Sony Group Corp 6-K, filed Nov 9, 2023
Sony Group Corp (SONY)
6-K
2023-11-09
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About this 6-K
Sony Group Corp filed this 6-K on November 9, 2023.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November 2023
Commission File Number: 001-06439
SONY GROUP CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075, JAPAN
(Address of principal executive offices)
The registrant files annual reports under cover of Form 20-F.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form
40-F,
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Form 20-F X
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Form 40-F __
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Yes No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-______
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By: /s/ Hiroki Totoki
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(Signature)
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Hiroki Totoki
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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Date: November 9, 2023
List of materials
Documents attached hereto:
i) Press release: Quarterly Financial Statements for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2023 And Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024
Quarterly Financial Statements
for the Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2023
And
Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024
November 9, 2023
Sony Group Corporation
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Quarterly Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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F-1
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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F-1
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Three months ended September 30)
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F-3
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Three months ended September 30)
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F-4
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Six months ended September 30)
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F-5
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Six months ended September 30)
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F-6
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Six months ended September 30)
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F-7
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Six months ended September 30)
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F-8
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-10
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- Business Segment Information
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F-10
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- Going Concern Assumption
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F-20
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- Accounting Policy and Other Information
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F-20
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Results for Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2023
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1
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Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024
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2
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Supplemental Information
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5
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Cautionary Statement
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12
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All financial information is presented on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).
Sony Group Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries are together referred to as “Sony” or “Sony Group”.
Sony has adopted IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts” (“IFRS 17”) starting in the three months ended June 30, 2023. Figures for the three and six months ended September 30, 2022 and for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, as well as the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of April 1, 2022, are restated in accordance with IFRS 17. Please refer to “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements -
Accounting Policy and Other Information (Changes in accounting policies)” on page F-20 for more details.
(Unaudited)
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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Yen in millions
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April 1,
2022
Restated
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March 31,
2023
Restated
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September 30,
2023
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Change from
March 31, 2023
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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2,049,636
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1,480,900
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1,626,514
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145,614
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Investments and advances in the Financial Services segment
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360,681
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328,358
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391,022
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62,664
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Trade and other receivables, and contract assets
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1,621,629
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1,770,948
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2,168,756
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397,808
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Inventories
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874,007
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1,468,042
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2,067,624
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599,582
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Other financial assets
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149,301
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110,950
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129,873
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18,923
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Other current assets
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428,522
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563,334
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643,186
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79,852
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Total current assets
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5,483,776
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5,722,532
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7,026,975
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1,304,443
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Non-current assets:
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Investments accounted for using the equity method
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268,513
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325,220
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387,845
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62,625
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Investments and advances in the Financial Services segment
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18,251,612
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18,237,761
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17,990,817
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(246,944
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Property, plant and equipment
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1,113,213
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1,344,864
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1,430,760
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85,896
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Right-of-use assets
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413,430
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478,063
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498,320
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20,257
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Goodwill
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952,895
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1,275,112
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1,443,365
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168,253
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Content assets
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1,342,046
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1,561,882
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1,748,713
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186,831
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Other intangible assets
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450,103
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563,842
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592,803
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28,961
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Deferred tax assets
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300,924
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393,107
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525,917
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132,810
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Other financial assets
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696,306
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832,344
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859,617
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27,273
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Other non-current assets
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379,137
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419,368
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463,661
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44,293
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Total non-current assets
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24,168,179
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25,431,563
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25,941,818
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510,255
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Total assets
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29,651,955
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31,154,095
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32,968,793
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1,814,698
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(Continued on the following page.)
F-1
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Continued)
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Yen in millions
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April 1,
2022
Restated
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March 31,
2023
Restated
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September 30,
2023
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Change from
March 31, 2023
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LIABILITIES
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Current liabilities:
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Short-term borrowings
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1,976,553
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1,914,934
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2,480,578
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565,644
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Current portion of long-term debt
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171,409
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187,942
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164,135
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(23,807
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Trade and other payables
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1,843,338
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1,866,101
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2,314,691
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448,590
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Deposits from customers in the banking business
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2,886,361
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3,163,237
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3,429,123
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265,886
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Income taxes payables
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105,437
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154,543
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127,798
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(26,745
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Participation and residual liabilities in the Pictures segment
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190,162
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230,223
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257,963
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27,740
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Other financial liabilities
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127,079
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108,049
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145,435
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37,386
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Other current liabilities
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1,465,326
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1,693,380
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1,683,331
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(10,049
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Total current liabilities
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8,765,665
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9,318,409
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10,603,054
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1,284,645
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Non-current liabilities:
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Long-term debt
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1,203,646
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1,767,696
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1,838,034
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70,338
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Defined benefit liabilities
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254,548
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236,121
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243,500
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7,379
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Deferred tax liabilities
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120,582
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117,621
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134,130
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16,509
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Insurance contract liabilities
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13,042,875
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12,364,973
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12,226,559
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(138,414
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Participation and residual liabilities in the Pictures segment
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220,113
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192,952
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203,285
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10,333
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Other financial liabilities
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231,463
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371,580
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378,780
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7,200
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Other non-current liabilities
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106,481
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127,593
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140,831
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13,238
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Total non-current liabilities
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15,179,708
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15,178,536
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15,165,119
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(13,417
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Total liabilities
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23,945,373
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24,496,945
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25,768,173
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1,271,228
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EQUITY
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Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders’ equity:
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Common stock
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880,365
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880,365
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880,365
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-
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Additional paid-in capital
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1,461,053
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1,463,807
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1,480,420
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16,613
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Retained earnings
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4,170,417
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5,092,442
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5,461,664
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369,222
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Accumulated other comprehensive income
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(677,989
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(614,570
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(448,712
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165,858
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Treasury stock, at cost
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(180,042
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(223,507
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(251,281
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(27,774
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Equity attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
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5,653,804
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6,598,537
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7,122,456
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523,919
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Noncontrolling interests
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52,778
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58,613
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78,164
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19,551
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Total equity
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5,706,582
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6,657,150
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7,200,620
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543,470
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Total liabilities and equity
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29,651,955
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31,154,095
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32,968,793
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1,814,698
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F-2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
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Yen in millions
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Three months ended September 30
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2022
Restated
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2023
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Change
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Sales and financial services revenue:
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Sales
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2,451,043
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2,727,012
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275,969
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Financial services revenue
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Insurance revenue
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137,343
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143,677
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6,334
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Other financial services revenue
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37,078
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(42,066
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)
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(79,144
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)
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Total financial services revenue
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174,421
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101,611
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(72,810
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)
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Total sales and financial services revenue
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2,625,464
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2,828,623
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203,159
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Costs and expenses:
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Cost of sales
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1,688,286
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1,967,475
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279,189
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Selling, general and administrative
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482,457
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518,729
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36,272
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Financial services expenses
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Insurance service expenses
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101,382
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95,220
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(6,162
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)
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Insurance finance expenses (income)
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(10,648
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)
