Options for US investors remain limitedSamsung acknowledged during the conference call that there are benefits to ADR listing. It believes that the assessment should also consider whether listing ADRs would benefit all shareholders who have invested in the company over the long term. “Given our cash-generation capabilities supported by a diversified business portfolio, the need for an ADR listing is currently not particularly high. Although some media reports have raised the possibility of a U.S. listing, we are not currently considering issuing ADRs,” the company said. Samsung Electronics is a vastly different business than SK Hynix, which primarily supplies memory chips.