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01/24/2012 |
Ericsson
This Page : Net Sales and Sony Ericsson's quarter results.
Sony Ericsson, a joint venture of Sony Corporation with Ericsson AB, was established in October 2001.
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Quarter Performance Results
| Sony Ericsson in 4Q11 |
Sony Ericsson has made a big affort by launching Android smartphones in order to resume competitiveness inside the cellular market.
However, the company sold 9.0 million units during 4Q11, reducing 19.6% year-by-year and decreasing 5.3% in comparison with the last quarter.
The manufacturer, which had loss of US$ 67.0 million, part of it due to the earthquake in Japan and, in 3Q11 also got bad results having dropping in gross revenue and profit. In 4Q11, the company reported net loss of US$ 265 million.
In 4Q11, revenue also fell (16%) to € 1.29 billion. One year before revenue reached € 1.53 billion.
On Oct/27, Sony annouced purchasing 50% of Ericsson in the cell phones join-venture. By the acquisition, the japanese manufacturer got the control over the telephones division which was separated; The business costed about US$ 1.5 billion.
The company announced that, in 2012, will produce only smartphones.
Sony Ericssom in 2011
In 2011, the company reported loss of € 247 million, in comparison with the profit of € 90 million gotten in 2010. Revenue reached € 5.2 billion and in 2010 it hit € 6.3 million 2010. |
Cell Phones in the world (Unit shipments)
| Millions | 1Q10 | 2Q10 |
3Q10 | 4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 | 4Q11 | ∆Qter |
∆Year |
| Unit Shipments | 10.5 |
11.0 |
10.4 |
11.2 |
8.1 |
7.6 |
9.5 |
9.0 |
(5.3%) |
(19.6%) |
Net Sales per market
1Q10 |
2Q10 |
3Q10 |
4Q10 |
1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 | 4Q11 | |
Europe,
Middle East and Africa |
50.6% |
49.9% |
52.2% |
52.0% |
42.4% | 36.5% | 30.3% | 44.3% |
| Americas | 14.3% |
12.7% |
13.8% |
13.4% |
13.2% | 16.2% | 7.6% | 15.5% |
| Asia | 35.1% |
37.5% |
33.9% |
34.6% |
44.5% | 47.4% | 62.1% | 40.2% |
| Total | 100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Quarter Economic Results
Net Sales - Sony Ericsson
| Million Euros* | 1Q10 | 2Q10 | 3Q10 |
4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 | 4Q11 | ∆Qter | ∆Year |
| Net Sales | 1,405 |
1,757 |
1,603 |
1,528 |
1,145 | 1,193 | 1,586 | 1,288 | (18.8%) | (15.7%) |
| Gross Margin | 429 |
492 |
473 |
459 |
382 | 365 | 427 | 303 | (29.0%) | (34.0%) |
| Gross Margin % | 31% |
28.0% |
29.5% |
30.0% |
33.0% | 31% | 27% | 24.0% | - | - |
| Operating income | 20 |
36 |
63 |
39 |
19 | (37) | 38 | (227) | (99.5%) | (99.5%) |
| Operating margin | 1.4% |
2.0% |
4.0% |
3.0% |
2.0% | (3.0%) | 2.00% | (10.0%) | - | - |
| Net income | 21 |
12 |
49 |
8 |
11 | (50) | 0 | (207) | (99.5%) | (99.5%) |
| Average Sales Price | 134 |
160 |
154 |
136 |
141 | 156 | 166 | 143 | (13.9%) | 5.1% |
Annual Results
Cell phone sales (Unit shipmentes) |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 | ∆Year |
| Unit Shipments | 51 |
75 |
103.4 |
96.6 |
57.1 |
43.1 |
(24.5%) |
Market Share |
6.1% |
7.4% |
9.0% |
8.4% |
- |
- |
- |
| Million Euros | 2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
∆Year |
| Sales | 7,268 |
10,959 |
12,916 |
11,244 |
6,788 |
6,294 |
(7.3%) |
Income before taxes |
512 |
1,298 |
1,574 |
(83) |
(1,043) |
147 |
114.1% |
Net income |
350 |
997 |
1,114 |
(73) |
(836) |
90 |
110.8% |



