TOKYO Reuters – Japan Sony (NYSE:) Group Corp announced Tuesday that its fourth quarter operating profit increased to 138.6 Billion Yen ($1.06 Billion), thanks in large part to strong performances at its network and gaming businesses.

Although the 3 months ended March 31 saw a profit of 66.5 trillion yen, it was still lower than the average profit of 147 miliarde yen, which Refinitiv surveyed 10 analysts.

Sony expects operating profit to drop to 1.16 trillionyen, from 1.2 billion yen in the current year. This prediction, based upon forecasts by 23 analysts and Refinitiv data, is less than the 1.21 trillion yen average profit.