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(51,027
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)
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(40,379
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)
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Other financial services expenses
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8,583
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41,540
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32,957
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Total financial services expenses
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99,317
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85,733
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(13,584
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)
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Other operating (income) expense, net
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(8,069
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)
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(3,380
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)
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4,689
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Total costs and expenses
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2,261,991
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2,568,557
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306,566
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Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method
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5,930
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2,943
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(2,987
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)
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Operating income
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369,403
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263,009
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(106,394
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)
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Financial income
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18,594
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12,617
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(5,977
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)
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Financial expenses
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16,880
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18,031
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1,151
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Income before income taxes
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371,117
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257,595
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(113,522
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)
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Income taxes
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85,728
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56,439
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(29,289
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)
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Net income
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285,389
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201,156
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(84,233
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)
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Net income attributable to
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Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
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281,681
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200,105
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(81,576
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)
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Noncontrolling interests
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3,708
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1,051
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(2,657
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)
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Yen
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Three months ended September 30
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2022
Restated
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2023
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Change
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Per share data:
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Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
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- Basic
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227.76
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162.21
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(65.55
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)
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- Diluted
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226.54
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161.74
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(64.80
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)
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F-3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
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Yen in millions
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Three months ended September 30
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2022
Restated
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2023
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Change
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Net income
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285,389
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201,156
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(84,233
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)
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Other comprehensive income, net of tax -
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Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
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Changes in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income
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(13,390
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)
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(11,087
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)
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2,303
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Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans
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(87
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)
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(27
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)
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60
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Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
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64
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178
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114
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Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
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Changes in debt instruments measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
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(354,803
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)
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(623,430
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)
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(268,627
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)
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Cash flow hedges
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8,708
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1,928
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(6,780
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)
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Insurance finance income (expenses)
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284,009
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496,262
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212,253
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Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
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116,651
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77,654
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(38,997
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)
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Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
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1,762
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988
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(774
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)
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Other
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(62
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)
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(396
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)
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(334
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)
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Total other comprehensive income, net of tax
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42,852
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(57,930
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)
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(100,782
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)
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Comprehensive income
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328,241
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143,226
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(185,015
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)
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Comprehensive income attributable to
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Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
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323,299
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141,176
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(182,123
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)
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Noncontrolling interests
|
4,942
|
2,050
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(2,892
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)
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F-4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
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Yen in millions
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Six months ended September 30
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|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
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Sales and financial services revenue:
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Sales
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4,467,080
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5,011,555
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544,475
|
|||||||||
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Financial services revenue
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||||||||||||
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Insurance revenue
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272,913
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286,427
|
13,514
|
|||||||||
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Other financial services revenue
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115,231
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494,293
|
379,062
|
|||||||||
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Total financial services revenue
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388,144
|
780,720
|
392,576
|
|||||||||
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Total sales and financial services revenue
|
4,855,224
|
5,792,275
|
937,051
|
|||||||||
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Costs and expenses:
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Cost of sales
|
3,079,953
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3,591,985
|
512,032
|
|||||||||
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Selling, general and administrative
|
889,223
|
993,668
|
104,445
|
|||||||||
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Financial services expenses
|
||||||||||||
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Insurance service expenses
|
190,888
|
192,586
|
1,698
|
|||||||||
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Insurance finance expenses (income)
|
(48,833
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)
|
438,325
|
487,158
|
||||||||
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Other financial services expenses
|
31,726
|
79,365
|
47,639
|
|||||||||
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Total financial services expenses
|
173,781
|
710,276
|
536,495
|
|||||||||
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Other operating (income) expense, net
|
(10,794
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)
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(12,122
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)
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(1,328
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)
|
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Total costs and expenses
|
4,132,163
|
5,283,807
|
1,151,644
|
|||||||||
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Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method
|
11,207
|
7,583
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(3,624
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)
|
||||||||
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Operating income
|
734,268
|
516,051
|
(218,217
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)
|
||||||||
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Financial income
|
31,457
|
40,808
|
9,351
|
|||||||||
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Financial expenses
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45,330
|
23,230
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(22,100
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)
|
||||||||
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Income before income taxes
|
720,395
|
533,629
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(186,766
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)
|
||||||||
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Income taxes
|
173,802
|
114,531
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(59,271
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)
|
||||||||
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Net income
|
546,593
|
419,098
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(127,495
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)
|
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Net income attributable to
|
||||||||||||
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Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
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542,775
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417,650
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(125,125
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)
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Noncontrolling interests
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3,818
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1,448
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(2,370
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)
|
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Yen
|
||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
||||||||||
|
Per share data:
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
||||||||||||
|
- Basic
|
438.92
|
338.48
|
(100.44
|
)
|
||||||||
|
- Diluted
|
436.17
|
337.39
|
(98.78
|
)
|
||||||||
F-5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
||||||||||
|
Net income
|
546,593
|
419,098
|
(127,495
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax -
|
||||||||||||
|
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
|
||||||||||||
|
Changes in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income
|
(15,508
|
)
|
(18,004
|
)
|
(2,496
|
)
|
||||||
|
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans
|
29
|
(452
|
)
|
(481
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
|
272
|
317
|
45
|
|||||||||
|
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
|
||||||||||||
|
Changes in debt instruments measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
|
(926,652
|
)
|
(695,972
|
)
|
230,680
|
|||||||
|
Cash flow hedges
|
7,591
|
(302
|
)
|
(7,893
|
)
|
|||||||
|
Insurance finance income (expenses)
|
790,724
|
516,779
|
(273,945
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
|
363,984
|
363,425
|
(559
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
|
4,441
|
4,138
|
(303
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Other
|
(138
|
)
|
(342
|
)
|
(204
|
)
|
||||||
|
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax
|
224,743
|
169,587
|
(55,156
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Comprehensive income
|
771,336
|
588,685
|
(182,651
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Comprehensive income attributable to
|
||||||||||||
|
Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
762,845
|
584,604
|
(178,241
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
8,491
|
4,081
|
(4,410
|
)
|
||||||||
F-6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common
stock
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
Retained
earnings
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
|
Treasury
stock, at
cost
|
Sony Group
Corporation’s
stockholders’
equity
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
Total equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at April 1, 2022
|
880,365
|
1,461,053
|
3,760,763
|
1,222,332
|
(180,042
|
)
|
7,144,471
|
52,778
|
7,197,249
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cumulative effects of the application of new accounting standards
|
–
|
–
|
409,654
|
(1,900,321
|
)
|
–
|
(1,490,667
|
)
|
–
|
(1,490,667
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Restated balance at April 1, 2022
|
880,365
|
1,461,053
|
4,170,417
|
(677,989
|
)
|
(180,042
|
)
|
5,653,804
|
52,778
|
5,706,582
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Comprehensive income (restated):
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
542,775
|
542,775
|
3,818
|
546,593
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
|
220,070
|
220,070
|
4,673
|
224,743
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income (restated)
|
542,775
|
220,070
|
762,845
|
8,491
|
771,336
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transfer to retained earnings
|
250
|
(250
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions with stockholders and other:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock acquisition rights
|
(2
|
)
|
(288
|
)
|
2,763
|
2,473
|
2,473
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Conversion of convertible bonds
|
(2,588
|
)
|
(13,858
|
)
|
42,993
|
26,547
|
26,547
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation
|
4,890
|
4,890
|
4,890
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Dividends declared
|
(43,295
|
)
|
(43,295
|
)
|
(4,555
|
)
|
(47,850
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
(52,080
|
)
|
(52,080
|
)
|
(52,080
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Reissuance of treasury stock
|
1,231
|
2,390
|
3,621
|
3,621
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other
|
(8,147
|
)
|
(8,147
|
)
|
3,653
|
(4,494
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Restated balance at September 30, 2022
|
880,365
|
1,456,437
|
4,656,001
|
(458,169
|
)
|
(183,976
|
)
|
6,350,658
|
60,367
|
6,411,025
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common
stock
|
Additional
paid-in
capital
|
Retained
earnings
|
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
|
Treasury
stock, at
cost
|
Sony Group
Corporation’s
stockholders’
equity
|
Noncontrolling
interests
|
Total equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at April 1, 2023
|
880,365
|
1,463,807
|
5,092,442
|
(614,570
|
)
|
(223,507
|
)
|
6,598,537
|
58,613
|
6,657,150
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Comprehensive income:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
417,650
|
417,650
|
1,448
|
419,098
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
|
166,954
|
166,954
|
2,633
|
169,587
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total comprehensive income
|
417,650
|
166,954
|
584,604
|
4,081
|
588,685
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transfer to retained earnings
|
1,096
|
(1,096
|
)
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions with stockholders and other:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock acquisition rights
|
(360
|
)
|
(144
|
)
|
7,602
|
7,098
|
7,098
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock-based compensation
|
6,684
|
6,684
|
6,684
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Dividends declared
|
(49,380
|
)
|
(49,380
|
)
|
(2,110
|
)
|
(51,490
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
(38,664
|
)
|
(38,664
|
)
|
(38,664
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Reissuance of treasury stock
|
1,784
|
3,288
|
5,072
|
5,072
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other
|
8,505
|
8,505
|
17,580
|
26,085
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at September 30, 2023
|
880,365
|
1,480,420
|
5,461,664
|
(448,712
|
)
|
(251,281
|
)
|
7,122,456
|
78,164
|
7,200,620
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
F-7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
720,395
|
533,629
|
||||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile income before income taxes to net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization, including amortization of contract costs
|
487,613
|
570,466
|
||||||
|
Other operating (income) expense, net
|
(10,794
|
)
|
(12,122
|
)
|
||||
|
(Gain) loss on securities, net (other than Financial Services segment)
|
27,994
|
(10,816
|
)
|
|||||
|
Share of profit of investments accounted for using the equity method, net of dividends
|
(5,205
|
)
|
(333
|
)
|
||||
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
|
Increase in trade receivables and contract assets
|
(140,586
|
)
|
(253,983
|
)
|
||||
|
Increase in inventories
|
(470,440
|
)
|
(494,463
|
)
|
||||
|
Increase in investments and advances in the Financial Services segment
|
(721,544
|
)
|
(780,169
|
)
|
||||
|
Increase in content assets
|
(303,903
|
)
|
(264,387
|
)
|
||||
|
Increase in trade payables
|
134,301
|
304,499
|
||||||
|
Increase in insurance contract liabilities, net of insurance contract assets
|
67,622
|
588,156
|
||||||
|
Increase in deposits from customers in the banking business
|
141,028
|
284,045
|
||||||
|
Increase in borrowings in the life insurance business and the banking business
|
32,962
|
108,667
|
||||||
|
Decrease in taxes payable other than income taxes, net
|
(68,811
|
)
|
(43,042
|
)
|
||||
|
Increase in other financial assets and other current assets
|
(19,819
|
)
|
(67,148
|
)
|
||||
|
Decrease in other financial liabilities and other current liabilities
|
(9,135
|
)
|
(80,846
|
)
|
||||
|
Income taxes paid
|
(69,292
|
)
|
(154,830
|
)
|
||||
|
Other
|
(175,642
|
)
|
(112,292
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(383,256
|
)
|
115,031
|
|||||
(Continued on the following page.)
