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India Managing Director Kenichiro Hibi<\/a> said Sony will focus on the mid-to premium smartphone segment and push TV sales in smaller cities and towns in a bid to pursue profitable growth in the local market. The company expects this strategy to make India its third biggest market globally, behind the US and China but ahead of Japan, which is currently a spot ahead of India at No. 3. Next fiscal year though will be \"challenging\" for Sony even in India given the absence of major sporting events, which help boost TV sales, and a shrinking handset portfolio.
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\n\"As long as the market is there, (we will be here),\" Hibi told ET in an interview. \"The company remains committed to driving toward profitable growth through a measured and strategic approach and there is no plan to sell the mobile business at this point,\" he said.
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Smartphones and TVs make up about 70%of Sony's India business by sales. Globally, these businesses are struggling. In smartphones, for instance, it is hit by an onslaught of cheaper offerings from Chinese companies and heightened competition from market leaders Samsung and Apple<\/a>.
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Sony Corp<\/a> Chief Executive Kazuo Hirai<\/a> last month said the company would no longer pursue sales growth in ultra competitive areas such as such as smartphones and TV and would not \"rule out considering an exit strategy\" from these businesses, according to a Reuters report. Instead, Sony aims to boost operating profit 25-fold within three years by growing its camera sensors and PlayStation units, Reuters reported, citing Hirai.
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\nSony has already sold off its personal computer unit and last year spun off the TV business as part of an ongoing restructuring. It has cut thousands of jobs as well.
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\nIn India, one of the highest growth markets for Sony, Hibi said the company will not lay off any employees. Sony India is holding discussions with the government and its headquarters, for evaluating manufacturing in India, he said. He did not specify the products the company would want to make locally. It currently doesn't make anything here.
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The company's expected smartphone volume growth at 40% for this fiscal year to March 31 is at par with the industry<\/a> growth in the Rs 8,000-plus segment, while the 61% growth in TV sales during April-December is faster than the 57% industry growth. These numbers will underpin the 27% sales growth estimated for this financial year, over the Rs 10,000 crore posted last year. Estimates exclude PC business for the comparable periods.
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\nHibi said Sony was No 3 in India's smartphone segment after having achieved a 10% value market share over 2014, a space that it expects to hold on to given its upcoming launches, including that of its next flagship, Xperia Z4, before end-June. Sony India expanded its distribution and introduced more than 20 smartphone models in 2014-15.
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\nSony is, however, changing its smartphone portfolio and has moved out of the entry-level or affordable segment, which is typically priced between Rs 5,000 and Rs 12,000. This might put it on the back foot as most of the volume comes from this segment, but Sony said the Xperia range, which grew 45% by value in fiscal 2014 vis-à-vis the previous year, will be able to drive its business further.
