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Samsung expects huge Q1 profit - and it’s not due to S9 (Updated)
August 20, 2025
Update (10-06-2025 at 7:30 A.M.):Samsung hasrevealedits earnings guidance for Q1 2018, and it looks slightly higher than the initial report. The firm announced projected operating profits of 15.6 trillion won ($14.5-billion). By comparison, Q1 2017 saw the company rake in profits of 9.9 trillion won ($9.2-billion).
Original article:Samsung is expected to forecast a massive jump in profits for the first quarter — and it’s not quite due to theGalaxy S9.
The firm could be set for a profit increase of almost 50% in this period,Reutersreports, owing to an “unprecedented rally” in the global memory chip market. In fact, Samsung’s semiconductor business is expected to account for almost three-quarters of the $13.7-billion in anticipated profit.
“Although memory chip price growth is expected to slow down from last year’s boom, increased shipments and cost-cutting will fuel further profit growth in Samsung’s semiconductor business and lift profits to another record year,” Yuanta Securities Korea analyst Lee Jae-yun told the outlet.
The Galaxy S9 is expected to contribute 40% of the revenue during this quarter, it was reported, having shipped 9.6 million units.
LG and rivals
Meanwhile, Samsung arch-rivalLGis expected to record Q1 profits of $678-million,Yonhap Newsreported. LG’s performance is attributed to its TV and appliance units.
The news further illustrates the importance of mobile brands diversifying their revenue streams. Other noteworthy examples includeAppleand its services division,Sonyand its PlayStation and image sensor businesses, andHuawei‘s network infrastructure operation.
More recently, we’ve also seen HTCbranch out into virtual reality with theViverange of headsets, as its mobile woes continue.
Diving into the smartphone component space isn’t always a sure bet, though.Reutersnotes concerns of a “slowdown” in smartphone sales and lower-than-expected iPhone X sales, hitting Samsung share prices. Samsung manufacturers the OLED panels used in Apple’s top-end smartphone.
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