Electronic Technology

Sony Group Corp.

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 2023	JPY	USD
Revenue	11,539.83B	85,153.87M
Gross Profit	3,140.90B	23,177.13M
Operating income	1,171.73B	8,646.38M
Income before tax	1,155.86B	8,529.26M
Net income	937,126M	6,915.16M
EBITDA	2,260.84B	16,683.08M
Diluted EPS	754.94	5.57
Dividends Per Share	75	0.55
Total Assets	32,041.22B	240,748.53M
Total liabilities	24,752.90B	185,986.17M
Total equity	7,229.70B	54,321.95M
Operating cash flow	203,377M	1,500.74M
	Currency in JPY	Currency in USD

Historical Data

JPY | USD

	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023
Revenue	8,685.15B	8,238.17B	8,998.66B	9,921.51B	11,539.83B
Gross Profit	2,902.06B	2,829.39B	2,976.46B	3,320.04B	3,140.90B
Operating income	877,133M	852,448M	957,954M	1,113.19B	1,171.73B
Income before tax	1,011.64B	799,450M	986,414M	1,093.85B	1,155.86B
Net income	916,271M	582,191M	1,029.61B	882,178M	937,126M
EBITDA	1,599.65B	1,598.89B	1,690.06B	2,017.66B	2,260.84B
Diluted EPS	707.73	461.23	823.76	705.16	754.94
Dividends Per Share	35	45	55	65	75
Total Assets	20,981.58B	23,039.34B	27,507.84B	30,480.96B	32,041.22B
Total liabilities	16,536.09B	18,242.04B	20,783.50B	23,283.71B	24,752.90B
Total equity	3,746.37B	4,125.30B	6,680.34B	7,144.47B	7,229.70B
Operating cash flow	1,322.77B	1,474.01B	677,466M	328,504M	203,377M

	Mar 2019	Mar 2020	Mar 2021	Mar 2022	Mar 2023
Revenue	78,318.96M	75,770.24M	84,847.07M	88,291.15M	85,153.87M
Gross Profit	26,169.59M	26,023.24M	28,064.65M	29,544.90M	23,177.13M
Operating income	7,909.60M	7,840.34M	9,032.40M	9,906.31M	8,646.38M
Income before tax	9,122.60M	7,352.90M	9,300.75M	9,734.19M	8,529.26M
Net income	8,262.53M	5,354.67M	9,708.04M	7,850.46M	6,915.16M
EBITDA	14,424.96M	14,705.79M	15,935.37M	17,955.15M	16,683.08M
Diluted EPS	6.38	4.24	7.76	6.27	5.57
Dividends Per Share	0.31	0.41	0.51	0.57	0.55
Total Assets	189,561.25M	213,416.16M	248,939.76M	251,130.53M	240,748.53M
Total liabilities	149,397.80M	168,978.19M	188,086.01M	191,832.90M	185,986.17M
Total equity	33,847.19M	38,213.19M	60,455.59M	58,862.79M	54,321.95M
Operating cash flow	11,928.18M	13,557.18M	6,387.72M	2,923.34M	1,500.74M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2023
PER	15.80
ROA	2.99%
ROE	13.03%
Operating margin	10.15%
Profit margin	8.12%

Key executives

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer: Kenichiro Yoshida
President, COO, CFO & Director: 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%)
BlackRock Fund Advisors (2.9%)
The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2.7%)
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. (2.1%)
Sony Group Corp. (2.1%)
Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. (2.0%)
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.0%)
Norges Bank Investment Management (1.8%)
GIC Pte Ltd. (Investment Management) (1.4%)

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 26 May, 2023