Sony revises losses, $1.2 billion now predicted

$200 million added as company changes their forecast.
Text: Mike Holmes
Published 2014-05-01

Sony has revised their financial results for the year once again, and the company is this time predicting an overall loss of $1.2 billion after increasing their previous prediction by a staggering $200 million.

The additional loss was, according to GI.biz, down to unforeseen expenses surrounding Sony's exit from the PC market, a move announced earlier this year.

"Sony expects to record write-downs for excess components in inventory and accrual of expenses to compensate suppliers for unused components ordered for Sony's spring PC lineup," said a statement made by the company.

It was also mentioned that ¥25 billion was lost in "impairment charges mainly related to its foreign disc manufacturing business," with the demand for disc-based media shrinking faster than expected.

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