Earnings in one year exceed those of the past 40 combined; Samsung's operating profit expected to reach approximately $200 billion this year

Odaily reports that Citrini analyst jukan posted on X, citing South Korean media, stating that Kim Yong-kwan, President and Head of Business Strategy for Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions division, remarked at a full management meeting of the DS division on July 3 that this year's operating profit is expected to align with market consensus. South Korean brokerage firms estimate Samsung Electronics' operating profit for this year to be around 300 trillion Korean Won, equivalent to approximately $200 billion. Kim Yong-kwan reportedly stated that the profit for just this year will exceed the cumulative profits Samsung has generated over the 40 years since it entered the semiconductor business.