Sony on Tuesday reported a 7% drop in annual earnings within the fiscal 12 months 2023 amid weak point in its gaming division.
This is how Sony did within the March quarter versus LSEG consensus estimates:
- Income: 3.5 trillion yen ($22.4 billion) versus 2.89 trillion yen anticipated. That represents a 14% improve year-over-year — however the first drop since Sony’s 2020 September quarter, based on LSEG knowledge.
- Working revenue: 229.4 billion yen versus 236.81 billion yen anticipated. That marks a 57% leap year-over-year.
The Japanese gaming big reported 2023 income of 13 trillion, a rise of 19% year-over-year.
Sony’s working revenue for the complete 12 months, although, got here in at 1.2 trillion, down 7% year-over-year.
The drop in quarterly income comes after Sony in February cut its forecast for its flagship PlayStation 5 console. The agency on the time mentioned it anticipated to promote 21 million items of the PS5 within the fiscal 12 months, down from an earlier forecast of 25 million items.
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