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RNS Number : 3132WKonami Corporation06 November 2014
Consolidated Financial Results
for the Six months ended September 30, 2014
(Prepared in Accordance with U.S. GAAP)
November 6, 2014
KONAMI CORPORATION
Address:
7-2, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Stock code number, TSE:
9766
Ticker symbol, NYSE:
KNM
URL:
http://www.konami.co.jp/en
Shares listed:
Tokyo Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, and London Stock Exchange
Representative:
Takuya Kozuki, Representative Director, President
Contact:
Yasuyuki Yamaji, General Manager, Corporate Planning
(Phone: +81-3-5771-0222)
Beginning date of dividend payment:
November 28, 2014
Adoption of U.S. GAAP:
Yes
(Amounts are rounded to the nearest million)
1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Six months ended September 30, 2014
(1) Consolidated Results of Operations
(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)
Net revenues
Operating
income
Income before
income taxes and equity in net income
of affiliated company
Net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION
Six months ended September 30, 2014
Year-on-year changes (%)
98,719
0.8%
5,858
55.3%
6,163
46.2%
3,276
62.5%
Six months ended September 30, 2013
Year-on-year changes (%)
97,928
(8.2)%
3,771
(70.0)%
4,217
(63.3)%
2,016
(71.0)%
Note:
Comprehensive income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION:
Six months ended September 30, 2014:
Y4,592 million
a year-on-year increase of 74.6%
Six months ended September 30, 2013:
Y2,630 million
a year-on-year decrease of 51.7%
Basic net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION per share (Yen)
Diluted net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION per share (Yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2014
23.64
23.64
Six months ended September 30, 2013
14.54
14.54
(2) Consolidated Financial Position (Millions of Yen, except percentages)
Total assets
Total equity
KONAMI CORPORATION stockholders' equity
KONAMI CORPORATION stockholders'
equity ratio
September 30, 2014
316,358
228,064
227,366
71.9%
March 31, 2014
320,251
225,792
225,133
70.3%
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, 2014
-
17.00
-
17.00
34.00
Year ending March 31, 2015
-
8.50
Year ending March 31, 2015 -Forecast-
-
8.50
17.00
Note:
Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 during the six months ended September 30, 2014: None
3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2015
(Millions of Yen, except percentagesand per share data)
Net revenues
Operating
income
Income before
income taxes and equity in net income
of affiliated company
Net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION
Net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION per share (Yen)
Year ending March 31, 2015
% change from previous year
220,000
1.1%
12,000
55.9%
11,000
19.2%
7,000
82.6%
50.50
Note:
Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 during the six months ended September 30, 2014: None
4. Other
(1) Changes in significant consolidated subsidiaries during the period (status changes of subsidiaries due to changes in the scope of consolidation): None
(2) Adoption of simplified methods in accounting principles for quarterly consolidated financial statements: None
(3) Changes in accounting principles, procedures and reporting policies for consolidated financial statements
1. Changes accompanying amendment of accounting standard: None
2. Other: None
(4) Number of shares issued (Common Stock)
1.
Number of shares issued: (Treasury stock included)
As of September 30, 2014
143,500,000
shares
As of March 31, 2014
143,500,000
shares
2.
Number of Treasury Stock:
As of September 30, 2014
4,888,947
shares
As of March 31, 2014
4,887,679
shares
3.
Average number of shares outstanding:
Six months ended September 30, 2014
138,611,811
shares
Six months ended September 30, 2013
138,616,238
shares
Information Regarding the Quarterly Review Procedures:
This report is outside the scope of the procedures for review of quarterly consolidated financial statements as required under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan. The aforementioned procedures have not been completed for the quarterly financial statements included in this document as of the time of disclosure of this document.
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 business and Gaming & Systems business; (vi) our ability to successfully expand the scope of our business and broaden our customer base through our Health & Fitness 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 pages 9, 10, 11 and 12 for further information regarding our business forecasts.
Click on, or paste the following link into your web browser, to view the associated PDF document.The Company disclosed the supplemental data for the consolidated financial statements via the Company's website on November 6, 2014.
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