Shares of Samsung, worth $204bn, edged up 0.4pc after the earnings release, compared with a benchmark index that fell 0.3pc. The stock has fallen 8pc in the past month on concern over slowing smartphone growth.
"It will be challenging for Samsung to improve its earnings in the first quarter as the weak seasonality of the IT industry will put pressure on demand for components and TV products," the company said in a statement.
Samsung said its 2014 capital expenditure, a barometer of broader technology industry demand for manufacturing tools such as chip equipment, will be similar to 2013's 23.8 trillion won.
Operating profit at its mobile division stood unchanged at 5.47 trillion won, but slipped 18pc from July to September's record 6.7 trillion won as new iPhones from Apple drew away sales during the year-end holiday period.
Operating profit from display unit Samsung Display tumbled 90pc to 110bn won as weaker-than-forecast sales of the Galaxy S4 left smartphone screens sitting in the inventory, while subdued sales of television sets also had an impact on TV screen shipments.
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