Stockholders' equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

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Summary of classes of share capital

Changes in the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 have resulted from the following:

	Number of shares
	Fiscal year ended March 31
	2021		2022
Balance at beginning of the fiscal year		1,261,058,781		1,261,058,781
Issuance of new shares		—		23,000
Balance at end of the fiscal year		1,261,058,781		1,261,081,781

Summary of dividends

Dividends whose record date falls in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and whose effective date falls in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 are as follows:

(Resolution)

Type of shares

Total amount of dividends (Yen in millions)

Source of dividends

Dividends per share (Yen)

Record date

Effective date

Board of Directors’ meeting held on May 10, 2022

Common stock

43,295

Retained earnings

35.00

March 31, 2022

June 3, 2022

Summary Of Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income By Item Explanatory

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, by component for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:

	Yen in millions
	Balance at April 1, 2020			Other comprehensive income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders			Transfer to retained earnings			Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other			Balance at March 31, 2021
Changes in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income		(8,882	)		144,544			6,085			(2,125	)		139,622
Changes in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income		985,234			(179,251	)		—			458,754			1,264,737
Cash flow hedges		1,248			51			—			—			1,299
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans		—			11,555			(11,555	)		—			—
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations		—			113,771			—			130			113,901
Insurance contract valuation adjustments		1,973			(2,537	)		—			476			(88	)
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method		(97	)		885			(2	)		—			786
Total		979,476			89,018			(5,472	)		457,235			1,520,257
	Yen in millions
	Balance at April 1, 2021			Other comprehensive income attributable to Sony Group Corporation’s stockholders			Transfer to retained earnings			Transactions with noncontrolling interests shareholders and other			Balance at March 31, 2022
Changes in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income		139,622			(106,426	)		(5,784	)		—			27,412
Changes in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income		1,264,737			(416,904	)		—			—			847,833
Cash flow hedges		1,299			4,735			—			—			6,034
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans		—			33,641			(33,641	)		—			—
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations		113,901			223,777			—			—			337,678
Insurance contract valuation adjustments		(88	)		599			—			—			511
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method		786			2,078			—			—			2,864
Total		1,520,257			(258,500	)		(39,425	)		—			1,222,332

Summary of analysis of other comprehensive income by item

Each component of other comprehensive income and the related tax effect including noncontrolling interests for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 are as follows:

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
Comprehensive income components	2021			2022
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
Changes in equity instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income
Amount incurred during the year		191,122			(139,511	)
Total before tax		191,122			(139,511	)
Tax expense or (benefit)		(46,382	)		33,085
Net of tax		144,740			(106,426	)
Remeasurement of defined benefit pension plans
Amount incurred during the year		17,856			43,134
Total before tax		17,856			43,134
Tax expense or (benefit)		(6,301	)		(9,493	)
Net of tax		11,555			33,641
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
Amount incurred during the year		98			869
Total before tax		98			869
Tax expense or (benefit)		(11	)		(292	)
Net of tax		87			577
Total		156,382			(72,208	)
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss
Changes in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income
Amount incurred during the year		(285,504	)		(572,692	)
Reclassification to profit or loss		(98	)		(6,408	)
Total before tax		(285,602	)		(579,100	)
Tax expense or (benefit)		80,053			162,196
Net of tax		(205,549	)		(416,904	)
Cash flow hedges
Amount incurred during the year		7,481			(7,703	)
Reclassification to profit or loss		(7,228	)		14,529
Total before tax		253			6,826
Tax expense or (benefit)		(202	)		(2,091	)
Net of tax		51			4,735
Insurance contract valuation adjustments
Amount incurred during the year		(3,081	)		807
Reclassification to profit or loss		(39	)		(10	)
Total before tax		(3,120	)		797
Tax expense or (benefit)		—			(198	)
Net of tax		(3,120	)		599
Exchange differences on translating foreign operations
Amount incurred during the year		115,304			227,017
Reclassification to profit or loss		17			(742	)
Total before tax		115,321			226,275
Tax expense or (benefit)		—			—
Net of tax		115,321			226,275

	Yen in millions
	Fiscal year ended March 31
Comprehensive income components	2021			2022
Share of other comprehensive income of investments accounted for using the equity method
Amount incurred during the year		798			1,501
Reclassification to profit or loss		—			—
Total before tax		798			1,501
Tax expense or (benefit)		—			—
Net of tax		798			1,501
Total		(92,499	)		(183,794	)
Total other comprehensive income		63,883			(256,002	)