The South Korean company posted a record quarterly revenue, up 10% from a year earlier, while its first-quarter operating profit climbed 1.5%. First-quarter revenue marginally topped Samsung's forecast of 79 trillion won,

Samsung Electronics has warned that US tariffs will hit demand for its products as the world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones presented a downbeat outlook for the year. The South Korean company said “growing policy risks” would increase uncertainty for its chip business,

First-quarter net profit was stronger than expected as weak earnings at its core semiconductor business were offset by solid gains in its smartphone segment.