Business segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

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Summary of Components of Segment Sales and Financial Services Revenue

Segment sales and financial services revenue:

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2021			2022
Sales and financial services revenue:
Game & Network Services —
Customers		2,604,713			2,674,356
Intersegment		51,565			65,407
Total		2,656,278			2,739,763
Music —
Customers		927,250			1,100,532
Intersegment		12,617			16,417
Total		939,867			1,116,949
Pictures —
Customers		751,800			1,236,399
Intersegment		1,187			2,512
Total		752,987			1,238,911
Electronics Products & Solutions —
Customers		2,016,887			2,297,886
Intersegment		51,200			41,300
Total		2,068,087			2,339,186
Imaging & Sensing Solutions —
Customers		937,859			992,200
Intersegment		74,638			84,224
Total		1,012,497			1,076,424
Financial Services —
Customers		1,664,991			1,524,811
Intersegment		9,011			9,018
Total		1,674,002			1,533,829
All Other —
Customers		84,202			82,264
Intersegment		16,534			16,519
Total		100,736			98,783
Corporate and elimination		(205,793	)		(222,332	)
Consolidated total		8,998,661			9,921,513

Summary of Components of Segment Profit or Loss

Segment profit (loss):

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2021			2022
Operating income (loss):
Game & Network Services		341,718			346,089
Music		184,786			210,933
Pictures		79,851			217,393
Electronics Products & Solutions		127,859			212,942
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		145,884			155,597
Financial Services		154,765			150,111
All Other		7,178			17,981
Total		1,042,041			1,311,046
Corporate and elimination		(86,786	)		(108,707	)
Consolidated operating income		955,255			1,202,339
Financial income		83,792			19,304
Financial expenses		(41,082	)		(104,140	)
Consolidated income before income taxes		997,965			1,117,503

Summary Of Components of Other Significant Items

Other significant items:

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2021			2022
Share of profit (loss) of investments accounted for using the equity method:
Game & Network Services		—			14
Music		570			4,073
Pictures		123			(664	)
Electronics Products & Solutions		57			1,103
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		(123	)		(603	)
Financial Services		—			—
All Other		10,924			19,723
Consolidated total		11,551			23,646
Depreciation and amortization:
Game & Network Services		52,987			61,219
Music		46,217			61,465
Pictures		290,895			396,251
Electronics Products & Solutions		82,174			91,759
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		159,469			172,842
Financial Services, including deferred insurance acquisition costs		68,598			94,169
All Other		7,686			4,300
Total		708,026			882,005
Corporate		24,085			22,465
Consolidated total		732,111			904,470

Summary of Sales and Operating Revenue to External Customers by Product Category

The following table is a breakdown of sales and financial services revenue to external customers by product category for each segment. Sony management views each segment as a single operating segment.

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2021		2022
Sales and financial services revenue:
Game & Network Services
Digital Software and Add-on Content		1,454,654		1,424,459
Network Services		382,950		409,355
Hardware and Others		767,109		840,542
Total		2,604,713		2,674,356
Music
Recorded Music — Streaming		337,100		462,368
Recorded Music — Others		179,167		206,412
Music Publishing		156,862		200,334
Visual Media and Platform		254,121		231,418
Total		927,250		1,100,532
Pictures
Motion Pictures		265,301		518,840
Television Productions		267,123		419,494
Media Networks		219,376		298,065
Total		751,800		1,236,399
Electronics Products & Solutions
Televisions		709,007		858,837
Audio and Video		313,975		326,704
Still and Video Cameras		338,694		414,898
Mobile Communications		358,580		365,864
Other		296,631		331,583
Total		2,016,887		2,297,886
Imaging & Sensing Solutions		937,859		992,200
Financial Services		1,664,991		1,524,811
All Other		84,202		82,264
Corporate		10,959		13,065
Consolidated total		8,998,661		9,921,513

Summary of Sales and Operating Revenue Attributed to Countries and Areas Based on Location of External Customers and Long-Lived Assets

Sales and financial services revenue attributed to countries and areas based on location of external customers for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 and non-current assets (property, plant and equipment, ROU assets, goodwill, content assets and other intangible assets) as of April 1, 2020, March 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:

			Yen in millions
			Fiscal year ended March 31
			2021		2022
Sales and financial services revenue:
Japan				2,965,936		2,764,321
United States				2,147,686		2,766,021
Europe				1,817,854		1,870,091
China				762,766		771,006
Asia-Pacific				861,623		1,149,261
Other Areas				442,796		600,813
Total				8,998,661		9,921,513
	Yen in millions
	April 1		March 31
	2020		2021		2022
Non-current assets (property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, goodwill, content assets and other intangible assets):
Japan		1,389,781		1,460,029		1,592,981
United States		1,328,295		1,378,343		1,830,602
Europe		410,989		459,201		565,044
China		27,108		27,091		34,029
Asia-Pacific		151,108		148,467		158,030
Other Areas		44,272		55,155		91,001
Total		3,351,553		3,528,286		4,271,687