By Kosaku Narioka

SoftBank Group is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know:

NET LOSS FORECAST: SoftBank Group is expected to post a net loss of 25.1 billion yen, equivalent to $172.7 million, for the three months ended March, according to a poll of analysts by Visible Alpha. That would compare with a net profit of Y231.08 billion in the year-earlier period.

REVENUE FORECAST: Fourth-quarter revenue is estimated to have increased 4.6% from a year earlier to Y1.835 trillion, according to the Visible Alpha poll.

The stock has lost 18% year to date, weighed by concerns about U.S. tariffs and their economic implications.

WHAT TO WATCH:

--Its Vision Funds business posted a loss of Y309.93 billion in its third quarter, compared with a profit of Y422.74 billion in the year-earlier period, as the value of e-commerce company Coupang, Indian electric-scooter maker Ola and some other startups declined. Investors will be focusing on any signs of improvement in its tech funds business.

--SoftBank Group has recently agreed to lead a funding of up to $40 billion for OpenAI, valuing the ChatGPT maker at $300 billion. Investors will closely watching any updates on SoftBank's initiatives with OpenAI, including a giant U.S. artificial-intelligence infrastructure project called Stargate.

--SoftBank's stakes in Arm Holdings, Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US are among the largest chunks in its investment portfolio. Investors will be paying attention to any steps the Japanese company might take with these large holdings to fund its growth initiatives.

Write to Kosaku Narioka at kosaku.narioka@wsj.com

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