Sony for the quarter received a net profit of $ 1.79 billion and increased the annual forecast by 5% at once

In one of the previous news, we talked about sales of Sony PlayStation 5 game consoles. Also the company

shared her own financial results.

What is known

In the second fiscal quarter of 2022, whichcoinciding with the third calendar quarter, Sony posted revenue of $18.64 billion (+16% / $2.59 billion), while operating income rose 8% ($170 million) to $2.33 billion. in the reporting period amounted to $1.79 billion, having increased by almost a quarter over the year (+24% / $340 million).

The Japanese giant raised its annual net forecastprofit up 5% to $7.58 billion. The projected total annual profit increased by 1% to $78.53 billion. In addition, by the end of the fiscal year, the company from Japan wants to bring the revenue of the gaming division to $24.6 billion, which is 10% above the estimate made in the first fiscal quarter of 2022.