Sony stock 24 year low. "No turnaround in sight".

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kowenicki said:

Sony stock has now dropped by pretty much 50% in the last 12 months.

Sony Falls to 24-Year Low Amid Concerns About Euro, Economy

 

By Naoko Fujimura - Nov 16, 2011 10:35 AM GMT

Sony Corp. (6758) fell to the lowest level in more than 24 years in Tokyo trading as the yen strengthened against the euro amid concern the European debt crisis is spreading.

The maker of Bravia televisions dropped 3.3 percent to close at 1,308 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the lowest level since May 1987. The Topix Electric Appliances Index, whose 154 members include Sony and Canon Inc. (7751), fell 1.2 percent and was the biggest contributor to a drop in the broader Topix index.

Sony, which this month forecast its fourth straight annual loss, led a decline among Japanese electronics stocks as the euro weakened to the lowest against the yen since Oct. 10. The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment today as Governor Masaaki Shirakawa called the European debt crisis the biggest risk for the nation’s export-led recovery.

“The currency is another blow for Sony,” Mitsuo Shimizu, an analyst at Cosmo Securities Co. in Tokyo, said by telephone. “An earnings recovery for Sony isn’t anywhere in sight.”

A stronger yen cuts the value of overseas income at Japanese companies when repatriated. Sony gets 21 percent of its sales from Europe.

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The Japanese government recently did another round of investment to reduce the Yen but again it hasnt worked.... They dont have many other options left.

Heres an idea... could Sony become a software provider/publisher first and foremost?  Movies, Music and Games.

Wishful thinking ? , They still have to repatriate the money , so how they make it doesn't really matter , to make the same amount they made when the euro was higher , they either put up prices or increase volume , neither is a long term option so they will ride it out, the worm will turn.