Sony
- Revenue¥9 TFY, 2021
- Market Capitalization¥13.7 T2022-05-06
OverviewSuggest Edit
Sony is a company that develops, designs, produces, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer, professional and industrial markets, as well as game hardware and software. It is also engaged in the production and acquisition, development, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and broadcasting of image-based software such as motion picture, home entertainment, and television products as well as distribution of recorded music. Moreover, Sony provides financial services, including life and non-life insurance operations. The company is also engaged in a network services business and an advertising agency business.
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 1946 | |
| HQ | Tokyo, JP | Map |
| Website | sony.net | |
| Employee Ratings | ||
| Overall Culture | B- | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- Sony Group Corporation Quarterly Financial Statements for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2021
- Sony Introduces New Closed Cell Isolation System CGX10 for use in Production of Advanced Cell Therapy Products
- Sony Develops World’s First*1 Stacked CMOS Image Sensor Technology with 2-Layer Transistor Pixel
- Shimizu and Sony Start Joint Demonstration Experiments toward Practical Applications for Patrol and Monitoring Robots at Construction Site
Key People/Management at Sony
Kenichiro Yoshida
President and CEO
Hiroki Totoki
Member of the Board, Executive Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer
Toru Katsumoto
Executive Deputy President and CTO
Terushi Shimizu
Senior Executive Vice President, Officer in charge of Imaging & Sensing Solutions Business
Rob Stringer
Senior Executive Vice President , Officer in charge of Music Business (Global)
CEO, Sony Music Entertainment
Anthony Vinciquerra
Senior Executive Vice President, Officer in charge of Pictures Business, Chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Office Locations
Sony has offices in Tokyo, Atsugi, Fujisawa, Tagajo and in 51 other locations
Tokyo, JP (HQ)
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku
Atsugi, JP
4-14-1 Asahi-cho
Atsugi, JP
4-16-1 Okata
Fujisawa, JP
3-3-1 Tsujido-shinmachi
Tagajo, JP
3-4-1 Sakuragi
Tokyo, JP
2-10-1 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku
Sony Financials and Metrics
Sony Revenue
Sony's revenue was reported to be ¥9 t in FY, 2021
| JPY | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Q3, 2022) | 3.0t |
Gross profit (Q3, 2022) | 1.5t |
Net income (Q3, 2022) | 347.9b |
EBITDA (Q3, 2022) | 701.4b |
EBIT (Q3, 2022) | 465.2b |
Market capitalization (6-May-2022) | 13.7t |
Closing stock price (6-May-2022) | 11.1k |
Cash (31-Dec-2021) | 1.8t |
EV | 14.8t |
Sony's current market capitalization is ¥13.7 t.
Annual
| JPY | FY, 2018 | FY, 2019 | FY, 2020 | FY, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 8.5t | 8.7t | 8.3t | 9.0t |
Cost of goods sold | (5.1t) | (5.1t) | (4.7t) | (5.4t) |
Gross profit | 3.5t | 3.7t | 3.6t | 3.6t |
R&D expense | (458.5b) | (481.2b) | (499.3b) | (525.2b) |
Quarterly
| JPY | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 | Q2, 2021 | Q3, 2021 | Q1, 2022 | Q2, 2022 | Q3, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 2.0t | 2.2t | 2.4t | 1.9t | 2.1t | 2.5t | 2.0t | 2.1t | 2.7t | 2.3t | 2.4t | 3.0t |
Cost of goods sold | (1.0t) | (1.2t) | (1.5t) | (1.0t) | (1.1t) | (1.3t) | (962.6b) | (1.0t) | (1.5t) | (1.1t) | (1.2t) | (1.6t) |
Gross profit | 927.4b | 1.0t | 918.7b | 921.2b | 1.1t | 1.2t | 1.0t | 1.1t | 1.2t | 1.2t | 1.2t | 1.5t |
R&D expense | (107.5b) | (116.5b) | (121.0b) | (113.6b) | (122.1b) | (121.3b) | (121.3b) | (127.6b) | 248.9b |
Annual
