Samsung Electronics third-quarter profit falls 30 percent after Note 7 failure

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said its operating profit fell 30 percent year-on-year in the quarter marred by the withdrawal of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, sinking to its lowest level in two years.

The world's top smartphone maker said third-quarter operating profit was 5.2 trillion won ($4.57 billion), matching its revised guidance. The firm had initially estimated a 7.8 trillion won profit but cut its guidance to reflect losses incurred in the withdrawal of the fire-prone Note 7s.

Samsung's mobile division booked an operating profit of 100 billion won, the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2008.

(Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Stephen Coates)