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Samsung Electronics forecasts 52.5% jump in Q4 profits on record sales

Samsung Electronics forecasts 52.5% jump in Q4 profits on record sales
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is the world's biggest smartphone maker - Copyright AFP/File Jung Yeon-je
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is the world's biggest smartphone maker - Copyright AFP/File Jung Yeon-je

Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the fourth quarter to soar 52.5 percent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement on Friday, spurred by record sales.

The world’s biggest smartphone maker forecast 2021 fourth-quarter operating profits at around 13.8 trillion won ($11.5 billion), up from 9.05 trillion won in the same quarter last year.

The firm was boosted by record sales in the quarter, estimated at 76 trillion won, up 23.5 percent on-year, according to the statement.

A spokeswoman told AFP annual sales in 2021 were also expected to be the highest ever.

While the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the world economy, it has helped many tech companies boom.

Pandemic-driven working from home has boosted demand for devices powered by Samsung’s chips, as well as home appliances such as televisions and washing machines.

Analysts had also expected the firm to benefit from the traditionally lucrative holiday season.

Samsung Electronics is the flagship subsidiary of the giant Samsung group, by far the largest of the family-controlled empires known as chaebols that dominate business in South Korea.

The conglomerate’s overall turnover is equivalent to around one-fifth of South Korea’s gross domestic product.

AFP
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