Samsung SDS Q3 net income up 5.2 pct to 185.8 bln won

Samsung SDS Co. on Wednesday reported its third-quarter net income of 185.8 billion won (US$134 million), up 5.2 percent from a year earlier.The company said in a regulatory filing that it posted 252.8 billion won in operating profit for the quarter, compared with 193 billion won a year ago. Sales rose 11.3 percent to 3.56 trillion won.The earnings fell behind market expectations. The average estimate of net profit by analysts stood at 188.2 billion won, according to a survey by Yonhap Infomax, the financial data firm of Yonhap News Agency.Source: Yonhap News Agency