Sony hat heute seine neuesten Finanzberichte, 2. Quartal 2016 und 1. Halbjahr 2016, veröffentlicht. Im angegebenen Zeitraum, endete am 30. September 2016, wurden erneut schwarze Zahlen (Gewinn) geschrieben, auch wenn die Zahlen im Gegensatz zum Vorjahr für den Gesamtkonzern eingebrochen sind.
Hier die offizielle Pressemitteilung:
[aside left]"Sales and operating revenue ("Sales") decreased by 10.8% compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year ("year-on-year") to 1,688.9 billion yen (16,722 million U.S. dollars). This decrease was mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange rates. On a constant currency basis, sales were essentially flat year-on-year, due to a decrease in Mobile Communications ("MC") segment sales reflecting a significant decrease in smartphone unit sales, substantially offset by an increase in revenues in the Financial Services segment due to an improvement in investment performance in the separate account at Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ("Sony Life"), as well as an increase in sales in the Pictures segment.
Operating income decreased 42.3 billion yen year-on-year to 45.7 billion yen (453 million U.S. dollars). This significant decrease was mainly due to the deterioration of operating results in the Semiconductors and Components segments, partially offset by improvements in the Pictures and MC segments. Operating income in the current quarter includes a 32.8 billion yen (325 million U.S. dollars) impairment charge related to the planned transfer of the battery business recorded in the Components segment.
In addition, 1.2 billion yen (11 million U.S. dollars) of net charges from the earthquakes in the Kumamoto region in 2016 (the "2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes") were recorded in the Semiconductors segment. The charges from the earthquakes include 7.2 billion yen (71 million U.S. dollars) of repair costs for certain fixed assets and a loss on disposal of inventories that were directly damaged (the "Physical Damage"), as well as 1.2 billion yen (11 million U.S. dollars) of idle facility costs at manufacturing sites and other costs.
The entire amount of the Physical Damage was offset by the recognition of probable insurance recoveries. During the current quarter, restructuring charges, net, increased 27.0 billion yen year-on-year to 32.6 billion yen (322 million U.S. dollars) primarily due to the above-mentioned impairment charge related to the planned transfer of the battery business. This amount is recorded as an operating expense included in the above-mentioned operating income."[/aside]
Es gab auch ein Update zu der ausgelieferten Menge an Playstation 4 Geräten. 3,9 Millionen Konsolen wurden zwischen Juli und September 2016 an den Handel ausgeliefert. Dies stellt einen leichten Einbruch, 100.000 Geräte, im Vergleich zum Vorjahr dar.
Für das gesamte Finanzjahr 2016 rechnet der Sony Konzern weiterhin damit 20 Millionen Playstation 4 Konsolen zu verkaufen. Die Playstation 4 hätte sich dann insgesamt 60 Millionen mal verkauft.
