Half-year Financial Report

Konami Group Corporation

29 October 2026

 

Consolidated Financial Results

for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2026

(Prepared in Accordance with IFRS)

October 29, 2026

KONAMI GROUP CORPORATION
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 and Group CEO
Contact:	Junichi Motobayashi, Executive Officer, General Manager, Finance Division (Phone: [phone])
Beginning date of dividend payment:	November 19, 2026

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

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2026

(1) Consolidated Results of Operations

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

	Revenue	Business profit	Operating profit	Profit before income taxes	Profit for the period	Profit attributable to owners of the parent
Six months ended September 30, 2026	307,975	112,088	111,264	112,896	79,238	79,238
% change from previous year	37.0%	72.2%	73.1%	73.1%	70.5%	70.5%
Six months ended September 30, 2025	224,839	65,086	64,268	65,238	46,486	46,486
% change from previous year	22.1%	29.6%	28.9%	28.3%	27.7%	27.7%

Total comprehensive income for the period:	Six months ended September 30, 2026: 77,361 million yen; 64.7%
	Six months ended September 30, 2025: 46,980 million yen; 47.8%

Note)

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

	Basic earnings per share (attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)	Diluted earnings per share (attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)
Six months ended September 30, 2026	584.54	584.54
Six months ended September 30, 2025	342.92	342.92

(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
September 30, 2026	813,107	623,136	623,120	76.6%
March 31, 2026	748,765	564,553	564,537	75.4%

2. Cash Dividends

Record Date	Cash dividends per share (yen)
	First quarter end	Second quarter end	Third quarter end	Year end	Annual
Year ended March 31, 2026	-	83.00	-	138.50	221.50
Year ending March 31, 2027	-	112.00
Year ending March 31, 2027 (Forecast)			-	187.00	299.00

Note)

Recently announced change in dividend forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 during the three months ended September 30, 2026: Yes

3. Consolidated Earnings Forecast for the Year Ending March 31, 2027

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

	Revenue	Business profit	Operating profit	Profit before income taxes	Profit attributable to owners of the parent	Basic earnings per share (attributable to owners of the parent) (yen)
Year ending March 31, 2027	583,000	200,000	193,000	193,000	135,000	995.90
% change from previous year	18.1%	39.3%	42.0%	37.2%	35.0%

Note)

Recently announced change in earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027 during the three months ended September 30, 2026: Yes

Noted Items

(1)  Significant changes in the scope of consolidation during the period: None

(2)  Changes in accounting policies and changes in accounting estimates

1.	Changes in accounting policies required by IFRS: None
2.	Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: None
3.	Changes in accounting estimates: None

(3)  Number of shares issued (Share capital)

1.	Number of shares issued: (Treasury shares included)
	As of September 30, 2026	143,500,000	shares
	As of March 31, 2026	143,500,000	shares
2.	Number of treasury shares:
	As of September 30, 2026	7,943,667	shares
	As of March 31, 2026	7,943,517	shares
3.	Average number of shares outstanding:
	Six months ended September 30, 2026	135,556,463	shares
	Six months ended September 30, 2025	135,556,714	shares

Semi-annual financial results reports are exempt from review conducted by certified public accountants or an audit firm.

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, Arcade Game, 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 9 to 11 of the accompanying PDF document 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 October 29, 2026.

The accompanying PDF document may also be accessed via the following link:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0018B_1-2026-10-29.pdf

 

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