appendix 3] Operating Profit according to revised K-IFRS (Unit : Trillion Won) FY'11 FY'12 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Total 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Total 2.84 3.81 4.33 4.67 15.64 5.69 6.46 8.06 8.84 29.05 1.47 2.13 2.79 3.13 9.52 4.72 4.80 5.88 6.21 21.61 CE 0.02 0.40 0.30 0.54 1.26 0.46 0.71 0.39 0.74 2.30 IM 1.42 1.70 2.45 2.56 8.12 4.22 4.15 5.63 5.44 19.44 1.37 1.69 1.57 1.43 6.06 0.95 1.69 2.22 2.56 7.42 Semi 1.63 1.81 1.64 1.31 6.38 0.70 1.03 1.02 1.42 4.17 DP -0.27 -0.13 -0.09 0.14 -0.35 0.23 0.71 1.17 1.11 3.21 Total DMC DS [Appendix 4] Cash Flow Statement (K-IFRS) (Unit : Trillion Won) 4Q '12 FY '12 FY '11 30.34 26.88 22.48 12.07 37.97 22.92 Net profit 7.04 23.85 13.73 Depreciation 3.73 14.84 12.93 Others 1.30 -0.72 -3.74 -4.60 -24.85 -21.62 -4.15 -22.97 -21.97 0.06 -1.86 3.11 0.08 0.54 3.76 Net increase in cash 7.11 10.57 4.40 Cash (End of period)* 37.45 37.45 26.88 Cash (Beginning of period)* Cash flow from Operation Cash flow from Investment Increase in tangible asse Cash flow from Finance Increase in Debt * Cash = Cash + Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities ※ Current State of Net Cash (Net Cash =Cash* - Debt) (Unit : Trillion Won) Net Cash 4Q '11 1Q '12 2Q '12 3Q '12 4Q '12 12.23 11.52 9.33 14.99 22.55 * Cash = Cash + Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities