SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Chem Ltd. said Thursday its second-quarter profit sank 30 percent from a year earlier as global demand for petrochemicals remained sluggish. Operating income reached 615.6 billion won (US$484 million) in the April-June period, compared with 878.4 billion won the previous year, the company said in a regulatory filing. [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung SDI Co. said Thursday its second-quarter operating income rose 4.9 percent from a year earlier, buoyed by solid demand in its premium electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Operating profit reached 450.2 billion won (US$354.7 million) in the April-June period, compared with 429 billion won the previous year, the company [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES) said Thursday its second-quarter operating profit more than doubled from a year earlier, driven by the continued strong electric vehicle (EV) demand. Operating income reached 460.6 billion won (US$361.5 million) in the April-June period, compared with 195.6 billion won the previous year, the company [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday reported a 95 percent fall in second-quarter operating profit, as macroeconomic woes have taken a toll on demand for chips used in electronic gadgets from mobile phones to computers to cars. The world’s largest memory chip and smartphone maker logged a profit of 668.5 [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday raised its annual sales and profit guidance for the year after reporting a record operating profit in the second quarter on a weak won and robust sales of high-end models. Hyundai Motor projected its overall sales will grow 14-15 percent this year, [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Display Co. reported fifth consecutive quarterly losses Wednesday as sluggish demand for smartphones, TVs and computers took a toll on its bottom line. The major panel maker reported an operating loss of 881.5 billion (US$689 million) for the April-June period, compared with a loss of 488.3 billion won [...]
SEOUL, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc. said Wednesday it logged losses for three quarters in a row as a demand slump continued amid macroeconomic woes, but it called the bottom on the chip market. The world’s second-largest memory chip maker said in a regulatory filing its operating losses amounted to 2.88 trillion [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top steelmaker POSCO Holdings Inc. said Monday its second-quarter earnings tumbled nearly 56 percent on-year amid sluggish sales. Consolidated net profit came to 800 billion won (US$621.4 million) in the April-June period, down 55.6 percent from a year earlier, the company said in a regulatory filing. Sales [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Future M Co. said Monday its second-quarter operating profit fell 5.6 percent from a year earlier, while unveiling a plan to spend over 680 billion won (US$529 million) to expand its manufacturing facility for a key electric vehicle (EV) battery material. Operating income reached 52.1 billion won in [...]
SEOUL, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) — POSCO Holdings Inc. on Tuesday reported that its second-quarter operating profit had narrowly exceeded expectations due to “normalized” sales and higher product prices. Its consolidated operating income came to 1.3 trillion won (US$1 billion) for the April-June period, down 38.1 percent from a year earlier, South Korea’s top steelmaker [...]