The shortfall in revenue was driven partly by a stronger won, which reduced the value of dollar-denominated chip sales by roughly 5% compared to the previous quarter. Shares in Samsung declined 0.7% on Thursday morning as investors weighed the record profit against the top-line miss. The chipmaker will release its full financial results, including detailed DRAM pricing and volume data, on Oct 28.
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Samsung Records Highest Quarterly Profit in Tech History
Earnings13 days ago
Preliminary results for the third quarter show the company's operating income hit 107.4 trillion won ($80.2 billion), a 782% increase from last year. This performance makes Samsung the first technology firm globally to ever exceed 100 trillion won in operating profit for a single quarter, marking the highest ever recorded for any tech company. However, revenue of 195 trillion won failed to meet analyst estimates, which sat around 202 trillion won.
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