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新德里:索尼没有意图退出智能手机和电视的部分就目前而言,印度的头说,评论,试图缓解推测,日本电子产品主要可以放弃这些高调的,但小组赛,业务。
印度公司董事总经理Kenichiro Hibi说,索尼将专注于中、高端智能手机市场,推动电视销售在较小的城市和乡镇,以追求利润增长,在当地市场。公司预计这种策略使印度的全球第三大市场,仅次于美国和中国,但领先于日本,目前印度在3号之前。下一财年虽然将在印度“挑战”索尼甚至考虑到无重大体育赛事,促进电视销售,减少手机的投资组合。
“只要市场有,(我们将在这里),“Hibi告诉ET在接受采访时说。”该公司仍然致力于推动利润增长,通过测量和战略方法和没有计划出售手机业务在这一点上,”他说。
索尼智能手机和电视占70%的印度业务的销售。在全球范围内,这些企业都在苦苦挣扎。在智能手机,例如,它是受到冲击的便宜的产品从中国企业和竞争加剧三星和市场的领导者苹果。
索尼公司首席执行官平井一夫上个月表示,该公司将不再追求销售增长在超竞争等领域,如智能手机和电视,不排除考虑退出战略”从这些企业,据路透报道。相反,索尼计划三年内提高营业利润25倍增长其相机传感器和PlayStation部门,据路透社报道,称平井伯昌。
索尼已经出售其个人电脑业务,去年剥离的电视业务进行重组的一部分。它已经裁减了数千个职位。
在印度,为索尼公司增长最快的市场之一,Hibi表示,该公司不会解雇任何员工。索尼印度政府和总部讨论,评估制造业在印度,他说。他没有指定本地公司将想要的产品。目前没有任何东西。
公司本财年预计智能手机销量增长40%,3月31日是平价行业增长的Rs 8000多段,而在数字电视销售的61%的增长快于行业增长57%。这些数字将支撑本财政年度销售增长约为27%,超过去年的10000卢比。估计排除可比时期的个人电脑业务。
Hibi说索尼没有3在印度的智能手机市场后取得了10%的市场份额价值超过2014,一个空间,它预计将保持鉴于其即将发射,包括它的旗舰,在6月底之前Xperia Z4。索尼印度扩大其分销和介绍了20多个智能手机型号2014 - 15所示。
索尼,然而,改变其智能手机的组合,已经出了入门级或负担得起的部分,这是通常价格5000卢比到12000卢比。这可能把它放在后面脚体积的大多数来自这部分,但索尼表示,Xperia范围,增长了45%,价值在2014财年相比前一年,能够进一步推动其业务。
印度公司董事总经理Kenichiro Hibi说,索尼将专注于中、高端智能手机市场,推动电视销售在较小的城市和乡镇,以追求利润增长,在当地市场。公司预计这种策略使印度的全球第三大市场,仅次于美国和中国,但领先于日本,目前印度在3号之前。下一财年虽然将在印度“挑战”索尼甚至考虑到无重大体育赛事,促进电视销售,减少手机的投资组合。
“只要市场有,(我们将在这里),“Hibi告诉ET在接受采访时说。”该公司仍然致力于推动利润增长,通过测量和战略方法和没有计划出售手机业务在这一点上,”他说。
索尼智能手机和电视占70%的印度业务的销售。在全球范围内,这些企业都在苦苦挣扎。在智能手机,例如,它是受到冲击的便宜的产品从中国企业和竞争加剧三星和市场的领导者苹果。
索尼公司首席执行官平井一夫上个月表示,该公司将不再追求销售增长在超竞争等领域,如智能手机和电视,不排除考虑退出战略”从这些企业,据路透报道。相反,索尼计划三年内提高营业利润25倍增长其相机传感器和PlayStation部门,据路透社报道,称平井伯昌。
索尼已经出售其个人电脑业务,去年剥离的电视业务进行重组的一部分。它已经裁减了数千个职位。
在印度,为索尼公司增长最快的市场之一,Hibi表示,该公司不会解雇任何员工。索尼印度政府和总部讨论,评估制造业在印度,他说。他没有指定本地公司将想要的产品。目前没有任何东西。
公司本财年预计智能手机销量增长40%,3月31日是平价行业增长的Rs 8000多段,而在数字电视销售的61%的增长快于行业增长57%。这些数字将支撑本财政年度销售增长约为27%,超过去年的10000卢比。估计排除可比时期的个人电脑业务。
Hibi说索尼没有3在印度的智能手机市场后取得了10%的市场份额价值超过2014,一个空间,它预计将保持鉴于其即将发射,包括它的旗舰,在6月底之前Xperia Z4。索尼印度扩大其分销和介绍了20多个智能手机型号2014 - 15所示。
索尼,然而,改变其智能手机的组合,已经出了入门级或负担得起的部分,这是通常价格5000卢比到12000卢比。这可能把它放在后面脚体积的大多数来自这部分,但索尼表示,Xperia范围,增长了45%,价值在2014财年相比前一年,能够进一步推动其业务。
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