巨头宣布：营业利润下跌23%！

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LG Electronics Inc. on Friday said its operating profit for the January-March period likely declined 23 percent from a year earlier amid the on-going macroeconomic woes that dampened consumer demand.

据韩联社报道，LG电子于（上）周五表示，由于宏观经济的困境抑制了消费者需求，今年1月至3月的营业利润同比可能下降23%。

The South Korean tech company estimated its first-quarter operating profit at 1.49 trillion won (US$1.1 billion), down 22.9 percent from a year earlier.

这家韩国科技公司预计其第一季度的营业利润为1.49万亿韩元（11亿美元），同比减少22.9%。

Sales decreased 2.6 percent to 20.41 trillion won. The data for net income was not available.

与此同时，LG电子的销售额同比减少2.6%，至20.41万亿韩元，而净收入数据则没有公布。

The operating profit, however, was 20.7 percent higher than the average estimate, according to a survey by Yonhap Infomax, the financial data firm of Yonhap News Agency.

不过，根据韩联社下属的金融数据公司 Yonhap Infomax 的一项调查，LG电子的营业利润比平均预期高出 20.7%。

LG's quarterly profit has actually risen from a year ago, considering the 80 billion-won one-off gains from patent licenses that the tech firm made in the first quarter of last year.

考虑到LG电子曾在去年第一季度从专利许可中获得的 800 亿韩元的一次性收益，其今年的第一季度利润实际上比一年前有所上升。

Stabilizing material costs and steady sales of high-end home appliances helped the firm achieve the relatively solid earnings results.

稳定的材料成本和高端家电的稳定销售，帮助LG电子实现了相对稳健的盈利结果。

LG said the company's efforts, such as reducing shipping costs and restructuring its business portfolio, to "preemptively" deal with slowing demand amid economic uncertainties helped it navigate various challenges.

LG电子表示，通过降低运输成本和重组业务组合等努力，“主动”应对经济不确定性导致的需求放缓问题，帮助了其应对各种挑战。

LG's TV business likely made a turnaround in the first three months of the year, after making losses for the past three consecutive quarters, thanks to improving TV demand in the European market, LG's biggest OLED TV market, and decreasing inventory levels, as well as marketing costs.

由于LG最大的 OLED 电视市场欧洲的电视需求改善以及库存水平下降，以及营销成本的下降，在连续三个季度亏损后，LG旗下的电视业务可能在第一季度出现转机。

According to market research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), premium TV shipments are estimated to have fallen 14 percent from a year ago in the first quarter, but they are expected to begin increasing in the second quarter.

根据市场研究公司 Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) 的数据，第一季度高端电视出货量预计比2022年同期下降 14%，不过，预计在第二季度会增长。

Analyst Kim Dong-won from KB Securities expected LG's TV business to log 439 billion won in operating profit this year, up a whopping 81 times from a year ago.

KB Securities的分析师 Kim Dong-won 预计， LG电视业务今年的营业利润将达到4390亿韩元，与2022年相比，同比增长81倍。

LG did not offer a breakdown of each division's performance, but most of them, including its electric vehicle (EV) parts business, are believed to have made profits in the first quarter, according to analysts.

LG并未公布各个部门的业绩。不过，依照分析师的看法，据信包括电动汽车零部件业务在内的大部分业务都实现了盈利。

In the fourth quarter of last year, the EV parts business made a turnaround 10 years after it entered the market, and is considered one of LG's most promising future growth drivers.

2022年第四季度，电动汽车零部件业务在进入市场10年后出现了起色，该业务被认为是LG未来最具潜力的增长点之一。

While demand for consumer gadgets and home appliances is still sluggish, LG's business solutions division, which covers energy-efficient heat pumps, among other things, is believed to have expanded significantly.

尽管，对消费电子产品和家用电器的需求仍然低迷，不过，据信LG的商业解决方案部门（其中包括节能热泵等）已得以大幅扩张。

The company will release its final earnings report later this month.

本月晚些时候，LG电子将会公布其最终的收益报告。

词汇与表达

1、operating profit 营业利润

2、macroeconomic woes 宏观经济问题/困难

3、dampen 抑制，减弱，控制

4、patent 专利

5、business portfolio 业务组合

6、turnaround 起色，转机，好转

7、sluggish 缓慢的，迟缓的

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