F-8
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
|
Payments for property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets
|
(229,105
|
)
|
(306,074
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment and other intangible assets
|
6,401
|
7,412
|
||||||
|
Payments for investments and advances (other than Financial Services segment)
|
(169,582
|
)
|
(48,891
|
)
|
||||
|
Proceeds from sales or return of investments and collections of advances
(other than Financial Services segment)
|
8,301
|
76,374
|
||||||
|
Payments for purchases of businesses
|
(242,479
|
)
|
(67,273
|
)
|
||||
|
Other
|
(13,208
|
)
|
3,384
|
|||||
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(639,672
|
)
|
(335,068
|
)
|
||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
|
Increase in short-term borrowings, net
|
131,190
|
447,839
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
90,490
|
9,769
|
||||||
|
Payments of long-term debt
|
(69,389
|
)
|
(70,834
|
)
|
||||
|
Dividends paid
|
(43,236
|
)
|
(49,333
|
)
|
||||
|
Payments for purchases of treasury stock
|
(52,080
|
)
|
(38,664
|
)
|
||||
|
Other
|
(618
|
)
|
3,043
|
|||||
|
Net cash provided by financing activities
|
56,357
|
301,820
|
||||||
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
126,687
|
63,831
|
||||||
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(839,884
|
)
|
145,614
|
|||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the fiscal year
|
2,049,636
|
1,480,900
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
|
1,209,752
|
1,626,514
|
||||||
F-9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Business Segment Information
(Business Segments)
Segment sales and financial services revenue
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
||||||||||
|
Sales and financial services revenue:
|
||||||||||||
|
Game & Network Services -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
702,718
|
930,137
|
227,419
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
18,017
|
23,959
|
5,942
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
720,735
|
954,096
|
233,361
|
|||||||||
|
Music -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
356,928
|
399,360
|
42,432
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
2,391
|
9,356
|
6,965
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
359,319
|
408,716
|
49,397
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
335,580
|
397,347
|
61,767
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
1,888
|
2,289
|
401
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
337,468
|
399,636
|
62,168
|
|||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
666,732
|
603,214
|
(63,518
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
10,313
|
10,326
|
13
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
677,045
|
613,540
|
(63,505
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
369,580
|
374,657
|
5,077
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
28,786
|
31,659
|
2,873
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
398,366
|
406,316
|
7,950
|
|||||||||
|
Financial Services -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
174,421
|
101,611
|
(72,810
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
3,642
|
2,304
|
(1,338
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
178,063
|
103,915
|
(74,148
|
)
|
||||||||
|
All Other -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
17,643
|
20,418
|
2,775
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
3,089
|
3,807
|
718
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
20,732
|
24,225
|
3,493
|
|||||||||
|
Corporate and elimination
|
(66,264
|
)
|
(81,821
|
)
|
(15,557
|
)
|
||||||
|
Consolidated total
|
2,625,464
|
2,828,623
|
203,159
|
|||||||||
Game & Network Services (“G&NS”) intersegment amounts primarily consist of transactions with the
Entertainment, Technology & Services (“ET&S”) segment. ET&S intersegment amounts primarily consist of transactions with the G&NS segment. Imaging & Sensing Solutions (“I&SS”) intersegment amounts primarily consist of
transactions with the G&NS segment and the ET&S segment. Corporate and elimination includes certain brand and patent royalty income.
F-10
Segment profit (loss)
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
||||||||||
|
Operating income (loss):
|
||||||||||||
|
Game & Network Services
|
42,132
|
48,902
|
6,770
|
|||||||||
|
Music
|
78,733
|
80,997
|
2,264
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures
|
27,620
|
29,438
|
1,818
|
|||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services
|
77,840
|
61,033
|
(16,807
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions
|
73,987
|
46,361
|
(27,626
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
79,989
|
15,681
|
(64,308
|
)
|
||||||||
|
All Other
|
4,848
|
2,069
|
(2,779
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
385,149
|
284,481
|
(100,668
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Corporate and elimination
|
(15,746
|
)
|
(21,472
|
)
|
(5,726
|
)
|
||||||
|
Consolidated operating income
|
369,403
|
263,009
|
(106,394
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating income (loss) is sales and financial services revenue less costs and
expenses, and includes the share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method.
F-11
(Business Segments)
Segment sales and financial services revenue
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
||||||||||
|
Sales and financial services revenue:
|
||||||||||||
|
Game & Network Services -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
1,291,179
|
1,685,140
|
393,961
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
33,672
|
40,836
|
7,164
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
1,324,851
|
1,725,976
|
401,125
|
|||||||||
|
Music -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
662,281
|
755,116
|
92,835
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
5,108
|
11,829
|
6,721
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
667,389
|
766,945
|
99,556
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
676,827
|
717,525
|
40,698
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
2,018
|
2,477
|
459
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
678,845
|
720,002
|
41,157
|
|||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
1,210,638
|
1,166,506
|
(44,132
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
18,717
|
18,817
|
100
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
1,229,355
|
1,185,323
|
(44,032
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
588,803
|
645,133
|
56,330
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
47,405
|
53,923
|
6,518
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
636,208
|
699,056
|
62,848
|
|||||||||
|
Financial Services -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
388,144
|
780,720
|
392,576
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
5,941
|
4,606
|
(1,335
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
394,085
|
785,326
|
391,241
|
|||||||||
|
All Other -
|
||||||||||||
|
Customers
|
33,200
|
36,820
|
3,620
|
|||||||||
|
Intersegment
|
6,866
|
6,898
|
32
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
40,066
|
43,718
|
3,652
|
|||||||||
|
Corporate and elimination
|
(115,575
|
)
|
(134,071
|
)
|
(18,496
|
)
|
||||||
|
Consolidated total
|
4,855,224
|
5,792,275
|
937,051
|
|||||||||
G&NS intersegment amounts primarily consist of transactions with the ET&S segment. ET&S
intersegment amounts primarily consist of transactions with the G&NS segment. I&SS intersegment amounts primarily consist of transactions with the G&NS segment and the ET&S segment. Corporate and elimination includes certain
brand and patent royalty income.
F-12
Segment profit (loss)
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
||||||||||
|
Operating income (loss):
|
||||||||||||
|
Game & Network Services
|
94,894
|
98,062
|
3,168
|
|||||||||
|
Music
|
139,706
|
154,377
|
14,671
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures
|
78,275
|
45,409
|
(32,866
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services
|
131,408
|
116,679
|
(14,729
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions
|
95,676
|
59,092
|
(36,584
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
219,197
|
70,195
|
(149,002
|
)
|
||||||||
|
All Other
|
7,713
|
4,544
|
(3,169
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
766,869
|
548,358
|
(218,511
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Corporate and elimination
|
(32,601
|
)
|
(32,307
|
)
|
294
|
|||||||
|
Consolidated operating income
|
734,268
|
516,051
|
(218,217
|
)
|
||||||||
Operating income (loss) is sales and financial services revenue less costs and
expenses, and includes the share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method.
F-13
(Sales to Customers by Product Category)
The following table is a breakdown of sales and financial services revenue to
external customers by product category for each segment. Sony management views each segment as a single operating segment.
