Sony Group Corporation

SNEJF

Consumer Electronics · Technology

Price

$21.59

-0.69 (-3.08%)

Market Cap

$126.82B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+377.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.25B (2022) → 5.98B (2026)

Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese conglomerate that makes and sells a wide range of products and services, including video game consoles, movies, music, televisions, cameras, and image sensors. Its PlayStation gaming platform serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide, while its semiconductor division sells image sensors to smartphone makers like Apple. Sony is one of the largest entertainment and electronics companies in the world, owning major music labels, a Hollywood film studio, and the PlayStation brand.

Sony earns money through hardware sales, game software and subscriptions, music and film licensing, and semiconductor components. The company operates globally, with significant revenue from North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $85 billion in annual sales. Its image sensor business holds a dominant share of the global smartphone camera market, giving it a strong industrial moat, but the company faces risk from slowing console hardware sales cycles and intense competition in consumer electronics from Chinese manufacturers.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+16.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-57.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

4.2%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.9T cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Sony Group Corporation is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 16%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

30.8%

Modest — 30.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

9.5%

Modest — 9.5% operating margin

ROCE

3.1%

Weak — 3.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-6.8%

Shrinking sales (-6.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

-119.9%

Earnings shrinking (-119.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

16.4%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.13

Conservative — low debt load (0.13)

Interest Cover

14.82x

Comfortably covers interest (14.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.74%

Small dividend — 0.74% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

-61.2%

Dividend cut (-61.2% YoY) — warning sign

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