Konami Group Corp - 1st Quarter Results

Konami

31/07/2025 10:09

RNS Number : 3884T

Konami Group Corporation

31 July 2025

 

 

Consolidated Financial Results
for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2025
(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)
July 31, 2025

 

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 and Group CEO
Contact:
Junichi Motobayashi, Executive 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 Three Months Ended June 30, 2025

(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
Three months ended June 30, 2025
96,964
27,647
27,732
27,890
19,834
19,834
% change from previous year
7.7%
9.9%
10.3%
5.1%
3.5%
3.5%
Three months ended June 30, 2024
90,039
25,149
25,145
26,546
19,160
19,160
% change from previous year
24.0%
46.6%
46.6%
44.3%
43.3%
43.3%

 

Total comprehensive income for the period:
Three months ended June 30, 2025: 17,754 million yen; (26.4)%
Three months ended June 30, 2024: 24,125 million yen; 26.4%

 

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)
Three months ended June 30, 2025
146.32
146.32
Three months ended June 30, 2024
141.35
141.35

 

 

(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
June 30, 2025
651,547
486,132
486,116
74.6%
March 31, 2025
665,040
481,868
481,852
72.5%

 

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, 2025
-
66.00
-
99.50
165.50
Year ending March 31, 2026
-
Year ending March 31, 2026 (Forecast)
83.00
-
83.00
166.00

 

Note)
Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 during the three months ended June 30, 2025: No

 

 

3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2026

(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, 2026
430,000
114,000
106,000
106,000
75,000
553.27
% change from previous year
2.0%
4.5%
4.0%
1.9%
0.4%

 

Note)
Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 during the three months ended June 30, 2025: No

 

Noted Items

(1)  Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period: None

 

(2)  Changes in accounting policies and changes in accounting estimates

1.
Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: None
2.
Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: None
3.
Changes in accounting estimates: None

 

(3)  Number of shares issued (Share capital)

1.
Number of shares issued: (Treasury shares included)
As of June 30, 2025
143,500,000
shares
As of March 31, 2025
143,500,000
shares
2.
Number of treasury shares:
As of June 30, 2025
7,943,283
shares
As of March 31, 2025
7,943,186
shares
3.
Average number of shares outstanding:
Three months ended June 30, 2025
135,556,766
shares
Three months ended June 30, 2024
135,557,763
shares

 

Review of the Japanese-language originals of the attached quarterly consolidated financial statements by certified public accountants or an audit firm: None

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 July 31, 2025.

 

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/3884T_1-2025-7-31.pdf

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