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales and financial services revenue:
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
|||||||||
|
Game & Network Services
|
||||||||||||
|
Digital Software and Add-on Content
|
332,859
|
423,096
|
90,237
|
|||||||||
|
Network Services
|
117,006
|
133,887
|
16,881
|
|||||||||
|
Hardware and Others
|
252,853
|
373,154
|
120,301
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
702,718
|
930,137
|
227,419
|
|||||||||
|
Music
|
||||||||||||
|
Recorded Music - Streaming
|
151,930
|
173,858
|
21,928
|
|||||||||
|
Recorded Music - Others
|
72,030
|
79,881
|
7,851
|
|||||||||
|
Music Publishing
|
73,489
|
82,725
|
9,236
|
|||||||||
|
Visual Media and Platform
|
59,479
|
62,896
|
3,417
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
356,928
|
399,360
|
42,432
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures
|
||||||||||||
|
Motion Pictures
|
123,791
|
129,209
|
5,418
|
|||||||||
|
Television Productions
|
114,586
|
173,385
|
58,799
|
|||||||||
|
Media Networks
|
97,203
|
94,753
|
(2,450
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Total
|
335,580
|
397,347
|
61,767
|
|||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services
|
||||||||||||
|
Televisions
|
226,751
|
161,002
|
(65,749
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Audio and Video
|
99,887
|
109,100
|
9,213
|
|||||||||
|
Still and Video Cameras
|
147,862
|
159,203
|
11,341
|
|||||||||
|
Mobile Communications
|
93,227
|
72,774
|
(20,453
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Other
|
99,005
|
101,135
|
2,130
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
666,732
|
603,214
|
(63,518
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions
|
369,580
|
374,657
|
5,077
|
|||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
174,421
|
101,611
|
(72,810
|
)
|
||||||||
|
All Other
|
17,643
|
20,418
|
2,775
|
|||||||||
|
Corporate
|
1,862
|
1,879
|
17
|
|||||||||
|
Consolidated total
|
2,625,464
|
2,828,623
|
203,159
|
|||||||||
F-14
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales and financial services revenue:
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
Change
|
|||||||||
|
Game & Network Services
|
||||||||||||
|
Digital Software and Add-on Content
|
618,704
|
788,442
|
169,738
|
|||||||||
|
Network Services
|
223,529
|
258,386
|
34,857
|
|||||||||
|
Hardware and Others
|
448,946
|
638,312
|
189,366
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
1,291,179
|
1,685,140
|
393,961
|
|||||||||
|
Music
|
||||||||||||
|
Recorded Music - Streaming
|
291,041
|
338,745
|
47,704
|
|||||||||
|
Recorded Music - Others
|
132,486
|
152,766
|
20,280
|
|||||||||
|
Music Publishing
|
136,546
|
157,864
|
21,318
|
|||||||||
|
Visual Media and Platform
|
102,208
|
105,741
|
3,533
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
662,281
|
755,116
|
92,835
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures
|
||||||||||||
|
Motion Pictures
|
246,916
|
254,713
|
7,797
|
|||||||||
|
Television Productions
|
253,747
|
277,616
|
23,869
|
|||||||||
|
Media Networks
|
176,164
|
185,196
|
9,032
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
676,827
|
717,525
|
40,698
|
|||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services
|
||||||||||||
|
Televisions
|
368,544
|
296,984
|
(71,560
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Audio and Video
|
190,947
|
198,249
|
7,302
|
|||||||||
|
Still and Video Cameras
|
287,565
|
321,077
|
33,512
|
|||||||||
|
Mobile Communications
|
192,257
|
160,136
|
(32,121
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Other
|
171,325
|
190,060
|
18,735
|
|||||||||
|
Total
|
1,210,638
|
1,166,506
|
(44,132
|
)
|
||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions
|
588,803
|
645,133
|
56,330
|
|||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
388,144
|
780,720
|
392,576
|
|||||||||
|
All Other
|
33,200
|
36,820
|
3,620
|
|||||||||
|
Corporate
|
4,152
|
5,315
|
1,163
|
|||||||||
|
Consolidated total
|
4,855,224
|
5,792,275
|
937,051
|
|||||||||
In the G&NS segment, Digital Software and Add-on Content includes distribution
of software titles and add-on content through the network; Network Services includes network services relating to game, video and music content; Hardware and Others includes home gaming consoles, packaged software, game software sold bundled
with home gaming consoles, peripheral devices and first-party software for third-party platforms. In the Music segment, Recorded Music - Streaming includes the distribution of digital recorded music by streaming; Recorded Music - Others
includes the distribution of recorded music by physical media and digital download as well as revenue derived from artists’ live performances; Music Publishing includes the management and licensing of the words and music of songs; Visual Media
and Platform includes the production and distribution of animation titles and game applications, and various service offerings for music and visual products. In the Pictures segment, Motion Pictures includes the worldwide production,
acquisition and distribution of live-action and animated motion pictures; Television Productions includes the production, acquisition and distribution of television programming; Media Networks includes the operation of television networks and
direct-to-consumer streaming services worldwide. In the ET&S segment, Televisions includes LCD and OLED televisions; Audio and Video includes Blu-ray disc players and recorders, home audio, headphones and memory-based portable audio
devices; Still and Video Cameras includes interchangeable lens cameras, compact digital cameras, consumer video cameras and video cameras for broadcast; Mobile Communications includes smartphones and an internet-related service business; Other
includes display products such as projectors and medical equipment.
F-15
(Condensed Financial Services Financial Statements)
The following schedules show unaudited condensed financial statements for the
Financial Services segment and all other segments excluding Financial Services. These presentations are not in accordance with IFRS, which is used by Sony to prepare its condensed consolidated financial statements. However, because the
Financial Services segment is different in nature from Sony’s other segments, Sony believes that a comparative presentation may be useful in understanding and analyzing Sony’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Both financial
statements include transactions between the Financial Services segment and Sony without the Financial Services segment. The figures shown in the respective presentations for the Financial Services segment and Sony without the Financial Services
segment are prior to the elimination and/or offset of such transactions and deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities of each. The condensed consolidated financial statements column is presented net of the elimination and/or offset of
such intercompany balances and deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Condensed Statements of Financial Position
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
Sony without
Financial Services
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
April 1,
2022
Restated
|
March 31,
2023
Restated
|
September 30,
2023
|
April 1,
2022
Restated
|
March 31,
2023
Restated
|
September 30,
2023
|
April 1,
2022
Restated
|
March 31,
2023
Restated
|
September 30,
2023
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Current assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
¥
|
889,140
|
¥
|
756,493
|
¥
|
930,211
|
¥
|
1,160,496
|
¥
|
724,407
|
¥
|
696,303
|
¥
|
2,049,636
|
¥
|
1,480,900
|
¥
|
1,626,514
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Investments and advances in the Financial Services segment
|
360,681
|
328,358
|
391,022
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
360,681
|
328,358
|
391,022
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Trade and other receivables, and contract assets
|
163,037
|
127,413
|
127,273
|
1,478,620
|
1,668,257
|
2,058,962
|
1,621,629
|
1,770,948
|
2,168,756
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Inventories
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
874,007
|
1,468,042
|
2,067,624
|
874,007
|
1,468,042
|
2,067,624
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other financial assets
|
81,174
|
47,044
|
65,245
|
68,124
|
63,906
|
64,629
|
149,301
|
110,950
|
129,873
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other current assets
|
27,893
|
16,029
|
25,232
|
450,953
|
562,442
|
623,941
|
428,522
|
563,334
|
643,186
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total current assets
|
1,521,925
|
1,275,337
|
1,538,983
|
4,032,200
|
4,487,054
|
5,511,459
|
5,483,776
|
5,722,532
|
7,026,975
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Non-current assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Investments accounted for using the equity method
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
268,513
|
325,220
|
387,845
|
268,513
|
325,220
|
387,845
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Investments and advances in the Financial Services segment
|
18,251,612
|
18,237,761
|
17,990,817
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
18,251,612
|
18,237,761
|
17,990,817
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Investments in Financial Services, at cost
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
550,483
|
550,483
|
550,483
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
18,010
|
15,316
|
14,804
|
1,095,241
|
1,329,219
|
1,415,628
|
1,113,213
|
1,344,864
|
1,430,760
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Right-of-use assets
|
73,774
|
84,023
|
80,528
|
339,658
|
395,210
|
418,936
|
413,430
|
478,063
|
498,320
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Goodwill and intangible assets, including content assets
|
72,578
|
78,197
|
76,570
|
2,672,466
|
3,322,639
|
3,708,311
|
2,745,044
|
3,400,836
|
3,784,881
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Deferred tax assets
|
2,335
|
2,687
|
3,503
|
332,330
|
431,533
|
508,222
|
300,924
|
393,107
|
525,917
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other financial assets
|
37,037
|
46,941
|
58,695
|
663,233
|
789,470
|
805,071
|
696,306
|
832,344
|
859,617
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other non-current assets
|
167,744
|
172,565
|
172,065
|
284,834
|
319,306
|
363,742
|
379,137
|
419,368
|
463,661
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total non-current assets
|
18,623,090
|
18,637,490
|
18,396,982
|
6,206,758
|
7,463,080
|
8,158,238
|
24,168,179
|
25,431,563
|
25,941,818
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total assets
|
¥
|
20,145,015
|
¥
|
19,912,827
|
¥
|
19,935,965
|
¥
|
10,238,958
|
¥
|
11,950,134
|
¥
|
13,669,697
|
¥
|
29,651,955
|
¥
|
31,154,095
|
¥
|
32,968,793
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Current liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Short-term borrowings
|
¥
|
1,964,776
|
¥
|
1,891,856
|
¥
|
1,987,519
|
¥
|
183,187
|
¥
|
211,020
|
¥
|
657,194
|
¥
|
2,147,962
|
¥
|
2,102,876
|
¥
|
2,644,713
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Trade and other payables
|
119,017
|
77,703
|
70,437
|
1,744,011
|
1,812,670
|
2,261,454
|
1,843,338
|
1,866,101
|
2,314,691
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Deposits from customers in the banking business
|
2,886,361
|
3,163,237
|
3,429,123
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
2,886,361
|
3,163,237
|
3,429,123
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Income taxes payables
|
3,789
|
15,213
|
6,513
|
101,648
|
139,330
|
121,285
|
105,437
|
154,543
|
127,798
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Participation and residual liabilities in the Pictures segment
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
190,162
|
230,223
|
257,963
|
190,162
|
230,223
|
257,963
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other financial liabilities
|
98,029
|
77,605
|
91,549
|
29,050
|
30,444
|
53,886
|
127,079
|
108,049
|
145,435
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other current liabilities
|
218,865
|
194,174
|
197,485
|
1,297,115
|
1,514,792
|
1,492,125
|
1,465,326
|
1,693,380
|
1,683,331
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
5,290,837
|
5,419,788
|
5,782,626
|
3,545,173
|
3,938,479
|
4,843,907
|
8,765,665
|
9,318,409
|
10,603,054
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Non-current liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Long-term debt
|
470,498
|
663,353
|
672,639
|
733,148
|
1,104,344
|
1,165,395
|
1,203,646
|
1,767,696
|
1,838,034
