Samsung Electronics announces preliminary third-quarter results, with operating profit up nearly eightfold year on year
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Samsung Electronics’ preliminary results indicate that third-quarter operating profit and revenue rose sharply year on year, with operating profit slightly exceeding the market forecast.
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Samsung Electronics Q3 operating profit surged nearly 8 times, reaching a new all-time high for the fourth consecutive quarter
PANews October 8 reported, citing Sina Finance, that Samsung Electronics’ preliminary results released Thursday showed strong third-quarter performance, driven by the explosive growth in demand for AI chips. From 7 to September, Samsung estimates that operating profit reached 107400000000000 KRW (approximately 80170000000 USD), surging nearly eightfold from 12170000000000 KRW in the same period last year (approximately 783%), not only marking a new all-time high for the fourth consecutive quarter but also exceeding the market forecast of 106100000000000 KRW. Meanwhile, third-quarter revenue is estimated at 195000000000000 KRW, a substantial year-on-year increase of 127%. As AI infrastructure construction has far outpaced the expansion of memory chip production capacity, prices of conventional DRAM、NAND flash memory and AI high-bandwidth memory (HBM) required for it have continued to soar, and this supply-demand gap is expected to persist through 2027. Detailed profit figures for each business division will be released later this month...
Key points
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Samsung Electronics’ preliminary results estimate that from 7 to September, operating profit will be 107400000000000 KRW, equivalent to approximately 80170000000 USD。
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The reported operating profit increased by approximately 12170000000000 from 783%KRW in the same period last year, nearly eightfold.
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The report stated that operating profit reached a new all-time high for the fourth consecutive quarter, exceeding the market forecast of 106100000000000 KRW.
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Third-quarter revenue is estimated at 195000000000000 KRW, up 127%。
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The report attributed the strong performance to growth in demand for AI chips.
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The report stated that prices of DRAM、NAND flash memory and HBM have continued to rise, and the supply-demand gap is expected to persist through 2027.
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Detailed profit figures for each business division will be released later this month.
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This is preliminary performance data. According to the estimates in the report, Samsung Electronics’ third-quarter operating profit and revenue were both significantly higher than in the same period last year, with operating profit also slightly exceeding the market’s original forecast. The report considers demand for AI chips and tight supply and demand for memory chips to be important factors.
Why it matters to readers
The substantial growth in operating profit and revenue indicates strong quarterly performance for Samsung Electronics; meanwhile, the reported price increases for DRAM、NAND and HBM also indicate that memory chip supply and demand warrant attention.
Beginners should focus on distinguishing between “preliminary results” and the final detailed financial results, and track operating profit, revenue, year-on-year growth, and whether the figures exceeded the market forecast. Subsequent business-segment data will help determine which businesses generated the profits.
Risks and unknowns
The current data comes from preliminary results; formal or detailed financial results do not appear in the evidence yet.
The evidence text is truncated; detailed profitability for each business division was not provided.
The supply-demand gap is expected to continue through 2027 year, but this has not yet been verified by actual future data.
The evidence only says “October 8” and “this year”; no specific year is explicitly stated in the body.
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The report was relayed by PANews, citing Sina Finance; the evidence does not include Samsung Electronics’ original preliminary results report.
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