Samsung Profit Tumbles 35% as Chip Weakness Persists
- Technology industry has been struggling with soft demand
- Samsung shares turned lower despite broader chip rally
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Samsung Electronics Co. posted its sixth straight quarter of declining operating profit, reflecting weak consumer demand and stoking uncertainty over the timing of a broader tech recovery.
Korea’s largest company reported a 35% fall in operating income to 2.8 trillion won ($2.1 billion), about 24% shy of estimates. Revenue slid more than anticipated to 67 trillion won. For all of 2023, Samsung reported its slimmest operating profit in 15 years.