Sony Group Corp (SNEJF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call

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Thank you very much for coming to attend this meeting despite of your busy schedule. Now we'd like to start Sony Group Corporation's Corporate Strategy and Earnings Announcement presentation 2025. I'm going to serve as MC. My name is Ishii from PR department. Thank you very much. First, I would like to invite President and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, Mr. Todoki. He'll be talking about the corporate strategy for Sony Group Corporation. Then I will invite Ms. Tao and Mr. Yamada. They'll be talking about FY24 earnings and results and FY25 results forecast. And then after that, we are going to entertain questions. We are expecting the total of 90 minutes to complete the entire session. Todoki-san, please, the floor is yours. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming. Today, first, I would like to talk about, I'd like to first take a mid to long-term look at Tony Group's business and our overall strategic direction. Over the last several years, our business direction has shifted significantly towards entertainment. The decision to lean more heavily into this space was driven, of course, by the strength and growth of our entertainment businesses. but it also was driven by the power of entertainment to move people and to fill the world with emotion, which is, of course, at the heart of Sunny Group's purpose. In recent years, we have leaned heavily into expanding content in each category, such as games, music, film, and TV programs. IP expansion across our various businesses, strategic investments in content, music catalogs, and growth areas such as anime, and the development and use of innovative technologies to support creation. All of which has been transformative for the Sony Group, and it has led to very strong results disclosed today. Looking at those res...