rocketpig said:
Kasz216 said:
Lafiel said:
@ Kasz216 )
ok here is the long explanation
operating income = numbers without brackets , operating loss = numbers with brackets |
Yeah i get that. But notice how it says after Operating Income (Loss) under games. That's the part i don't understand. Look under "Operating Highlights by Buisness Segment". From what I can tell, the only reason it isn't reporting a loss is because a lot of it's transactions are within the company. IE if you counted intercompany transactions it would be at a loss. So some other division is taking a hit to make the games segmenet more proftiable, or the "unallocated corporate expenses" are taken out. Either that or it's a typo. |
They put (loss) at the end of the description to show that anything enclosed by parenthesis is a loss. It's really common in these kinds of reports. |
However they didn't put it after Electronics, Pictures or any other profitable segment. Is it because they posted a loss last quarter and as such have to refrence it?
Edit: Ah i see it know. The loss part is refrenceing the 2006 stuff.
Still either way, great news for Sony. Lets hope it continues in the first quarter after the X-mas boost.
