Samsung’s IPO
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics has made it clear that at present it is not going to list its India business in the stock market. The company says that its focus is on long-term sustainable growth in India rather than IPO. JB Park, President and CEO of Samsung Southwest Asia, said that the company has enough resources for growth and public listing is not its priority.
Korean companies like LG Electronics and Hyundai Motor India raised capital through IPO in India. At the same time, Samsung has adopted a different strategy. The company believes that instead of raising money from the market, options like internal growth, institutional loans and corporate bonds are more suitable for it. This is the reason why Samsung wants to maintain complete control over its strategy and decisions in India.
Big bet on manufacturing in India
Samsung is looking at India not just as a sales market but as a manufacturing and export hub. The world’s largest smartphone factory of the company is already functioning in Noida. Now the company has applied under PLI scheme for components related to mobile display, so that manufacturing can be further strengthened in India.
EMI and finance will increase sales
Samsung is also expanding its consumer finance business rapidly. Currently, a large number of smartphones are being sold on interest-free EMI. Now preparations are on to extend this facility to home appliances like TV and washing machine. According to the company, more than 40 percent of smartphones are sold through finance schemes and this segment is growing at the rate of about 10 percent every year.
Samsung is going to give artificial intelligence an important role in almost every product in the coming times. At CES 2026, the company will showcase products like AI-powered TV, fridge, AC and robot vacuum. The special thing is that more than 10,000 engineers present in India are making important contribution in the development of these global products.
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