Earnings Release Q4 2011 S Samsung Electronics El t i January 2012 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 our external audit on Q4 2011 financial results of our headquarters 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”, p , "anticipates”, p , "intends”,, "plans”, p , "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, rates interest rates and commodity prices · Strategic actions including dispositions and acquisitions · Unanticipated dramatic developments in our major businesses including Semiconductor, DP (Display Panel), Telecommunication, DM & A (Digital Media & Appliances) · 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 ((Unit: Trillion Won)) 4Q ’11 11 % of sales 4Q ’10 10 % of sales 3Q ’11 11 FY ’11 11 Sales 47.30 100.0% 41.87 100.0% 41.27 165.00 100.0% 154.63 100.0% 31.51 66.6% 29.12 69.5% 27.75 112.15 68.0% 102.67 66.4% 15.79 33.4% 12.76 30.5% 13.52 52.86 32.0% 51.96 33.6% R&D expenses 2.74 5.8% 2.43 5.8% 2.43 9.98 6.0% 9.10 5.9% SG&A expenses 8.46 17.9% 7.20 17.2% 6.80 27.42 16.6% 26.24 17.0% Other operating profits/losses 0.70 1.5% △0.12 △0.3% △0.04 0.79 0.5% 0.68 0.4% 5.30 11.2% 3.01 7.2% 4.25 . 5 16.25 9.8% 17.30 11.2% 0.32 0.7% 0.69 1.7% 0.29 1.40 0.8% 2.27 1.5% △0.14 △0.3% △0.09 △0.2% △ 0.41 △0.49 △0.3% △0.24 △0.2% 5.47 11.6% 3.62 8.6% 4.13 17.16 10.4% 19.33 12.5% 1 47 1.47 3 1% 3.1% 0 20 0.20 0 % 0.5% 0 69 0.69 3 42 3.42 2 1% 2.1% 3 18 3.18 2 1% 2.1% 4.00 8.5% 3.42 8.2% 3.44 13.73 8.3% 16.15 10.4% Cost of Sales Gross Profit Operating Profit Equity method gains/losses Finance incomes/expenses Profit Before Income Tax Income tax ta Net profit % of sales FY ’10 10 % of sales Key Profitability Indicators ROE 4Q ’11 4Q ’10 3Q ’11 FY ’11 FY ’10 17% 17% 15% 14% 20% Profitability (Net income/Sales) 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.10 Asset turnover (Sales/Asset) 1 31 1.31 1 36 1.36 1 17 1.17 1 14 1.14 1 25 1.25 Leverage (Asset/Equity) 1.52 1.52 1.50 1.52 1.52 19% 14% 18% 18% 18% EBITDA Margin 18% 17% 15% 14% ROE 4Q ’10 19% 17% EBITDA Margin 3Q ’11 4Q ’11 1 Segment Information Sales by Segment 4Q ’11 Y-on-Y 4Q ‘10 3Q ’11 FY ’11 Y-on-Y FY ’10 9.17 1%↓ 9.25 9.48 36.99 2%↓ 37.64 5.45 10%↓ 6.04 5.50 22.70 12%↓ 25.83 8.55 19%↑ 7.20 7.08 29.24 2%↓ 29.92 6.25 8%↑ 5.81 5.42 22.70 11%↓ 25.38 17.82 52%↑ 11.75 14.90 55.53 39%↑ 40.07 17.18 54%↑ 11.15 14.42 53.43 40%↑ 38.15 DM & A 16.96 4%↑ ↑ 16.33 14.36 58.92 1%↑ ↑ 58.39 - VD 1%↓ 35.07 (Unit: Trillion Won) Semiconductor - Memory DP - LCD Telecom - Mobile 10.88 6%↑ 10.28 8.38 34.80 Others* △5.20 - △2.66 △4.55 △15.68 - △11.39 Total 47.30 13%↑ 41.87 41.27 165.00 7%↑ 154.63 ※ Sales of each segment include intersegment sales Operating Profit by Segment (Unit: Trillion Won) Semiconductor DP 4Q ’11 Y-on-Y 4Q ‘10 3Q ’11 FY ’11 Y-on-Y FY ’10 2.31 29%↑ 1.80 1.59 7.34 27%↓ 10.11 - 0.10 △0.09 △0.75 1.48 2.52 △0.22 - 1.99 8.27 90%↑ 4.36 229%↑ 0.43 Telecom 2.64 79%↑ DM & A 0.57 - △0.20 0.24 1.41 △0.004 - △0.17 △0.01 △0.02 - 3.01 4.25 16.25 6%↓ Others* Total 5.30 76%↑ ※ Other businesses & Other operating profits/losses 0.41 17.30 ※ Since SetTop Box business belonging has been changed (from Telecom to DM & A), related 2010 earnings have been re-stated 2 Cash Flow Statement 4Q Q ’11 (Unit: Trillion Won) Cash (Beginning of period)* FY ’11 FY ’10 21.75 22.48 20.88 7.32 22.92 23.83 Net profit 4.00 13.73 16.15 Depreciation 