Sony expects 26% decrease in profit this year Smartphone sensors are sluggish August 19 19:26
On the 4th, Sony announced the forecast for this year, which was previously undecided, and the smartphone market has contracted due to the impact of the new coronavirus, and the sales of image sensors have decreased. Revealed a 26% decline.
According to Sony, this year's financial results for the entire group during the three months from April to June were 1,986.9 billion yen with 2.2% increase in sales and 228.3 billion yen with 1.1% decrease in operating income compared with the same period last year. It was a circle.
This is because the number of people spending their time at home increased due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and so-called nesting demand increased game software sales, while the market for smartphones and digital cameras contracted and the sales of high-priced smartphones slowed down. The main reason for this was the decline in sales of high-performance image sensors.
In addition, Sony announced its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year, which was previously undecided, and expects that demand for high-priced smartphones will remain sluggish and image sensor sales will decline, leading to operating income of 26.7% compared to last year. %, which is a small figure of 620 billion yen.
In a press conference, Sony CFO Hiroki Toki said, "The image sensor business will not only review the timing of capital investment, but will also work to expand the number of customers. It will be an important year for building a strategy with an eye on after-corona." It was