ChainThink reports that, according to analyst Kim Sun-woo of Meritz Securities, SK Hynix is expected to record its highest-ever second-quarter earnings, driven by one-time investment gains and rising semiconductor prices.
Kim Sun-woo expects SK Hynix's pre-tax profit for April to June to exceed 100 trillion Korean won, including 6.01 trillion won in operating profit and 4.16 trillion won in investment gains from its stake in Kioxia held through Bain Capital.
This performance will surpass SK Hynix's first-quarter operating profit record of 588 billion Korean won. Kim Sun-woo added that DRAM and NAND flash memory prices rose by 30% and 49%, respectively, in the second quarter.
