SoftBank Net Income 2.8 times
Pepper" Announces Financial Results
Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son presents the first quarter earnings (April-June 2015) for SoftBank Group Corp. at the Prince Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2015. SoftBank Group reported a rise in operating profits to 343.6 billion yen ($2.75 billion) from 319.4 billion a year ago. Mr. Son said net profit rose to 213.38 billion ($1.71 billion) nearly triple the 77.57 billion reported a year earlier. This is the first time that Son has shared microphones with a robot to report earnings. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)