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[vinnygambini]

Market Expectations for Q3 were as followed:

EARNINGS FORECAST: The entertainment and electronics giant is expected to report a net profit of ¥31.91 billion ($269.54 million) for the three months ended December, according to a poll of analysts surveyed by financial data provider Quick. A year earlier, it reported a net profit of ¥27 billion.

REVENUE FORECAST: Revenue is expected to stay flat at ¥2.36 trillion ($20.1 billion) from ¥2.41 trillion a year earlier.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/sonys-fiscal-q3-profit-likely-edged-up-slightly-2015-02-03

Sony Q3 Results:

Net Sales: ¥2.55 trillion yen
Operating Income: ¥178.3 billion yen
Net Income: ¥89 billion yen

Sony Computer Entertainment Q3 Results:

Net Sales: ¥531.5 billion yen
Operating Income: ¥27.6 billion yen

Sony Computer Entertainment Previous Full-Year Guidance:

Net Sales: ¥1.290 trillion yen
Operating Income: ¥35 billion yen
Computer Entertainment Systems (PS3, PS4): 17 million
Portable Entertainment Systems (PSP, PSVita): 3.5 million
Software (Sales): 390 million

Sony Computer Entertainment New Full-Year Guidance:

Net Sales: ¥1.380 trillion yen
Operating Income: ¥40 billion yen

Additional Information Q3:

Computer Entertainment Systems (PS3, PS4): 7.5 million (6.4 million PS4)
Portable Entertainment Systems (PSP, PSVita): 1.4 million
Software (Sales): 147 million

In essence, Financial Services, Games & Network Services & Music continue to be strong performers to Sony; Home Entertainment & Sound are greatly benefiting from the yen and their mobile division continues to disappoint.

Will update thread throughout

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/150204_sonypre.pdf

 

[TacticalFox88]

Holy shit at the PS4 number.

 

[vinnygambini]

Oops could a mod update title with Beats Market Expectations & 6.4 Million Shipped PS4's

Edit: Thank You

 

[Drifters]

Based Sony!

 

[Patapwn]

dat ps4 the syrup on Sony's pancake

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Profit

 

[Scully Scully Scoo]

very nice. now sell of smartphone/tv and focus on playstation/insurance

 

[Phediuk]

So is Sony back in the black now?

 

[GloriousBagel]

Additional Information Q3:


Will update thread throughout

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/150204_sonypre.pdf

Is this a good number for the Vita?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

6.4 million for the quarter?!

 

[ASIS]

The numbers are fantastic. Is Sony still in trouble though? Because the numbers look very reassuring but I am not an expert on these things.

 

[Cess007]

Computer Entertainment Systems (PS3, PS4): 7.5 million (6.4 million PS4)
Software (Sales): 147 million

Almost 6.5 millions of PS4 and 150 million of software sold in a single quarter. Damn!

 

[darkwing]

what the what 6.4M wow

 

[Trevelyon]

Thought that mobile loss was going to hurt them bad. Good for them.

 

[Guamu]

Great numbers for PS4, awful for vita.

 

[I-hate-u]

That is a lot of yen.

 

[Nirolak]

Good work, Sony Financial Services.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

 

[Nightengale]

Good work, Sony Financial Services.

Based Insurance.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

I'm no expert, but I was expecting a loss so this seems to be good news.

 

[Reg]

 

[jabuseika]

Back on Profit? Wow

 

[Majine]

What is Ken doing there?

 

[xxracerxx]

Those PS4 shipped numbers are fucking insane.

 

[orochi91]

Good work, Sony Financial Services.

Big loss on mobile.

Based Insurance.

Lol, yup.

 

[VMGamez]

Wow those 6.4 million look impressive. I wonder how many of those 1.4 million portables are actually vitas.

 

[nhlducks35]

Good work, Sony Financial Services.

Phone sales ain't looking so hot

 

[vinnygambini]

Is this a good number for the Vita?

We don't talk about the Vita

In perspective, it's about a quarter of Nintendo's 3DS shipments in Q3.

Good work, Sony Financial Services.

It's been their savior for many years!

 

[Nirolak]

Wow those 6.4 million look impressive. I wonder how many of those 1.4 million portables are actually vitas.

At this point, probably close to all of them.

That said, even if that's true, that wouldn't be amazing.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Making money, good news.

 

[SRG01]

That mobile number hurts me every time I look at it.

 

[kyser73]

So I guess that puts the PS4 at 19.9mn shipped as of 31/12/2014?

I'm basing that on the 13.5m shipped at end September from the Q3 results. Tell me if I'm talking from my ass.

13.5 + 6.4 = 19.9

 

[The Artisan]

why don't they just fucking axe their mobile division

 

[Night Angel]

Ouch, Sony Pictures. Is that because of the hack/The Interview?

What do those shipped numbers bring the total to?

 

[I-hate-u]

So how hard will Sony invest in SCE in the coming year? Is SCE WW going shopping this year for new studios?

One might say so.

 

[Maximilian Kolbe]

6.4 for PS4 is very high, but PS3(1.1) is lower than my expectation, seeing the sales i thought it can still be 1.5m+ for Q3 shipment.

 

[Liberty4all]

http://youtu.be/5NNOrp_83RU

 

[kitschbeam]

Wow that's a lot of PS4

 

[Welfare]

So almost 20 million PS4's shipped.

 

[Nirolak]

So how hard will Sony invest in SCE in the coming year? Is SCE WW going shopping this year for new studios?

One might say so.

I would guess they'll keep doing what they're doing, which is expanding successful studios with extra teams.

We're in an era of consolidation on the AAA front and they don't really need to acquire independent developers to sign exclusivity windows.

 

[B.O.O.M]

why don't they just fucking axe their mobile division

Think the rumor is that they are going to do just that

sucks tho...Xperia is a sexy phone

 

[Rymuth]

Damn, son...

Damn, son!

 

[The Artisan]

Think the rumor is that they are going to do just that

sucks tho...Xperia is a sexy phone

good. they could use the funding for the r&d for it elsewhere.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

What is Ken doing there?

This gif is not mine so I don't know why he's there.

And back to topic, so every division except mobile is doing good so far. Even TV division bleeding for a whole decade are able to get some profit.

 

[Nirolak]

why don't they just fucking axe their mobile division

It's hard for a company to sit there and admit "We're not relevant in the biggest part of our primary market.", which for Sony is conceptually consumer electronics.

That said, they'd be a lot better off admitting that they'd have more success just focusing on what they actually do well.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Think the rumor is that they are going to do just that

sucks tho...Xperia is a sexy phone

Profit is sexier.

 

[GarciaHotspur]

Very good !

Please Sony put more $ in Playstation that's where you will make profit !

 

[I-hate-u]

I would guess they'll keep doing what they're doing, which is expanding successful studios with extra teams.

We're in an era of consolidation on the AAA front and they don't really need to acquire independent developers to sign exclusivity windows.

But wouldn't it be cool if their Sony Japan got some talent infusion by purchasing an independent Japanese publisher that cannot give the fans what they want because of their financial performance??

Spoiler

Aka Capcom. I just want them to be pumping full fledged games again ((((((

 

[vpance]

Profits tripled forecasts, good going Sony!

 

[Jigorath]

Hey they're profitable. That's nice to see. If it wasn't for mobile the company looks like it would be pretty healthy.