On July 31, Sony rose 3.95% in pre-market trading, trading at $23.5/share. The move was driven by the company's fiscal Q1 earnings that significantly exceeded market expectations, alongside an upward revision to full-year guidance.

Sony reported fiscal Q1 operating profit of 476.5 billion yen, up 40% year-over-year, far surpassing the analyst consensus of 361.0 billion yen. Net income jumped 32% to 342.16 billion yen versus market expectations of 265.98 billion yen. Revenue rose 8.2% to 2.838 trillion yen. The company raised its full-year operating profit forecast to 1.72 trillion yen from 1.60 trillion yen and increased the annual dividend to 35 yen per share. Music segment sales grew 21% YoY, leading growth across divisions, supported by favorable yen weakness.

Additionally, Sony proposed acquiring lens manufacturer Tamron for approximately 200 billion yen to strengthen its imaging business. Its Kumamoto semiconductor facility will resume operations from August 4 following a recent earthquake, alleviating supply chain concerns for key clients including Apple.

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