Teeqoz said:
His post basically repeats what I've been writing here anyway. Gaming is very important to Sony, but it's not the only important segment, unlike what Wyrdness claimed. |
I agree that Wyrdness's claim, when taken literally, is untrue.
But the points that Videogameaccountant made, such as:
- where the profit from Financials will most likely go
- how, despite having even larger profits, the Financials division couldn't save Sony a few years ago
- how Gaming profits makes up 75% of the next three profitable divisions
These all show how heavily reliant Sony is on the Gaming division to keep their heads above water, and that if it fell apart, they'd be in serious trouble, regardless of profits made by other divisions. This validates the point I think Wyrdness was trying to make.
Investors want a good return on their investments, and the 20.00 JPY dividend reported by Sony this year is part of that. If Videogameaccountant is right about the profit from Financials being ploughed back into investments, then you can bet that the reported dividend is mostly based on profits made from the Gaming division.
