Konami Group Corp - 3rd Quarter Results

Konami

29/01/2026 07:13

RNS Number : 8894Q

Konami Group Corporation

29 January 2026

 

 

Consolidated Financial Results
for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2025
(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)
January 29, 2026

 

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 Nine Months Ended December 31, 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
Nine months ended December 31, 2025
353,020
101,817
101,788
105,042
74,347
74,347
% change from previous year
13.6%
16.8%
17.4%
18.3%
17.8%
17.8%
Nine months ended December 31, 2024
310,829
87,143
86,700
88,790
63,110
63,110
% change from previous year
22.8%
38.7%
45.5%
44.4%
41.8%
41.8%

 

Total comprehensive income for the period:
Nine months ended December 31, 2025: 79,689 million yen; 20.4%
Nine months ended December 31, 2024: 66,194 million yen; 37.6%

 

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, 2025
548.46
548.46
Nine months ended December 31, 2024
465.56
465.56

 

(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, 2025
710,796
536,813
536,797
75.5%
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
-
83.00
-
Year ending March 31, 2026 (Forecast)
107.50
190.50

 

Note)
Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 during the three months ended December 31, 2025: Yes

 

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
468,000
131,000
123,000
123,000
86,000
634.42
% change from previous year
11.0%
20.1%
20.7%
18.3%
15.1%

 

Note)
Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 during the three months ended December 31, 2025: Yes

 

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 December 31, 2025
143,500,000
shares
As of March 31, 2025
143,500,000
shares
2.
Number of treasury shares:
As of December 31, 2025
7,943,408
shares
As of March 31, 2025
7,943,186
shares
3.
Average number of shares outstanding:
Nine months ended December 31, 2025
135,556,690
shares
Nine months ended December 31, 2024
135,557,494
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, Arcade Game, 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 January 29, 2026.

 

As for the full text of the earnings release, please refer to the attached PDF file from the link below.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8894Q_1-2026-1-29.pdf

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