Samsung C&T, Operating Profit of 857.1 Billion KRW Last Year...1.1% Decrease from Previous Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Samsung C&T announced on the 27th that its consolidated operating profit for last year was tentatively estimated at 857.1 billion KRW, a 1.1% decrease compared to the previous year. Sales amounted to 30.2161 trillion KRW, down 1.8% year-on-year. Net profit increased by 10.8% to 1.1607 trillion KRW. Operating profit for the 4th quarter was 256.4 billion KRW, down 21% from the same period last year. Sales and net profit for this quarter were 8.1823 trillion KRW and 269.9 billion KRW, respectively.