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Defined benefit liabilities
|
37,167
|
37,183
|
37,791
|
217,381
|
198,938
|
205,709
|
254,548
|
236,121
|
243,500
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
58,666
|
60,554
|
500
|
110,715
|
112,938
|
134,196
|
120,582
|
117,621
|
134,130
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Insurance contract liabilities
|
13,042,875
|
12,364,973
|
12,226,559
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
13,042,875
|
12,364,973
|
12,226,559
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Participation and residual liabilities in the Pictures segment
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
220,113
|
192,952
|
203,285
|
220,113
|
192,952
|
203,285
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other financial liabilities
|
147,712
|
175,026
|
203,541
|
86,391
|
199,327
|
178,113
|
231,463
|
371,580
|
378,780
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
5,864
|
7,225
|
7,514
|
121,558
|
142,096
|
154,625
|
106,481
|
127,593
|
140,831
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
13,762,782
|
13,308,314
|
13,148,544
|
1,489,306
|
1,950,595
|
2,041,323
|
15,179,708
|
15,178,536
|
15,165,119
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
19,053,619
|
18,728,102
|
18,931,170
|
5,034,479
|
5,889,074
|
6,885,230
|
23,945,373
|
24,496,945
|
25,768,173
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Equity:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stockholders’ equity of Financial Services
|
1,087,948
|
1,180,905
|
1,000,677
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stockholders’ equity of Sony without Financial Services
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5,155,149
|
6,006,267
|
6,710,421
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders’ equity
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
5,653,804
|
6,598,537
|
7,122,456
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Noncontrolling interests
|
3,448
|
3,820
|
4,118
|
49,330
|
54,793
|
74,046
|
52,778
|
58,613
|
78,164
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total equity
|
1,091,396
|
1,184,725
|
1,004,795
|
5,204,479
|
6,061,060
|
6,784,467
|
5,706,582
|
6,657,150
|
7,200,620
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
¥
|
20,145,015
|
¥
|
19,912,827
|
¥
|
19,935,965
|
¥
|
10,238,958
|
¥
|
11,950,134
|
¥
|
13,669,697
|
¥
|
29,651,955
|
¥
|
31,154,095
|
¥
|
32,968,793
|
||||||||||||||||||
F-16
Condensed Statements of Income
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
Sony without
Financial Services
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
2,452,607
|
¥
|
2,728,907
|
¥
|
2,451,043
|
¥
|
2,727,012
|
||||||||||||
|
Financial services revenue
|
178,063
|
103,915
|
–
|
–
|
174,421
|
101,611
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total sales and financial services revenue
|
178,063
|
103,915
|
2,452,607
|
2,728,907
|
2,625,464
|
2,828,623
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Cost of sales
|
–
|
–
|
1,691,296
|
1,970,844
|
1,688,286
|
1,967,475
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
–
|
–
|
479,669
|
517,250
|
482,457
|
518,729
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial services expenses
|
102,959
|
88,036
|
–
|
–
|
99,317
|
85,733
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Other operating (income) expense, net
|
(4,885
|
)
|
198
|
(878
|
)
|
(3,578
|
)
|
(8,069
|
)
|
(3,380
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total costs and expenses
|
98,074
|
88,234
|
2,170,087
|
2,484,516
|
2,261,991
|
2,568,557
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method
|
–
|
–
|
5,930
|
2,943
|
5,930
|
2,943
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Operating income
|
79,989
|
15,681
|
288,450
|
247,334
|
369,403
|
263,009
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial income (expenses), net
|
–
|
–
|
1,713
|
(5,416
|
)
|
1,714
|
(5,414
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
79,989
|
15,681
|
290,163
|
241,918
|
371,117
|
257,595
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Income taxes
|
21,660
|
4,849
|
63,797
|
51,590
|
85,728
|
56,439
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
58,329
|
10,832
|
226,366
|
190,328
|
285,389
|
201,156
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income of Financial Services
|
¥
|
58,215
|
¥
|
10,686
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income of Sony without Financial Services
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
222,772
|
¥
|
189,422
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s
stockholders
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
281,681
|
¥
|
200,105
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
¥
|
114
|
¥
|
146
|
¥
|
3,594
|
¥
|
906
|
¥
|
3,708
|
¥
|
1,051
|
||||||||||||
F-17
Condensed Statements of Income
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
Sony without
Financial Services
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
4,470,190
|
¥
|
5,014,696
|
¥
|
4,467,080
|
¥
|
5,011,555
|
||||||||||||
|
Financial services revenue
|
394,085
|
785,326
|
-
|
-
|
388,144
|
780,720
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Total sales and financial services revenue
|
394,085
|
785,326
|
4,470,190
|
5,014,696
|
4,855,224
|
5,792,275
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Cost of sales
|
–
|
–
|
3,085,861
|
3,598,406
|
3,079,953
|
3,591,985
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Selling, general and administrative
|
–
|
–
|
885,079
|
990,379
|
889,223
|
993,668
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial services expenses
|
179,722
|
714,882
|
-
|
-
|
173,781
|
710,276
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Other operating (income) expense, net
|
(4,834
|
)
|
249
|
(3,654
|
)
|
(12,371
|
)
|
(10,794
|
)
|
(12,122
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total costs and expenses
|
174,888
|
715,131
|
3,967,286
|
4,576,414
|
4,132,163
|
5,283,807
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method
|
–
|
–
|
11,207
|
7,583
|
11,207
|
7,583
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Operating income
|
219,197
|
70,195
|
514,111
|
445,865
|
734,268
|
516,051
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial income (expenses), net
|
–
|
–
|
27,460
|
67,612
|
(13,873
|
)
|
17,578
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
219,197
|
70,195
|
541,571
|
513,477
|
720,395
|
533,629
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Income taxes
|
61,097
|
20,754
|
112,406
|
93,777
|
173,802
|
114,531
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income
|
158,100
|
49,441
|
429,165
|
419,700
|
546,593
|
419,098
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income of Financial Services
|
¥
|
157,879
|
¥
|
49,144
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income of Sony without Financial Services
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
425,568
|
¥
|
418,548
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s
stockholders
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
–
|
¥
|
542,775
|
¥
|
417,650
|
||||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
¥
|
221
|
¥
|
297
|
¥
|
3,597
|
¥
|
1,152
|
¥
|
3,818
|
¥
|
1,448
|
||||||||||||
F-18
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
Sony without
Financial Services
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
2022
|
2023
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
¥
|
219,197
|
¥
|
70,195
|
¥
|
541,571
|
¥
|
513,477
|
¥
|
720,395
|
¥
|
533,629
|
||||||||||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile income (loss) before income
taxes to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization, including
amortization of contract costs
|
12,918
|
13,905
|
474,695
|
556,561
|
487,613
|
570,466
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Other operating (income) expense, net
|
(4,834
|
)
|
249
|
(3,654
|
)
|
(12,371
|
)
|
(10,794
|
)
|
(12,122
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
(Gain) loss on securities, net (other than Financial
Services segment)
|
–
|
–
|
27,994
|
(10,816
|
)
|
27,994
|
(10,816
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(Increase) decrease in trade receivables and contract
assets
|
48,507
|
143
|
(190,051
|
)
|
(246,880
|
)
|
(140,586
|
)
|
(253,983
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
(Increase) decrease in inventories
|
–
|
–
|
(470,440
|
)
|
(494,463
|
)
|
(470,440
|
)
|
(494,463
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
(Increase) decrease in investments and advances in
the Financial Services segment
|
(721,544
|
)
|
(780,169
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(721,544
|
)
|
(780,169
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
(Increase) decrease in content assets
|
-
|
-
|
(303,903
|
)
|
(264,387
|
)
|
(303,903
|
)
|
(264,387
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in trade payables
|
(52,776
|
)
|
(4,668
|
)
|
187,974
|
302,093
|
134,301
|
304,499
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in insurance contract liabilities,
net of insurance contract assets
|
67,622
|
588,156
|
–
|
–
|
67,622
|
588,156
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in deposits from customers in the
banking business
|
141,028
|
284,045
|
–
|
–
|
141,028
|
284,045
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in borrowings in the life
insurance business and the banking business
|
32,962
|
108,667
|
–
|
–
|
32,962
|
108,667
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in taxes payable other than
income taxes, net
|
266
|
893
|
(69,077
|
)
|
(43,935
|
)
|
(68,811
|
)
|
(43,042
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Other
|
(32,616
|
)
|
(42,663
|
)
|
(245,411
|
)
|
(373,024
|
)
|
(279,093
|
)
|
(415,449
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
(289,270
|
)
|
238,753
|
(50,302
|
)
|
(73,745
|
)
|
(383,256
|
)
|
115,031
|
||||||||||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Payments for property, plant and equipment and other
intangible assets
|
(11,869
|
)
|
(9,518
|
)
|
(217,302
|
)
|
(296,566
|
)
|
(229,105
|
)
|
(306,074
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Payments for investments and advances (other than
Financial Services segment)
|
–
|
–
|
(169,582
|
)
|
(48,891
|
)
|
(169,582
|
)
|
(48,891
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
|
Proceeds from sales or return of investments and
collections of advances (other than Financial Services
segment)
|
–
|
–
|
8,301
|
76,374
|
8,301
|
76,374
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Other
|
–
|
(13
|
)
|
(251,569
|
)
|
(56,464
|
)
|
(249,286
|
)
|
(56,477
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
(11,869
|
)
|
(9,531
|
)
|
(630,152
|
)
|
(325,547
|
)
|
(639,672
|
)
|
(335,068
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Increase (decrease) in borrowings, net
|
4,527
|
(5,725
|
)
|
147,764
|
392,499
|
152,291
|
386,774
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Dividends paid
|
(41,335
|
)
|
(50,037
|
)
|
(43,237
|
)
|
(49,333
|
)
|
(43,236
|
)
|
(49,333
|
)
|
||||||||||||
|
Other
|
(1
|
)
|
258
|
(52,696
|
)
|
(35,809
|
)
|
(52,698
|
)
|
(35,621
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(36,809
|
)
|
(55,504
|
)
|
51,831
|
307,357
|
56,357
|
301,820
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
–
|
–
|
126,687
|
63,831
|
126,687
|
63,831
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(337,948
|
)
|
173,718
|
(501,936
|
)
|
(28,104
|
)
|
(839,884
|
)
|
145,614
|
||||||||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the fiscal year
|
889,140
|
756,493
|
1,160,496
|
724,407
|
2,049,636
|
1,480,900
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
|
¥
|
551,192
|
¥
|
930,211
|
¥
|
658,560
|
¥
|
696,303
|
¥
|
1,209,752
|
¥
|
1,626,514
|
||||||||||||
F-19
Going Concern Assumption
Not Applicable
Accounting Policy and Other Information
(Changes in accounting policies)
Sony newly adopted the following accounting standards and
interpretations from the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024:
IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts”
The IASB issued IFRS 17 “Insurance Contracts” (“IFRS 17”) in May
2017 and Amendments to IFRS 17 in June 2020 and December 2021. IFRS 17 replaces IFRS 4 “Insurance Contracts” and sets out principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of insurance contracts within the scope of IFRS
17. IFRS 17 provides a general model, supplemented by a specific approach for contracts with direct participation features (the variable fee approach), and a simplified approach (the premium allocation approach) mainly for short-duration
contracts.
