Sony Sees Highest Profit Since 1998

  • CEO Kazuo Hirai’s turnaround effort seen nearly complete
  • Game sales, demand for phones with dual cameras fueling growth

The Sony Corp. headquarters.

Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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Sony Corp.’s recovery is nearly complete, with the electronics maker targeting its highest annual operating profit in two decades.

Continued dominance in gaming and strong growth in phone-camera chips will translate into operating profit of 500 billion yen ($4.5 billion) for the fiscal year through March 2018, the Tokyo-based company reportedBloomberg Terminal Friday. That was in line with the 507 billion yen average projection by analysts.