The Rakuten Group's financial results for the past year showed that online shopping was strong due to demand for nesting, but investment such as base station construction was high in the mobile phone business, and the final profit and loss exceeded 130 billion yen. ..
The deficit amount is the largest ever.
Rakuten Group announced on the 14th that the group's financial results for the last year were 1,681.7 billion yen, an increase of 15.5% from the previous year.
The financial business was also strong, with the continued use of online shopping against the backdrop of demand for nesting and the increase in the use of credit cards issued by the company.
However, the final profit and loss of the entire group was a deficit of 133.8 billion yen, the largest deficit ever.
In the mobile phone business, which aims to expand the communication area, investment such as base station construction increased, and the deficit of more than 400 billion yen in this business alone pushed down the performance of the entire group.
The Rakuten Group's final profit / loss has been in the red for the third consecutive year.
President Hiroshi Mikitani said at an online press conference about the mobile phone business, "The number of subscribers will surely increase to 10 million, 15 million, and 20 million. Once corporate services start, the number of subscribers will accelerate at once." Said.
On the other hand, regarding Rakuten Bank, an Internet bank under the umbrella that is preparing for listing, President Mikitani said, "It is proceeding smoothly and I think it will be listed near the end of the year." ..