"Our stance on share buybacks and dividends remains largely unchanged, in that we stil believe shareholder return need to be addressed properly"
"We aim to increase consolidated operating income during this Mid-Range Plan, primarily in G&NS and I&SS, and achieve an average annual growth rate of 10% or more"
"We will be able to steadily increase profits from the PS platform going forward"
"We are planning to achieve a new record high in profits in FY26 (G&NS)"
"We expect lower hardware sales to drive profits in FY24"
"We will sell consoles without substantial discounts"
"Strong titles that achieve growth on PS5, PC and other platforms will widen our margins"
"FY23 will be the peak in acquisition-related expenses. These expenses will decline around 20% in FY2024"
"We intend to work to achieve a new record profit during the PS5 generation"
"Incremental Free Cash Flow is expected to be used primarily for shareholdersʼ return"
"With regard to shareholder returns, we plan to place emphasis on the total payout ratio, which we expect to gradually increase throughout the
period of the 5th Mid-Range Plan, aiming for approximately 40% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027"
"To this end, we set aside 250 billion yen for share buybacks for this fiscal year, which exceeds the amount we acquired in the previous fiscal year"
"Regarding dividends, our policy is to continue to increase dividends steadily while accelerating the pace of dividend increases"