3.49 12.93 10.85 △0.17 △3.74 △3.17 △4.74 △21.62 △22.03 △5.93 △21.97 △21.62 Cash flow from Finance 2.85 3.11 △0.15 Increase in Debts 2.81 3.76 1.70 Net increase in cash 5.13 4.40 1.60 26 88 26.88 26 88 26.88 22 48 22.48 Cash flow from Operation Others Cash flow from Investment Increase in tangible assets C h (End Cash (E d off period) i d)* * Cash = Cash + Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities Cash Balance Cash Net Cash 22.48 22.34 11 70 11.70 10.79 19.07 8.10 26.88 Capex 12.23 - 2011 ㆍ - 2012 ㆍ 21.75 9 60 9.60 : 23 trillion won (executed) Semiconductor 13.0 trillion won, DP 6.4 trillion won, etc. : 25 trillion won (planned) Semiconductor 15.0 trillion won, DP 6.6 trillion won, etc. ※ Subject to change based on market conditions ‘10 4Q ’11 1Q ’11 2Q ’11 3Q ’11 4Q 3 Statement of Financial Position (Unit: Trillion Won) FY ’11 3Q ’11 FY ’10 Current assets 71.50 67.21 61.40 Cash* 26.88 21.75 22.48 Trade accounts and notes receivable 21.88 21.73 19.15 Inventories 15.72 16.63 13.36 Non-current assets 84.13 80.95 72.89 Investments 12.82 12.01 11.80 PP&E 62.04 59.66 52.96 155.63 148.16 134.29 14.65 12.15 10.78 53.79 49.50 44.94 101.84 98.66 89.35 Total assets Debts Total liabilities Total shareholders’ equity q y * Cash = Cash + Cash equivalents + Short-term financial instruments + Short-term available-for-sale securities Key Financial Indicators FY ’11 3Q ’11 FY ’10 161% 161% 154% Liability/Equity 53% 50% 50% Debt/Equity 14% 12% 12% △12% △10% △13% Current ratio* Net debt/Equity * Current ratio= Current Assets/Current Liabilities 4 4Q results Semiconductor Display Panel [Memory] [LCD] □ Market : PC demand remained weak amid lower-thanaverage seasonality, while mobile/server-related demand remained solid □ Market : Panel demand was steady and price remained stable amid strong TV sales in developed markets during year-end peak season despite concerns for demand slow-down - DRAM : Oversupply conditions persisted despite industry-wide production d ti cutback tb k - NAND : Channel demand (memory card, etc.) turned weak, while embedded product demand remained strong □ Samsung : Reinforced cost competitiveness via geometry migration i ti and d secured d profitability fit bilit by b expanding di differentiated solution products - DRAM : Expanded 3xnm and below node production and increased mobile/server-related product sales - NAND : Expanded 2xnm products and increased solution products (eMMC, SSD, etc.) [System LSI] □ Sales declined slightly QoQ due to low seasonality, major set makers’ year-end inventory adjustment, etc. - TV panel : Demand was strong during peak season (Black Friday’ in the US, etc.) in North America, while demand slowdown continued in EU due to economic downturn (5%↑QoQ) - IT panel : Demand declined due to flood in Thailand and weak demand for monitors □ Samsung : Focused on expanding sales of LED panels through value-added/differentiated product line-up - TV panel shipment : mid-20%↑ QoQ, around 20%↑ YoY • Shipment of value-added panels increased (LED, 3D TV, etc.) ※ SMD : Shipment and sales growth continued, led by demand increase from smartphones - Demand for major products (mobile AP, CIS, etc.) remained solid (High growth continued on a YoY basis) 5 4Q results DM&A Telecommunication [Handset] [TV] □M Market k t : Demand D d increased i d by b mid-10% id 10% QoQ Q Q due d to t strong seasonality □ Market M k t:A Amid id strong t seasonality, lit demand d d increased i d significantly in developed markets and solid demand growth continued in emerging markets - Smartphones led market growth via launches of new mass market models, etc. - Developed p markets,, esp. p EU,, showed strong g demand growth g □ Samsung : Recorded strong earnings by enhancing high-end & mass market smartphone full line-ups - Smartphone : Global shipments increased (apprx. 