三星智能手機業務現復甦跡象

Operating profit at Samsung Electronics IT and mobile business - overwhelmingly constituted by smartphone earnings - bounced back in the first quarter from its lows in late 2014, although it still suffered a steep year-on-year decline.

今年一季度，三星電子(Samsung Electronics)IT與移動部門的營業利潤較2014年末的低點實現了反彈，不過同比降幅仍很大。智能手機貢獻的利潤比例仍然最大。

The division's operating profit for the period was Won2.74tn ($2.57bn), Samsung said on Wednesday - less than half the Won6.43tn figure in the same period last year, but up from Won1.96tn in the previous quarter writes the FT's Simon mundy in Seoul.

三星週三表示，一季度該部門實現營業利潤2.74萬億韓元（合25.7億美元）——不及去年同期6.43萬億韓元的一半，但高於前一季度的1.96萬億韓元。

Samsung's smartphone profits collapsed in the second half of last year as it lost share of the key Chinese market to low-cost locally based competitors. Most analysts rule out Samsung's returning to the prior profit levels, but are watching for signs of a recovery as the South Korean group rolls out the new flagship Galaxy S6 phone and a new line of low and mid-end smartphones.

去年下半年，三星智能手機部門利潤大幅減少，因爲它在關鍵的中國市場的份額被當地低成本的競爭對手不斷侵蝕。多數分析師認爲三星不可能恢復到以往的利潤水平，但隨着這這家韓國集團推出新的旗艦機型Galaxy S6，以及一個新系列的中低端智能手機，分析師們仍在期待它出現復甦跡象。

Profits also improved at the semiconductor division, which remained the company's biggest earnings contributor for a third consecutive quarter. The memory chip business is benefiting from high prices after consolidation in the sector, while the logic chip business is enjoying greater capacity use since Samsung started using its own processor chips for the Galaxy S6.

半導體部門的利潤也有所好轉，連續第三個季度成爲集團營收的最大貢獻者。存儲芯片部門開始受益於行業整合之後價格的提升，而邏輯芯片部門也得益於三星自己爲Galaxy S6 生產處理器以來的更高的產能利用率。

In line with guidance earlier this month, Samsung reported operating profit of Won5.98tn Won - down 30 per cent year-on-year - and revenue of Won47.1, against Won53.7tn a year before.

三星集團錄得營業利潤5.98萬億韓元，同比減少30%，營收額47.1萬億韓元的，低於去年同期的53.7萬億韓元。