IFRS 17 was effective for Sony as of April 1, 2023. Sony has
retrospectively applied changes in accounting policies resulting from the adoption of IFRS 17 unless it was impracticable. Sony applied the modified retrospective approach, which uses reasonable and supportable information, or the fair value
approach, which uses the fair value as of April 1, 2022, the transition date for IFRS 17, to identify, recognize and measure certain groups of insurance contracts as of the transition date for IFRS 17, for which it was impracticable to apply
the full retrospective approach. Therefore, Sony has restated the condensed consolidated financial statements for comparative periods and the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of April 1, 2022 on the basis of the
retrospective application of IFRS 17. The effects of the retrospective application of IFRS 17 on Sony’s total equity as of April 1, 2022 are presented in the condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity.
F-20
(Net Income Attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s Stockholders and Weighted-average Number of Outstanding Shares Used for the
Computation of EPS of Common Stock)
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
281,681
|
200,105
|
||||||
|
Adjustment amount to net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders for diluted EPS computation
|
||||||||
|
Zero coupon convertible bonds
|
20
|
–
|
||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders for diluted EPS
computation
|
281,701
|
200,105
|
||||||
|
Thousands of shares
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic EPS computation
|
1,236,755
|
1,233,588
|
||||||
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||
|
Stock options and other
|
3,618
|
3,635
|
||||||
|
Zero coupon convertible bonds
|
3,132
|
–
|
||||||
|
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS computation
|
1,243,505
|
1,237,223
|
||||||
|
Yen in millions
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
542,775
|
417,650
|
||||||
|
Adjustment amount to net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders for diluted EPS computation
|
||||||||
|
Zero coupon convertible bonds
|
51
|
–
|
||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders for diluted EPS
computation
|
542,826
|
417,650
|
||||||
|
Thousands of shares
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic EPS computation
|
1,236,622
|
1,233,915
|
||||||
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
||||||||
|
Stock options and other
|
3,847
|
3,959
|
||||||
|
Zero coupon convertible bonds
|
4,059
|
–
|
||||||
|
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS computation
|
1,244,528
|
1,237,874
|
||||||
F-21
(Segmentation)
The G&NS segment includes the network services businesses,
the manufacture and sales of home gaming products and the production and sales of software. The Music segment includes the Recorded Music, Music Publishing and Visual Media and Platform businesses. The Pictures segment includes the Motion
Pictures, Television Productions and Media Networks businesses. The ET&S segment includes the Televisions business, the Audio and Video business, the Still and Video Cameras business, the smartphone business and the internet-related service
business. The I&SS segment includes the image sensors business. The Financial Services segment primarily represents individual life insurance and non-life insurance businesses in the Japanese market and the banking business in Japan. All
Other consists of various operating activities, including the disc manufacturing and recording media businesses. Sony’s products and services are generally unique to a single operating segment.
(Change in presentation)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Certain reclassifications of the condensed consolidated
statements of cash flows for the six months ended September 30, 2022 have been made to conform to the presentation for the six months ended September 30, 2023.
F-22
Results for Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2023
Sony has established three-year cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) as the most important financial performance indicator (Group KPI) in the Fourth
Mid-Range Plan for the three fiscal years starting on April 1, 2021 and ending on March 31, 2024. Starting in the three months ended June 30, 2023, Sony has disclosed the actual results for Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated basis, which is the Group
KPI, and Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) by segment.
The actual results for Segment Adjusted OIBDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended September 30, 2023 are as follows:
Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures in accordance with IFRS. However, Sony believes that these disclosures may be useful information to investors. Please refer to
“Supplemental Information” on pages 5 to 11 for more details, including the formulas and reconciliations for Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA (the same applies below).
Three months ended September 30, 2023
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Segment Adjusted OIBDA
|
||||||||
|
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
|
64.2
|
83.1
|
||||||
|
Music
|
87.5
|
97.0
|
||||||
|
Pictures
|
40.4
|
42.6
|
||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
|
102.6
|
87.6
|
||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
|
122.2
|
107.1
|
||||||
|
Financial Services
|
64.4
|
22.7
|
||||||
|
All Other, Corporate and elimination
|
(4.1
|
)
|
(14.1
|
)
|
||||
|
Consolidated Adjusted OIBDA
|
477.1
|
425.9
|
||||||
|
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA*
|
487.2
|
426.4
|
||||||
Six months ended September 30, 2023
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Segment Adjusted OIBDA
|
||||||||
|
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
|
134.4
|
158.9
|
||||||
|
Music
|
162.3
|
180.0
|
||||||
|
Pictures
|
102.2
|
71.0
|
||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
|
179.5
|
168.4
|
||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
|
189.5
|
177.2
|
||||||
|
Financial Services
|
210.0
|
84.1
|
||||||
|
All Other, Corporate and elimination
|
(11.9
|
)
|
(17.6
|
)
|
||||
|
Consolidated Adjusted OIBDA
|
966.0
|
822.0
|
||||||
|
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA*
|
984.0
|
832.6
|
||||||
* The differences between Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted OIBDA on a consolidated basis represent financial income and financial expenses (excluding interest expenses, net, and gains on revaluation of equity
instruments, net) (the same applies below). Adjusted EBITDA by segment is not calculated and disclosed because Sony does not include financial income and financial expenses in its performance evaluations by segment, mainly due to the fact that Sony
manages its foreign exchange exposure centrally and globally, except for the Financial Services segment.
- 1 -
Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2024
The forecast for consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, as announced on August 9, 2023, has been revised as follows:
As the results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
March 31, 2023
Results
Restated
|
August
Forecast
|
November
Forecast
|
Change from
August Forecast
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Sales *1
|
10,974.4
|
12,200
|
12,400
|
+200 bil
|
+1.6
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
|
Operating income
|
1,302.4
|
1,170
|
1,170
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Income before income taxes
|
1,274.5
|
1,140
|
1,160
|
+20 bil
|
+1.8
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
1,005.3
|
860
|
880
|
+20 bil
|
+2.3
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
1,816.9
|
1,770
|
1,785
|
+15 bil
|
+0.8
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
1,797.6
|
1,750
|
1,785
|
+35 bil
|
+2.0
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
|
For all segments excluding the Financial Services segment *2
|
March 31, 2023
Results
|
August
Forecast
|
November
Forecast
|
Change from
August Forecast
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
415.5
|
1,250
|
1,160
|
-90 bil
|
-7.2
|
%
|
||||||||||||||
*1 “Sales and Financial Services revenue” are shown as “Sales” (the same applies below).
*2 Cash flow for all segments excluding the Financial Services segment is not a measure in accordance with IFRS. However, Sony believes that this disclosure may be useful
information to investors. Please refer to page F-16 for details about the preparation of the Condensed Statements of Cash Flows.
Assumed foreign exchange rates are the following:
|
Assumed foreign exchange rates for the
second half of the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2024
|
(For your reference)
Assumed foreign exchange rates for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2024 at the time of the
August forecast
|
|
|
1 U.S. dollar
|
approximately 142 yen
|
approximately 135 yen
|
|
1 Euro
|
approximately 152 yen
|
approximately 146 yen
|
Sales are expected to be higher than the August forecast mainly due to higher-than-expected sales in the Game & Network Services (“G&NS”), Music and Imaging & Sensing Solutions (“I&SS”)
segments, partially offset mainly by lower-than-expected sales in the Financial Services segment.
Operating income is expected to remain unchanged due to expected increases in operating income in the Music and I&SS segments, substantially offset by expected decreases in operating income in the
Financial Services and Pictures segments.
Both income before income taxes and net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders are expected to be higher than the August forecast due to an expected increase in financial income, net,
primarily resulting from a decrease in net foreign exchange losses.
