<p>Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones, memory chips and flat screens, said Thursday that its third-quarter operating profit fell 60 percent from a year earlier.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The operating profit reached 4.06 trillion won ($3.85 billion) in the third quarter, down 60.05 percent from a year earlier, Xinhua cited from a company statement. From three months ago, the profit sank 43.5 percent.<br /><br />It was for the first time in about three years that Samsung's operating profit fell below the 5 trillion-won level. The final figure was lower than the preliminary reading of 4.1 trillion won unveiled by the company earlier this month.<br /><br />The revenue declined 19.69 percent from a year earlier to 47.45 trillion won in the third quarter, falling below the 50 trillion won level for the first time in about two years.<br /><br />The net income retreated 48.79 percent to 4.22 trillion won in the cited period, and the operating margin was 8.6 percent in the third quarter, falling to the single-digit figure for the first time in around three years, the statement added.<br /></p>
<p>Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones, memory chips and flat screens, said Thursday that its third-quarter operating profit fell 60 percent from a year earlier.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The operating profit reached 4.06 trillion won ($3.85 billion) in the third quarter, down 60.05 percent from a year earlier, Xinhua cited from a company statement. From three months ago, the profit sank 43.5 percent.<br /><br />It was for the first time in about three years that Samsung's operating profit fell below the 5 trillion-won level. The final figure was lower than the preliminary reading of 4.1 trillion won unveiled by the company earlier this month.<br /><br />The revenue declined 19.69 percent from a year earlier to 47.45 trillion won in the third quarter, falling below the 50 trillion won level for the first time in about two years.<br /><br />The net income retreated 48.79 percent to 4.22 trillion won in the cited period, and the operating margin was 8.6 percent in the third quarter, falling to the single-digit figure for the first time in around three years, the statement added.<br /></p>