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INVESTMENTS
Sony regularly evaluates its investment portfo-
lio to identify other-than-temporary impair-
ments of individual securities. Factors that are
considered by Sony in determining whether an
other-than-temporary decline in value has
occurred include: the length of time and ex-
tent to which the market value of the security
has been less than its original cost, the finan-
cial condition, operating results, business plans
and estimated future cash flows of the issuer
of the security, other specific factors affecting
the market value, deterioration of issuer’s
credit condition, sovereign risk, and whether
or not Sony is able to retain the investment for
a period of time sufficient to allow for the
anticipated recovery in market value.
In evaluating the factors for available-for-sale
securities with readily determinable fair values,
management presumes a decline in value to be
other-than-temporary if the fair value of the
security is 20 percent or more below its original
cost for an extended period of time (generally
a period of up to six to twelve months). The
presumption of an other-than-temporary im-
pairment in such cases may be overcome if
there is evidence to support that the decline is
temporary in nature due to the existence of
other factors which overcome the duration or
magnitude of the decline. On the other hand,
there may be cases where impairment losses
are recognized when the decline in the fair
value of the security is not more than 20 per-
cent or such decline has not existed for an ex-
tended period of time, as a result of considering
specific factors which may indicate the decline
in the fair value is other-than-temporary.
The assessment of whether a decline in the
value of an investment is other-than-temporary
is often judgmental in nature and involves
certain assumptions and estimates concerning
the expected operating results, business plans
and future cash flows of the issuer of the secu-
rity. Accordingly, it is possible that investments
in Sony’s portfolio that have had a decline in
value that Sony currently believes to be tem-
porary may be determined to be other-than-
temporary in the future based on Sony’s
evaluation of additional information such as
continued poor operating results, future broad
declines in value of worldwide equity markets
and the effect of world wide interest rate fluc-
tuations. As a result, unrealized losses re-
corded for investments may be recognized into
income in future periods.
The following table contains available for
sale and held to maturity securities, breaking
out the unrealized gains and losses by invest-
ment category.
The most significant portion of these unre-
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS SEPARATING OUT THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SEGMENT
As at March 31
All other Segments
Financial Services
excluding Financial Services
Consolidated
(Yen in millions)
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
Assets
Current assets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
684,945
699,698
2,503,940
2,692,436
3,154,214
3,363,355
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
274,543
256,316
438,515
592,895
713,058
849,211
Marketable securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
236,621
270,676
4,899
4,072
241,520
274,748
Notes and accounts receivable, trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68,188
72,273
943,073
943,590
1,007,395
1,011,189
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105,593
100,433
1,117,453
1,151,879
1,192,241
1,228,207
Film costs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
–
–
287,778
256,740
287,778
256,740
Investments and advances
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,731,415
2,274,510
383,004
358,629
1,994,123
2,512,950
Investments in Financial Services, at cost
. . . . . . . . . . .
–
–
166,905
176,905
–
–
Property, plant and equipment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45,990
40,833
1,232,359
1,324,211
1,278,350
1,365,044
Other assets
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
434,769
459,998
1,251,810
1,251,901
1,656,080
1,592,573
Deferred insurance acquisition costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
327,869
349,194
–
–
327,869
349,194
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106,900
110,804
1,251,810
1,251,901
1,328,211
1,243,379
2,897,119
3,475,039
5,825,796
6,060,822
8,370,545
9,090,662
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
415,877
648,803
2,065,854
2,373,550
2,435,048
2,982,215
Short-term borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72,753
86,748
126,687
409,766
158,745
475,017
Notes and accounts payable, trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,417
7,847
693,589
773,221
697,385
778,773
Deposits from customers in the banking business . . . . . . . .
248,721
378,851
–
–
248,721
378,851
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88,986
175,357
1,245,578
1,190,563
1,330,197
1,349,574
Long-term liabilities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,168,476
2,450,969
1,600,484
1,482,378
3,632,580
3,707,587
Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140,908
135,811
802,911
775,233
807,439
777,649
Accrued pension and severance costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,737
10,183
487,437
358,199
496,174
368,382
Future insurance policy benefits and other . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,914,410
2,178,626
–
–
1,914,410
2,178,626
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104,421
126,349
310,136
348,946
414,557
382,930
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
. . . . . . .
–
–
16,288
17,554
22,022
22,858
Stockholders’ equity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
312,766
375,267
2,143,170
2,187,340
2,280,895
2,378,002
2,897,119
3,475,039
5,825,796
6,060,822
8,370,545
9,090,662