In addition to the obvious unit costs associated with Samsung 's recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 2 batteries , the firm is faced with delaying or cancelling planned marketing campaigns , and the negative knock - on effect on its semiconductor and display divisions . Events at South Korea 's Hanjin Shipping have also added to Samsung 's woes , with US retailers bemoaning late delivery of their products in the run up to the busy year - end season . As we noted last week , the recall - following problems with the batteries - could lead to losses of KRW1.5tn ( $ 1.34bn ) for Samsung .
In addition to the obvious unit costs associated with Samsung's recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the firm is faced with delaying or cancelling planned marketing campaigns, and the negative knock-on effect on its semiconductor and display divisions. Troubles at South Korea's Hanjin Shipping have also added to Samsung's woes, with US retailers bemoaning late delivery of Samsung products in the run up to the busy year-end season. As we noted last week, the recall - following problems with the batteries - could lead to losses of KRW1.5tn ($1.34bn) for Samsung.