SK hynix promies to increase shipment of DRAMs and NAND products in second quarter

By Lim Chang-won Posted : April 25, 2019, 13:30 Updated : April 25, 2019, 13:30

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SEOUL -- SK hynix promised to increase the shipment of dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips and NAND flash products in the second quarter of this year after its first-quarter net profit fell 64.7 percent from a year ago due to falling prices, weak seasonal demand and a high level of inventory.

DRAM chip prices fell more than 20 percent on average in the first quarter as major data centers adjusted their high inventory levels, but SK hynix predicted at a conference call Thursday that demand for DRAMs would recover in the second quarter while data centers are expected to increase their investment from the third quarter.

The company's first-quarter net profit fell 64.7 percent to 1.1 trillion won ($950 million), compared with a profit of 3.1 trillion won a year ago. Sales were down 22.3 percent on-year to 6.77 trillion won and operating profit plummeted 68.7 percent to 1.36 trillion won, the lowest since the third quarter of 2016.
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