| JPY | FY, 2018 | FY, 2019 | FY, 2020 | FY, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 1.6t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.8t |
Accounts Receivable | 1.0t | 1.1t | 1.0t | 1.1t |
Inventories | 692.9b | 653.3b | 590.0b | 637.4b |
Quarterly
| JPY | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 | Q2, 2021 | Q3, 2021 | Q1, 2022 | Q2, 2022 | Q3, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.5t | 1.2t | 1.3t | 1.4t | 1.4t | 1.9t | 1.9t | 1.7t | 1.5t | 1.8t |
Accounts Receivable | 1.1t | 1.3t | 1.4t | 1.1t | 1.2t | 1.3t | 979.4b | 1.0t | 1.3t | 1.4t | 1.5t | 1.8t |
Inventories | 692.6b | 814.6b | 676.1b | 693.6b | 779.5b | 607.4b | 588.8b | 681.7b | 605.4b | 758.0b | 848.0b | 788.4b |
Annual
| JPY | FY, 2018 | FY, 2019 | FY, 2020 | FY, 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 547.3b | 966.6b | 622.3b | 1.2t |
Depreciation and Amortization | 720.7b | 722.5b | 746.5b | 663.7b |
Inventories | (51.5b) | 30.5b | 40.3b | (57.0b) |
Accounts Payable | (87.9b) | 18.5b | (91.4b) | 211.9b |
Quarterly
| JPY | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | Q1, 2021 | Q2, 2021 | Q3, 2021 | Q1, 2022 | Q2, 2022 | Q3, 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 236.9b | 424.0b | 865.2b | 166.0b | 366.2b | 606.5b | 247.0b | 710.5b | 1.1t | 566.3b | 1.0t | |
Depreciation and Amortization | 144.2b | 305.7b | 278.4b | 150.0b | 328.3b | 494.1b | 147.0b | 305.6b | 484.4b | 418.2b | 666.7b | |
Inventories | (7.2b) | (118.3b) | 7.3b | (52.0b) | (144.1b) | 34.9b | (26.3b) | (121.8b) | (41.0b) | (207.1b) | (135.0b) | |
Accounts Payable | 303.0b | 124.0b | 55.8b | 128.8b | (12.6b) | 10.5b | 290.7b | 277.3b | 91.2b | 140.9b |
| JPY | FY, 2018 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 72.8m |
Sony Operating Metrics
| FY, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | FY, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | FY, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | FY, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | FY, 2019 | Q1, 2020 | Q2, 2020 | Q3, 2020 | FY, 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PS4 Hardware Sold | 17.7 m | 3.5 m | 3.9 m | 9.7 m | 20 m | 3.3 m | 4.2 m | 9 m | 19 m | 3.2 m | 3.9 m | 8.1 m | 17.8 m | 3.2 m | 2.8 m | 6.1 m | 13.6 m | 1.9 m | 1.5 m | 1.4 m | 5.7 m |
Subscribers, AXN Sci-Fi Italy | 4.3 m | 4.3 m | 4.3 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Subscribers, GEM | 1.5 m | 900 k | 1.8 m | 1.8 m | 1.8 m | 1.9 m | 1.9 m | 1.9 m | 1.9 m | 1 m | 1 m | 1.5 m | 1.4 m | ||||||||
Subscribers, Sony Cocuk | 18.5 m | 18.9 m | 18.1 m | 18.1 m | 18.1 m | 18.5 m | 18.5 m | 18.5 m | 18.5 m | 18.5 m |
Sony Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| nevion | September 30, 2020 | |
| Sony Financial Holdings Inc. | July 15, 2020 | $3.7 b |
| Midokura | June 07, 2019 | |
| Cogitai | January 01, 2019 | |
| truTV | February 17, 2017 | |
| Sony Semiconductor Israel | January 22, 2016 | $212 m |
| Toshiba - Image Sensor Business | December 04, 2015 | $155 m |
| Softkinetic Softkinetic | October 08, 2015 | |
| Optical Archive | May 27, 2015 | |
| OnLive | April 04, 2015 |
Sony Revenue Breakdown
Sony revenue breakdown by business segment: 10.4% from MUSIC, 8.4% from PICTURES, 18.5% from FINANCIAL SERVICES, 11.3% from IMAGING PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS, 29.5% from GAME & NETWORK SERVICES, 21.3% from ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS and 0.5% from Other
Sony revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 32.9% from JAPAN, 23.9% from UNITED STATES, 20.2% from EUROPE, 9.6% from ASIA PACIFIC, 8.5% from CHINA (PEOPLES REPUBLIC) and 4.9% from Other
Human Capital Metrics
Sony's employees are reported to be approximately 35% female and 65% male.
