Sony posts 7% fall in annual profit, narrowly misses PS5 target


FILE PHOTO: The logo of Sony PlayStation is displayed at Tokyo Game Show 2019 in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan, September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

TOKYO: Japan's Sony Group reported a 7% fall in annual operating profit on Tuesday, hit by the performance of its financial business.

Profit for the year ended March was 1.2 trillion yen ($7.67 billion), in line with an average estimate from 23 analysts polled by LSEG.

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