Consolidated Results for the Year ended March 31, 2009
(Prepared in Accordance with U.S. GAAP)
- Marked record high sales with 4.2% growth -
No. 09-004
May 14, 2009
KONAMI CORPORATION
We hereby announce that our consolidated net revenues for the year ended March 31, 2009 reached record high of ¥309,771 million (year-on-year increase of 4.2%).
Consolidated operating income, income before income taxes and net income were ¥27,361 million (year-on-year decrease of 19.1%), ¥24,719 million (year-on-year decrease of 24.7%) and ¥10,874 million (year-on-year decrease of 40.7%), respectively. This was mainly due to business structure improvement expenses of approximately ¥11.1 billion, including accelerated depreciation of tangible fixed assets, for the Health & Fitness segment (recognized as extraordinary losses under Japanese GAAP).
The Digital Entertainment segment enjoyed favorable results driven by solid sales of computer & video games including METAL GEAR series and soccer games, as well as solid sales of card games business.
1. Consolidated Results of Operation
(Millions of yen)
| |
Net Revenues |
Operating Income |
Income Before Income Taxes |
Net Income |
| Year ended March 31, 2009 |
309,771 |
27,361 |
24,719 |
10,874 |
| Year ended March 31, 2008 |
297,402 |
33,839 |
32,834 |
18,345 |
| Year ended March 31, 2007 |
280,279 |
28,145 |
27,567 |
16,211 |
3-year Net Revenues and Operating Income
2.Net Revenues by business segment
(Millions of yen)
| |
Year ended March 31, 2008 |
Year ended March 31, 2009 |
% of
previous year |
| Digital Entertainment |
178,939 |
187,628 |
104.9 |
| Health & Fitness |
86,544 |
89,965 |
104.0 |
| Gaming & System |
18,471 |
18,336 |
99.3 |
| Other, Corporate and Eliminations |
13,448 |
13,842 |
102.9 |
| Consolidated |
297,402 |
309,771 |
104.2 |
3.Operating Income by business segment
(Millions of yen)
| |
Year ended March 31, 2008 |
Year ended March 31, 2009 |
% of
previous year |
| Digital Entertainment |
35,360 |
41,552 |
117.5 |
| Health & Fitness |
5,293 |
-8,270 |
- |
| Gaming & System |
2,794 |
3,447 |
123.4 |
| Other, Corporate and Eliminations |
-9,608 |
-9,368 |
- |
| Consolidated |
33,839 |
27,361 |
80.9 |
4.Summary for the year ended March 31, 2009
Digital Entertainment Segment
| |
| (1) |
METAL GEAR series, soccer and music franchises marked favorable sales globally. |
| |
| (2) |
Online action game METAL GEAR ONLINE recorded 1.3 million accounts worldwide. |
| |
| (3) |
The YU-GI-OH TRADING CARD GAME series marked favorable sales. |
Health & Fitness Segment
| |
| (1) |
Opened six new directly operated fitness clubs (including renewals) and started managing nine new contract-based fitness clubs, with a total of 345 clubs as of March 2009. |
| |
| (2) |
Enhanced product lineup of health related products for home use, such as treadmills and supplements. |
| |
| (3) |
Renewed mobile website Konami Sports Club to drive introduction of IT to health management. |
Gaming & System Segment
| |
| (1) |
Strong sales of 5-reel spinner Advantage 5 and K2V series slot machines in North America. |
| |
| (2) |
Stabilization of income from Konami Casino Management System and participation fee. |
| |
| (3) |
Release of Konami Casino Management System and Advantage 5 in Australia, highly-acclaimed products in the North American market. |
| |

*Statements made in this news release reflects information available on the date of its announcement, and is subject to change without prior notice.
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