I hope all the laid-off employees land on their feet.
Totoki intends to achieve a new profit record in the PS5 generation because the market is bigger (Operating Income: FY23 ¥270B / FY16 ¥135B)
30 billion in profit from the third quarter expected to slip into the fourth quarter
F2P has been a major contributor
Game is expected to be the driver of ROIC growth (According to Totoki, ROIC is the most important financial metric. There is a trade-off between profit margin and capital turnover: companies with low profit margins tend to have high capital turnover, those with high profit margins have low capital turnover)
SIE keeps profits artificially low by investing money right back into its business in the form of R&D and CapEx. Sometimes it works (Helldivers), sometimes it doesn't.
R&D: FY22 ¥271B / FY16 ¥95B
D&A: FY22 ¥87B / FY16 ¥25B
Totoki intends to achieve a new profit record in the PS5 generation because the market is bigger (Operating Income: FY23 ¥270B / FY16 ¥135B)
30 billion in profit from the third quarter expected to slip into the fourth quarter
F2P has been a major contributor
Game is expected to be the driver of ROIC growth (According to Totoki, ROIC is the most important financial metric. There is a trade-off between profit margin and capital turnover: companies with low profit margins tend to have high capital turnover, those with high profit margins have low capital turnover)
SIE keeps profits artificially low by investing money right back into its business in the form of R&D and CapEx. Sometimes it works (Helldivers), sometimes it doesn't.
R&D: FY22 ¥271B / FY16 ¥95B
D&A: FY22 ¥87B / FY16 ¥25B
