Samsung 2006 Annual Report Download - page 32

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 32 of the 2006 Samsung annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 154

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154

22
Emerging as an industry leader
Business Overview
(a consolidated basis)
Samsung Electronics is organized into five major businesses: Semiconductors (memory chips,
system LSI devices and hard disc drives), LCDs (TFT-LCD products in various applications),
Telecommunication Networks (mobile phones, telecommunication systems), Digital Appliances
(washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners and system cooking) and Digital Media
(TVs, audio/video products, PCs and computer peripherals). To pursue excellence, each business
unit is responsible for its own performance and every effort is being made to bolster the synergy
among these businesses.
We performed well in 2006, thanks to strong results from our mainstay product lines.
The Semiconductor business remained unchallenged as the world’s largest memory chip maker.
The LCD business was the most profitable among the world’s LCD makers, increasing its
dominance of the TV panel segment. The Telecommunication Network business successfully
promoted the global spread of Mobile WiMAX (wireless broadband) technology. We also become
the first company ever to break US$10 billion in annual TV sales and now hold the top share of
the world TV market in terms of units sold as well as sales revenue.
In the future, our people will apply creative thinking and a challenging spirit to break into new
business areas. We will leverage industry leading technologies and differentiated products to
cultivate a world-leading brand that generates value.
Sales by Business (%)
06
Digital Appliances
Digital Media
Telecommunication
Networks
LCDs
Semiconductors
05
9
7
22
26
11
25
9
6
24
24
13
24
Other
Operating Profit by Business
(in hundreds of billions of KRW)
5.8
51.5
19.8
8.4
Semiconductors Digital
Appliances
Telecommunication
Networks
LCDs
-1.1
Digital
Media