REG - Konami Holdings Corp - Final Results

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09/05/2019 09:55

RNS Number : 5065Y
Konami Holdings Corporation
09 May 2019
 






Consolidated Financial Results




for the Year Ended March 31, 2019




(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)




May 9, 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)




Date of General Shareholders Meeting:


 
June 26, 2019


Beginning date of dividend payment:


 
June 12, 2019




 
 




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


 




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


Profit attributable to owners of the parent


Total comprehensive income for the year




Year ended March 31, 2019
  % change from previous year


262,549
9.6%


50,522
11.8%


50,310
12.5%


34,217
12.2%


34,196
12.1%


35,189
21.5%




Year ended March 31, 2018
  % change from previous year


239,497
4.2%


45,181
24.3%


44,709
25.9%


30,506
17.4%


30,507
17.6%


28,959
12.6%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




 


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, 2019


252.86


249.02


12.9%


13.6%


19.2%




Year ended March 31, 2018


225.59


222.21


12.5%


12.8%


18.9%




Reference:


 


Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method




 


Year ended March 31, 2019:


 


279 million yen


 




 


Year ended March 31, 2018:


 


292 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, 2019


378,037


276,404


275,627


72.9%


2,038.16




March 31, 2018


363,108


254,539


253,782


69.9%


1,876.62




 




(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, 2019


49,131


(22,527)


(22,416)


159,242


 




Year ended March 31, 2018


53,980


(18,484)


(14,798)


154,485


 




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, 2018


-


30.00


-


38.00


68.00


Y9,196 million


30.1%


3.8%




Year ended March 31, 2019


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Regular dividends


-


35.50


-


40.50


76.00


Y10,278 million


30.0%


3.9%




Commemorative dividends


-


25.00


-


25.00


50.00


Y6,761 million


19.8%


2.5%




Total


-


60.50


-


65.50


126.00


Y17,039 million


49.8%


6.4%




Year ending March 31, 2020 (Forecast)


-


38.00


-


38.00


76.00


*******


34.3%


*******




Note)


KONAMI HOLDINGS CORPORATION celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding on March 21, 2019, we intend to award commemorative dividends in addition to regular dividends for the year ended March 31, 2019. Furthermore, the payment of dividends for the next fiscal year ending March 31, 2020 will maintain the same level of regular dividends for the year ended March 31, 2019 which was based on the record profits achieved.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




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)


Although we expect profit growth from our operating business for the next fiscal year ending March 31,2020, we expect to incur temporary expenses of approximately five billion yen related to the relocation to our owned building, "Konami Creative Center Ginza." The temporary expenses include rent expenses for the period after leaving the current rental building, until the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. Please refer to "1. Business Performance (1) Overview of Business Performance (iii) Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31,2020" for further details.



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
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 March 31, 2019


143,500,000


 shares


 




 


As of March 31, 2018


143,500,000


 shares


 




 2.


Number of treasury shares:




 


As of March 31, 2019


8,266,959


 shares


 




 


As of March 31, 2018


8,266,259


 shares


 




 3.


Average number of shares outstanding:




 


Year ended March 31, 2019


135,233,307


 shares


 




 


Year ended March 31, 2018


135,234,933


 shares


 




 
(Reference) Summary of Non-consolidated Financial Results
Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2019




(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, 2019
 % change from previous year


24,870
51.3%


21,860
62.3%


21,989
61.8%


21,860
59.4%




Year ended March 31, 2018
 % change from previous year


16,443
(3.3)%


13,469
(8.4)%


13,590
(8.3)%


13,710
38.2%




 




 


Basic net income
per share (yen)


Diluted net income  per share (yen)




Year ended March 31, 2019


161.65


158.99




Year ended March 31, 2018


101.38


99.71




 




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




 


Total assets


Total net assets


Equity ratio


Net assets
per share (yen)




March 31, 2019


243,568


223,972


92.0%


1,656.20




March 31, 2018


241,444


215,475


89.2%


1,593.36




 


Reference:


 


Total Stockholders' equity


 




 


 


Year ended March 31, 2019:


 


223,972 million yen


 


 




 


 


Year ended March 31, 2018:


 


215,475 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, 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 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 May 9, 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/5065Y_1-2019-5-9.pdf 
 




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