Sony Cybersecurity Score
Sony Online and Social Media Presence
5.3m Twitter followers
Sony has 5.3m Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.7% month over month and increased 1.7% quarter over quarter
Sony's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @sony
31.9k
Tweets
2.4k
Following
5.3m
Followers
25
Tweets last 30 days
655.9
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
Sony Company Culture
Overall Culture
B-
69/100
CEO Rating
B+
74/100
Compensation
B
73/100
Diversity
B-
69/100
Sony News and Updates
February 02, 2022
Sony Group Corporation Quarterly Financial Statements for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2021
Sony Group Corporation today announced its Quarterly Financial Statements for the Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2021 (April 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021).
January 26, 2022
Sony Introduces New Closed Cell Isolation System CGX10 for use in Production of Advanced Cell Therapy Products
Sony Corporation ("Sony") today introduced a new Cell Isolation System, CGX10, which sorts cells at high speed and high purity in a closed system. The CGX10's design enables sorting of cells in a manner that is designed to be closed off from the outside environment, making it possible to analyze and…
December 16, 2021
Sony Develops World’s First*1 Stacked CMOS Image Sensor Technology with 2-Layer Transistor Pixel
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (“Sony”) has succeeded in developing the world’s first*1 stacked CMOS image sensor technology with 2-Layer Transistor Pixel. Whereas conventional CMOS image sensors’ photodiodes and pixel transistors occupy the same substrate, Sony’s new technology separates …
December 14, 2021
Shimizu and Sony Start Joint Demonstration Experiments toward Practical Applications for Patrol and Monitoring Robots at Construction Site
Shimizu Corporation ("Shimizu") and Sony Group Corporation ("Sony") announced today that they have started demonstration experiments to develop practical applications for using robots to streamline construction management tasks such as patrols and monitoring at construction sites.
December 14, 2021
Sony Develops Robot Capable of Stable, High-Efficiency Locomotion Across Uneven Terrain
Sony Group Corporation ("Sony") announced today that it has developed a robot capable of stable and high-efficiency locomotion across uneven terrain.
December 13, 2021
Sony announces new PS5 faceplates in a range of colours
Sony has finally announced custom covers and new controller variants for the PlayStation 5. The accessories will be available in new galaxy-inspired colours and are scheduled to launch in select territories in January 2022.
Sony Frequently Asked Questions
When was Sony founded?
Sony was founded in 1946.
Who are Sony key executives?
Sony's key executives are Kenichiro Yoshida, Hiroki Totoki and Toru Katsumoto.
How many employees does Sony have?
Sony has 109,700 employees.
What is Sony revenue?
Latest Sony annual revenue is ¥9 t.
What is Sony revenue per employee?
Latest Sony revenue per employee is ¥82 m.
Who are Sony competitors?
Competitors of Sony include GoPro, Sharp and Oculus.
Where is Sony headquarters?
Sony headquarters is located at 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Where are Sony offices?
Sony has offices in Tokyo, Atsugi, Fujisawa, Tagajo and in 51 other locations.
How many offices does Sony have?
Sony has 61 offices.
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