Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for Q4 2013

Samsung Electronics Announces Earnings Guidance for Q4 2013.  Consolidated revenues estimated at 59 trillion Korean won. Operating profit at 8.3 trillion won. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2013.  Consolidated sales:  Approximately 59.0 trillion Korean won (Range: 58 – 60 trillion Korean won) Consolidated operating profit: Approximately 8.3 trillion Korean won  (Range: 8.1 – 8.5 trillion Korean won)

The above figures are consolidated earnings estimates based on K-IFRS 

※ 2013 3Q and 2012 4Q consolidated figures based on K-IFRS are as follows

(in trillion won)	2013.3Q	2012.4Q
Sales	59.08	56.06
Operating profit	10.16	8.84

Disclosure regulations in South Korea do not allow earnings guidance to be provided as a

range, therefore the official disclosure was made based on the median value as stated above.

The guidance is provided ahead of the full announcement of quarterly earnings results for the convenience of investors and media, before our external audit on the financial results of our headquarters, subsidiaries and affiliates is completed. Therefore, the above estimate may differ from the actual results.

The full earnings for the fourth quarter will be disclosed following the Board of Directors’ approval of the financial statements and quarterly reports.
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