While Samsung Electronics’ record profits have been driven by solid memory chip demand, but Samsung’s prowess in other parts including home appliances prove impressive as well. (Image courtesy of Samsung Electronics)
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) -- Samsung Electronics Co. is expected to post a record operating profit of 17.2 trillion won (US$15.4 billion) in the third quarter, backed by firm demand for memory chips, market sources said Tuesday.
The consensus by major brokerage firms marks an 18.5 percent on-year increase in the tech behemoth’s profit for the July-September period. The revenue is forecast at 65.2 trillion won, up 5.1 percent from a year ago.
The company is expected to release its third-quarter earnings preview next Friday.
The world’s top smartphone maker logged a record high 65.9 trillion won in sales in the fourth quarter of last year and a record high of 15.6 trillion won in operating profit in the first quarter of this year.
Galaxy Note8 (left), The Frame Visual Identity System
Strong demand in memory chips is mainly cited as a key factor for the record-breaking earnings rally for Samsung Electronics, analysts said.
The memory chip market has defied the earlier forecast of many analysts that tipped a downturn of DRAM and NAND flash. While it’s true the prices have been on a downtrend, fresh demand has helped it keep up the overall sales, they said.
On the yearly basis, Samsung Electronics will likely record a combined 250 trillion won in sales and 65 trillion won in operating profit for 2018, according to the analysts.
(Yonhap)
