Samsung Electronics Posts Record Q2 Semiconductor Operating Profit of 89.2 Trillion Won, Device Division Records 800 Billion Won Deficit

Samsung Electronics has recorded its highest-ever performance for the third consecutive quarter, generating more than 89 trillion won in operating profit from its semiconductor business alone.

Samsung Electronics announced in a regulatory filing today (July 30) that its preliminary consolidated operating profit for the second quarter of this year was 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 income increased by 1,299.9% to 71.6245 trillion won.

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

Both operating profit and revenue broke record-high quarterly figures for the third consecutive quarter.

The Device Solutions (DS) Division, which oversees the semiconductor business, renewed its all-time high performance 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 recorded 4.6 trillion won in revenue and 400 billion won in operating profit, while Samsung Display posted 7.5 trillion won in revenue and 700 billion won in operating profit.

Samsung Electronics projected that company-wide earnings will continue to grow in the second half of the year as strong demand for semiconductors persists.

The DS Division is expected 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 continued challenging business environment due to growing global uncertainties and rising component costs, prompting the company to simultaneously pursue strengthening business competitiveness and improving its operational structure.
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