Top 100 firms ' Q 1 overseas sales fall 10 pct amid virus SEOUL , June 9 ( Yonhap ) -- South Korea ' s top 100 companies posted a 10 percent on - quarter decline in their overseas earnings in the January - March period due to the new coronavirus impact on industries , an industry association said Tuesday . The 100 biggest companies in terms of sales reported their combined overseas sales fell to 170 . 42 trillion won in the first quarter from 190 . 17 trillion won in the fourth quarter , the Federation of Korean Industries ( FKI ) said in a statement . Companies hit hard by the COVID - 19 pandemic include Samsung Electronics Co . , LG Electronics Co . , SK hynix Inc . , Hyundai Motor Co . and Hyundai Mobis Co . , it said . The FKI forecast the 100 firms ' sales will decline by another 10 percent in the second quarter on lower demand from the United States , Europe and China amid extended virus woes . ( END )