三星收益減少６成…手機市場急変、対応困難

A few weeks ago the Yomiuri News on-line reported the following:

サムスン６割減益…スマホ市場急変、対応できず

2014年10月31日 07時31分

　【ソウル＝吉田敏行】韓国サムスン電子は３０日、２０１４年７～９月期連結決算の詳細を発表した。

　主力のスマートフォン事業で、中国製などの低価格品との競争が激化し、純利益は前年同期比４８・８％減の４兆２２２３億ウォン（約４３００億円）と、ほぼ半減した。

　同社は３０日の業績説明会で、スマホ市場の「急激な変化に迅速に対応できない点があった」と説明し、１０～１２月期も、業績改善は難しいとの見通しを示した。

　本業のもうけを示す営業利益も６０・１％減の４兆６０５億ウォンとなった。

　韓国の製造業ではウォン高の影響も大きかった。現代自動車は７～９月期の販売台数は微増だったが、連結営業利益は１８％減の１兆６４８７億ウォンにとどまった。

　一方、ＬＧ電子は、スマホ販売が好調で、営業利益は同１１２％増の４６１２億ウォンと大幅に増えた。

(試譯文)

On the 30^th (October), the Korean Samsung Electronics announced its July – September 2014 consolidated account.

On smart phone, as its major business, the competition with low-price items made in China was intensified. The net profit was 4,222,300,000,000 won (about 430,000,000,000 yen), being a drop of 48.8 % and reaching mostly half of the same period last year.

    In its business achievement explanatory meeting held on the 30th, the said company explained that regarding the smart-phone market "one point was that it was unable to respond to sudden changes quickly", it also indicated that the prospect in achieving improvement in October - December would be difficult.

  

    The operating profit which indicated the main business profits was 4,060,500,000,000 won, being a 60. 1 % decrease.

  The Korean industry was also affected by the strong won. For Hyundai Motors the car sale number in July -September had a minor increase, yet the consolidated operating profit had stopped by 18 % to stand at 1,648,700,000,000 won.

   On the other hand, LG Electronics’ smart-phone sale was favorable, the operating profit increased substantially to 112 % at 461,200,000,000 won.

It is interesting to note the difference in performance in smart phone sale between LG Electronics and Korean Samsung Electronics.