SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> is expected to post its smallest profit growth in more than a year in the second quarter, as lacklustre sales of its premium Galaxy smartphones overshadow its highly profitable chip business.
Even if DRAM price growth is at its peak, analysts said Samsung remained on track for record annual earnings
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The figures come only two weeks after chief executive Kwon Oh-Hyun resigned
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The stock rose 14 per cent in January-March, its strongest gain since the first quarter of 2012
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The guidance points to a more rapid recovery for the mobile business than many analysts anticipated
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Samsung said that it would boost production of chips for mobile and other electronic devices from its existing facilities in Austin
The crisis also impacted its numerous suppliers with losses estimated at up to $1.7 bn
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