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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 the smartphone payments business, alternative investment business, fund business in Latin America and the operation of baseball teams. The company was founded by Masayoshi Son on September 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2023	JPY	USD
Revenue	6,570.43B	48,484.07M
Gross Profit	3,328.04B	24,558.03M
Operating income	380,079M	2,804.64M
Income before tax	-372,450M	-2,748.35M
Net income	-1,006.25B	-7,425.29M
EBITDA	1,273.56B	9,397.80M
Diluted EPS	-652.36	-4.81
Dividends Per Share	44	0.32
Total Assets	43,936.36B	330,125.24M
Total liabilities	33,701.20B	253,221.19M
Total equity	8,615.79B	64,736.60M
Operating cash flow	669,475M	4,940.13M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023
Revenue	6,093.54B	3,828.78B	11,920.19B	6,221.53B	6,570.43B
Gross Profit	2,526.36B	1,244.51B	9,166.95B	3,265.57B	3,328.04B
Operating income	659,691M	-918,515M	6,887.92B	713,852M	380,079M
Income before tax	1,682.67B	-573,977M	5,054.02B	-1,282.68B	-372,450M
Net income	1,370.74B	-1,106.79B	4,246.48B	-1,740.73B	-1,006.25B
EBITDA	2,353.87B	-93,940M	7,734.85B	1,566.27B	1,273.56B
Diluted EPS	628.26	-478.50	2,437.29	-1,018.57	-652.36
Dividends Per Share	22	44	44	44	44
Total Assets	36,096.47B	37,257.29B	45,750.45B	47,544.67B	43,936.36B
Total liabilities	27,584.14B	30,381.25B	34,291.73B	36,333.78B	33,701.20B
Total equity	7,124.60B	5,416.73B	9,716.21B	9,478.79B	8,615.79B
Operating cash flow	1,140.12B	1,086.80B	522,998M	511,438M	669,475M

	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023
Revenue	54,948.97M	35,215.06M	112,393.75M	55,365.18M	48,484.07M
Gross Profit	22,781.64M	11,446.33M	86,433.87M	29,060.21M	24,558.03M
Operating income	5,948.80M	-8,447.99M	64,945.22M	6,352.54M	2,804.64M
Income before tax	15,173.61M	-5,279.12M	47,653.65M	-11,414.58M	-2,748.35M
Net income	12,360.81M	-10,179.65M	40,039.47M	-15,490.75M	-7,425.29M
EBITDA	21,226.25M	-864.00M	72,930.82M	13,938.22M	9,397.80M
Diluted EPS	5.66	-4.40	22.98	-9.06	-4.81
Dividends Per Share	0.19	0.40	0.41	0.39	0.32
Total Assets	326,118.97M	345,118.71M	414,031.26M	391,717.17M	330,125.24M
Total liabilities	249,213.08M	281,425.13M	310,332.46M	299,351.47M	253,221.19M
Total equity	64,368.30M	50,175.87M	87,929.56M	78,095.14M	64,736.60M
Operating cash flow	10,281.17M	9,995.86M	4,931.27M	4,551.26M	4,940.13M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2023
PER	--
ROA	-2.19%
ROE	-11.12%
Operating margin	5.78%
Profit margin	-15.31%

Key executives

Chairman & Executive President: Masayoshi Son
Managing Director: Andreas Hansson
CFO, Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer: Yoshimitsu Goto
Chief Legal Officer & Group Compliance Officer: Tim Mackey
Corporate Officer: Ren Tanaka

Shareholders

SON MASAYOSHI (34.0%)
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (6.5%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.3%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (3.0%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (3.0%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (1.7%)
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (1.5%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.4%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (0.9%)
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. (0.6%)

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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Last Updated on 30 May, 2023