Samsung Posts Record Q2 Semiconductor Operating Profit of Over 89 Trillion Won, Device Division Reports 800 Billion Won Loss

Samsung Electronics has posted record-breaking earnings for the third consecutive quarter, driven by its semiconductor business which generated more than 89 trillion won in operating profit alone.

Samsung Electronics announced in a regulatory filing today (July 30) that its consolidated operating profit for the second quarter of this year was tentatively tallied at 89.4924 trillion won, marking a 1,813.8% increase compared to the same period last year.

Revenue rose 130% year-on-year to 171.4995 trillion won.

Net profit surged 1,299.9% to 71.6245 trillion won.

The operating profit exceeded the market consensus of 84.1894 trillion won compiled by Yonhap Infomax by 6.3%.

Both operating profit and revenue broke all-time quarterly records for the third straight quarter.

The Device Solutions (DS) division, responsible for the semiconductor business, broke its all-time record with 127.5 trillion won in revenue and 89.2 trillion won in operating profit.

The Device Experience (DX) division, which handles finished products, posted 48 trillion won in revenue and an operating loss of 800 billion won due to the impact of rising component costs.

Harman posted 4.6 trillion won in revenue and 400 billion won in operating profit, while Samsung Display recorded 7.5 trillion won in revenue and 700 billion won in operating profit.

Samsung Electronics expects its company-wide performance to continue growing in the second half of the year as strong demand for semiconductors persists.

The DS division is projected to maintain its upward earnings trend driven by strong demand from the expansion of agentic artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, the DX division is expected to face a challenging management environment due to growing global uncertainties and rising component costs, prompting the company to concurrently pursue strengthening business competitiveness and overhauling its fundamentals.
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