(SONY) Sony - Overview
Sector: Technology | Industry: Consumer Electronics | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 130.804m USD | Total Return: -14.2% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 176M
EPS Trend: -82.2%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 59.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
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Sony Group Corporation is a diversified global conglomerate operating across consumer electronics, semiconductors, gaming, music, and motion pictures. The company’s business model leverages a kando strategy, integrating proprietary hardware like PlayStation consoles and image sensors with extensive software and media intellectual property. This vertical integration allows Sony to capture value across the entire entertainment lifecycle, from content creation to hardware distribution.
The company maintains a dominant position in the CMOS image sensor market, supplying critical components for global smartphone manufacturers and professional photography. In the gaming sector, Sony utilizes a high-margin recurring revenue model driven by digital network services and first-party software titles. To better understand the underlying fundamentals of this complex portfolio, investors may find it useful to review the detailed metrics available on ValueRay.
Sony also operates a significant financial services segment in Japan and maintains strategic partnerships in display technology and telecommunications. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm rebranded from Sony Corporation to Sony Group Corporation in 2021 to reflect its structure as a diversified holding company managing multiple distinct business pillars.
- PlayStation 5 hardware cycle maturity impacts gaming division revenue and margins
- Image sensor demand from smartphone manufacturers drives semiconductor segment profitability
- Music streaming royalty growth and catalog acquisitions provide stable recurring cash flow
- Box office performance and streaming licensing deals dictate Pictures division earnings
- Yen volatility against the Dollar and Euro affects consolidated international earnings reporting
| Net Income: -344b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.97 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 7.31% < 20% (prev -25.85%; Δ 33.16% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 1990b > Net Income -344b |
| Net Debt (84.4b) to EBITDA (2873b): 0.03 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.18 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (6.04b) vs 12m ago -0.40% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 30.79% > 18% (prev 0.29%; Δ 3.05k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 49.38% > 50% (prev 35.45%; Δ 13.93% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 13.95 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 2873b / Interest Expense TTM 120b) |
| A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 5976b - Total Current Liabilities 5054b) / Total Assets 15752b |
| B: 0.34 (Retained Earnings 5318b / Total Assets 15752b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 1681b / Avg Total Assets 25522b) |
| D: 1.03 (Book Value of Equity 7438b / Total Liabilities 7201b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.01 = A |
| DSRI: 0.93 (Receivables 1830b/1943b, Revenue 12602b/12511b) |
| GMI: 0.95 (GM 30.79% / 29.16%) |
| AQI: 0.68 (AQ_t 0.49 / AQ_t-1 0.73) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 12602b / 12511b) |
| TATA: -0.15 (NI -344b - CFO 1990b) / TA 15752b) |
| Beneish M = -3.47 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 21.72 with a total of 6,440,437 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.82%,
over one month by +8.76%,
over three months by -5.55% and
over the past year by -14.15%.
Sony has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SONY.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 29.4 | 35.3% |
Market Cap JPY = 20872b (131b USD * 159.57 USD.JPY)
P/E Trailing = 20.5
P/E Forward = 16.8919
P/S = 0.0105
P/B = 2.5599
P/EG = 1.9949
Revenue TTM = 12602b JPY
EBIT TTM = 1681b JPY
EBITDA TTM = 2873b JPY
Long Term Debt = 890b JPY (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 313b JPY (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2303b JPY (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 626b
Net Debt = 84.4b JPY (calculated: Debt 2303b - CCE 2218b)
Enterprise Value = 20957b JPY (20872b + Debt 2303b - CCE 2218b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 13.95 (Ebit TTM 1681b / Interest Expense TTM 120b)
EV/FCF = 13.70x (Enterprise Value 20957b / FCF TTM 1530b)
FCF Yield = 7.30% (FCF TTM 1530b / Enterprise Value 20957b)
FCF Margin = 12.14% (FCF TTM 1530b / Revenue TTM 12602b)
Net Margin = -2.73% (Net Income TTM -344b / Revenue TTM 12602b)
Gross Margin = 30.79% ((Revenue TTM 12602b - Cost of Revenue TTM 8722b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.77% (prev 28.44%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.33 (Enterprise Value 20957b / Total Assets 15752b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.23% (Interest Expense 120b / Debt 2303b)
Taxrate = 24.41% (30.8b / 126b)
NOPAT = 1270b (EBIT 1681b * (1 - 24.41%))
Current Ratio = 1.18 (Total Current Assets 5976b / Total Current Liabilities 5054b)
Debt / Equity = 0.28 (Debt 2303b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 8154b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.03 (Net Debt 84.4b / EBITDA 2873b)
Debt / FCF = 0.06 (Net Debt 84.4b / FCF TTM 1530b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8077b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -1.35% (Net Income -344b / Total Assets 15752b)
RoE = -4.25% (Net Income TTM -344b / Total Stockholder Equity 8077b)
RoCE = 18.74% (EBIT 1681b / Capital Employed (Equity 8077b + L.T.Debt 890b))
RoIC = 11.54% (NOPAT 1270b / Invested Capital 11010b)
WACC = 8.44% (E(20872b)/V(23175b) * Re(8.93%) + D(2303b)/V(23175b) * Rd(5.23%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.93% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -82.22 | Cagr: -0.98%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.87% ; FCFF base≈1588b ; Y1≈1479b ; Y5≈1348b
[DCF] Fair Price = 3.54k (EV 21020b - Net Debt 84.4b = Equity 20935b / Shares 5.91b; r=8.44% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -8.62% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -82.15 | EPS CAGR: -78.40% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 59.71 | Revenue CAGR: 10.18% | SUE: 0.20 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.25 | Chg30d=+15.88% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.34 | Chg30d=+5.49% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2027-03-31): EPS=1.28 | Chg30d=+1.31% | Revisions=+14% | GrowthEPS=+0.0% | GrowthRev=+1488.0%
EPS next Year (2028-03-31): EPS=1.37 | Chg30d=-2.87% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=+7.1% | GrowthRev=+0.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%