South Korea's storage giants will release their financial reports next week, with AI storage demand driving higher profit expectations

1. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will announce their third-quarter financial results next week. With strong demand for artificial intelligence memory chips, the market expects both companies to deliver robust performance. SK Hynix is scheduled to release its results on Wednesday, followed by Samsung Electronics on Thursday.2. Market estimates suggest that, driven by rising memory chip prices and sustained growth in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) required by AI accelerators, the two companies’ combined operating profit may reach approximately 185 trillion Korean won, equivalent to 139.4 billion US dollars.3. Samsung Electronics previously forecast third-quarter revenue of 195 trillion Korean won and operating profit of 107.4 trillion Korean won in its earnings preview.4. Investors will focus on the progress of both chipmakers in supplying next-generation HBM4 chips for AI accelerators, such as NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform. Boosted by demand for traditional memory chips and high-end HBM products, SK Hynix is also expected to deliver an impressive financial report.