SEOUL, April 8 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics saw its operating profit slightly fall in the first quarter, the company said Tuesday.
Samsung's preliminary operating profit reached 6.6 trillion won (4.5 billion U.S. dollars) in the January-March quarter, down 0.15 percent compared to the same quarter of last year.
It beat market expectations of about 4.9 trillion won (3.3 billion dollars).
Preliminary revenue grew 9.84 percent from a year earlier to 79 trillion won (53.8 billion dollars) in the first quarter, marking the second-highest figure in the company's history.
The net income and detailed earnings for each business unit will be unveiled later this month. ■
