REG - Konami Holdings Corp - 2nd Quarter Results

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31/10/2019 08:55

RNS Number : 7684R
Konami Holdings Corporation
31 October 2019
 






Consolidated Financial Results




for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019




(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)




October 31, 2019




 




KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION




Address:


7-2, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-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:


Takuya Kozuki, Representative Director, President




Contact:


Junichi Motobayashi, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Finance and Accounting
(Phone: +81-3-5771-0222)




Beginning date of dividend payment:


November 21, 2019




 




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


 




1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019


 




(1) Consolidated Results of Operations                   (Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)


 




 


Revenue


Operating
profit


Profit before
income taxes


Profit for the period


Profit attributable to owners of the parent


Total comprehensive income for the period




Six months ended September 30, 2019
  % change from previous year


121,089
(0.9)%


20.922
(16.4)%


20,404
(18.2)%


15,200
(11.6)%


15,201
(11.6)%


13,671
(29.4)%




Six months ended September 30, 2018
  % change from previous year


122,168
5.9%


25,027
0.3%


24,948
0.5%


17,197
0.1%


17,196
0.1%


19,363
8.7%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




 


Basic earnings per share (attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)


Diluted earnings per share (attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)




Six months ended September 30, 2019


112.41


110.67




Six months ended September 30, 2018


127.16


125.22




 




(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




September 30, 2019


404,084


276,029


275,233


68.1%




March 31, 2019


378,037


276,404


275,627


72.9%




 
 
 
 




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, 2019


 


 


 


 


 




Regular dividends


-


35.50


-


40.50


76.00




Commemorative dividends


-


25.00


-


25.00


50.00




Total


-


60.50


-


65.50


126.00




Year ending March 31, 2020


-


38.00


*******


*******


*******




Year ending March 31, 2020 (Forecast)


*******


*******


-


38.00


76.00




Note)


Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 during the three months ended September 30, 2019: No
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 




3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2020


 




(Millions of Yen, except percentages and per share amounts)


 




 


Revenue


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, 2020
 % change from previous year


270,000
2.8%


47,000
(7.0)%


46,000
(8.6)%


30,000
(12.3)%


221.84


 




Note)


Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 during the three months ended September 30, 2019: 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: Yes
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, 2019


143,500,000


 shares


 




 


As of March 31, 2019


143,500,000


 shares


 




 2.


Number of treasury shares:




 


As of September 30, 2019


8,267,284


 shares


 




 


As of March 31, 2019


8,266,959


 shares


 




 3.


Average number of shares outstanding:




 


Six months ended September 30, 2019


135,232,923


 shares


 




 


Six months ended September 30, 2018


135,233,431


 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 10 to 13 for further information regarding our business forecasts.
 
 
KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION (the "Company") disclosed the supplemental data for the consolidated financial statements via the Company's website on October 31, 2019.
 
 
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/7684R_1-2019-10-31.pdf
 




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