The Q3 outlooks of 232 listed companies have split between upward and downward revisions. While companies raising their operating profit forecasts account for 55% of the total, 105 companies have revised their forecasts downward. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are representative examples of companies taking a more optimistic view.
The Q3 earnings outlooks of 232 listed companies have polarized, with upward and downward revisions mixed across the group. Overall, 127 companies revised their forecasts upward and 105 downward, with upward revisions continuing to account for more than half of the total. The period covered is Q3, and the distribution of earnings outlooks may have changed from the previous quarter.
In particular, upward revisions were notable among the 127 companies, with around 62 companies reportedly raising their sales or operating profit forecasts. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix were cited as examples of major companies revising their overall forecasts upward.
Across listed companies, upward revisions were prominent in the distribution of Q3 outlooks. Changes to earnings results and earnings forecasts at major companies were cited as areas of investor focus.