According to Reuters [19 Nov], Sony is in discussions to buy Japanese publisher Kadokawa. The news sent Kadokawa shares limit up (+23%) to an all-time high. Sony has long been interested in different parts of Kadokawa, and in recent years has formed a capital alliance with Kadokawa to co-develop IP (in conjunction with CyberAgent), as well as taking a stake in FromSoftware. However, the idea that Sony would acquire the whole of Kadokawa is something of a surprise, given the bits-and-pieces natur...
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba set out the first plan of his administration, which is to spend ¥10tril through FY30 further revitalizing Japan’s one-time globally dominant chip industry. The move comes after a ¥2tril package was announced last year and is seen as party of a ¥50tril private-public investment in Japanese chipmaking over the next decade. Pelham Smithers discusses beneficiaries.
Sony produced an excellent set of results for FY24 Q2 but did not revise up the full-year guidance. Pelham Smithers reviews each division and notes that that with 1H OP at 56% of the full year guidance, it is on course to come in ahead of targets.
A lack of new hit titles for the quarter and a weak performance in its back catalogue sales were the reasons behind the FY24 Q2 performance coming in short of consensus. Already on a high valuation, will the Feb 25 launch of Monster Hunter Wilds be enough to exceed the already higher than guidance estimates in the street?
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