Independent experts called the substantial amount of damage from the scandal with the Galaxy Note 7 - South Korean manufacturer can collectively lose up to $ 17 bln. , Including consequential damages. Meanwhile, the official statements of the company is to judge the value of the direct losses. In the third quarter operating profit Samsung should be reduced by $ 2.3 billion. As noted by Reuters, yesterday Samsung has called the amount of projected losses over the next two quarters, which are caused by the removal of production 7 Galaxy Note smartphone, repurchase defective copies and related activities.
In the current quarter, Samsung will lose about $ 1.8 billion, and in the first quarter of next year -.. Another $ 900 million this way, together with the loss of the third quarter, Samsung can get direct losses of $ 5 billion because of the history with the Galaxy Note 7. . in order to somehow compensate for the loss of this model from the product line, Samsung plans to increase volumes of manufacture Galaxy S7 smartphones and Galaxy S7 Edge. In addition, the company intends to significantly increase control over product quality, paying special attention to the safety of the brand products for customers health.