Konami : FY2025 Consolidated Financial Results

Published: 2025-05-08 02:53:05 ET 9766.T

Published on 05/08/2025 at 02:53

May 8, 2025

Address: 11-1, Ginza 1-chome, Chuo-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: Kimihiko Higashio, Representative Director, President

Contact: Junichi Motobayashi, Corporate Officer, General Manager, Finance Division (Phone: +81-3-6636-0573)

Date of General

Shareholders Meeting: June 26, 2025

Beginning date of dividend

payment: June 5, 2025

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

Revenue

Business profit

Operating profit

Profit before income taxes

Profit for the year

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

Year ended March 31, 2025

421,602

109,117

101,944

104,008

74,692

% change from previous year

17.0%

23.7%

27.0%

25.8%

26.2%

Year ended March 31, 2024

360,314

88,212

80,262

82,685

59,172

59,171

% change from previous year

14.6%

55.8%

73.8%

75.5%

69.6%

Total comprehensive income for the year: Year ended March 31, 2025: ¥72,804 million; 7.2%

Year ended March 31, 2024: ¥67,917 million; 70.5%

Note) Business profit is calculated by deducting "cost of revenue" and "selling, general and administrative expenses" from "revenue."

Diluted

Basic earnings

earnings

per share

Return on profit

Ratio of profit

(attributable to

attributable to

before income

Ratio of

owners of the

taxes to total

operating profit

parent) (yen)

parent

assets

to revenue

Year ended March 31, 2025

551.00

16.4%

24.2%

Year ended March 31, 2024

436.50

14.7%

14.3%

22.3%

Reference: Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method Year ended March 31, 2025: ¥ 321 million

Year ended March 31, 2024: ¥ 274 million

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, 2025

665,040

481,868

481,852

72.5%

3,554.61

March 31, 2024

605,850

427,378

427,362

70.5%

3,152.62

(3) Consolidated Cash Flows

(Millions of Yen)

Net cash provided by (used in)

Cash and

Operating activities

Investing activities

Financing activities

cash equivalents at the end of year

Year ended March 31, 2025

114,620

(67,885)

(25,784)

294,216

Year ended March 31, 2024

103,061

(29,216)

(24,199)

273,747

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, 2024

Year ended March 31, 2025

62.00

66.00

69.00

99.50

131.00

165.50

¥17,758 million

¥22,435 million

30.0%

4.4%

4.9%

Year ending March 31,

2026 (Forecast)

83.00

166.00

30.0%

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

Basic earnings per share

Revenue

Business profit

Operating profit

Profit before income taxes

Profit attributable to owners of the parent

(attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)

Year ending March 31, 2026 430,000 114,000 106,000 106,000 75,000

% change from previous year 2.0% 4.5% 4.0% 1.9% 0.4%

553.27

Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: None

Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: None

Changes in accounting estimates: None

Number of shares issued: (Treasury shares included)

As of March 31, 2025

143,500,000

As of March 31, 2024

143,500,000

2. Number of treasury shares:

As of March 31, 2025

7,943,186

As of March 31, 2024

7,942,166

3. Average number of shares outstanding:

Year ended March 31, 2025

135,557,371

Year ended March 31, 2024

135,558,384

Operating revenues

Operating income

Ordinary income

Net income

Year ended March 31, 2025

53,540

47,458

48,473

48,026

% change from previous year

45.9%

52.5%

48.4%

49.5%

Year ended March 31, 2024

36,686

31,119

32,673

32,115

% change from previous year

(24.5)%

(28.8)%

(27.4)%

(27.5)%

Basic net income per share (yen)

Diluted net income per share (yen)

Year ended March 31, 2025

354.29

Year ended March 31, 2024

236.92

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

Total assets

Total net assets

Equity ratio

Net assets per share (yen)

March 31, 2025

395,635

332,939

84.2%

2,456.09

March 31, 2024

366,557

303,183

82.7%

2,236.56

Reference: Total Stockholders' equity

Year ended March 31, 2025: ¥332,939 million Year ended March 31, 2024: ¥303,183 million

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 from 8 to 10 for further information regarding our business forecasts.

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION (the "Company") disclosed the supplemental data for the consolidated financial statements via the Company's website on May 8, 2025.

Business Performance

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, the domestic economy has continued to recover moderately, supported by improvements in employment and income conditions, despite concerns that ongoing inflation may dampen personal consumption. On the other hand, the outlook for the global economy remains uncertain, mainly due to the impact of the U.S. trade policy, concerns over the prospects for the Chinese economy, heightened volatility in financial and capital markets, and rising geopolitical risks.

Amidst these circumstances, Konami Group's business results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 showed total revenue and all profit categories exceeding those of the previous fiscal year. This was primarily driven by the continued strong performance of key titles in the Digital Entertainment business, as well as higher sales of new console game releases. Furthermore, supported by the steady performance of the Amusement, Gaming & Systems, and Sports businesses, total revenue, business profit, operating profit, profit before income taxes, and profit attributable to owners of the parent all reached record highs for the second consecutive year.

In terms of the consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, total revenue amounted to

¥421,602 million (a year-on-year increase of 17.0%), business profit was ¥109,117 million (a year-on-year increase of 23.7%), operating profit was ¥101,944 million (a year-on-year increase of 27.0%), profit before income taxes was ¥104,008 million (a year-on-year increase of 25.8%), and profit attributable to owners of the parent was ¥74,692 million (a year-on-year increase of 26.2%).

Performance by Business Segment

Summary of total revenue by business segment:

Millions of Yen, except percentages

Total revenue:

Year ended March 31, 2024

Year ended March 31, 2025

% change

Digital Entertainment

¥249,121

¥305,187

22.5

Amusement

26,427

27,634

4.6

Gaming & Systems

39,729

42,669

7.4

Sports

47,631

48,543

1.9

Intersegment eliminations

(2,594)

(2,431)

Total revenue

¥360,314

¥421,602

17.0

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