1st Quarter Results

RNS Number : 2793V
Konami Corporation
06 August 2015
 

Consolidated Financial Results

for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)

August 6, 2015


KONAMI CORPORATION

Address:

7-2, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Stock code number, TSE:

9766

Ticker symbol, LSE:

KNM

URL:

http://www.konami.co.jp/en

Shares listed:

Tokyo Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange

Representative:

Takuya Kozuki, Representative Director, President

Contact:

Junichi Motobayashi, General Manager, Finance and Accounting

(Phone: +81-3-5771-0222)

 

 

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

 

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

(1) Consolidated Results of Operations            

 


Revenue

Operating

profit

Profit before

income taxes

Profit for the period

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

Total comprehensive income for the period

Three months ended June 30, 2015

  % change from previous year

51,202

5.3%

6,484

86.7%

6,862

135.1%

4,288

157.0%

4,282

159.9%

4,909

304.0%

Three months ended June 30, 2014

  % change from previous year

48,606

-

3,472

-

2,918

-

1,668

-

1,647

-

1,214

-

 


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

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

Three months ended June 30, 2015

30.89

-

Three months ended June 30, 2014

11.88

-

 

(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

June 30, 2015

312,568

221,673

220,957

70.7%

March 31, 2015

311,592

218,499

217,789

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, 2015

-

8.50

-

12.50

21.00

Year ending March 31, 2016

-





Year ending March 31, 2016 -Forecast-


10.50

-

10.50

21.00

Note:


Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 during the three months ended June 30, 2015: None

 

3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2016

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


Revenue

Operating

profit

Profit before income tax

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

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

Year ending March 31, 2016

 % change from previous year

228,000

4.5%

17,000

11.1%

16,000

(5.7)%

9,500

(4.2)%

68.54

Note:


Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016 during the three months ended June 30, 2015: None

 

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 June 30, 2015

143,500,000

 shares

 


As of March 31, 2015

143,500,000

 shares

 

 2.

Number of treasury shares:


As of June 30, 2015

4,891,944

 shares

 


As of March 31, 2015

4,890,951

 shares

 

 3.

Average number of shares outstanding:


Three months ended June 30, 2015

138,608,645

 shares

 


Three months ended June 30, 2014

138,612,200

 shares

 

 

 

Information regarding the audit review procedure:

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 10, 11, 12 and 13 for further information regarding our business forecasts.

 

 

The Company disclosed the supplemental data for the consolidated financial statements via the Company's website on August 6, 2015.

 


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