Adjusted OIBDA is expected to be higher than the August forecast due to expected increases in Adjusted OIBDA in the Music, I&SS and G&NS segments, partially offset by an expected decrease in Adjusted
OIBDA in the Financial Services segment. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be higher than the August forecast due to the above-mentioned expected increase in financial income, net, and the same factors affecting Adjusted OIBDA.
- 2 -
The forecast for each business segment for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 has been revised as follows:
As the results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2023.
Please refer to “Supplemental Information” on pages 5 to 11 for details of the reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA from operating income in accordance with IFRS for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||||||
|
March 31, 2023
Results
Restated
|
August
Forecast
|
November
Forecast
|
||||||||||
|
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
3,644.6
|
4,170
|
4,360
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
250.0
|
270
|
270
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
337.0
|
375
|
385
|
|||||||||
|
Music
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
1,380.6
|
1,490
|
1,560
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
263.1
|
280
|
295
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
316.4
|
335
|
350
|
|||||||||
|
Pictures
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
1,369.4
|
1,470
|
1,460
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
119.3
|
120
|
115
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
168.2
|
165
|
165
|
|||||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
2,476.0
|
2,430
|
2,440
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
179.5
|
180
|
180
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
276.9
|
280
|
280
|
|||||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
1,402.2
|
1,560
|
1,590
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
212.2
|
180
|
195
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
408.9
|
425
|
440
|
|||||||||
|
Financial Services
|
||||||||||||
|
Financial services revenue
|
889.1
|
1,320
|
1,210
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
318.1
|
180
|
155
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
322.4
|
205
|
180
|
|||||||||
|
All Other, Corporate and elimination
|
||||||||||||
|
Operating loss
|
(39.8
|
)
|
(40
|
)
|
(40
|
)
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
(12.9
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
||||||
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||
|
Sales
|
10,974.4
|
12,200
|
12,400
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
1,302.4
|
1,170
|
1,170
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
1,816.9
|
1,770
|
1,785
|
|||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
1,797.6
|
1,750
|
1,785
|
|||||||||
- 3 -
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
Sales are expected to be higher than the August forecast primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange rates and an expected increase in sales of non-first-party titles including add-on content. Operating
income is expected to remain unchanged from the August forecast mainly due to the impact of the above-mentioned increase in sales of non-first-party titles, substantially offset primarily by the impact of changes in the launch dates of a portion of
first-party titles. Adjusted OIBDA is expected to be higher than the August forecast mainly due to the same factors affecting operating income.
Music
Sales are expected to be higher than the August forecast primarily due to the impact of foreign exchange rates as well as higher sales in mobile game applications in Visual Media & Platform and an
increase in revenues from streaming services in Music Publishing. Operating income and Adjusted OIBDA are expected to be higher than the August forecast due to the positive impact of foreign exchange rates and the impact of the above-mentioned
increase in sales.
Pictures
Sales and operating income are expected to be lower than the August forecast, primarily due to the impact of the
strikes in Hollywood, which is expected to lead to lower revenues mainly due to the impact of release date changes for some theatrical releases and restrictions on promotional activities in Motion Pictures and delays in series deliveries in
Television Productions, partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange rates. Adjusted OIBDA remains unchanged from the August forecast, mainly due to the same factors affecting operating income.
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
Sales are expected to be higher than the August forecast due to the impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by a decrease in sales of televisions and smartphones resulting from lower unit sales.
The forecasts for operating income and Adjusted OIBDA remain unchanged from the August forecast due to the positive impact of foreign exchange rates, substantially offset by the impact of the above-mentioned decrease in sales of televisions.
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
Sales are expected to be higher than the August forecast mainly due to the impact of foreign exchange rates, partially offset by an expected decrease in sales of image sensors for automotive and for
industrial and social infrastructure. Operating income and Adjusted OIBDA are expected to be higher than the August forecast mainly due to the positive impact of foreign exchange rates and cost reductions, partially offset by the impact of the
above-mentioned expected decrease in sales.
Financial Services
Financial services revenue is expected to be lower than the August forecast primarily due to a decrease in net gains on investments in both the general account and the separate accounts at Sony Life
Insurance Co., Ltd. (“Sony Life”). Operating income and Adjusted OIBDA are expected to be lower than the August forecast primarily due to a deterioration in net gains and losses related to market fluctuations for variable life insurance and other
products at Sony Life.
The effects of future gains and losses on investments held by the Financial Services segment due to market fluctuations have not been incorporated within the above forecast as it is difficult for Sony to
predict market trends in the future. Accordingly, future market fluctuations could further impact the above forecast.
- 4 -
The above forecast is based on management’s current expectations and is subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from those included in this forecast due to
a variety of factors. See “Cautionary Statement” below.
Notes about Financial Performance of the Music, Pictures and Financial Services segments
The Music segment results include the yen-based results of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and the yen-translated results of Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing LLC, which aggregate the
results of their worldwide subsidiaries on a U.S. dollar basis.
The Pictures segment results are the yen-translated results of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., which aggregates the results of its worldwide subsidiaries on a U.S. dollar basis.
The Financial Services segment results include Sony Financial Group Inc. (“SFGI”) and SFGI’s consolidated subsidiaries such as Sony Life, Sony Assurance Inc. and Sony Bank Inc. The results discussed in the
Financial Services segment differ from the results that SFGI and SFGI’s consolidated subsidiaries disclose separately on a Japanese statutory basis.
Supplemental Information
Regarding Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Sony believes that Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA are performance metrics suitable for the long-term management that Sony prioritizes. This is because (i) they represent the sustainable earnings power of
the business as they do not include the effects of one-time gains and losses, (ii) they enable management to confirm that all the businesses of the Sony Group, including the Financial Services business, are expanding over the mid- to long-term
through cycles of investment and return, and (iii) they are often used to calculate corporate value. Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measures in accordance with IFRS. However, Sony believes that these disclosures may be useful information
to investors. Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, Sony’s results in accordance with IFRS.
Adjusted OIBDA (Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization) is calculated by the following formula:
Adjusted OIBDA = Operating income + Depreciation and amortization expense excluding amortization for film costs and broadcasting rights, as well as for internally developed game content
and master recordings included in Content assets - the profit and loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring
Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is calculated by the following formula:
Adjusted EBITDA = Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders + Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests + Income taxes + Interest expenses, net, recorded
in Financial income and Financial expense - Gain on revaluation of equity instruments, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense + Depreciation and amortization expense excluding amortization for film costs and broadcasting rights, as
well as for internally developed game content and master recordings included in Content assets - the profit and loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring
- 5 -
The following table shows a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA from operating income in accordance with IFRS for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
As the results for the three months ended September 30, 2022 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the second quarter of
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
42.1
|
48.9
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
22.0
|
34.2
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
64.2
|
83.1
|
||||||
|
Music
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
78.7
|
81.0
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
14.5
|
16.0
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(5.7
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
87.5
|
97.0
|
||||||
|
Pictures
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
27.6
|
29.4
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
12.8
|
13.1
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
40.4
|
42.6
|
||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
77.8
|
61.0
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
24.8
|
26.5
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
102.6
|
87.6
|
||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
74.0
|
46.4
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
48.2
|
60.8
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
122.2
|
107.1
|
||||||
|
Financial Services
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
80.0
|
15.7
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
6.5
|
7.0
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(22.1
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
64.4
|
22.7
|
||||||
|
All Other, Corporate and elimination
|
||||||||
|
Operating loss
|
(10.9
|
)
|
(19.4
|
)
|
||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
6.8
|
5.3
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
(4.1
|
)
|
(14.1
|
)
|
||||
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
369.4
|
263.0
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
135.5
|
162.9
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(27.8
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
477.1
|
425.9
|
||||||
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The following table shows a reconciliation of net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders reported in accordance with IFRS to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30,
2022 and 2023, respectively.
As the results for the three months ended September 30, 2022 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the second quarter of
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
281.7
|
200.1
|
||||||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
3.7
|
1.1
|
||||||
|
Income taxes
|
85.7
|
56.4
|
||||||
|
Interest expenses, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense
|
1.4
|
2.1
|
||||||
|
(Gain) / loss on revaluation of equity instruments, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense
|
6.9
|
3.7
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
135.5
|
162.9
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(27.8
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
487.2
|
426.4
|
||||||
* Depreciation and amortization expense excludes amortization for film costs and broadcasting rights, as well as for internally developed game content and master recordings included in
Content assets.
