Here is the data on Sony Ericsson's profitability in the last four fiscal years:
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/presen/04q4/10.jpg
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/presen/05q4/14.jpg
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/06q4/slide/image/12_image.jpg
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/07q4/slide/image/13_image.jpg
(always profitable)
And then in this fiscal year's first three quarters:
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/08q1/slide/image/11_image.jpg
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/08q2/slide/image/10_image.jpg
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/viewer/08q3/slide/image/10_image.jpg
They were always profitable except during Q3. Counting this latest report, they've been unprofitable for 6 months, so they're for sure not Sony's worst performing division.
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