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7.95 billion dollars versus 5.62 billion
Many companies are now publishing their financial reports. Sometimes they are interesting, and sometimes very surprising. For example, it turned out that Sony's operating profit for the last quarter was greater than Samsung's profit. For the first time in a quarter of a century!
Japanese Sony Group's operating profit for the last fiscal year was $7.95 billion, while Samsung Electronics — 5.62 billion. For the first time in 24 years, Sony's operating profit was higher than Samsung's.
Moreover, as Business Korea notes, 14 years ago, the profits of the nine largest Japanese electronics companies did not even reach half of the profits of Samsung Electronics.