Samsung Electronics expects a first-quarter operating profit of 9.3 trillion won ($8.3 billion) as strong smartphone and consumer electronics sales balanced weaker chip performance.
 
The figure, which is up 44.19 percent on year and 2.76 percent on quarter and was released in an earnings guidance announcement Wednesday, beat FnGuide's market consensus of 8.9 trillion won, despite a major shutdown at a chip plant in Austin, Texas.


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