Masayoshi Son's Softbank Beats Analyst Expectations: Record Staggering $1.5B Quarterly Profit, Bolstered By Arm's Valuation And AI
Masayoshi Son's Softbank Beats Analyst Expectations: Record Staggering $1.5B Quarterly Profit, Bolstered By Arm's Valuation And AI
SoftBank Group Corp (OTC:SFTBY) has reported a quarterly net profit of $1.5 billion, driven by the soaring valuation of Arm Holdings, as it continues to amass funds for its artificial intelligence expansion.
軟銀集團公司（場外交易代碼：SFTBY）公佈季度淨利潤爲15億美元，這得益於Arm Holdings估值飆升，該公司繼續爲其人工智能擴張籌集資金。
What Happened: The Japanese conglomerate's profits for the quarter ending in March exceeded analysts' expectations of JP¥23.3 billion ($149.5 million approx), according to Financial Times.
發生了什麼：據《金融時報》報道，這家日本企業集團截至3月的季度利潤超過了分析師預期的233億日元（約合1.495億美元）。
Despite this, SoftBank's full-year net loss amounted to JP¥227.6 billion ($1.46 billion), with the group's tech-heavy Vision Funds recording a quarterly investment loss of JP¥57.5 billion ($368 million).
儘管如此，軟銀全年淨虧損爲2276億日元（合14.6億美元），該集團以科技爲主的願景基金的季度投資虧損爲575億日元（3.68億美元）。
However, investors and analysts remain optimistic about SoftBank's AI strategy, centered around UK chip designer Arm. This optimism is fueled by the company's recent quarterly profit and ongoing efforts to build a war chest for its AI push.
但是，投資者和分析師仍然對軟銀的人工智能戰略持樂觀態度，該戰略以英國芯片設計師Arm爲中心。該公司最近的季度利潤以及爲推動人工智能籌集戰爭儲備金的持續努力推動了這種樂觀情緒。
Notably, this is the first time SoftBank has posted an annual profit since the fiscal year ending March 2021, when the COVID-19 pandemic significantly boosted the tech stock market.
值得注意的是，這是軟銀自截至2021年3月的財年以來首次公佈年利潤，當時 COVID-19 疫情極大地提振了科技股市場。
Why It Matters: This quarterly profit comes on the heels of SoftBank's strategic shift from venture capital to investments in semiconductors and AI. The company's flagship Vision Fund has been divesting or marking down billions of dollars in publicly listed holdings since the end of 2021.
爲何重要：這一季度利潤是在軟銀從風險投資向半導體和人工智能投資的戰略轉變之後實現的。自2021年底以來，該公司的旗艦願景基金一直在剝離或降價數十億美元的上市股份。
SoftBank has also been making significant investments in AI, including a $960 million investment in the development of an advanced AI model, powered by NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) chips.
軟銀也一直在對人工智能進行大量投資，包括投資9.6億美元開發由NVIDIA公司（納斯達克股票代碼：NVDA）芯片提供支持的先進人工智能模型。
This move aligns with SoftBank's broader strategy to establish itself as a major player in the AI market, as evidenced by founder Masayoshi Son's plan to raise $100 billion for a new chip venture targeting the AI market.
此舉符合軟銀將自己確立爲人工智能市場主要參與者的更廣泛戰略，創始人孫正義計劃爲一家針對人工智能市場的新芯片企業籌集1000億美元就證明了這一點。
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