https://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-estimates-another-quarter-of-record-profit/ >Samsung looks to continue its streak of record quarters, updating its estimate for its first quarter 2018 results on Thursday. >From Jan. 1 to March 31, the company made an estimated operating profit of 15.6 trillion Korean won, or $14.7 billion. That's a solid rise from the 9.9 trillion won ($9.3 billion) it made during the same quarter in 2017.