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Operating profit at major Korean listed companies rose 12% quarter on quarter in Q3, but excluding semiconductors results worsened, according to a BNK Investment & Securities analysis. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix drove the gain, while autos, shipbuilding and defense underperformed.
Only 24% of KOSPI 200 companies beat expectations, with 44% missing estimates.
A strong won and weak exporter earnings point to softer Korean import demand for feed inputs. The story has no direct link to feed commodity prices.
biz.chosun.comKwon Woo-seokNov 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
