Sony's Q1 earnings show a $35 million net profit, mobile revenue jumps 36 percent
By Richard Lawler posted Aug 1st, 2013 at 2:28 AM
Sony's first earnings report of the new financial year is in and it's eked out a profit, albeit a small one. The $35 million net profit is an improvement from last year's results for the same period, and the good news is most pronounced in its Mobile Products & Communications department. Revenue grew 36 percent from last year, partially due to changes in the value of the yen, but also thanks to higher sales for smartphones, and a higher average selling price. The games division recorded an operating loss for the quarter, as sales of the PS3, PSP and PS2 dropped slightly while spending on R&D for the upcoming PlayStation 4 rose. Sony's new TV strategy may have shown some results, with year-on-years sales up 18.2 percent and attributed to an "improved product mix in LCD TVs" and cost reductions.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/01/sony-q1-2013-earnings/
First Quarter FY13 Results (http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/13q1_sony.pdf)
Hardware Unit Sales (Unit: Million)
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Console Ja-Mr'13 Ap-Jn'13 Jl-Sp'13 Oc-Dc'13 2013
PS3/PS2 3.4 1.1 - - 4.5
360 1.3 1.0 - - 2.3
Wii 0.45 0.21 - - 0.66
Wii U 0.39 0.16 - - 0.55
Handheld Ja-Mr'13 Ap-Jn'13 Jl-Sp'13 Oc-Dc'13 2013
3DS 1.24 1.40 - - 2.64
PSV/PSP 1.3 0.6 - - 1.9
NDS 0.20 0.06 - - 0.26
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Console LTD Mr'12 Ap'12 - Jn'13 LTD Jn'13
PS2 155.1 ? ? Discontinued (Ja 2013)
Wii 95.85 4.19 100.04
PS3 63.9 17.6 - PS2 81.5 - PS2
360 67.2 11.0 78.2
Wii U - - 3.61 (Nv'12 - Jn'13)
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Handheld LTD Mr'12 Ap'12 - Jn'13 LTD Jn'13
NDS 151.52 2.41 153.93
PSP 76.3 7.6 - PSV 83.9 - PSV
3DS 17.13 15.35 32.48
PSV ? ? ?FY13 Quarterly Units Sales
FY12 Unit Sales (Unit: Million)
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HW Ap-Jn'12 Jl-Sp'12 Oc-Dc'12 Ja-Mr'13 FY12
PS3/PS2 2.8 3.5 6.8 3.4 16.5
PSV/PSP 1.4 1.6 2.7 1.3 7.0
SW Ap-Jn'12 Jl-Sp'12 Oc-Dc'12 Ja-Mr'13 FY12
PS3/PS2 20.1 41.4 61.7 30.7 153.9
PSV/PSP 5.8 8.7 8.9 5.4 28.8PS3 Unit Sales (Unit: Million)
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HW Ap-Jn Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr FY LTD
FY06 - - 1.7 1.8 3.5 3.5
FY07 0.7 1.3 4.9 2.2 9.1 12.6
FY08 1.6 2.4 4.5 1.6 10.1 22.7
FY09 1.1 3.2 6.5 2.2 13.0 35.7
FY10 2.4 3.5 6.3 2.1 14.3 50.0
FY11 1.8 3.7 6.5 1.9 13.9 63.9
SW Ap-Jn Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr FY LTD
FY06 - - 5.2 8.1 13.3 13.3
FY07 4.7 10.4 26.0 16.8 57.9 71.2
FY08 22.8 21.2 40.8 18.9 103.7 174.9
FY09 14.8 23.9 47.6 29.3 115.6 290.5
FY10 24.8 35.3 57.6 30.2 147.9 438.4
FY11 26.1 37.4 66.2 26.9 156.6 595.0PSP Unit Sales (Unit: Million)
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HW Ap-Jn Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr FY LTD
FY09 1.3 3.0 4.2 1.4 9.9 61.5
FY10 1.2 1.5 3.6 1.7 8.0 69.5
FY11 1.8 1.7 2.4 0.9 6.8 76.3
SW Ap-Jn Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr FY LTD
FY10 9.2 11.0 16.5 9.9 46.6 298.0
FY11 6.6 8.2 11.4 6.0 32.2 330.2PS2 Unit Sales (Unit: Million)
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HW Ap-Jn Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr FY LTD
FY09 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.7 7.3 144.5
FY10 1.6 1.5 2.1 1.2 6.4 150.9
FY11 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 4.1 155.1
SW Ap-Jn Jl-Sp Oc-Dc Ja-Mr FY LTD
FY10 3.4 5.6 5.3 2.1 16.4 1522.1
FY11 1.5 2.8 2.5 1.1 7.9 1530.0Sony: PS2 142.8 M; PSP 60.2 M; PS3 33.4 (Q3 FY09)
Sony: PS2 144.5 M; PSP 61.5 M; PS3 35.7 M (Q4 FY09)
Sony: PS2 146.1 M; PSP 62.7 M; PS3 38.0 M (Q1 FY10)
Sony: PS2 147.6 M (Q2 FY10)
Sony: PS2 SW 1.52 Billion Units (Q3 FY10)
Sony: PS2 150 M (Jan 31, 2011)
Sony: PSP 70 M (Apr 27,2011)
Sony: PSP SW 298 Million Units (Q4 FY10)
Sony: PS3 50 M (Q4 FY10)
Sony: PS2 153.6 M; PSP 73.0 M; PS3 55.5 M (Q2 FY11)
Sony: PS3 70 M (Nov 4, 2012)
Mmm-hmm. Kaz doing work, yung. Looks like the PS3 has officially passed the Xbox 360 in worldwide sales. The TV/Electronics division is profitable now. The Mobile division is doing well with that Xperia Z. Things looking up at Sony. @Rekkapryde
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