Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mount at chip business

Re:Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mo... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:11AM (#37833090)

Monster energy drinks net income is ~$1B. Intel/TSMC/etc have or have had net incomes many multiples of that.

Is there that much more potential left for energy drinks?

I would hope not for the sake of people’s health.

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Re:Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mo... by thiago_fm on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @11:55AM (#37833788)

Check Celsius out, it contains less sugar, more caffeine, they've been growing +100% YoY($CELH). There's more space than you could imagine.

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Re:Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mo... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @12:16PM (#37834086)

I don’t see why a startup would be indicative of potential profits in this space, especially a miniscule business where it is expected to grow 100% YoY.

Coca Cola and Pepsi each seem to have profits in the $5B to $10B range, which can be a proxy for how much profit there exists in the space because everyone else is much smaller.

Maybe if these energy drinks displace all of coffee and tea, but I would be surprised. How much more caffeine will (or should) consume?

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Re:Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mo... by fakedang on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @01:28PM (#37834924)

> Is there that much more potential left for energy drinks?

President Camacho has yet to come to power to authorize energy drinks for irrigation (because it's got electrolytes), so I'd say yes, there's still a ton of potential.

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Re:Samsung expected to report 80% profit plunge as losses mo... by otikik on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:09PM (#37837526)

And then the become the central part of the economy.

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