Samsung Electronics forecasts major Q2 profit jump

Samsung Electronics forecasts major Q2 profit jump

Seoul: Samsung Electronics said Friday it expects second-quarter operating profits to rise more than 15-fold on-year as chip prices bounce back and demand for generative AI continues to grow. The firm is the flagship subsidiary of South Korean giant Samsung Group, by far the largest of the family-controlled conglomerates that dominate business in Asia’s fourth-largest … Read more

Samsung flags 10-fold rise in first-quarter profit as chip prices recover

Samsung flags 10-fold rise in first-quarter profit as chip prices recover

Samsung Electronics estimated on Friday a more than 10-fold rise in its first-quarter operating profit, as rebounding semiconductor prices lifted earnings from a low base a year ago when there was a severe downturn in chip demand. The world’s largest memory chip and TV maker estimated its operating profit rose to a better-than-expected 6.6 trillion … Read more

Samsung profit likely biggest in six quarters on higher chip prices

Samsung profit likely biggest in six quarters on higher chip prices

Samsung Electronics is expected to post a near nine-fold increase in first-quarter profit from a year earlier as rebounding semiconductor prices lift earnings from a low base caused by a severe chip downturn. Operating profit for the world’s biggest maker of memory chips and TVs likely rose to 5.7 trillion won ($4.24 billion) in the … Read more