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Financial income and expense (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
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Summary of financial income
Financial income
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
Fiscal year ended
March 31
 
    
2021
    
2022
 
Interest income
                 
Financial assets measured at AC
     7,610        6,996  
Dividends
                 
Financial assets measured at FVOCI
     1,566        2,792  
Gain on revaluation of equity instruments
                 
Financial assets measured at FVPL
*1
     61,259         
Other
     13,357        9,516  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
          83,792              19,304   
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
  *1
Shares of Spotify Technology S.A. (“Spotify”) held by Sony are classified as equity securities required to be measured at fair value through profit or loss. The revaluation of the Spotify shares owned as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 resulted in
an
unrealized gain, net of costs to be paid to Sony’s artists and distributed labels, of 51,310 million yen (480 million U.S. dollars) and
an
unrealized loss, net of a decrease in costs to be paid to Sony’s artists and distributed labels, of 45,017 million yen (395 million U.S. dollars)
,
respectively.
 
  *2
Foreign exchange loss, net includes gains or losses from foreign exchange contracts.
Summary of financial expenses
Financial expenses
 
    
Yen in millions
 
    
Fiscal year ended
March 31
 
    
2021
    
2022
 
Interest expense
                 
Financial liabilities measured at AC
     5,916        6,377  
Other
     8,292        8,223  
Foreign exchange loss, net
*2
     16,191        1,612  
Loss on revaluation of equity instruments
                 
Financial assets measured at FVPL
*1
            66,177  
Other
     10,683        21,751  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
          41,082            104,140   
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
  *1
Shares of Spotify Technology S.A. (“Spotify”) held by Sony are classified as equity securities required to be measured at fair value through profit or loss. The revaluation of the Spotify shares owned as of March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2022 resulted in
an
unrealized gain, net of costs to be paid to Sony’s artists and distributed labels, of 51,310 million yen (480 million U.S. dollars) and
an
unrealized loss, net of a decrease in costs to be paid to Sony’s artists and distributed labels, of 45,017 million yen (395 million U.S. dollars)
,
respectively.
 
  *2
Foreign exchange loss, net includes gains or losses from foreign exchange contracts.