Sony has reported that its revenue within the July-September quarter slipped 29% from a yr earlier, as injury from a strike within the film sector offset boosts from a positive change fee
ByYURI KAGEYAMA AP enterprise author
November 9, 2023, 3:29 AM
FILE – The emblem of Sony is seen at its showroom in Tokyo on July 29, 2022. Sony’s revenue slipped 29% from a yr earlier in July-September, as injury from a strike within the film sector offset features from a positive change fee, the Japanese electronics and leisure firm stated Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP Picture/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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TOKYO — Sony’s revenue slipped 29% from a yr earlier in July-September, as injury from a strike within the film sector offset features from a positive change fee, the Japanese electronics and leisure firm stated Thursday.
Tokyo-based Sony Corp.’s quarterly revenue totaled 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion), down from 282 billion yen a yr earlier.
Quarterly gross sales rose 11% to 2.7 trillion yen ($18 billion), with features in video video games, picture sensor and music operations and weak point in its monetary and leisure expertise providers.
The extended strike by actors and screenwriters took a toll on Sony’s film enterprise. A deal was reached late Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for movie and tv actors.
Sony executives welcomed the deal however cautioned towards anticipating an immediate restoration in revenue as a result of advertising prices had been anticipated to rise as soon as extra motion pictures begin shifting by means of the pipeline for theatrical releases.
The three-year contract nonetheless should be accredited by the board of the Display Actors Guild-American Federation of Tv and Radio Artists and its members in coming days. However union leaders declared the strike was over at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
A number of the injury from the strike was offset by a positive change fee, in line with Sony, which makes PlayStation sport machines, Spider-Man motion pictures and Aibo robotic canines.
The Japanese yen has been declining these days, buying and selling at about 150 yen to the greenback, and a weak yen is a plus for exporters like Sony after they repatriate their abroad earnings.
Sony stated it has bought 40 million PlayStation 5 online game consoles thus far. In its music unit, among the many latest top-earning releases had been “Utopia” by Travis Scott, the “SOS” album by SZA and “Harry’s Home” from Harry Types.
Sony raised its full yr revenue forecast to 880 billion yen ($5.8 billion) from an earlier projection for an 860 billion yen ($5.7) revenue. That’s decrease than the revenue recorded the earlier yr at 1 trillion yen.
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