Y120 helped in the final quarter by a currency market that knocked 60 per cent off the yen 's . Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg before the earnings announcement were projecting a net profit of Y66bn on average . Sony has for some time relied on profits from its banking and insurance operations in New York . The company has struggled to compete against Taiwanese and South Korean producers .
Y120 helped in the final quarter by a currency market that knocked 60 per cent off the yen 's . Sony has for some time relied on profits from its banking and insurance operations in New York . The company has struggled to compete against Taiwanese and South Korean producers .