TOKYO—Sony Corp.’s fiscal-year first quarter net profit surged from the same period a year ago, buoyed by the strong sales of image sensor components for smartphones as well as PlayStation 4 videogame consoles, software and network services. For the April-June quarter, the company’s net profit was 80.9 billion yen ($734 million), up from ¥21.2 billion a year ago, Sony said on Tuesday. Operating profit was ¥157.6 billion from ¥56.2...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 01, 2017 06:33 UTC