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What's 'operating profit'?
Operating profit is a key measure of a company's financial health, showing how much money it makes from its core business activities before taxes and interest are deducted. For Samsung, this means the profit from selling things like memory chips, phones, and TVs, rather than from investments or other non-core income. It's a good indicator of day-to-day efficiency.
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