Brittany WilsonBrendan Ahrnsbrak

Alyson Kingree

Emmeline Hoang

Robert Mwaka

SPIN-OFF

SONY

Company &

Industry

Analysis

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SONY

Is Like

No

Other

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SONY

A

House

Of

Cards

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SONY

Not

Leading

The

Trends

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SONY

Stability &

Relationships

Vs.

Excellence

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Front-

Runner

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SONY

Balancing

Act

Financially

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Competitive Analysis

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Weak Financial Position

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Inability to Retain Earnings

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2011 20120.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%9.73%

12.39%

7.25% 6.46%

% of Entertainment Revenue Retained as Profit

Disney Sony

Sources: Sony 2011 and 2012 FY Financial Statements; Disney 2011 and 2012 FY Financial StatementsSources: Disney FY 2011 and 2012 Annual Financial Report, Sony FY 2011 and 2012 Annual Financial Report

2011 2012 2013-5.00%

-4.00%

-3.00%

-2.00%

-1.00%

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

% of Electronics Revenue Re-tained as Profit

Panasonic Sony

Sources: Panasonic 2011, 2012, 2013 FY Financial Statements; Sony 2011, 2012, and 2013 FY Financial Statements

Heightened Financial Risk

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10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

46%

76% 81%

% of Assets Financed by Debt

Sources: Disney Q2 2013 Financial Statement, Panasonic FY 2013 Financial Statement, Sony FY 2013 Financial Statement

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Insight

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Position

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The Big Picture

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Not Enough Revenue

Gaming Consoles sold vs Playstation Market Share

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Year

Market Share

Total GamingConsoles Sold

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Customers Spend on

Entertainment

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Competitive in Music

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Strengthen Entertainment

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Contact Information

• bwilso22@students.towson.edu• bahrns1@students.towson.edu• ehoang1@students.towson.edu• akingr1@students.towson.edu• mwaka1@students.towson.edu

References• Panasonic Corporation. (2013, May). Annual Report 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013, from Panasonic Corporation:

http://panasonic.net/ir/annual/2013/pdf/panasonic_ar2013_e.pdf• Sony Corporation. (2013, May 31). Sony Consolidated Financial Statements For the fiscal year ended March 31,

2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013, from Sony: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/investors/Meeting96/96_Consolidated_Financial_Statements.pdf

• (January 5, 2012). “Top Music Firms, 2010-2011”. Business Wire. Retrieved from http://find.galegroup.com.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/gdl/start.do

• (June 20, 2011). Top Music Studios by Market Share, 2010”. Advertising Age. http://find.galegroup.com.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/gdl/start.do

• (March 20, 2012). “Video Game Console Market, 2011”. VG Chartz. Retrieved from http://find.galegroup.com.proxy-tu.researchport.umd.edu/gdl/start.do?

• The Walt Disney Company. (2013, January). Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Financial Report and Shareholder Letter. Retrieved July 10, 2013, from The Walt Disney Company: http://cdn.media.ir.thewaltdisneycompany.com/2012/annual/10kwrap-2012.pdf

• The Walt Disney Company. (2013, May 7). The Walt Disney Company Reports Second Quarter Earnings for Fiscal 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013, from The Walt Disney Company: http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/sites/default/files/reports/q2-fy13-earnings.pdf