SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - LG Energy Solution 373220.KS, an electric car battery supplier for Tesla TSLA.O and General Motors GM.N, said on Monday its third-quarter operating profit likely rose 34% to 601 billion won ($420 million) from a year earlier.
That compared with 448 billion won in profit a year earlier and a 528 billion won profit forecast compiled by LSEG SmartEstimate that was weighted toward analysts who are more consistently accurate.
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