29 Jun 2015 10:13
Consolidated Financial Results | |
for the Year Ended March 31, 2015 | |
(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS) | |
June 29, 2015 | |
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4903R_-2015-6-29.pdf | |
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 Year Ended March 31, 2015 | ||||||
(1) Consolidated Results of Operations | ||||||
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, 2015 % change from previous year | 218,157 0.3% | 15,305 95.7% | 16,960 80.9% | 9,969 119.1% | 9,918 122.1% | 13,202 109.4% |
Year ended March 31, 2014 % change from previous year | 217,595 - | 7,823 - | 9,377 - | 4,550 - | 4,465 - | 6,304 - |
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, 2015 | 71.55 | - | 4.7% | 5.5% | 7.0% | |||||
Year ended March 31, 2014 | 32.21 | - | 2.1% | 3.1% | 3.6% | |||||
Reference: | Profit from investments accounted for using the equity method | |||||||||
Year ended March 31, 2015: | 154 million yen | |||||||||
Year ended March 31, 2014: | 22 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, 2015 | 311,592 | 218,499 | 217,789 | 69.9% | 1,571.25 |
March 31, 2014 | 300,592 | 208,839 | 208,180 | 69.3% | 1,501.89 |
(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, 2015 | 45,254 | (24,495) | (6,807) | 64,654 | ||
Year ended March 31, 2014 | 29,709 | (47,416) | 3,448 | 50,024 | ||
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, 2014 | - | 17.00 | - | 17.00 | 34.00 | 4,713 million yen | 105.5% | 2.3% | ||
Year ended March 31, 2015 | - | 8.50 | - | 12.50 | 21.00 | 2,912 million yen | 29.3% | 1.4% | ||
Year ending March 31, 2016 -Forecast- | - | 10.50 | - | 10.50 | 21.00 | 30.6% | ||||
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 |
Information regarding the audit review procedure:
These Consolidated Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2015 are not subject to the auditing procedure pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. At the time of disclosing these Consolidated Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2015, the auditing procedure for financial statements pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law have been completed.
Cautionary statement with respect to forward-looking statements and other matters:
KONAMI CORPORATION ("the Company") adopted International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") for the consolidated financial statements incorporated in the annual report under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan with a first IFRS reporting period ended March 31, 2015. This report is voluntary disclosure that provides selected IFRS financial data from the Company's annual report filed on June 29, 2015. Please note that the Company previously reported consolidated financial results based on U.S. GAAP for the year ended March 31, 2015 on May 8, 2015.
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 information available to the Company as of May 8, 2015. 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.
Konami Grp Corp (KNM)