Analysts expect Samsung’s Q3 operating profit to surge nearly 9 times year on year, with preliminary results due Thursday
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Analysts expect Samsung Electronics’ third-quarter operating profit to surge nearly 9 times year on year, driven by artificial intelligence demand, but the forecast has been lowered.
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Samsung is set to announce preliminary results tomorrow, with analysts saying its Q3 operating profit is expected to surge nearly 9 times
BlockBeats reports that October 7, driven by strong artificial intelligence demand, analysts expect Samsung Electronics’ third-quarter operating profit to surge nearly 9 times. However, since August end, analysts have lowered their forecasts by nearly 8%.
Amid slower growth in memory chip prices and a stronger won, the memory chip manufacturer is expected to post 106100000000000 won (approximately 79100000000 USD) in operating profit in the third quarter. This would mark Samsung’s fourth consecutive quarter of record operating profit, exceeding the 12170000000000 won recorded in the same period last year.
However, price increases slowed in the third quarter, intensifying concerns that chip profit margins may have peaked and raising questions about whether the AI spending boom can continue.SK Securities analyst Han Dong-hee estimates that Samsung’s memory chip operating margin in the third quarter is expected to reach 76%, unchanged from the previous quarter. Samsung is reportedly scheduled to announce its preliminary third-quarter results on Thursday, with detailed data to be released in late October.
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The report attributes the expected growth to strong artificial intelligence demand.
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Since August end, analysts have lowered their forecasts by nearly 8%。
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The article says Samsung’s third-quarter operating profit is expected to be 106100000000000 won, approximately 79100000000 USD, higher than the 12170000000000 won recorded in the same period last year.
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The article says this would mark Samsung’s fourth consecutive quarter of record operating profit.
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SK Securities analyst Han Dong-hee estimates that Samsung’s third-quarter memory chip operating margin is expected to be 76%, unchanged from the previous quarter.
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Samsung will announce its preliminary third-quarter results on Thursday, with detailed data to be released in late October.
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These are analyst forecasts that have not yet been confirmed by the company’s results. The main point is that artificial intelligence demand may drive substantial growth in Samsung Electronics’ third-quarter profit; however, slower increases in memory chip prices, a stronger won, and downward revisions to forecasts also show that market expectations are not entirely optimistic.
Why it matters to readers
Samsung’s preliminary results will test whether analysts’ expectations for artificial intelligence demand, memory chip profit margins, and profit growth hold. The report also reflects market concerns that chip profit margins may have peaked and uncertainty over whether artificial intelligence spending can continue.
Beginners should distinguish between “analysts expect” and “the company has announced”: nearly 9 times growth, 106100000000000 won in profit, and 76%profit margin are all currently forecasts and must be checked after Samsung discloses its data.
Risks and unknowns
The preliminary third-quarter results have not yet been released, and all performance figures remain subject to Samsung’s confirmation.
The article’s 106100000000000 won in operating profit and comparisons involving “nearly 9 times” and the 12170000000000 won recorded in the same period last year require verification against official disclosures.
The memory chip operating margin 76%is an analyst estimate, not a published result.
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Whether the artificial intelligence spending boom can continue remains uncertain.
Whether chip profit margins have peaked remains uncertain.
Preliminary performance and October whether the detailed data from the latter part of the month will meet analysts’ expectations remains uncertain.
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