SoftBank loses billions of dollars in another quarter as the downturn continues. 

SoftBank Group’s funding automobiles posted a lack of practically $6 billion within the quarter that resulted in December because the Japanese tech investor continues to bleed by the market downturn.

That is the fourth consecutive quarter by which SoftBank Group has misplaced cash, prompting many to problem the basic thesis of the large, which has deployed extra capital within the tech markets globally than anybody else previously decade.

SoftBank mentioned it misplaced $5.8 billion throughout Imaginative and prescient funds and Latin America fund within the quarter. Whereas a $5.8 billion loss is nothing to jot down residence about, SoftBank will take consolation in the truth that it misplaced $10 billion within the earlier quarter.

The corporate mentioned the honest worth of its present late-stage portfolio is over $37 billion.

In 2021, SoftBank was one of the crucial prolific buyers globally, reducing checks price over $20 billion in only one quarter as many buyers aggressively scrambled to win massive offers. Because the market reversed early final yr, many backers have needed to brutally recalibrate their methods.

SoftBank Imaginative and prescient Fund invested simply $350 million within the quarter, in keeping with an earlier Bloomberg evaluation. TechCrunch understands that the sum SoftBank invested throughout the quarter was lower than $350 million.

Whereas the monetary well being of SoftBank’s personal investments is opaque, it’s clear the way it has carried out within the public markets — and it’s not good.

General, SoftBank Imaginative and prescient Fund 1’s holdings in its publicly-listed firms have a good worth of $19.9 billion, in comparison with the $31.4 billion that the large invested in them. By means of the Imaginative and prescient Fund 2, SoftBank poured $48.3 billion throughout companies and is presently looking at a lack of $17.6 billion.

Whereas SoftBank’s shares in Coupang stands at a revenue of $4.2 billion, the Japanese agency has misplaced over $9 billion in Didi and $5.1 billion in WeWork.

On the earnings name Tuesday, SoftBank mentioned it’s getting ready for 3 totally different situations. The agency anticipates that the market might begin to present restoration linearly this yr, or by second half of this yr, or stumble by till early 2024.