Communications SoftBank Group Corp. Business Summary
SoftBank Group Corp. operates as a holding company which engages in the management of its group companies. It operates through the following segments: SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank, Arm, Brightstar, and Others. The SoftBank Vision Fund segment engages in the investment business. The SoftBank segment provides mobile communication, broadband, and telecom services in Japan. The Arm segment designs microprocessors and develops software technologies. The Brightstar segment engages in the distribution of mobile devices overseas. The Others segment includes smartphone payments business, alternative investment business, fund business in Latin America and operation of the baseball teams. The company was founded by Masayoshi Son on September 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Financial Highlights
Mar 2021
JPY USD Revenue 11,920.19B 112,393.75M Gross Profit 9,166.95B 86,433.87M Operating income 6,887.92B 64,945.22M Income before tax 5,054.02B 47,653.65M Net income 4,246.48B 40,039.47M EBITDA 7,734.85B 72,930.82M Diluted EPS 2,437.29 22.98 Dividends Per Share 44 0.41 Total Assets 45,750.45B 414,031.26M Total liabilities 34,291.73B 310,332.46M Total equity 9,716.21B 87,929.56M Operating cash flow 522,998M 4,931.27M Currency in JPY Currency in USD
Historical Data Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Revenue
8,901.00B
9,158.76B
6,093.54B
3,828.78B
11,920.19B
Gross Profit
3,399.38B
3,582.07B
2,526.36B
1,244.51B
9,166.95B
Operating income
1,140.85B
1,015.65B
659,691M
-918,515M
6,887.92B
Income before tax
712,526M
384,630M
1,682.67B
-573,977M
5,054.02B
Net income
877,902M
1,017.06B
1,370.74B
-943,097M
4,246.48B
EBITDA
2,613.52B
2,601.52B
2,353.87B
-93,940M
7,734.85B
Diluted EPS
400.47
454.19
628.26
-478.50
2,437.29
Dividends Per Share
22
22
22
44
44
Total Assets
24,634.21B
31,180.46B
36,096.47B
37,257.29B
45,750.45B
Total liabilities
20,164.48B
25,404.32B
27,584.14B
30,381.25B
34,291.73B
Total equity
3,586.35B
4,687.30B
7,124.60B
5,416.73B
9,716.21B
Operating cash flow
1,500.72B
1,072.77B
1,140.12B
1,086.80B
522,998M
Mar 2017 Mar 2018 Mar 2019 Mar 2020 Mar 2021 Revenue
82,197.88M
82,636.15M
54,948.97M
35,215.06M
112,393.75M
Gross Profit
31,392.23M
32,319.73M
22,781.64M
11,446.33M
86,433.87M
Operating income
10,535.42M
9,163.88M
5,948.80M
-8,447.99M
64,945.22M
Income before tax
6,579.94M
3,470.37M
15,173.61M
-5,279.12M
47,653.65M
Net income
8,107.14M
9,176.58M
12,360.81M
-8,674.08M
40,039.47M
EBITDA
24,135.04M
23,472.63M
21,226.25M
-864.00M
72,930.82M
Diluted EPS
3.69
4.09
5.66
-4.40
22.98
Dividends Per Share
0.20
0.19
0.19
0.40
0.41
Total Assets
221,073.42M
293,187.21M
326,118.97M
345,118.71M
414,031.26M
Total liabilities
180,960.97M
238,874.61M
249,213.08M
281,425.13M
310,332.46M
Total equity
32,184.79M
44,074.27M
64,368.30M
50,175.87M
87,929.56M
Operating cash flow
13,858.73M
9,679.21M
10,281.17M
9,995.86M
4,931.27M
Valuation Measures
Mar 2021
PER 3.56 ROA 10.23% ROE 56.12% Operating margin 57.78% Profit margin 35.62%
Key executives
Chairman & Executive President:
Masayoshi Son
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President:
Raul Marcelo Claure
CFO, Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer:
Yoshimitsu Goto
Chief Legal Officer & Group Compliance Officer:
Tim Mackey
Executive Vice President:
Rajeev Misra Shareholders
SON MASAYOSHI (29.0%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (6.8%)
Son Investment Godo Kaisha (3.4%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.3%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (2.8%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.7%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.9%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. (1.4%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (1.3%)
Contact Details Website: http://group.softbank Address:
Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Ofc Tower,
1--7-1 Kaigan,
Tokyo,
105-7537,
Japan
Phone:
+81.3.6889.2000
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