South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported a record operating profit of ₩89.5 trillion (€54 billion) for the April-to-June period, up 56% quarter on quarter and more than 19 times the level recorded a year earlier.
Based on Samsung’s published rounded figures, the semiconductor business’s operating profit rose to ₩89.2 trillion (€53.8 billion), 223 times its year-earlier level of ₩0.4 trillion (€241 million).