Samsung Electronics announced today (8th) that, as a result of compiling provisional performance for the consolidated basis of last year, operating profit increased by 29.46% from the previous year to 3,595 trillion won.
Sales totaled 236.2 trillion won, a slight increase (2.54%) from the previous year.
Last year's overall sales performance was similar to that of 2019, but relatively profitability improved significantly from the previous year.
The start was sluggish compared to previous years due to the Corona 19 pandemic (a global pandemic) in the first half of last year. .
In the fourth quarter alone, operating profit was KRW 9 trillion and sales were KRW 61 trillion, up 25.7% and 1.87%, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
However, overall earnings were slow compared to the previous quarter (the third quarter of last year), when the'earning surprise' was recorded.
In the fourth quarter, semiconductor prices fell, the won-dollar exchange rate plunged, and smartphone sales decreased.
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