Samsung: first ever quarterly loss

By Berni | January 23, 2009

Jan 23 – Samsung posted an October-December operating loss of 682 million dollars, showing the impact of ravaged chip and LCD prices.

 

Samsung Electronics posted its first ever quarterly loss as its memory chip and display units buckled under the weight of diving prices, and the technology giant faces even more pain as global recession saps demand.

Kitty Bu reports.

Samsung: first ever quarterly loss

questions

  1. What has seen a rapid drop?
  2. Which sales are showing?
  3. What did the chip unit post 2 years ago?
  4. What was its recent loss margin?
  5. What had been expected?
  6. What percentage did this contribute to the total operating loss?
  7. How much is Samsung worth?
  8. How much did shares in Samsung fall?
  9. What will continue through the first half of 2009?
  10. What loss is Sony expected to post?

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