[THE INVESTOR] Dongbu Securities on July 15 forecast Samsung SDS’ second quarter earnings will beat market estimates.The brokerage said operating profit would rise 7.3 percent to 175.7 billion won (US$153.22 million), which is above the market consensus of 160.6 billion won. Sales are also expected to rise to the 2-trillion-won level, it said in a report.But Dongbu also noted that sentiment is subdued due to the ongoing issue over Samsung SDS’s plans for splitting off its logistics business.By K

[THE INVESTOR] After its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 15, LINE Corp.’s share soared around 52 percent to 5,000 yen (US$47.40) from its offer price of 3,300 yen, as of 10:39 a.m. The opening price stood at 4,900 yen. A Line character shop in Seoul / The InvestorTrading of the company’s share in Tokyo was a bit delayed early in the morning as buyers outnumbered sellers around four times.Line is the mobile messenger service operator owned by Korean Internet portal giant Naver (chairman

[THE INVESTOR] NH Investment & Securities forecast local retailer E-mart will post earnings below market estimates in the second quarter.On a consolidated basis, the Shinsegae Group affiliate’s sales were expected to rise 8 percent to 3.92 trillion won (US$3.41 billion), with operating profit rising 0.4 percent to 66 billion won. However, the figures fall below the market consensus of 70.9 billion won operating profit. E-mart’s offline store growth fell 0.5 percent in the second quarter. One of