Besides the competition, the decline in profit was also due to a one-time bonus to employees in the amount of $745 million. The bonus is paid out to mark the 20th anniversary of a new era of company. The crucial moment for the celebration is considered when the chairman Lee Kun-hee introduced a new management system that prompted the meteoric rise of Samsung in the last two decades.

One of the departments that have suffered the greatest losses is Samsung Display, whose profits fell by 90 %. In fact, sales of the flagship mobile phone the Galaxy S4 were weaker than expected, as well as televisions, so the demand for screens from this division have been significantly reduced.

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