KYOCF vs SONY
Kyocera Corp. and Sony Group Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in JPY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KYOCF | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | JPY 1.6T | JPY 9.0T |
| Net income | JPY 81.8B | JPY 1.2T |
| Gross margin | 23.9% | 43.6% |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 13.2% |
| Return on equity | 3.5% | 24.2% |
| Diluted EPS | JPY 222.43 | JPY 936.90 |
| Dividend / share | JPY 120.00 | JPY 55.00 |
| Payout ratio | 58.6% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow | JPY 74.8B | JPY 837.9B |
| Equity | JPY 2.3T | JPY 5.6T |
| Net debt / equity | −0.17× | 0.03× |
| Current ratio | 3.52× | 0.92× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.3% | 2.1% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 4.2% | 51.3% |
SONY bills 5.7× the revenue of KYOCF, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.2% against 5.4%).
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.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KYOCF | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | JPY 1.6T | JPY 8.5T |
| FY2016 | JPY 1.4T | JPY 7.6T |
| FY2015 | JPY 1.5T | JPY 8.1T |
| FY2014 | JPY 1.5T | JPY 8.2T |
| FY2013 | JPY 1.4T | JPY 7.8T |
| FY2012 | JPY 1.3T | JPY 6.8T |
| FY2011 | JPY 1.2T | JPY 6.5T |
| FY2010 | JPY 1.3T | JPY 7.2T |
| FY2009 | JPY 1.1T | JPY 7.2T |
| FY2008 | JPY 1.1T | JPY 7.7T |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KYOCF | SONY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | JPY 81.8B | JPY 490.8B |
| FY2016 | JPY 103.8B | JPY 73.3B |
| FY2015 | JPY 109.0B | JPY 147.8B |
| FY2014 | JPY 115.9B | JPY -126.0B |
| FY2013 | JPY 88.8B | JPY -128.4B |
| FY2012 | JPY 66.5B | JPY 41.5B |
| FY2011 | JPY 79.4B | JPY -455.0B |
| FY2010 | JPY 122.4B | JPY -259.6B |
| FY2009 | JPY 40.1B | JPY -40.8B |
| FY2008 | JPY 29.5B | JPY -98.9B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | −JPY 6,966,943,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2016 | −JPY 6,180,496,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2015 | −JPY 6,626,085,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2014 | −JPY 6,689,344,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2013 | −JPY 6,319,897,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2012 | −JPY 5,515,450,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2011 | −JPY 5,302,213,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2010 | −JPY 5,914,349,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2009 | −JPY 6,140,193,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2008 | −JPY 6,601,407,000,000 | SONY |
| FY2007 | −JPY 7,580,978,000,000 | SONY |
SONY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | −1.0 pp | SONY |
| FY2016 | +6.0 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2015 | +5.1 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2014 | +8.8 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2013 | +7.5 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2012 | +3.8 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2011 | +13.2 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2010 | +13.3 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2009 | +4.1 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2008 | +4.3 pp | KYOCF |
| FY2007 | +4.8 pp | KYOCF |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KYOCF and SONY over this period.
11 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SONY's net margin has been more volatile than KYOCF's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 3.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.0.
11 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 KYOCF and SONY over these 11 fiscal years — KYOCF led in 10 and SONY in 1.
11 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SONY's return on equity has been more volatile than KYOCF's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 9.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.8.
11 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 KYOCF and SONY over these 11 fiscal years — KYOCF led in 8 and SONY in 3.
11 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.