Pinwan, May 10th, today, Sony released its fiscal year 2021 (April 2021-March) financial report. The data shows that Sony’s sales revenue reached 9,921.5 billion yen (about 511.949 billion yuan), an increase of 10% year-on-year. %; the operating profit for the year was 1,202.3 billion yen (about 62.039 billion yuan). Excluding one-off factors such as equity interests, asset write-downs, and new crown fund expenditures (this fiscal year and the previous fiscal year), operating profit increased by 18%.
Sony said that in addition to the financial business, the five major businesses of electronics, film and television, music, games and semiconductors have achieved double growth in sales and profits.
As of March 31, 2022, PS5 shipments reached 19.3 million units , and PS4 shipments reached 117.2 million units. PlayStation Plus subscribers were 47.4 million, down 200,000 from 47.6 million in the same period last fiscal year.
Entertainment business:
Recorded music revenue, music distribution revenue from streaming subscriptions, and ad-supported streaming services revenue increased; game hardware sales increased, and non-first-party game content sales declined. Revenue from hardware, peripherals, and non-first-party games, including add-ons, will increase significantly in 2022. Revenue from the film and television business soared 65% , mainly due to increases in box office revenue from theaters, digital streaming of new films, and library licensing revenue, as well as higher media network sales from the Crunchyroll acquisition.
Electronic business:
Electronics business sales revenue rose 13%, while operating profit rose 66% . This was mainly attributable to the growth of the TV and digital camera categories with a high-end product strategy, as well as positive exchange rate effects. The original Electronic Products and Solutions (EP&S) business has been renamed the Entertainment, Technology and Services (ET&S) business in the new fiscal year.
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