ATEYY vs SONY
Advantest Corp. and Sony Group Corp., side by side — 7 fiscal years reported in JPY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ATEYY | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | JPY 163.3B | JPY 9.0T |
| Net income | JPY 12.9B | JPY 1.2T |
| Gross margin | 55.4% | 43.6% |
| Net margin | 7.9% | 13.2% |
| Return on equity | 10.1% | 24.2% |
| Diluted EPS | JPY 67.16 | JPY 936.90 |
| Dividend / share | · | JPY 55.00 |
| Payout ratio | 13.5% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow | JPY 21.3B | JPY 837.9B |
| Equity | JPY 140.9B | JPY 5.6T |
| Net debt / equity | −0.51× | 0.03× |
| Current ratio | 3.32× | 0.92× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 25.1% | 2.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | 51.3% |
SONY bills 55.1× the revenue of ATEYY, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.2% against 7.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
7 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ATEYY | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2014 | JPY 163.3B | JPY 8.2T |
| FY2013 | JPY 111.9B | JPY 7.8T |
| FY2012 | JPY 132.9B | JPY 6.8T |
| FY2011 | JPY 141.0B | JPY 6.5T |
| FY2010 | JPY 99.6B | JPY 7.2T |
| FY2009 | JPY 53.2B | JPY 7.2T |
| FY2008 | JPY 76.7B | JPY 7.7T |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ATEYY | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2014 | JPY 12.9B | JPY -126.0B |
| FY2013 | JPY -35.5B | JPY -128.4B |
| FY2012 | JPY -3.8B | JPY 41.5B |
| FY2011 | JPY -2.2B | JPY -455.0B |
| FY2010 | JPY 3.2B | JPY -259.6B |
| FY2009 | JPY -11.5B | JPY -40.8B |
| FY2008 | JPY -74.9B | JPY -98.9B |
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2014 | −JPY 8,052,551,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2013 | −JPY 7,655,388,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2012 | −JPY 6,662,601,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2011 | −JPY 6,352,035,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2010 | −JPY 7,081,639,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2009 | −JPY 7,160,773,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2008 | −JPY 7,653,341,000,000 | SONY |
SONY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 7 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
7 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2014 | +8.5 pp | ATEYY |
| FY2013 | −30.9 pp | SONY |
| FY2012 | −4.4 pp | SONY |
| FY2011 | +4.6 pp | ATEYY |
| FY2010 | +6.2 pp | ATEYY |
| FY2009 | −21.7 pp | SONY |
| FY2008 | −96.4 pp | SONY |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ATEYY and SONY over this period.
7 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ATEYY's net margin has been more volatile than SONY's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 34.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.3.
7 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ATEYY and SONY over these 7 fiscal years — ATEYY led in 3 and SONY in 4.
7 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ATEYY's return on equity has been more volatile than SONY's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 18.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.5.
7 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between ATEYY and SONY over these 7 fiscal years — ATEYY led in 3 and SONY in 4.
7 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.