Design and manufacture a wide range of consumer electronics, including televisions, audio equipment, and cameras. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 1.6× for every dollar of annual revenue.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 81% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 0% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades 21% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $86.1B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $14.4B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $3.5B would remain.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
A loss of $2.3B against $86.1B in annual sales.
Getting in and out without moving the price could prove difficult.
On our five-subject report card, SONY sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: SONY has solid sales but closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.