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☆ Telia warns of $2 bln impairment in Q4 as interest rates rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

STOCKHOLM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Swedish telecom operator Telia Company (TELIA.ST) warned on Friday its fourth-quarter results would be hit by non-cash impairment charges due mainly to increased cost of capital. It said the bulk of costs related to goodwill writedowns at its Finland and Norway units, with charges of 9.5 billion crowns and 8.5 billion, respectively, reflecting slowing economies and higher market rates. Shares in Telia, which is in the midst of a years-long cost cutting programme, were down 1.4% in mid-day trade. Analysts before the news of the charge had on average expected Telia to report a fourth-quarter pretax profit of 1.7 billion crowns, according to Refinitiv SmartEstimate. ($1 = 10.2836 Swedish crowns)Reporting by Anna Ringstrom and Supantha Mukherjee Editing by Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Samsung estimates quarterly profit sank to 8-year low on demand slump
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2022. Samsung Electronics flagged on Friday its quarterly profit tumbled to an eight-year low as a weakening global economy hammered memory chip prices and curbed demand for electronic devices. It was Samsung's smallest quarterly profit since the third quarter of 2014 and fell short of a 5.9 trillion won Refinitiv SmartEstimate, which is weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate. "All of Samsung's businesses had a hard time, but chips and mobile especially," said Lee Min-hee, analyst at BNK Investment & Securities. Quarterly revenue likely fell 9% from the same period a year earlier to 70 trillion won, Samsung said in a short preliminary earnings release.

The world's largest memory chip, smartphone and TV maker estimated its profit slumped to 4.3 trillion won ($3.37 billion) in October-December from 13.87 trillion won a year earlier. It was Samsung's smallest quarterly profit since the third quarter of 2014 and fell short of a 5.9 trillion won Refinitiv SmartEstimate, which is weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate. Revenue likely fell 9% from the same period a year earlier to 70 trillion won, Samsung said in the short preliminary earnings release. Samsung said that memory chip prices also declined throughout the quarter due to increased inventory at memory suppliers, leading to a greater-than-expected drop in chip prices. Its mobile business profit declined in the fourth quarter as smartphone sales and revenue decreased due to weak demand resulting from prolonged macroeconomic issues, Samsung added.

☆ Samsung's quarterly profit set to hit 6-year low as consumers hunker down
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Joyce Lee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Samsung, as the world's biggest maker of memory chips, smartphones and TVs, is a bellwether for global consumption trends. That would be Samsung's lowest quarterly profit since the third quarter of 2016 and compares with an operating profit of 13.87 trillion won a year earlier. Operating profit for Samsung's chip business likely tumbled by 78% to 1.9 trillion won, an average of seven analyst estimates showed. It had about 128.82 trillion won ($100.83 billion) in cash as of end-September. Samsung's mobile business is also expected to see profits shrink, with forecasts calling for a 14% fall to 2.3 trillion won for the quarter.

The dismal profit estimate by the world's largest memory chip, smartphone and TV maker - a bellwether for global consumer demand - sets a weak tone for other technology firms' quarterly results. Samsung's profits are expected to shrink again in the current quarter, analysts said, after the South Korean company announced its October-December operating profit likely fell 69% to 4.3 trillion won ($3.37 billion) from 13.87 trillion won a year earlier. It was Samsung's smallest quarterly profit since the third quarter of 2014 and fell short of a 5.9 trillion won Refinitiv SmartEstimate, which is weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate. Quarterly revenue likely fell 9% from the same period a year earlier to 70 trillion won, Samsung said in a short preliminary earnings statement. Shares of rival memory chip maker SK Hynix (000660.KS) rose 2.1%.

SEOUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - SK Innovation Co Ltd (096770.KS), the owner of South Korea's top oil refiner SK Energy, said on Thursday it expects a gradual recovery in refining margins this quarter as stronger Western sanctions on Russia and the winter season push up fuel demand. However, the company said margins will likely remain not far from third-quarter levels due to global recession worries. SK Innovation's operating profit rose to 704 billion won ($493 million) in the July-September period from 669 billion won a year earlier, it said. Revenue rose 82% to 22.8 trillion won, beating an average analyst estimate of 19.8 trillion won according to Refinitiv SmartEstimate. SK Innovation shares were trading up 0.8% in morning trade, versus a 0.6% fall in the broader KOSPI (.KS11).

