Sony Clocks 13% Sales Growth In Q3 Backed By Spiderman Movie, Apple iPhone Image Sensors - Sony Group (NYSE:SONY)

Sony Group Corp SONY reported third-quarter FY21 sales growth of 13% year-on-year to ¥3.03 trillion.
Significant increases in Pictures, I&SS, Financial Services, and Music segments drove the increase.
Spider-Man: No Way Home and sales of image sensors used in Apple Inc’s AAPL iPhones played a vital role in the growth trajectory, Bloomberg reports.
Sony sold 3.9 million PS5s in the quarter, down from 4.5 million in the same period a year earlier, reflecting semiconductor shortages.
The operating income grew 32% Y/Y to ¥465.2 billion. EPS was ¥276.65.
Sony held ¥2.2 trillion in cash and equivalents.
Outlook: Sony expects to sell fewer PlayStation 5 this fiscal year due to the ongoing chip crisis. Sony slashed its full-year outlook down to 11.5 million units from the previous 14.8 million and also reduced its sales forecast for the gaming division to ¥2.73 trillion from ¥2.9 trillion.
Sony upgraded its operating profit forecast for FY21 to ¥1.2 trillion, up from the previous ¥1.04 trillion.
Price Action: SONY shares traded higher by 4.92% at $118.10 in the premarket session on the last check Wednesday.
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