- Sony Group Corp (NYSE:SONY) reported third-quarter FY21 sales growth of 13% year-on-year to ¥3.03 trillion.
- Significant increases in Pictures, I&SS, Financial Services, and Music segments drove the increase.
- Spider-Man: No Way Home and sales of image sensors used in Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones played a vital role in the growth trajectory, Bloomberg reports.
- Sony sold 3.9 million PS5s in the quarter, down from 4.5 million in the same period a year earlier, reflecting semiconductor shortages.
- The operating income grew 32% Y/Y to ¥465.2 billion. EPS was ¥276.65.
- Sony held ¥2.2 trillion in cash and equivalents.
- Outlook: Sony expects to sell fewer PlayStation 5 this fiscal year due to the ongoing chip crisis. Sony slashed its full-year outlook down to 11.5 million units from the previous 14.8 million and also reduced its sales forecast for the gaming division to ¥2.73 trillion from ¥2.9 trillion.
- Sony upgraded its operating profit forecast for FY21 to ¥1.2 trillion, up from the previous ¥1.04 trillion.
- Price Action: SONY shares traded higher by 4.92% at $118.10 in the premarket session on the last check Wednesday.
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