Worse, Samsung's formula for EVA remains confidential, clouding the clarity of the metric. For 2023, with Samsung's memory chip line running in the red, many Samsung employees saw their compensation drop while executives still took home bigger paychecks. CEO Han Jong-hee received 6.9 billion won ($5.2 million) in total compensation, up about 49 percent over the previous year, with no rationale for the increase explained.