SoftBank Corp. said May 11 it posted a record group net profitfor the fifth consecutive year last fiscal year and its top executive described a former Google Inc. executive as a possible successor to run the Japanese telecom giant in the future.
SoftBank’s group net profit surged 28.5 percent from a year earlier to a record ¥668.3 billion in the fiscal year ended March.
Its consolidated sales soared 30.1 percent to ¥8.67 trillion on the back of robust revenue from mobile communication and game subscriptions in Japan. (Kyodo)
ソフトバンクが発表した2015年3月期連結決算は、純利益が前期比28.5%増の6683億円となり、5年連続で過去最高を更新した。また、孫正義社長の後継者も発表された。
The Japan Times ST: May 22, 2015