RNS Number : 6756B
Konami Group Corporation
01 February 2024
 

 

Consolidated Financial Results

for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023

(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)

February 1, 2024

 

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION

Address:

11-1, Ginza 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Stock code number, TSE:

9766

Ticker symbol, LSE:

KNM

URL:

https://www.konami.com/

Shares listed:

Tokyo Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange

Representative:

Kimihiko Higashio, Representative Director, President

Contact:

Junichi Motobayashi, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Finance Division

(Phone: +81-3-6636-0573)

Beginning date of dividend payment:

 

-

 

(Amounts are rounded to the nearest million, except percentages and per share amounts)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2023

(1) Consolidated Results of Operations

(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

Business

profit

 

 

Operating

profit

 

 

Profit before

income taxes

 

 

Profit for the period

Profit

attributable to

owners of the

parent

Nine months ended December 31, 2023

253,096

62,821

59,608

61,501

44,495

44,495

% change from previous year

11.6%

53.0%

58.9%

60.3%

61.4%

61.4%

Nine months ended December 31, 2022

226,878

41,062

37,523

38,374

27,571

27,571

% change from previous year

5.5%

(31.2)%

(37.8)%

(35.9)%

(34.9)%

(34.9)%

 

Total comprehensive income for the period:

Nine months ended December 31, 2023: 48,104 million yen; 52.7%

 

Nine months ended December 31, 2022: 31,509 million yen; (28.1)%

 

Note)

Business profit is calculated by deducting "cost of revenue" and "selling, general and administrative expenses" from "revenue."

 

 

Basic earnings per

share (attributable to

owners of the parent)

(yen)

Diluted earnings per

share (attributable to

owners of the parent)

(yen)

Nine months ended December 31, 2023

328.23

328.23

Nine months ended December 31, 2022

204.82

203.46

 

(2) Consolidated Financial Position

(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

Total equity

Total equity

attributable to owners

of the parent

Ratio of equity

attributable to owners

of the parent

December 31, 2023

578,572

407,570

407,555

70.4%

March 31, 2023

547,223

376,279

376,264

68.8%

 

 

2. Cash Dividends

Record Date

Cash dividends per share (yen)

First quarter

end

Second quarter

end

Third quarter

end

Year end

Annual

Year ended March 31, 2023

-

62.00

-

62.00

124.00

Year ending March 31, 2024

-

62.00

-

 

 

Year ending March 31, 2024 (Forecast)

 

 

 

62.00

124.00

 

Note)

Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 during the three months ended December 31, 2023: No

 

3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2024

 

(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Business

profit

 

 

 

 

Operating

profit

 

 

 

 

Profit before

income taxes

 

 

Profit

attributable to

owners of the

parent

Basic earnings

per share

(attributable

to owners of

the parent)

(yen)

Year ending March 31, 2024

343,000

78,500

72,000

72,000

51,000

376.22

% change from previous year

9.1%

38.7%

55.9%

52.8%

46.2%

 

Note)

Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 during the three months ended December 31, 2023: Yes

 

Noted Items

(1)  Changes in significant consolidated subsidiaries during the period (status changes of subsidiaries due to changes in the scope of consolidation): None

 

(2)  Changes in accounting policies and accounting estimate

1.

Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: No

2.

Other changes: No

3.

Changes in accounting estimate: No

 

(3)  Number of shares issued (Share capital)

1.

Number of shares issued: (Treasury shares included)


As of December 31, 2023

143,500,000

shares


As of March 31, 2023

143,500,000

shares

2.

Number of treasury shares:


As of December 31, 2023

7,941,747

shares


As of March 31, 2023

7,941,177

shares

3.

Average number of shares outstanding:


Nine months ended December 31, 2023

135,558,479

shares


Nine months ended December 31, 2022

134,611,852

shares

Earnings release (Kessan Tanshin) regarding these consolidated financial results is not subject to auditing procedures.

 

Cautionary statement with respect to forward-looking statements and other matters:

 

Statements made in this document with respect to our current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, including the above forecasts, are forward-looking statements about our future performance. These statements are based on management's assumptions and beliefs in light of information currently available to it and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. A number of important factors could cause actual results to be materially different from and worse than those discussed in forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (ⅰ) changes in economic conditions affecting our operations; (ⅱ) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly with respect to the value of the Japanese yen, the U.S. dollar and the Euro; (ⅲ) our ability to continue to win acceptance of our products, which are offered in highly competitive markets characterized by the continuous introduction of new products, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumer preferences; (ⅳ) the timing of the release of new game titles and products, especially game titles and products that are part of historically popular series; (ⅴ) our ability to successfully expand internationally with a focus on our Digital Entertainment, Amusement, and Gaming & Systems businesses; (ⅵ) our ability to successfully expand the scope of our business and broaden our customer base through our Sports business; (ⅶ) regulatory developments and changes and our ability to respond and adapt to those changes; (ⅷ) our expectations with regard to further acquisitions and the integration of any companies we may acquire; and (ⅸ) the outcome of existing contingencies.

 

Please refer to page from 9 to 11 for further information regarding our business forecasts.

 

 

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION (the "Company") disclosed the supplemental data for the consolidated financial statements via the Company's website on February 1, 2024.

 

 

As for the full text of the earnings release, please refer to the attached PDF File as below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6756B_1-2024-2-1.pdf


 

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