*The US Dollar figures have been converted from Japanese Yen with exchange rate provided in Sony fiscal reports
Source 1 / Source 2
Sony Corporation - Q2 FY2019 (July - September 2019) :
Sony Revenue : ¥2122.3bn / $19.76B (-2.8% YoY from ¥2182.8bn / $19.58B - Q2 FY2018)
Sony Operating Profit : ¥279bn / $2.60B (+16.5% YoY from ¥239.5bn / $2.15B - Q2 FY2018)
Sony Net Profit : ¥187.9bn / $1.75B (+8.6% YoY from ¥173bn / $1.55B - Q2 FY2018)
Top Biggest Profit Drivers for the Quarter :
Gaming Division - Q2 FY2019 Results (July - September 2019) :
Gaming Revenue : ¥454.4bn / $4.23B (-17.4% YoY from ¥550.1bn / $4.93B - Q2 FY2018)
Gaming Operating Profit : ¥65bn / $0.605B (-28.3% YoY from ¥90.6bn / $0.813B - Q2 FY2018)
This quarter, the Gaming Division accounts for :
- 21.4% of Sony total Sales/Revenue (vs 25.2% - Q2 FY2018)
- 21.8% of Sony total Operating Profit (vs 32.5% - Q2 FY2018)
PS4 shipped : 2.8m (vs 3.9m - Q2 FY2018)
PS4 LTD : 102.8m
Software sold : 61.3m (vs 75.1m - Q2 FY2018)
Software digital ratio : 37% (vs 28% - Q2 FY2018)
Software LTD (minimum) : > 1.067 billion games sold
PS+ Members : 36.9m (up from 34.3m - Q2 FY2018)
PS+/PS Now ARPU : ~ $6.96/month
PS4 is now the 2nd best selling home console of all time !
It should be noted that while digital sales are growing, physical sales remain steady over years
Gaming Revenue : ¥2000bn / $18.52B (down from ¥2200bn / $20.37B - July 2019 forecast)
Gaming Operating Profit : ¥240bn / $2.22B (down from ¥280bn / $2.59B - July 2019 forecast)
PS4 shipments : 13.5m (down from 15m - July 2019 forecast)
Revenue: 200 bln yen (9%) downward revision :
(--) Lower-than-expected software sales including the impact of a change in the launch date of a first-party title (=TLOU Part II)
(--) Lower-than-expected PS4 hardware unit sales
(--) Impact of foreign exchange rates
Operating Profit : 40 bln yen downward revision
(--) Lower-than-expected software sales including the impact of a change in the launch date of a first-party title (=TLOU Part II)
(--) Negative impact of foreign exchange rates
(+) Cost reductions
(+) Higher-than-expected sales for PS Plus
- PS Now subscribers surpasses 1 million following price decrease (700k before)
- Confirms that TLOU Part II's delay is the reason for the sales revision
- Talks about the acquisition of Insomniac and says they're look into more
- They refused to touch a question on potential PS5 price but said they are focusing on market penetration/market acceptability with it
Q1 FY2019
FY2018, Q3 FY2018, Q2 FY2018, Q1 FY2018
Source 1 / Source 2
Sony Corporation - Q2 FY2019 (July - September 2019) :
Sony Revenue : ¥2122.3bn / $19.76B (-2.8% YoY from ¥2182.8bn / $19.58B - Q2 FY2018)
Sony Operating Profit : ¥279bn / $2.60B (+16.5% YoY from ¥239.5bn / $2.15B - Q2 FY2018)
Sony Net Profit : ¥187.9bn / $1.75B (+8.6% YoY from ¥173bn / $1.55B - Q2 FY2018)
- 2nd Best Revenue ever for Sony during Q2
- Best Operating Profit and Net Profit ever for Sony during Q2
- Imaging & Sensing Solutions : ¥76.4bn / $0.711B
- Game & Network Services : ¥65bn / $0.605B
- Electronic Products & Solutions : ¥41.4bn / $0.385B
- Pictures : ¥39.3bn / $0.366B
- Financial Services : ¥38.8bn / $0.361B
- Music : ¥37.5bn / $0.349B
- Best Revenue and Operating Profit ever for Music during Q2
- Best Revenue and Operating Profit ever for Pictures during Q2
- Best Revenue and Operating Profit ever for Imaging and Sensing Solutions during any quarter
Gaming Division - Q2 FY2019 Results (July - September 2019) :
Gaming Revenue : ¥454.4bn / $4.23B (-17.4% YoY from ¥550.1bn / $4.93B - Q2 FY2018)
Gaming Operating Profit : ¥65bn / $0.605B (-28.3% YoY from ¥90.6bn / $0.813B - Q2 FY2018)
- 2nd best Revenue and Operating Profit ever for PlayStation during Q2
This quarter, the Gaming Division accounts for :
- 21.4% of Sony total Sales/Revenue (vs 25.2% - Q2 FY2018)
- 21.8% of Sony total Operating Profit (vs 32.5% - Q2 FY2018)
PS4 shipped : 2.8m (vs 3.9m - Q2 FY2018)
PS4 LTD : 102.8m
Software sold : 61.3m (vs 75.1m - Q2 FY2018)
Software digital ratio : 37% (vs 28% - Q2 FY2018)
Software LTD (minimum) : > 1.067 billion games sold
PS+ Members : 36.9m (up from 34.3m - Q2 FY2018)
PS+/PS Now ARPU : ~ $6.96/month
- All-time high number of subscribers
PS4 is now the 2nd best selling home console of all time !
Top 5 of Best Selling Home Consoles of All Time :
- PS2 : > 155 million
- PS4 : 102.8 million
- PS1 : 102.49 million
- Wii : 101.63 million
- PS3 : 87.4 million
Top 5 of Consoles with Highest Number of Software units sold :
- PS2 : 1.537 billion
- PS4 : > 1.067 billion
- PS3 : 999.4 million
- PS1 : 962 million
- DS : 948.66 million
It should be noted that while digital sales are growing, physical sales remain steady over years
Gaming Division - Updated FY2019 Forecast (April 2019 - March 2020) :
Gaming Revenue : ¥2000bn / $18.52B (down from ¥2200bn / $20.37B - July 2019 forecast)
Gaming Operating Profit : ¥240bn / $2.22B (down from ¥280bn / $2.59B - July 2019 forecast)
PS4 shipments : 13.5m (down from 15m - July 2019 forecast)
Revenue: 200 bln yen (9%) downward revision :
(--) Lower-than-expected software sales including the impact of a change in the launch date of a first-party title (=TLOU Part II)
(--) Lower-than-expected PS4 hardware unit sales
(--) Impact of foreign exchange rates
Operating Profit : 40 bln yen downward revision
(--) Lower-than-expected software sales including the impact of a change in the launch date of a first-party title (=TLOU Part II)
(--) Negative impact of foreign exchange rates
(+) Cost reductions
(+) Higher-than-expected sales for PS Plus
Summary of PS4 numbers
News Update from Briefing / Q&A session
Thanks SolidSnakex and OléGunnerNews Update from Briefing / Q&A session
- PS Now subscribers surpasses 1 million following price decrease (700k before)
- Confirms that TLOU Part II's delay is the reason for the sales revision
- Talks about the acquisition of Insomniac and says they're look into more
- They refused to touch a question on potential PS5 price but said they are focusing on market penetration/market acceptability with it
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