Last checked at 7 Oct 2016 07:00
On October 7, 2016, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KS005930, KS005935, SMSN, SMSD) ("SEC") announced
its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2016.
Ÿ Consolidated Sales: Approximately 49 trillion Korean won
Ÿ Consolidated Operating Profit: Approximately 7.8 trillion Korean won
The above figures are estimates of consolidated earnings based on K-IFRS. Please note that Korean disclosure
regulations do not allow earnings estimates to be provided as a range. Therefore, in compliance with such
disclosure regulations, the above figures represent the median of the earnings estimate range, provided below.
Ÿ Sales: 48 ~ 50 trillion Korean won
Ÿ Operating Profit: 7.7 ~ 7.9 trillion Korean won
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