Electronic Technology

Sony Group Corp.

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Business Summary

Sony Group Corp. engages in the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electronic equipment, instruments, devices, game consoles, and software for consumers, professionals and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Game and Network Services, Music, Pictures, Home Entertainment and Sound, Imaging Products and Solutions, Mobile Communications, Semiconductors, Financial Services, and Others. The Game and Network Services segment deals with gaming machines, software and network services. The Music segment produces and publishes music and provides image media platforms. The Pictures segment handles film production, television program creation, and media networks. The Home Entertainment and Sound segment offers LCD televisions, home audio, Blu-ray Disc players and recorders, and memory-based portable audio devices. The Imaging Products and Solutions segment provides digital imaging products, professional solutions, and medical goods. The Mobile Communications segment deals with mobile phones and Internet services business. The Semiconductors segment provides image sensors and camera modules. The Financial Services segment manages the life insurance and non-life insurance operations and banking business. The Others segment includes personal computer (PC) business, overseas Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD manufacturing, and battery business. The company was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka on May 7, 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2022	JPY	USD
Revenue	9,921.51B	88,291.15M
Gross Profit	3,320.04B	29,544.90M
Operating income	1,113.19B	9,906.31M
Income before tax	1,093.85B	9,734.19M
Net income	882,178M	7,850.46M
EBITDA	2,017.66B	17,955.15M
Diluted EPS	705.16	6.27
Dividends Per Share	65	0.57
Total Assets	30,480.96B	251,130.53M
Total liabilities	23,283.71B	191,832.90M
Total equity	7,144.47B	58,862.79M
Operating cash flow	328,504M	2,923.34M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	8,549.36B	8,685.15B	8,238.17B	8,998.66B	9,921.51B
Gross Profit	2,776.35B	2,902.06B	2,829.39B	2,976.46B	3,320.04B
Operating income	757,044M	877,133M	852,448M	957,954M	1,113.19B
Income before tax	699,049M	1,011.64B	799,450M	986,414M	1,093.85B
Net income	490,794M	916,271M	582,191M	1,029.61B	882,178M
EBITDA	1,477.76B	1,599.65B	1,598.89B	1,690.06B	2,017.66B
Diluted EPS	379.75	707.73	461.23	823.76	705.16
Dividends Per Share	27.50	35	45	55	65
Total Assets	19,065.53B	20,981.58B	23,039.34B	27,507.84B	30,480.96B
Total liabilities	15,409.17B	16,536.09B	18,242.04B	20,783.50B	23,283.71B
Total equity	2,967.36B	3,746.37B	4,125.30B	6,680.34B	7,144.47B
Operating cash flow	1,344.76B	1,322.77B	1,474.01B	677,466M	328,504M

	Mar 2018	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022
Revenue	77,137.79M	78,318.96M	75,770.24M	84,847.07M	88,291.15M
Gross Profit	25,050.01M	26,169.59M	26,023.24M	28,064.65M	29,544.90M
Operating income	6,830.52M	7,909.60M	7,840.34M	9,032.40M	9,906.31M
Income before tax	6,307.26M	9,122.60M	7,352.90M	9,300.75M	9,734.19M
Net income	4,428.25M	8,262.53M	5,354.67M	9,708.04M	7,850.46M
EBITDA	13,333.30M	14,424.96M	14,705.79M	15,935.37M	17,955.15M
Diluted EPS	3.42	6.38	4.24	7.76	6.27
Dividends Per Share	0.24	0.31	0.41	0.51	0.57
Total Assets	179,271.59M	189,561.25M	213,416.16M	248,939.76M	251,130.53M
Total liabilities	144,891.09M	149,397.80M	168,978.19M	188,086.01M	191,832.90M
Total equity	27,901.88M	33,847.19M	38,213.19M	60,455.59M	58,862.79M
Operating cash flow	12,133.35M	11,928.18M	13,557.18M	6,387.72M	2,923.34M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2022
PER	17.88
ROA	3.04%
ROE	12.76%
Operating margin	11.22%
Profit margin	8.89%

Key executives

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer: Kenichiro Yoshida
CFO, Director, VP & Head-Business Administration: Hiroki Totoki
Head-Information Systems & Security: Tsuyoshi Kodera
Chief Information Officer & Executive Officer: Makoto Toyoda
Chief Technology Officer: Hiroaki Kitano

Shareholders

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (4.3%)
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (4.1%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.5%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.3%)
Sony Group Corp. (2.0%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (2.0%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (1.7%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (1.5%)
GIC Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (1.4%)
Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors) (1.0%)

Contact Details

Website:http://www.sony.com/ja/
Address: 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0075, Japan
Phone: +81.3.6748.2111

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Last Updated on 1 Feb, 2023