Sony cuts annual profit view on movie business writedown
[TOKYO] Sony Corp on Thursday cut its full-year outlook for operating profit on Thursday after the Japanese TV-to-gaming group took a US$1 billion writedown on its struggling movie business.
Sony forecast group operating profit of 240 billion yen (US$2.13 billion) for the year ending in March, down from a previous estimate of 270 billion yen.
It also said October-December operating profit fell to 92.4 billion yen from 202.1 billion yen a year earlier.
The company said earlier this week it had cut the goodwill value of its movie business by 112.1 billion yen due to a dimming outlook for earnings from DVD and Blu-ray discs.
REUTERS
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