Sony Corp. (SNE) | Debt and Solvency

Ratios (Summary)

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Sony Corp., debt and solvency ratios

Source: Based on data from Sony Corp. Annual Reports

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders' equity.	Sony Corp.'s debt-to-equity ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then improved from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.
Debt-to-capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders' equity.	Sony Corp.'s debt-to-capital ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then improved from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	Sony Corp.'s interest coverage ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.

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		Mar 31, 2011	Mar 31, 2010	Mar 31, 2009	Mar 31, 2008	Mar 31, 2007	Mar 31, 2006
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions, translated from JPY ￥)
	Short-term borrowings
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt
	Total debt
	Sony Corporation’s stockholders’ equity
	Debt to Equity, Comparison to Industry
	Sony Corp.¹
	Industry, Consumer Goods

Source: Based on data from Sony Corp. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Sony Corporation’s stockholders’ equity
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Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-equity ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders' equity.	Sony Corp.'s debt-to-equity ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then improved from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.

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		Mar 31, 2011	Mar 31, 2010	Mar 31, 2009	Mar 31, 2008	Mar 31, 2007	Mar 31, 2006
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions, translated from JPY ￥)
	Short-term borrowings
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt
	Total debt
	Sony Corporation’s stockholders’ equity
	Total capital
	Debt to Capital, Comparison to Industry
	Sony Corp.¹
	Industry, Consumer Goods

Source: Based on data from Sony Corp. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Debt-to-capital ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders' equity.	Sony Corp.'s debt-to-capital ratio deteriorated from 2009 to 2010 but then improved from 2010 to 2011 not reaching 2009 level.

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		Mar 31, 2011	Mar 31, 2010	Mar 31, 2009	Mar 31, 2008	Mar 31, 2007	Mar 31, 2006
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions, translated from JPY ￥)
	Net loss attributable to Sony Corporation’s stockholders
	Add: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
	Add: Interest expense
	Add: Income tax expense (benefit)
	Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)
	Interest Coverage, Comparison to Industry
	Sony Corp.¹
	Industry, Consumer Goods

Source: Based on data from Sony Corp. Annual Reports

2011 Calculations

¹ Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments.	Sony Corp.'s interest coverage ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.