Sony has released their first quarter earnings results for their 2009 fiscal year today. The electronics company posted a net loss of 37.1 billion yen (386 million USD) in the three quarters spanning from April to June 2009.

Sony attributes the loss to a slide to consumer spending, the strength of the yen, and the costs of restructuring, according to the Dow Jones. Sony's financial report notes the appreciation of the yen and the current declining state of the global economy.

Sony has also realigned their company's divisions, with the game division now falling under the Networked Products & Services segment. This NPS segment saw sales of 246.8 billion yen, but a 39.7 billion yen operating loss. The sales is a decrease of 37.4% from the previous fiscal year, mainly as a result of the decrease in unit sales of the PS3, PSP, and the Sony VAIO, along with foreign exchange rates. The operating loss is also attributed to the VAIO and Sony's game division.

FY2009 Q1 Totals: (change from FY2008 Q1)
PS3 Hardware: 1.1m (-0.5m)
PS3 Software: 14.8m (-8.0m)
PSP Hardware: 1.3m (-2.4m)
PSP Software: 8.3m (-3.5m)
PS2 Hardware: 1.6m (+0.1m)
PS2 Software: 8.5m (-10.8m)

FY2009 Forecast:
PS3 Hardware: 13.0m
PSP Hardware: 15.0m
PS2 Hardware: 5.0m
Total Software: 240.0m

Lifetime-to-date Totals:
PS3 Hardware: 23.8m
PSP Hardware: 54.6m
PS2 Hardware: 139.3m

Comparisons (April to June 2009):
360 Hardware: 1.2m
Wii Hardware: 2.23m
Wii Software: 31.07m
DS Hardware: 5.97m
DS Software: 29.09m

The source contains the Financial Report and is a PDF. Sony's presentation slides are available here.

Akira_EX via sony.net »