30%↑ QoQ), especially in developed markets · Amid strong sales of Galaxy S II, shipments grew in all segments with expansion of high-end (Galaxy Note/Nexus, etc.) and mass-market (Galaxy Ace/Y, etc.) model line-ups - ASP Increased QoQ due to product mix improvement ※ 2011 : Revenue and shipment grew substantially led by enhanced market leadership in high-end smartphones . Profitability also improved significantly. [Network] □ Sales growth continued with expansion of LTE business in domestic market and North America - Demand increased high-20% QoQ (low-single-digit %↑ YoY) - LED TV demand increase led overall market growth (apprx. 40%↑ QoQ) □ Samsung : Outperformed the market and improved profitability by expanding sales of differentiated LED TVs - LED TV sales increased by focusing on sales of premium models such as D7/8000 models in developed markets and reinforcing region-specific models in emerging markets - LED TV shipments increased high-50% QoQ; LED TV portion reached around 60% in 4Q ※ 2011 : Despite demand slowdown, outperformed the market and profitability enhanced significantly led by improved product mixes both in developed/emerging markets [ Digital appliances ] □ Market : Demand declined QoQ due to global economic slowdown □ Samsung : Revenue increased QoQ due to sales growth in developed markets (US, Europe, etc.) 6 Market outlook S i Semiconductor d □ 2012 outlook - DRAM : Competition to intensify in 1H amid weak PC demand ; Specialty DRAM demand to be solid amid concerns over supply increase - NAND : Embedded product demand from smartphone, tablet, PC, etc to remain strong - S.LSI : Continuous growth of smart mobile devices to lead demand for major products such mobile AP & CIS CIS, etc □ 1Q : IT demand to be affected by low seasonality ; DRAM oversupply to continue with HDD supply issue leading to PC demand decline, whereas mobile-related NAND/S.LSI demand to remain relatively solid Display Panel □ 2012 outlook - Despite demand recovery led by emerging markets, concerns for oversupply situation persist with production increase in China - Supply-demand balance may improve amid industry-wide capex cutback and panel makers’ conservative control over utilization □ 1Q : TV panel demand to decrease due to weak seasonality while IT panel demand to increase amid set maker’s new product launches Telecommunication T l i ti □ 2012 outlook - Handset : Demand to increase by high single-digit% YoY · Smartphone growth to continue (over 30%↑YoY) vs. feature phone growth to slow down ※ Emerging market and mass-market smartphone demand to increase; price competition to intensify · LTE to expand in developed markets (US, Korea, Japan, etc.) - Tablet : Demand to increase significantly YoY · Competition to intensify due to increase in new mass-market models, etc. □ 1Q : Global demand to decrease QoQ due to weak seasonality - Market competition to continue due to new smartphone launches DM&A □ 2012 outlook - TV : Overall market g growth to be driven byy demand increase in emerging markets and from LED TVs · Continuous rise in LED portion : ’11 mid-40% → ’12 high-60% - Digital Appliances : Low growth expected in developed markets; Emerging markets demand increase to somewhat slowdown □ 1Q : TV/digital appliances demand to decrease QoQ due to weak seasonality, but increase slightly YoY. 7 [Appendix 1] Statement of Financial Position (K-IFRS) (Unit : KRW 100 Million) FY '11 (A) Current Assets 3Q '11 (B) FY '10 (C) Q-on-Q (A - B) Y-on-Y (A - C) 715,020 672,143 614,026 42,877 100,994 - Cash ※ 268,776 217,509 224,800 51,267 43,976 - A/R 218,821 217,323 191,531 1,498 27,290 - Inventories 157,167 166,296 133,645 -9,129 23,522 70,256 71,015 64,050 -759 6,206 841,292 809,516 728,861 31,776 112,431 - Investment 128,184 120,073 118,007 8,111 10,177 - PP&E 620,440 596,598 529,646 23,842 90,794 - Intangible Assets 33,552 34,082 27,794 -530 5,758 - Other Non Current Assets 59,116 58,763 53,414 353 5,702 1,556,312 1,481,659 1,342,887 74,653 213,425 537,859 495,016 449,397 42,843 88,462 - Debts 146,466 121,522 107,754 24,944 38,712 - Trade Accounts and N/P 102,767 112,756 91,487 -9,989 11,280 - Other Accounts and N/P & Accrued Expenses 160,620 130,063 140,036 30,557 20,584 - Income Tax Payable 12,628 11,502 20,515 1,126 -7,887 - Unearned Revenue & Other Advances 31,658 21,162 19,361 10,496 12,297 - Other Liabilities 83,720 98,011 70,244 -14,291 13,476 1,018,453 986,643 893,490 31,810 124,963 8,975 8,975 8,975 0 0 1,556,312 1,481,659 1,342,887 74,653 213,425 - Other Current Assets Non Current Assets Total Assets Liabilities Shareholders' Equity - Capital Stock Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity ※ Cash = Cash + Cash equivalent + Short-term financial instruments + Marketable securities [Appendix 2] Income Statement (K-IFRS) (Unit : KRW 100 Million) FY '11 (A) Sales 4Q '11 % (B) 3Q '11 % (C) FY '10 % (D) % FY '11 Y-on-Y 4Q '11 Q-on-Q (A - D) (B - C) 1,650,018 100% 473,040 100% 412,739 100% 1,546,303 100% 103,715 60,301 1,121,451 68.0% 315,093 66.6% 277,542 67.2% 1,026,668 66.4% 94,783 37,551 528,567 32.0% 157,946 33.4% 135,197 32.8% 519,635 33.6% 8,932 22,749 99,798 6.0% 27,425 5.8% 24,292 5.9% 90,994 5.9% 8,804 3,133 274,219 16.6% 84,577 17.9% 67,992 16.5% 262,431 17.0% 11,788 16,585 - Wages & Fee 66,228 4.0% 18,304 3.9% 16,489 4.0% 62,124 4.0% 4,104 1,815 - Marketing Expenses 94,095 5.7% 31,700 6.7% 23,321 5.7% 90,592 5.9% 3,503 8,379 7,947 0.5% 7,020 1.5% -384 -0.1% 6,756 0.4% 1,191 7,404 162,497 9.8% 52,964 11.2% 42,529 10.3% 172,966 11.2% -10,469 10,435 Gain(or Loss) on Equity Method Investment 13,992 0.8% 3,209 0.7% 2,921 0.7% 22,671 1.5% -8,679 288 Finance Incomes / Expenses -4,899 -0.3% -1,428 -0.3% -4,127 -1.0% -2,350 -0.2% -2,549 2,699 616 0.0% 232 0.0% 96 0.0% -230 0.0% 846 136 -6,648 -0.4% -2,022 -0.4% -5,565 -1.3% -1,797 -0.1% -4,851 3,543 Income Before Income Taxes 171,590 10.4% 54,744 11.6% 41,323 10.0% 193,287 12.5% -21,697 13,421 - Income Taxes 34,249 2.1% 14,731 3.1% 6,906 1.7% 31,822 2.1% 2,427 7,825 137,341 8.3% 40,013 8.5% 34,417 8.3% 161,465 10.4% -24,124 5,596 Cost of Sales Gross Profit R&D SG&A Other Operating Profits Operating Profits - Interest Gain (or Loss) - F/X Related Gain (or Loss) Net Income