Samsung Elec Q2 profit likely rose 11% on solid server chip demand

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The world’s largest memory-chip and smartphone maker estimated its profit rose 11% from a year earlier to 14 trillion won ($10.73 billion) in the three months ended June 30 – its highest second-quarter profit since 2018 – from 12.57 trillion won a year earlier.

The profit fell short of a 14.45 trillion won SmartEstimate from Refinitiv.

Revenue likely rose 21% from the same period a year earlier to 77 trillion won, Samsung (KS:005930) said in a short preliminary earnings release, in line with market expectations.

Samsung is due to release detailed earnings later this month.

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