Final Results

RNS Number : 6610N
Konami Holdings Corporation
10 May 2018
 

Consolidated Financial Results

for the Year Ended March 31, 2018

(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)

May 10, 2018


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 27, 2018

Beginning date of dividend payment:

 

June 6, 2018

 

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

 

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 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 year

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

Total comprehensive income for the year

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%

Year ended March 31, 2017

  % change from previous year

229,922

(8.0)%

36,359

47.3%

35,521

49.5%

25,977

146.7%

25,951

146.8%

25,727

224.6%

 


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, 2018

225.59

222.21

12.5%

12.8%

18.9%

Year ended March 31, 2017

191.89

189.08

11.6%

10.7%

15.8%

Reference:


Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method


Year ended March 31, 2018:


292 million yen



Year ended March 31, 2017:


268 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, 2018

363,108

254,539

253,782

69.9%

1,876.62

March 31, 2017

337,144

235,192

234,441

69.5%

1,733.57

 

(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, 2018

53,980

(18,484)

(14,798)

154,485

Year ended March 31, 2017

43,759

(13,615)

(9,420)

134,743

                                                                                                                                                                                           

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, 2017

-

17.00

-

41.00

58.00

7,844 million yen

30.2%

3.5%

Year ended March 31, 2018

-

30.00

-

38.00

68.00

9,196 million yen

30.1%

3.8%

Year ending March 31, 2019 (Forecast)






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Regular dividends

-

35.50

-

35.50

71.00

30.0%

Commemorative dividends (note)

-

25.00

-

25.00

50.00

21.1%

Total

-

60.50

-

60.50

121.00

51.1%

Note)

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 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, 2019

 % change from previous year

250,000

4.4%

50,000

10.7%

49,000

9.6%

32,000

4.9%

236.63

 

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 March 31, 2018

143,500,000

 shares

 


As of March 31, 2017

143,500,000

 shares

 

 2.

Number of treasury shares:


As of March 31, 2018

8,266,259

 shares

 


As of March 31, 2017

8,263,356

 shares

 

 3.

Average number of shares outstanding:


Year ended March 31, 2018

135,234,933

 shares

 


Year ended March 31, 2017

135,238,663

 shares

 

 

 

(Reference) Summary of Non-consolidated Financial Results

Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2018

(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, 2018

 % change from previous year

16,443

(3.3)%

13,469

(8.4)%

13,590

(8.3)%

13,710

38.2%

Year ended March 31, 2017

 % change from previous year

17,010

17.2%

14,700

26.2%

14,813

24.9%

9,921

(14.2)%

 


Basic net income

per share (yen)

Diluted net income  per share (yen)

Year ended March 31, 2018

101.38

99.71

Year ended March 31, 2017

73.36

72.15

 

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


Total assets

Total net assets

Equity ratio

Net assets

per share (yen)

March 31, 2018

241,536

215,475

89.2%

1,593.36

March 31, 2017

239,500

211,362

88.3%

1,562.91

 

Reference:


Total Stockholders' equity

 

 


Year ended March 31, 2018:


215,475 million yen


 

 


Year ended March 31, 2017:


211,362 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 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 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 10, 2018.

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