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On March 18, South Korean Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik announced at a press conference that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to prioritize crude oil supplies to South Korea. The two sides have reached an agreement to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on crude oil supply chain cooperation, which includes exploring alternative supply routes, and is expected to be signed soon. Kang, who recently visited the UAE as President Lee Jae-myungs special envoy for strategic economic cooperation, returned to South Korea. Kang stated that an agreement has been reached allowing South Korea to make emergency crude oil purchases through the UAE, with a confirmed emergency import of 18 million barrels of crude oil from the UAE. Furthermore, Kang noted that no discussions regarding the Strait of Hormuz were held with the UAE during his visit.March 18 - Trade statistics released by Japans Ministry of Finance on the 18th showed that Japans exports to the United States declined for the third consecutive month year-on-year in February. Data showed that, dragged down by reduced exports of pharmaceuticals, automobiles, and auto parts, Japans exports to the United States fell 8% year-on-year to 1.75 trillion yen (approximately 155.65 yen to 1 US dollar) in February, with automobile exports declining by 14.8% year-on-year.On March 18th, Chery Automobile (09973.HK) announced that its revenue for 2025 will reach RMB 300.287 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.3%; net profit for the year will be RMB 19.507 billion, a year-on-year increase of 36.1%; and net profit margin will be 6.5%, compared to 5.3% in the same period last year. The Board of Directors has resolved to recommend a final cash dividend of RMB 0.86 per share (inclusive of tax) for the current year.Geely Automobile (00175.HK): Sales target for 2026 is 3.45 million vehicles.Geely Automobile (00175.HK) expects its full-year revenue in 2025 to be RMB 345.23 billion, compared with RMB 240.2 billion in the same period of the previous year.

Samsung Elec announces a higher Q2 profit owing to solid server-chip demand

Charlie Brooks

Jul 07, 2022 11:18


Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) Co Ltd announced its greatest April-through-June profit since 2018 with an 11 percent year-over-year gain, as demand for its memory chips from server customers more than offset decreased sales to smartphone manufacturers due to inflation.


The world's leading memory chip and smartphone manufacturer stated Thursday that its second-quarter operating profit grew to 14 trillion won ($10.73 billion) from 12.57 trillion won a year earlier.


It was quite close to Refinitiv's SmartEstimate of 14,45 trillion won.


In agreement with market estimates, Samsung (KS:005930) announced in a short earnings report that sales likely climbed by 21 percent year-over-year to 77 trillion won.


This month, Samsung will provide detailed financial results.


Large U.S. IT companies that rely heavily on data center services continued to acquire chips to meet cloud demand, insulating Samsung's chip revenue from a potential client oversupply after two years of high demand.


According to the data source TrendForce, the price of some DRAM chips, which are utilized in electronic devices and servers, decreased by around 12 percent last month compared to the same time period one year prior. As demand for smartphones and laptops decreases, analysts believe that prices will continue to fall.


"Server DRAM is currently the only feasible sales channel... As a result, Korean manufacturers were the first to signal a willingness to contemplate a quarterly price cut of more than 5 percent (for server goods) "DRAMS," according to TrendForce.


According to TrendForce, the costs of NAND Flash chips, which are used in electronic devices for data storage, are projected to decline by as much as 5 percent between July and September compared to the previous quarter.


Following two profitable pandemic years in which customers purchased devices for remote work, chipmakers throughout the globe are observing a fall in demand.


According to analysts, rising prices, worries of a dramatic market collapse, the Ukraine war, and China's COVID-19 lockdowns have hampered smartphone sales, leaving server chip demand as the only bright light.


During morning trade, the price of Samsung's stock jumped by 0.9%.


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