Samsung stock looks good as it trading at a PE ratio if you look at Samsung's average earnings over the cycle of 40 trillion KRW. Samsung's profits depend mostly on the semiconductor cycle and are therefore volatile. It is impossible to know when will Samsungs profit return and surpass the previous highs, but the last 12 months are already improving by reaching 30 trillion KRW. If the earnings continue to improve and reach 40 trillion, the stock will likely follow as the market always has a short-term perspective on stocks, even on clearly cyclical stocks like Samsung.
Samsung hasn't been this cheap for a while and for those looking to add an interesting business to a long-term global diversified portfolio, now it is the time to consider Samsung. The dividend is 2.5% but what is most important about Samsung is its conservativeness. Wall Street would argue there is too much of it as the company has no debt, but that also means that it can compound at its own pace, without the burden of debt increasing the sensitivity of the business to the clear cycles.
Apart form the strong balance sheet, there is also the leading global position in smartphones and consequently the growth coming from increased global economic growth and more people owning smartphones. This is also a risk as with an economic slowdown, demand for both phones and semiconductors would decline.
Perhaps the market is expecting a further decline in demand, but when it comes to big businesses like Samsung, if you ever wished to own it, this is a much better time to do so.
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