https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/samsung-makes-its-stunning-95-percent-profit-drop-official-for-q1-2023/

Samsung warned the world earlier this month that its Q1 2023 earnings report was going to be bad. Now the report is here, and oh boy, is it a disaster. Profits are officially down a stunning 95 percent for Q1 2023. The company made 14.12 trillion Korean won in profit ($10.7 billion) for Q1 2022, and this year it's just 640 billion won ($478.55 million). These are Samsung's lowest profits since 2009, basically back when the modern smartphone market was still materializing.

Samsung is well-known for its smartphones, TVs, and appliances, but most of the company's business is components like chips and displays. In 2022 the memory division accounted for 55 percent of profits, mobile was 22 percent, and displays were 11 percent. That company-leading memory division is exactly what tanked this quarter, posting a loss of 4.58 trillion Korean won ($3.4 billion), compared to a profit of 8.45 trillion won ($6.3 billion) this quarter last year.