CNBC tied the pre-market drop to Apple's 45-46% gross margin forecast for the December quarter, below the 46.3% LSEG estimate, after fiscal Q4 revenue and EPS topped forecasts.
Unaudited Q3 figures are in line with Samsung's 8 October estimates; phone, TV and appliance units lost money. Shares fell 4.13% by 15:30 Seoul time on 29 October, per Yahoo Finance; may still change.
Revenue of KRW 104.6tn and operating profit beat the FnGuide consensus, Polstob's comparison shows, but net profit fell 57.7% from Q2. A 20,000-won dividend includes a 10,000-won special payout.