00:00Samsung Electronics will distribute 30 trillion won in cash to its shareholders.
00:06This quarter's dividend is 4,610 won per common share.
00:11But that's not all.
00:13Samsung plans to return a total of 90 trillion won to 110 trillion won to shareholders this year,
00:22including additional dividends and share buybacks and cancellations.
00:26If the upper end is reached, that's roughly five times the previous record set in 2020,
00:32and it would surpass the 100 trillion won announced by SK Hynix just yesterday.
00:39Shareholder returns refer to ways companies share their performance with investors
00:44through dividends or by buying back and retiring their own shares.
00:49However, the specific allocation of the remaining 60 to 80 trillion won,
00:55excluding this dividend, will be decided at a board meeting in January.
01:00Samsung also needs to balance investments in semiconductor production facilities
01:05and performance-based bonuses for employees.
01:08So what do you think Samsung needs more right now?
01:12Expanding shareholder returns or rewarding talent and investing in the future?
01:17I'm Banjinja, and I'll see you next time.
