Revision of the Forecast

RNS Number : 4538Z
Konami Corporation
06 February 2014
 



February 6, 2014


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

KONAMI CORPORATION

Takuya Kozuki, Representative Director, President

Shares listed: Tokyo, New York and London Stock Exchange

 

Contact: Yasuyuki Yamaji, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Corporate Planning

 Tel: +81-3-5771-0222

 

News Release: KONAMI CORPORATION Announces

Revision of the Consolidated Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2014


 

 

KONAMI CORPORATION (the "Company") hereby announces the revision of its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014, which was released on May 9, 2013 in its Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2013, in light of its recent business performance.

 

 

Revision of Consolidated Results Forecast (U.S. GAAP)

(Millions of yen, except percentages)

For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 (from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014)       


Net revenues

Operating

income

Income before income taxes and equity in net income of affiliated company

Net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION

Net income attributable to KONAMI CORPORATION per share (yen)

Previous forecast (A) Released on May 9, 2013

232,000

27,000

26,000

15,500

111.82

Revised forecast (B)

210,000

10,000

11,500

6,500

46.89

Change (B - A)

(22,000)

(17,000)

(14,500)

(9,000)


Percentage Change (%)

(9.5)%

(63.0)%

(55.8)%

(58.1)%


<For reference>

Results for the year ended March 31, 2013

225,995

21,875

21,915

13,174

95.04

 

 



 

(Reasons for the revision)

 

The Company revised its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 as stated above since it predicted the earnings results would finish below its previous forecast, mainly due to a delay in the development of native applications for content for social networks in our Digital Entertainment segment, a repetition of the advance investment including the transition to new membership plans and the introduction of the new services in our Health & Fitness segment and a postponement until the next fiscal year of the release of certain titles for pachinko and pachinko slot machines which we had planned to release in the three-month-period ended March 31, 2014.

Meanwhile, we predict a year-on-year increase in revenues and income in our Gaming & System segment due to a continuation of steady sales in the slot machines and the casino management systemsin the U.S. market.

 

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Cautionary Statement with Respect to Forward-Looking Statements:

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, Gaming & Systems business and Pachinko & Pachinko Slot Machines 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.


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