** The following table shows the details of the profit and loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring in calculating Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended
September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Three months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring
|
||||||||
|
Impact of litigation settlements, net of expenses, received in relation to lawsuits for Recorded Music and Music Publishing (Music segment)
|
(5.7
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Recovery of an unauthorized withdrawal of funds at a subsidiary of Sony Life which occurred in the three months ended June 30, 2021 (Financial Services segment)
|
(22.1
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Total
|
(27.8
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
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The following table shows a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA from operating income in accordance with IFRS for the six months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
As the results for the six months ended September 30, 2022 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the second quarter of the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
94.9
|
98.1
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
39.5
|
60.9
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
134.4
|
158.9
|
||||||
|
Music
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
139.7
|
154.4
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
28.3
|
31.6
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(5.7
|
)
|
(6.0
|
)
|
||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
162.3
|
180.0
|
||||||
|
Pictures
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
78.3
|
45.4
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
23.9
|
25.6
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
102.2
|
71.0
|
||||||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
131.4
|
116.7
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
48.1
|
51.8
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
179.5
|
168.4
|
||||||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
95.7
|
59.1
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
93.8
|
118.1
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
189.5
|
177.2
|
||||||
|
Financial Services
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
219.2
|
70.2
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
12.9
|
13.9
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(22.1
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
210.0
|
84.1
|
||||||
|
All Other, Corporate and elimination
|
||||||||
|
Operating loss
|
(24.9
|
)
|
(27.8
|
)
|
||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
13.0
|
10.2
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
(11.9
|
)
|
(17.6
|
)
|
||||
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||
|
Operating income
|
734.3
|
516.1
|
||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
259.5
|
312.0
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(27.8
|
)
|
(6.0
|
)
|
||||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
966.0
|
822.0
|
||||||
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The following table shows a reconciliation of net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders reported in accordance with IFRS to Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended September 30, 2022
and 2023, respectively.
As the results for the six months ended September 30, 2022 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the second quarter of the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
542.8
|
417.7
|
||||||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
3.8
|
1.4
|
||||||
|
Income taxes
|
173.8
|
114.5
|
||||||
|
Interest expenses, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense
|
2.2
|
2.6
|
||||||
|
(Gain) / loss on revaluation of equity instruments, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense
|
29.7
|
(9.6
|
)
|
|||||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
259.5
|
312.0
|
||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(27.8
|
)
|
(6.0
|
)
|
||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
984.0
|
832.6
|
||||||
* Depreciation and amortization expense excludes amortization for film costs and broadcasting rights, as well as for internally developed game content and master recordings included in
Content assets.
** The following table shows the details of the profit and loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring in calculating Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended September
30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||||||
|
Six months ended September 30
|
||||||||
|
2022
Restated
|
2023
|
|||||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring
|
||||||||
|
Impact of litigation settlements, net of expenses, received in relation to lawsuits for Recorded Music and Music Publishing (Music segment)
|
(5.7
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Recovery of an unauthorized withdrawal of funds at a subsidiary of Sony Life which occurred in the three months ended June 30, 2021 (Financial Services segment)
|
(22.1
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
|
Remeasurement gain resulting from the consolidation of a company previously accounted for using the equity method (Music segment)
|
-
|
(6.0
|
)
|
|||||
|
Total
|
(27.8
|
)
|
(6.0
|
)
|
||||
- 9 -
The following table shows a reconciliation of Adjusted OIBDA from operating income in accordance with IFRS for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
As the results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||
|
Fiscal year ended
March 31, 2023 |
||||
|
Restated
|
||||
|
Game & Network Services (G&NS)
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
250.0
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
87.0
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
|||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
337.0
|
|||
|
Music
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
263.1
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
59.0
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(5.7
|
)
|
||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
316.4
|
|||
|
Pictures
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
119.3
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
48.9
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
|||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
168.2
|
|||
|
Entertainment, Technology & Services (ET&S)
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
179.5
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
97.4
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
|||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
276.9
|
|||
|
Imaging & Sensing Solutions (I&SS)
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
212.2
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
196.7
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
|||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
408.9
|
|||
|
Financial Services
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
318.1
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
26.3
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(22.1
|
)
|
||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
322.4
|
|||
|
All Other, Corporate and elimination
|
||||
|
Operating loss
|
(39.8
|
)
|
||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
26.8
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
-
|
|||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
(12.9
|
)
|
||
|
Consolidated
|
||||
|
Operating income
|
1,302.4
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
542.2
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(27.8
|
)
|
||
|
Adjusted OIBDA
|
1,816.9
|
|||
- 10 -
The following table shows a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders in accordance with IFRS for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
As the results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023 are restated in accordance with IFRS 17, they differ from those disclosed in the earnings release for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||
|
Fiscal year ended
March 31, 2023 |
||||
|
Restated
|
||||
|
Net income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders
|
1,005.3
|
|||
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
|
6.5
|
|||
|
Income taxes
|
262.7
|
|||
|
Interest expenses, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense
|
4.0
|
|||
|
(Gain) / loss on revaluation of equity instruments, net, recorded in Financial income and Financial expense
|
4.6
|
|||
|
Depreciation and amortization expense*
|
542.2
|
|||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring**
|
(27.8
|
)
|
||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
1,797.6
|
|||
* Depreciation and amortization expense excludes amortization for film costs and broadcasting rights, as well as for internally developed game content and master recordings
included in Content assets.
** The following table shows the details of the profit and loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring in calculating Adjusted OIBDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year
ended March 2023.
|
(Yen in billions)
|
||||
|
Fiscal year ended
March 31, 2023 |
||||
|
Restated
|
||||
|
(Profit) / loss amount that Sony deems non-recurring
|
||||
|
Impact of litigation settlements, net of expenses, received in relation to lawsuits for Recorded Music and Music Publishing (Music segment)
|
(5.7
|
)
|
||
|
Recovery of an unauthorized withdrawal of funds at a subsidiary of Sony Life which occurred in the three months ended June 30, 2021 (Financial Services segment)
|
(22.1
|
)
|
||
|
Total
|
(27.8
|
)
|
||
- 11 -
Cautionary Statement
Statements made in this release with respect to Sony’s current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future
performance of Sony. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those statements using words such as “believe,” “expect,” “plans,” “strategy,” “prospects,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “project,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “intend,” “seek,”
“may,” “might,” “could” or “should,” and words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operations, financial performance, events or conditions. From time to time, oral or written forward-looking statements may also be included in
other materials released to the public. These statements are based on management’s assumptions, judgments and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it. Sony cautions investors that a number of important risks and uncertainties
could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and therefore investors should not place undue reliance on them. Investors also should not rely on any obligation of Sony to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Sony disclaims any such obligation. Risks and uncertainties that might affect Sony include, but are not limited to:
|
(i)
|
Sony’s ability to maintain product quality and customer satisfaction with its products and services;
|
|
(ii)
|
Sony’s ability to continue to design and develop and win acceptance of, as well as achieve sufficient cost reductions for, its products and services, including image sensors, game and network platforms, smartphones and televisions, which
are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by severe price competition and continual new product and service introductions, rapid development in technology and subjective and changing customer preferences;
|
|
(iii)
|
Sony’s ability to implement successful hardware, software, and content integration strategies, and to develop and implement successful sales and distribution strategies in light of new technologies and distribution platforms;
|
|
(iv)
|
the effectiveness of Sony’s strategies and their execution, including but not limited to the success of Sony’s acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, capital expenditures, restructurings and other strategic initiatives;
|
|
(v)
|
changes in laws, regulations and government policies in the markets in which Sony and its third-party suppliers, service providers and business partners operate, including those related to taxation, as well as growing consumer focus on
corporate social responsibility;
|
|
(vi)
|
Sony’s continued ability to identify the products, services and market trends with significant growth potential, to devote sufficient resources to research and development, to prioritize investments and capital expenditures correctly and
to recoup its investments and capital expenditures, including those required for technology development and product capacity;
|
|
(vii)
|
Sony’s reliance on external business partners, including for the procurement of parts, components, software and network services for its products or services, the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of its products, and its other
business operations;
|
|
(viii)
|
the global economic and political environment in which Sony operates and the economic and political conditions in Sony’s markets, particularly levels of consumer spending;
|
|
(ix)
|
Sony’s ability to meet operational and liquidity needs as a result of significant volatility and disruption in the global financial markets or a ratings downgrade;
|
|
(x)
|
Sony’s ability to forecast demands, manage timely procurement and control inventories;
|
|
(xi)
|
foreign exchange rates, particularly between the yen and the U.S. dollar, the euro and other currencies in which Sony makes significant sales and incurs production costs, or in which Sony’s assets, liabilities and operating results are
denominated;
|
|
(xii)
|
Sony’s ability to recruit, retain and maintain productive relations with highly skilled personnel;
|
|
(xiii)
|
Sony’s ability to prevent unauthorized use or theft of intellectual property rights, to obtain or renew licenses relating to intellectual property rights and to defend itself against claims that its products or services infringe the
intellectual property rights owned by others;
|
|
(xiv)
|
the impact of changes in interest rates and unfavorable conditions or developments (including market fluctuations or volatility) in the Japanese equity markets on the revenue and operating income of the Financial Services segment;
|
|
(xv)
|
shifts in customer demand for financial services such as life insurance and Sony’s ability to conduct successful asset liability management in the Financial Services segment;
|
|
(xvi)
|
risks related to catastrophic disasters, geopolitical conflicts, pandemic disease or similar events;
|
|
(xvii)
|
the ability of Sony, its third-party service providers or business partners to anticipate and manage cybersecurity risk, including the risk of unauthorized access to Sony’s business information and the personally identifiable information
of its employees and customers, potential business disruptions or financial losses; and
|
|
(xviii)
|
the outcome of pending and/or future legal and/or regulatory proceedings.
|
Risks and uncertainties also include the impact of any future events with material adverse impact. The continued impact of developments relating to the situations in Ukraine and Russia and in Israel and
Palestine could heighten many of the risks and uncertainties noted above. Important information regarding risks and uncertainties is also set forth in Sony’s most recent Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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