Konami Group Corp - 4th Quarter Results

Konami

08/05/2026 09:52

RNS Number : 6159D

Konami Group Corporation

08 May 2026

 

 

Consolidated Financial Results
for the Year Ended March 31, 2026
(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)
May 8, 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)
Date of General
Shareholders Meeting:
June 25, 2026
Beginning date of dividend
payment:
June 4, 2026

 

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

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2026

(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
year
Profit
attributable to
owners of the
parent
Year ended March 31, 2026
493,677
143,583
135,891
140,667
100,013
100,013
% change from previous year
17.1%
31.6%
33.3%
35.2%
33.9%
33.9%
Year ended March 31, 2025
421,602
109,117
101,944
104,008
74,692
74,692
% change from previous year
17.0%
23.7%
27.0%
25.8%
26.2%
26.2%

 

Total comprehensive income for the year:
Year ended March 31, 2026: 107,431 million yen; 47.6%
Year ended March 31, 2025: 72,804 million yen; 7.2%

 

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)
Return on profit
attributable to
owners of the
parent
Ratio of profit
before income
taxes to total
assets
Ratio of
operating profit
to revenue
Year ended March 31, 2026
737.80
737.80
19.1%
19.9%
27.5%
Year ended March 31, 2025
551.00
551.00
16.4%
16.4%
24.2%

 

Reference: Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method
Year ended March 31, 2026: 1,458 million yen
Year ended March 31, 2025: 321 million yen

 

(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
Equity attributable
to owners of the
parent per share
(yen)
March 31, 2026
748,765
564,553
564,537
75.4%
4,164.58
March 31, 2025
665,040
481,868
481,852
72.5%
3,554.61

 

 

(3) Consolidated Cash Flows
(Millions of Yen)

 

Net cash provided by (used in)
Cash and
cash equivalents at the
end of year
Operating
activities
Investing
activities
Financing
activities
Year ended March 31, 2026
135,664
(55,323)
(51,897)
327,564
Year ended March 31, 2025
114,620
(67,885)
(25,784)
294,216

 

 

2. Cash Dividends

Record Date
Cash dividends per share (yen)
Total cash
dividends
(annual)
Payout ratio
(consolidated)
Cash dividend
rate for equity
attributable to
owners of the
parent
(consolidated)
First
quarter
end
Second
quarter
end
Third
quarter
end
Year end
Annual
Year ended March 31,
2025
-
66.00
-
99.50
165.50
22,435 million yen
30.0%
4.9%
Year ended March 31,
2026
-
83.00
-
138.50
221.50
30,026 million yen
30.0%
5.7%
Year ending March 31,
2027 (Forecast)
-
112.00
-
112.00
224.00
30.1%


 

 

3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2027

(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, 2027
505,000
150,000
143,000
143,000
101,000
745.08
% change from previous year
2.3%
4.5%
5.2%
1.7%
1.0%

 

 

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 March 31, 2026
143,500,000
shares
As of March 31, 2025
143,500,000
shares
2.
Number of treasury shares:
As of March 31, 2026
7,943,517
shares
As of March 31, 2025
7,943,186
shares
3.
Average number of shares outstanding:
Year ended March 31, 2026
135,556,652
shares
Year ended March 31, 2025
135,557,371
shares

 

 

(Reference) Summary of Non-consolidated Financial Results

Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2026

(1) Non-consolidated Results of Operation
(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)

 

Operating revenues
Operating income
Ordinary income
Net income
Year ended March 31, 2026
66,439
59,773
61,743
60,840
% change from previous year
24.1%
25.9%
27.4%
26.7%
Year ended March 31, 2025
53,540
47,458
48,473
48,026
% change from previous year
45.9%
52.5%
48.4%
49.5%

 

Basic net income
per share (yen)
Diluted net income
per share (yen)
Year ended March 31, 2026
448.82
448.82
Year ended March 31, 2025
354.29
354.29

 

(2) Non-consolidated Financial Position
(Millions of Yen, except percentages)

 

Total assets
Total net assets
Equity ratio
Net assets
per share (yen)
March 31, 2026
412,102
369,077
89.6%
2,722.69
March 31, 2025
395,635
332,939
84.2%
2,456.09

 

Reference: Total Stockholders' equity
Year ended March 31, 2026: 369,077 million yen
Year ended March 31, 2025: 332,939 million yen

 

 

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, 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 8 and 9 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 May 8, 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/6159D_1-2026-5-8.pdf

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