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Softbank reports biggest loss ever as tech stocks plunge back to Earth

MtR by MtR
August 8, 2022
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SoftBank Group Corp. reported a record 3.16 trillion yen ($23.4 billion) net loss as a selloff in global tech stocks continued to hammer its Vision Fund’s portfolio of investments.

The Vision Fund segment posted a loss of 2.33 trillion yen in the three months ended June 3O, following a then-record 2.2 trillion yen loss in the previous quarter. SoftBank also reported a 820 billion yen foreign exchange loss because of the weaker yen.

Global stock prices continued their slide during the June quarter, hurting valuations of SoftBank’s key public holdings like Uber Technologies Inc. and Coupang Inc. The Nasdaq 100, a barometer for tech heavyweights, lost 22% during the period, capping its worst such performance since the global financial crisis in 2008. It’s the most serious setback for founder Masayoshi Son since he repositioned his company to focus on tech investments.

“The loss is the biggest in our corporate history and we take it very seriously,” Son said during a press conference after the results. 

Asked about what lessons he has learned from the experience, Son said, “There are too many to count.”

The world’s largest technology fund holds large stakes in hundreds of unlisted technology startups. But low tech valuations have been draining SoftBank’s ability to turn public listings of its portfolio companies into liquidity to fuel further big bets. 

SoftBank said the Vision Fund losses included 293.4 billion yen for Coupang, 235.9 billion yen for SenseTime Group Ltd. and 220.7 billion yen for DoorDash Inc. They also mentioned drops at AutoStore Holdings and WeWork Inc.

Son said the Vision Fund will have to scale back after the losses. Rajeev Misra, the long-time head of the Vision Fund, is stepping away from most of his responsibilities and will start his own investment fund. 

“For SoftBank vision fund, we know we have to reduce operational costs substantially,” Son said. “Our vision remains the same, our beliefs remain the same. But we know we have to reduce operational costs, including headcount. For new investments, we have to be more selective.”

SoftBank said that, among its still-private companies, their fair value dropped in “a wide range” because of weak performance, recent funding rounds and declines in the value of comparable public companies. Shares of ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese parent of TikTok, have slumped more than 25% since last year in private markets, while Swedish buy-now-pay-later company Klarna Bank AB had its valuation slashed 85% in a recent funding round compared with June 2021, Bloomberg News has reported.

“Valuations will probably get worse before they get better,” said Redex Research’s Kirk Boodry, who publishes on Smartkarma. 

SoftBank and Son are now trying to wait out a slump in chip-related stocks so that it can grab a return on its $32 billion purchase of chip designer unit Arm Ltd. through an initial public offering. The Japanese billionaire has said he aims to make the offering the biggest-ever for a chip company.

Shares in SoftBank itself are close to where they were five years ago, before the launch of the Vision Fund, despite a series of aggressive buyback programs. Most recently, it announced a 1 trillion yen buyback program through September. That, as well as expectations that the company may launch another buyback program later this year, have helped its shares gain about 5% this year.

Son has been taking defensive measures. He raised $10.5 billion by entering forward contracts related to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and also procured $6.8 billion by entering forward contracts on and after July 1. 

SoftBank said such measures had resulted in a large improvement in its loan-to-value ratio, a key metric Son tracks.

The company also exited its holding in Uber Technologies Inc.

SoftBank is also grappling with the departure of a growing number of top executives at the Japanese conglomerate, putting more responsibility on founder Son’s shoulders just as the outlook turns increasingly grim. The company’s former Chief Operating Officer Marcelo Claure left earlier this year, while former Chief Strategy Officer Katsunori Sago resigned in 2021.

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