It missed an average forecast of a 474 billion won loss from 12 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate. Revenue fell 6% to 6.8 trillion won, LG Display said in a regulatory filing. "Under the conservative stance that poor management performance may be prolonged...we will accelerate our exit from the LCD TV sector," said LG Display Chief Financial Officer Sunghyun Kim told analysts on Wednesday, without providing an updated timeline. In third quarter, the company derived around 9% of its revenue from LCD TVs, a spokesperson said. Shares in LG Display fell 0.8% after the earnings result, versus a 0.6% rise in the wider market.

The South Korean firm said its battery order backlog rose to 370 trillion won ($260 billion) by the end of September, or nearly 15 times its projected 2022 revenue. LGES shares jumped 3.3% after the results, beating a rise of 1% rise in the benchmark index (.KS11). LGES, which also supplies automakers such as GM, Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), raised its 2022 revenue outlook to 25 trillion won from 22 trillion, citing new projects from automakers. The result beat a Refinitiv SmartEstimate of 488 billion won profit from 17 analysts and compares with a loss of 373 billion a year earlier. Revenue jumped 90% to 7.6 trillion won.

☆ LG Display's Q3 loss is larger than expected on falling demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - South Korean flat-screen maker LG Display Co Ltd (034220.KS) posted on Wednesday its second consecutive quarterly loss, as soaring inflation and a gloomy economic outlook dealt a further blow to lacklustre demand for TVs and smartphones. The Apple Inc (AAPL.O) supplier posted an operating loss of 759 billion won ($532.13 million) for the quarter from July to September, compared with a profit of 529 billion won in the year-earlier period. It missed an average forecast of a loss of 474 billion won from 12 analysts polled by Refinitiv SmartEstimate. ($1=1,426.3300 won)Reporting by Joyce Lee & Heekyong Yang; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Investors looked beyond the bleak outlook to welcome the aggressive investment cut, sending SK Hynix shares 1.7% higher in a bet the scale of the action would help control chip oversupply and prop up chip prices. SK Hynix said its operating profit fell to 1.66 trillion won ($1.16 billion) in the July-September quarter, from 4.2 trillion won a year earlier. The result was below analysts' expectations of a 1.87 trillion won profit, according to Refinitiv SmartEstimate. SK Hynix said its 2022 investment is expected to be at the "upper range of 10-20 trillion won ($7-14 billion)", meaning 2023 investments could fall below 10 trillion won. SK Hynix also warned of uncertainties involving its chip plants in China due to U.S. export restrictions on advanced chip equipment to China aimed at slowing Beijing's technological advances.

☆ LG Energy Solution swings to Q3 profit on strong EV battery demand, beats estimates
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc supplier LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) (373220.KS) on Wednesday swung to a profit in the third quarter on the back of strong electric vehicle (EV) battery demand and favourable foreign exchange rates. South Korea's LGES, which also sells EV batteries to automakers including General Motors Co (GM.N), Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) among others, reported operating profit of 522 billion won ($365.12 million)for the July-September period, compared with a 373 billion won loss a year earlier and a Refinitiv SmartEstimate of 488 billion won profit drawn from 17 analysts. Revenue for the quarter rose 90% to 7.6 trillion won, LGES said in a regulatory filing. Shares of LGES, carved out of LG Chem Ltd (051910.KS) in a market debut in January, were trading up 1.8% in morning trade, versus the benchmark KOSPI's (.KS11) 0.3% rise. ($1 = 1,429.6500 won)Reporting by Heekyong Yang and Jihoon Lee; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ SK Hynix Q3 profit plunges as economic downturn hurts chip demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/IllustrationSEOUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix Inc (000660.KS) posted a 60% drop in third-quarter profit, missing estimates as red-hot inflation hurt demand for electronic devices and memory chips that go in them. The world's second-biggest memory chipmaker said on Wednesday its operating profit fell to 1.66 trillion won ($1.16 billion) in the July-September quarter, from 4.2 trillion won a year earlier. Analysts expected a profit of 1.87 trillion won, according to Refinitiv SmartEstimate. Prices of DRAM chips, used in devices and servers, fell around 20% in the third quarter from the second, SK Hynix said.

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