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Samsung Electronics Co.

SSUN.F
64
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$2420.00
+30.00 (+1.26%)
Market Cap
$891.14B
Winston Score
64
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

1.9% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 10.9M (2021) → 10.7M (2025)

Samsung Electronics makes smartphones, televisions, home appliances, and computer memory chips. It sells these products to everyday consumers around the world and also supplies critical components — like DRAM memory and NAND flash storage — to other tech companies, including Apple and major cloud computing firms. Samsung is one of the largest semiconductor manufacturers on the planet and owns one of the most recognized consumer electronics brands globally.

The company earns money through hardware sales, component supply contracts, and display panel licensing. It operates in over 70 countries, with major manufacturing hubs in South Korea, Vietnam, and the United States, generating roughly $200 billion in annual revenue. Samsung's main competitive advantage is its rare ability to design and manufacture its own chips, screens, and finished devices under one roof — a level of vertical integration few rivals can match. The biggest risk it faces is intense competition in memory chips from rivals like SK Hynix and Micron, along with cyclical downturns in semiconductor demand that can sharply compress margins.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+74.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+508.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$38.3T/ year

Rising (+9% vs prior year)

11.5% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

17.7%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$57.9T cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Samsung Electronics Co. grew revenue 74% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
0.0%
Thin — 0.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
42.8%
Excellent — 42.8% operating margin
ROCE
13.2%
Good — 13.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+27.3%
Fast-growing sales (27.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+111.1%
Earnings growing fast (111.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
101%
Turns 101% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
8.5%
Modest free cash flow (8.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.05
Conservative — low debt load (0.05)
Interest Cover
30.71x
Comfortably covers interest (30.7x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.0

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.54%
Small dividend — 0.54% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+9.0%
Dividend growing modestly (9.0% YoY)

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