From Yahoo Finance: 2025-05-13 15:31:00

SoftBank Group Corp reported fourth-quarter results with net sales of 1.94 trillion yen ($12.69 billion), up from 1.75 trillion yen a year ago. Arm Holdings saw net sales grow by 10.2% to 1.73 trillion yen ($11.33 billion). Income before tax was 433.79 billion yen, with a net income of 545.42 billion yen compared to 328.9 billion yen last year.

The gain on investments for SoftBank was 1.53 trillion yen ($10.01 billion), with Vision Fund investments reporting a profit of 177.26 billion yen ($1.16 billion) compared to a loss of (57.53) billion yen last year. The company also reported a segment income of 142.32 billion yen ($0.93 billion) versus 123.55 billion yen a year ago.

SoftBank plans to propose a fiscal dividend per share of 22 yen at the annual general meeting on June 27, with an annual dividend per share for the fiscal year of 44 yen, the same as the previous fiscal year. In January, the Trump Administration announced an AI infrastructure joint venture in the U.S. called “Stargate,” involving OpenAI, SoftBank Group, Oracle Corp, and Abu Dhabi’s MGX, with initial investments of $100 billion and up to $500 billion over the next four years.

Despite SoftBank’s significant investments in OpenAI, President Donald Trump’s trade policies have hindered the company’s plans to invest $100 billion in AI infrastructure in the U.S. The tariff policies have raised concerns over higher capital costs, leading to lenders and debt investors pulling out of high-risk investments and fears of a global recession impacting data center demand.

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