@ Benga Benga
I apologize if anyone was mislead. Coming from the academic world I just assume that outrageous sources are automatically treated with appropriate skepticism and we frequently use them as a vehicle to start a debate and invite inquiry. If I overshot the market ( a failing I would then share with Sony) I will be more careful in the future and give blatant warnings instead of hints.
Since Market Capitalization is suposed to be straight forward, I have no idea why it's not consistent but Goggle Financial has some other data which is interesting. And no disclaimer is necessary as I believe these figures are quite accurate and consistant with other sources.
From Goggle Financial
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Quarterly (Sep '08) |
Annual (2008 |
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Sony |
Nintendo |
Sony |
Nintendo |
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Net Profit Margin |
0.78% |
9.06% |
2.96% |
15.38% |
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Operating Margin |
0.51% |
31.76% |
4.07% |
28.49% |
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EBITD Margin |
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12.34% |
28.93% |
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Return on Average Assets |
0.51% |
8.25% |
2.17% |
15.23% |
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Return on Average Equity |
2.38% |
12.22% |
10.81% |
22.07% |
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Employees |
185,800 |
3,977 |
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Current Market Capitalization |
22.91 Billion (USD) |
51.79 Billion (USD) |
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