Samsung C&T Q1 net profit down 26.8 pct to 649.2 bln won

Samsung C&T-Q1 earnings

Samsung C&T Q1 net profit down 26.8 pct to 649.2 bln won

SEOUL, April 27 (Yonhap) -- Samsung C&T Corp. on Wednesday reported its first-quarter net income of 649.2 billion won (US$513.1 million), down 26.8 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the January-March period rose 79 percent on-year to 541.6 billion won. Revenue increased 33.2 percent to 10.43 trillion won.

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