REG - Konami Holdings Corp - 3rd Quarter Earnings Release

KonamiAnnouncement

31/01/2019 08:55

RNS Number : 6652O
Konami Holdings Corporation
31 January 2019
 






Consolidated Financial Results




for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018




(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)




January 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:


-




 
 
 




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


 




1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018


 




(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




Nine months ended December 31, 2018
  % change from previous year


192,631
7.8%


39,440
2.4%


39,186
2.8%


27,222
4.5%


27,215
4.5%


28,136
4.9%




Nine months ended December 31, 2017
  % change from previous year


178,668
 9.0%


38,532
30.2%


38,133
32.1%


26,043
26.0%


26,034
26.1%


26,814
24.9%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




 


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, 2018


201.25


198.17




Nine months ended December 31, 2017


192.50


189.60




 
 




(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, 2018


363,308


269,352


268,588


73.9%




March 31, 2018


363,108


254,539


253,782


69.9%




 
 
 




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, 2018


-


30.00


-


38.00


68.00




Year ending March 31, 2019


 


 


 


 


 




Regular dividends


-


35.50


-


******


******




Commemorative dividends (note)


-


25.00


-


******


******




Total


-


60.50


-


******


******




Year ending March 31, 2019 (Forecast)


 


 


 


 


 




Regular dividends


******


******


******


35.50


71.00




Commemorative dividends (note)


******


******


******


25.00


50.00




Total


******


******


******


60.50


121.00




Note:


Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 during the three months ended December 31, 2018: No
 
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding on March 21, 2019 (the 35th anniversary of its listing in the same year), KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION intends to award commemorative dividends in addition to regular dividends for the year ending March 31, 2019.　Please refer to "Notice on Commemorative Dividend for 50th Anniversary of Founding" announced on May 10, 2018, for further details.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 




3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2019




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




 


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, 2019
 % change from previous year


250,000
4.4%


50,000
10.7%


49,000
9.6%


32,000
4.9%


236.63




Note:


 


Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 during the three months ended December 31, 2018: 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 December 31, 2018


143,500,000


 shares


 




 


As of March 31, 2018


143,500,000


 shares


 




 2.


Number of treasury shares:




 


As of December 31, 2018


8,266,784


 shares


 




 


As of March 31, 2018


8,266,259


 shares


 




 3.


Average number of shares outstanding:




 


Nine months ended December 31, 2018


135,233,376


 shares


 




 


Nine months ended December 31, 2017


135,235,259


 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 businesses, and Gaming & Systems; (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 9, 10, 11, and 12 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 January 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/6652O_1-2019-1-31.pdf




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