Quarterly income of KRW 79.14 trillion, working revenue at KRW 6.7 trillion
Samsung Electronics in the present day reported monetary outcomes for the primary quarter ended March 31, 2025.
The Company posted KRW 79.14 trillion in consolidated income, an all-time quarterly excessive, on the again of sturdy gross sales of flagship Galaxy S25 smartphones and high-value-added merchandise. Operating revenue elevated to KRW 6.7 trillion regardless of headwinds for the DS Division, which skilled a lower in quarterly income.
The Company has allotted its highest-ever annual R&D expenditure for 2024, and within the first quarter of this yr, it has additionally elevated its R&D expenditure by 16% in comparison with the identical interval final yr, amounting to 9 trillion gained.
Despite the rising macroeconomic uncertainties on account of current world commerce tensions and slowing world financial development, making it troublesome to foretell future efficiency, the Company will proceed to make varied efforts to safe development. Additionally, assuming that the uncertainties are diminished, it expects its efficiency to enhance within the second half of the yr.
Semiconductors Projected To Continue Growth by Meeting Evolving AI Needs
The DS Division posted KRW 25.1 trillion in consolidated income and KRW 1.1 trillion in working revenue for the primary quarter.
For the Memory Business, income was pushed by expanded server DRAM gross sales and the addressing of extra NAND demand amid a perceived bottoming out of the market worth.
However, general earnings had been impacted by the erosion of common promoting worth (ASP), in addition to a lower in HBM gross sales on account of export controls on AI chips and deferred demand in anticipation of upcoming enhanced HBM3E merchandise.
In Q2 2025, the Memory Business anticipates sturdy demand for AI servers and can due to this fact search to strengthen our place within the high-value-added market by way of our server-centric portfolio, together with a ramp-up of the improved HBM3E 12H to satisfy preliminary demand. For NAND, the Memory Business seeks to reinforce value competitiveness by accelerating the transition to eightth Generation V-NAND for all functions.
In H2 2025, AI-related demand is predicted to stay excessive together with the launch of latest GPUs. Therefore, the Memory Business will increase the gross sales of high-value-added merchandise, together with enhanced HBM3E 12H merchandise and excessive density DDR5 modules of 128GB or increased.
In the cell and PC markets, on-device AI is predicted to proliferate, so the Memory Business will proactively reply to this shift within the enterprise surroundings with its industry-leading 10.7Gbps LPDDR5x merchandise.
Earnings on the System LSI Business improved modestly, on account of an elevated provide of high-resolution sensors and LSI merchandise. This enchancment got here regardless of a sluggish smartphone market and the delayed adoption of the Company’s flagship system-on-a-chip (SoC).
In Q2 2025, the System LSI Business will keep regular income by gaining SoC adoption by a significant buyer for brand spanking new flagship fashions and capitalizing on the rising adoption of 200-megapixel sensors.
In H2 2025, the System LSI Business will increase its flagship SoC provide, proactively handle demand for high-resolution major and telephoto digital camera sensors and increase its automotive sensor portfolio.
Earnings for the Foundry Business had been muted on account of sluggish seasonal cell demand, stock changes and stagnant fab utilization. However, the Business centered on the 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) course of, bettering yields and stabilizing the road whereas conserving this system on schedule, whereas additionally securing extra sub-5nm orders, particularly the 2nm and 4nm nodes for AI and HPC functions.
In Q2 2025, the Business will stabilize its 2nm course of manufacturing and drive earnings enchancment by actively addressing sturdy cell and automotive demand within the United States. Looking forward to H2 2025, the Foundry Business goals to start out 2nm…
