SK hynix Achieves 'Dream' 72% Operating Margin, Surpassing Nvidia and TSMC [1-Min Brief]

Published 24 Apr.2026 08:00(KST)

[At a Glance]
① [Market] SK hynix achieves record-high Q1 sales of 52.6 trillion won and operating profit of 37.6 trillion won
② [Commodities] Government expands LPG butane fuel tax cut from 10% to 25%
③ [Defense] USFK: "Korea is a sustained support hub in the region"... Expansion of maintenance for US assets underway

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SK hynix Achieves 'Dream' 72% Operating Margin, Surpassing Nvidia and TSMC [1-Min Brief]

Top 3 NEWS

■ SK hynix achieves record-high Q1 operating profit of 37.6 trillion won, surpasses Nvidia in operating margin

○Sales reach 52.6 trillion won, ushering in the '50 trillion won era'
○Strengthens financial soundness with 35 trillion won in net cash
○All-out efforts to secure supply capacity, including construction of 'P&T7'

■ Government expands LPG butane fuel tax cut to 25% in all-out effort to protect cost of living

○Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Koo Yoon-cheol holds Special Management Task Force on Cost of Living
○Expansion of LPG butane fuel tax reduction and extension of reduction period
○From May, additional reduction of 31 won per liter compared to previous rate

■ Will USFK weapon maintenance be entrusted to Korea?

○After US fighter jets and warships, maintenance cooperation now being pursued for Patriot missiles, drones, and more
○Commander Brunson: "Pushing for a sustained support hub in the region"
○USFK plans to carry out maintenance of its military assets at domestic defense companies

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