公司其它所有業務幫助抵消了電池災難

BBC News – Samsung Electronics has reported a 50% profit surge in its guidance for the fourth quarter despite the fiasco with its flagship Note 7 phone. The earnings estimate is higher than analysts predicted and would mark its highest quarterly profit since 2013.?

BBC新聞 – 三星電子公佈四季度盈利預期取得50%的大幅增長，儘管它的旗艦產品Note 7手機慘敗。盈利預期高於分析師預計，標誌着三星自2013年以來的最高季度盈利。

The strong results are due to Samsung's semiconductor and display businesses. The South Korean tech giant said it expected to post 9.2tn won ($7.8bn) in operating profit for the months from September to December. In an earlier profit forecast for the fourth quarter, Samsung had said it expected the Note 7 recall would mean a $2.1bn hit to their profits.

強勁的業績歸功於三星的半導體和顯示器業務。這家韓國科技巨頭說，預計第四季度錄得9.2萬億韓元（合78億美元）營業利潤。此前的四季度盈利預估中，三星說，預計Note 7召回意味着會對其盈利造成21億美元的打擊。

The company first issued a recall for the Galaxy Note 7 in September following complaints about exploding batteries. After replacement devices deemed safe were also found to overheat and catch fire, the company scrapped the phone entirely.

三星9月份因電池爆炸的投訴首次宣佈召回Galaxy Note 7。 被認爲安全的替換手機也被發現會過熱和着火後，公司就徹底廢棄了這款手機。

"When you look at the headlines over the last couple of months it's always been about exploding batteries and doom for Samsung," Bryan Ma, technology consultant with IDC said.

“當你看過去幾個月的頭條新聞時，總是在說三星電池爆炸，厄運當頭的事。”國際數據公司的技術顧問布賴恩.馬說。

"But we've got to keep in mind that that's not their only business - what's really driving these earnings is strong demand for memory and displays. And they are really, really profitable businesses."

“但我們得記着，那並不是他們唯一的業務 – 真正推動盈利的是對存儲器和顯示器的強勁需求。這些業務真的真的很賺錢。”

Samsung said that it will "very soon" share details of its inquiry into the cause of the Note 7 problems. The company will disclose a detailed earnings release for the quarter in late January which will give more insights into the performance of its individual businesses.

三星說，將“很快”公佈對Note 7起火問題原因的調查詳情。公司將在一月末披露詳細上季度財報，這將讓人們對其各個業務的表現有更多深入瞭解。