"Samsung Electronics' Shareholder Return Resources to Surge Fourfold to KRW 600 Trillion... Expected to Benefit from Anthropic IPO" [Click e-Stock]

On August 25, KB Securities evaluated that Samsung Electronics is expected to benefit from its newly announced shareholder return policy and the upcoming IPO of Anthropic.

In a report released on the same day, Dongwon Kim, Head of Research at KB Securities, stated, "Samsung Electronics recently announced additional shareholder returns of KRW 90 trillion to 110 trillion under its three-year (2024–2026) shareholder return policy, which represents the estimated remaining resources." He added, "Given this year's estimated operating profit of KRW 380 trillion, the additional remaining resource is estimated to be KRW 110 trillion." After deducting the third quarter cash dividend of KRW 30 trillion, it is expected that approximately KRW 80 trillion in additional returns will be carried out in the future.

If the previous return ratio is maintained, more than KRW 600 trillion in shareholder return resources will be generated over the next three years—over four times greater than before. Kim emphasized, "The simultaneous expansion of profit growth and shareholder returns will serve as a turning point for Samsung Electronics to be re-evaluated as a long-term compounding investment asset, rather than simply a cyclical stock."

The upcoming IPO of Anthropic in October is expected to accelerate the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Kim stated, "Currently, Samsung Electronics holds the leading market share in memory supply for Anthropic's AI infrastructure and is highly likely to produce Anthropic's own AI chips using the 2nm (1nm = one-billionth of a meter) fabrication process," highlighting the expected benefits to Samsung Electronics.

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