SM SAAM
Relevant Information
As of December 31, 2021
- Quiñenco's interest: 59.7%
- Book value of investment: Ch$436,309 million
- Investment since: 2012
- Employees: 5,971
Address
- Av. Apoquindo 4800, Tower II, 18th floor, Las Condes, Santiago - Chile
- Telephone: (56) 22731 8240
- www.smsaam.cl
Sociedad Matriz SAAM S.A. (SM SAAM), in which Quiñenco has a 59.7% stake as of December 31, 2021, is a multinational company based in Chile. With presence in 14 countries in America and over 80 ports from Canada to the Patagonia, SM SAAM provides services to international trade through three main business areas: Port Terminals, Tug boats and Logistics services.
Through its subsidiary SAAM Ports, the company manages and operates five terminals in Chile (Iquique, Antofagasta, San Antonio, San Vicente and Corral); and the ports of Guayaquil (Ecuador); Caldera (Costa Rica); Mazatlan (Mexico); Port Everglades, (United States) and Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). These terminals conduct various kinds of cargo transfer operations (containers, bulk, loose and project cargo), storage, services for empty containers, and supplementary logistics services.
In the Tug Boat area, SAAM has consolidated its leadership in America. Services include support to docking and undocking of vessels, assistance, salvage, towage and ferries, both onshore and offshore at the main ports of Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Canada, Panama, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras and Peru. During 2019, it strengthened its presence after acquiring Boskalis' stakes in the joint tug boat ventures in Brazil, Mexico, Canada and Panama. In 2021, SM SAAM acquired 70% of Intertug, a towage company with operations in Colombia, Mexico and Central America.
In the Logistics business, the company provides transport and bonded warehousing in Chile, and airport services in Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador through its subsidiary Aerosan. During 2020 SM SAAM acquired an additional 50% stake in Aerosan, thus reaching 100% ownership.
Until February 2012, SAAM was a subsidiary of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores, CSAV. The spin-off of SAAM gave rise to SM SAAM, owner of 99.99% of SAAM’s shares. SM SAAM’s shares are traded on the Chilean stock exchanges since March 1, 2012.
Highlights
in thousands of US dollars as of December 31 of each year| 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | 584,063 | 748,465 |
| Operating income | 126,235 | 150,104 |
| Net income attributable to owners of the controller | 66,715 | 78,604 |
| Total assets | 1,769,662 | 1,839,222 |
| Total liabilities | 916,784 | 983,011 |
| Shareholder's equity attributable to owners of the controller | 811,581 | 802,686 |