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RNS Number : 1751S Konami Group Corporation 02 November 2023
Consolidated Financial Results
for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023
(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)
November 2, 2023
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:
November 24, 2023
(Amounts are rounded to the nearest million, except percentages and per share
amounts)
1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2023
(1) Consolidated Results of Operations (Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)
Profit
attributable to
Business Operating Profit before Profit for the owners of the
Revenue profit profit income taxes period parent
Six months ended September 30, 2023 153,851 35,414 35,443 37,008 26,834 26,834
% change from previous year 3.7% 38.3% 39.6% 34.7% 35.2% 35.2%
Six months ended September 30, 2022 148,359 25,611 25,396 27,479 19,847 19,847
% change from previous year 6.4% (33.7)% (35.1)% (28.9)% (28.0)% (28.0)%
Total comprehensive income for the period: Six months ended September 30, 2023: Y34,581 million; 22.3%
Six months ended September 30, 2022: Y28,269 million; 1.9%
Note) Business profit is calculated by deducting "cost of revenue" and "selling,
general and administrative expenses" from "revenue."
Basic earnings per Diluted earnings per
share (attributable to share (attributable to
owners of the parent) owners of the parent)
(yen) (yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2023 197.95 197.95
Six months ended September 30, 2022 147.87 146.48
(2) Consolidated Financial Position (Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)
Total equity Ratio of equity
attributable to owners attributable to owners
Total assets Total equity of the parent of the parent
September 30, 2023 570,085 402,452 402,437 70.6%
March 31, 2023 547,223 376,279 376,264 68.8%
2. Cash Dividends
Record Date Cash dividends per share (yen)
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Year end Annual
end end end
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 September 30, 2023: No
3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2024
(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)
Basic earnings
per share
Profit (attributable
attributable to to owners of
Business Operating Profit before owners of the the parent)
Revenue profit profit income taxes parent (yen)
Year ending March 31, 2024 328,000 63,000 60,000 59,000 41,000 302.45
% change from previous year 4.4% 11.3% 29.9% 25.2% 17.5%
Note) Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2024 during the three months ended September 30, 2023: No
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 September 30, 2023 143,500,000 shares
As of March 31, 2023 143,500,000 shares
2. Number of treasury shares:
As of September 30, 2023 7,941,641 shares
As of March 31, 2023 7,941,177 shares
3. Average number of shares outstanding:
Six months ended September 30, 2023 135,558,561 shares
Six months ended September 30, 2022 134,224,059 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 8 to 10 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 November 2,
2023.
As for the full text of the earnings release, please refer to the attached PDF
File as below.
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