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SoftBank Posts $12 Billion Profit in First Quarter of 2020
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SoftBank Posts $12 Billion Profit in First Quarter of 2020

Tokyo, Aug 11, 2020: Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group profit rose 12 percent in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares in US carrier T-Mobile. Tokyo-based SoftBank reported a first-quarter profit of 1.2 trillion yen (USD 11.8 billion), up from 1.1 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year. Quarterly sales inched down 2 per cent to 1.45 trillion yen (USD 13.7 billion). SoftBank, whose group includes the carrier that introduced the iPhone to Japan, said it has been shoring up its cash reserves. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said, "the company already has raised in several months nearly all the 4.5 trillion yen (USD 41 billion) it had promised in March to attain within a year. But he acknowledged worries about ...
Softbank Net Profit Surges Record 50 Fold After Flipkart Acquisition
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Softbank Net Profit Surges Record 50 Fold After Flipkart Acquisition

Masayoshi Son led Japanese leading tech company SoftBank net profit soared more than 50-fold from a year earlier to 313.7 billion yen (USD 2.8 billion) in the latest quarter thanks to Flipkart acquisition and coworking space Wework growth in India. Last year in the same quarter, SoftBank's profits slumped to 5.5 billion yen due to its investment in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Sales in the April-June quarter edged up 4 percent to 2.3 trillion yen. The value of the fund's stake in Flipkart increased 164.3 billion yen after Walmart agreed in May to buy it. Sales were flat at SoftBank's U.S. mobile provider Sprint, dropping 0.4 percent to USD 8.1 billion. The Tokyo-based company realized a one-time gain of 161.3 billion yen from the sale of a large share in the Chinese o...