Revenue was up about 12% from the same period last year, while operating profit grew about 130%, year on year. However, operating profit fell 29.3% and revenue slipped over 4% on a quarter-on-quarter basis.

Samsung Electronics reported fourth-quarter profit that rose 130% from a low base, confirming it had missed earlier estimates due to slowing memory chip demand and extra costs as it works towards providing high-end chips to Nvidia.

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it expected limited first-quarter earnings growth due to weak memory chip business conditions, as it continues to work towards providing high-end chips to Nvidia. The South Korean firm is also grappling with weak smartphone sales and said it aimed to revive mobile margins to above 10% this quarter,