Konami Grp Corp Regulatory News (KNM)

8 Nov 2007 15:06

Konami Corporation08 November 2007 Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Prepared in Accordance with U.S. GAAP) November 8, 2007 KONAMI CORPORATION Address: 7-2, Akasaka 9-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JapanStock code number, TSE: 9766Ticker symbol, NYSE: KNMURL: www.konami.netShares listed: Tokyo Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and Singapore ExchangeRepresentative: Kagemasa Kozuki, Representative Director and Chief Executive OfficerContact: Noriaki Yamaguchi, Representative Director and Chief Financial Officer (Phone: +81-3-5771-0222)Date of dividend payment: November 30, 2007 1. Consolidated Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007(Amounts are rounded to the nearest million) (1) Consolidated Results of Operations (Millions of Yen, except per share data) Net revenues Operating Income before Net income Income income taxes Six months ended September 30, 2007 133,743 13,042 13,075 6,288 % change from previous period 11.8% 28.9% 32.3% 23.0%Six months ended September 30, 2006 119,599 10,115 9,884 5,114 % change from previous period 6.9% 35.6% (31.1)% (26.6)%Year ended March 31, 2007 280,279 28,145 27,567 16,211 Basic net income Diluted net income per share(yen) per share(yen) Six months ended September 30, 2007 45.81 45.80Six months ended September 30, 2006 37.28 37.27Year ended March 31, 2007 118.15 118.09 Notes: Equity in net income of an affiliated company Six months ended September 30, 2007: Y147 million Six months ended September 30, 2006: Y81 million Year ended March 31, 2007 Y138 million (2) Consolidated Financial Position (Millions of Yen, except per share amounts) Total assets Total stockholders' Equity-assets Stockholders' equity ratio equity per shareSeptember 30, 2007 305,246 177,449 58.1% 1,292.48September 30, 2006 280,535 165,947 59.2 1,209.39March 31, 2007 304,657 174,662 57.3 1,272.54 (3) Consolidated Cash Flows (Millions of Yen) Net cash provided by (used in) Operating Investing Financing Cash and activities activities activities cash equivalents at end of period Six months ended September 30, 2007 7,159 (10,580) (5,349) 49,088 Six months ended September 30, 2006 3,821 (7,230) (22,330) 43,347 Year ended March 31, 2007 31,824 (11,098) (33,212) 57,333 2. Cash DividendsRecord Date Cash dividends per share (yen) Interim Year end Annual Year ended March 31, 2007 27.00 27.00 54.00Year ending March 31, 2008 27.00 - -Forecast- - 27.00 54.00 3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2008 (Millions of Yen, except per share data) Net revenues Operating Income before Net income Net income income income taxes per share Year ending March 31, 2008 295,000 33,000 32,500 18,300 133.33 % change from previous year 5.3% 17.3% 17.9% 12.9% 4. Other (1) Changes to principal subsidiaries during the period (status changes ofspecified subsidiaries due to changes in the scope of consolidation): None (2) Changes in accounting principles, procedures and reporting policies(description of changes to important items fundamental to financial statementpreparation) 1. Changes accompanying amendment of accounting standard: Yes 2. Other: None Note: Please refer to page 25 (3) Number of shares issued (Common Stock) 1. Number of shares issued: (Treasury stock included) Six months ended September 30, 2007 143,555,786 shares Six months ended September 30, 2006 143,555,786 shares Year ended March 31, 2007 143,555,786 shares 2. Number of Treasury Stock: Six months ended September 30, 2007 6,261,702 shares Six months ended September 30, 2006 6,339,945 shares Year ended March 31, 2007 6,300,970 shares 3. Average number of shares outstanding: Six months ended September 30, 2007 137,272,418 shares Six months ended September 30, 2006 137,164,825 shares Year ended March 31, 2007 137,202,151 shares (Reference) Summary of Non-consolidated Financial Results1. Results for the Six months ended September 30, 2007 (1) Non-consolidated Results of Operations (Millions of Yen, except per share data) Operating Operating Ordinary Net income Basic net revenues income income income per share(yen) Six months ended September 30, 2007 17,952 15,592 15,500 14,708 107.15 % change from previous period 279.8% 502.1% 526.0% 545.5%Six months ended September 30, 2006 4,727 2,589 2,475 2,278 16.40 % change from previous period (90.7)% (50.0)% (73.7)% (79.7)%Year ended March 31, 2007 7,196 1,439 1,278 988 7.16 (2) Non-consolidated Financial Position (Millions of Yen, except per share data) Total assets Total net assets Equity-assets Net assets ratio per share September 30, 2007 175,350 150,228 85.7% 1,094.21September 30, 2006 171,291 144,061 84.1 1,049.89March 31, 2007 168,423 139,179 82.6 1,014.02 (Reference) Equity-assets September 30, 2007 Y150,228 million September 30, 2006 Y144,061 million March 31, 2007 Y139,179 million 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-lookingstatements about our future performance. These statements are based onmanagement's assumptions and beliefs in light of information currently availableto it and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on them. A number ofimportant factors could cause actual results to be materially different from andworse than those discussed in forward-looking statements. Such factors include,but are not limited to: (i) changes in economic conditions affecting ouroperations; (ii) fluctuations in currency exchange rates, particularly withrespect 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 inhighly competitive markets characterized by the continuous introduction of newproducts, rapid developments in technology and subjective and changing consumerpreferences; (iv) our ability to successfully expand internationally with afocus on our digital entertainment business and gaming & system business; (v)our ability to successfully expand the scope of our business and broaden ourcustomer base through our health & fitness business; (vi) regulatorydevelopments and changes and our ability to respond and adapt to those changes;(vii) our expectations with regard to further acquisitions and the integrationof any companies we may acquire; and (viii) the outcome of existingcontingencies. Please refer to page 8 of the attached material for information regarding theassumptions and other related items used in the preparation of these forecasts. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3028h_-2007-11-8.pdf This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange