Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.TSE: 6460

Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Japanese GAAP)

· Issued by Sega Sammy Holdings Inc.

August 4, 2022

(Translation)

Consolidated Financial Results

for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 (Japanese GAAP)

Name of Company

:

SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.

Listing

: Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime

Code number

:

6460

URL

:

https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english

Representative

:

Haruki Satomi

President and Group CEO, Representative Director

Inquiries

:

Yoichi Owaki

Executive Vice President, Executive Officer

Managing Director of Finance & Accounting Division

TEL

: +81-3-6864-2400

Scheduled date to file quarterly report

: August 10, 2022 (plan)

Scheduled date to commence dividend payments

:

-

Preparation of supplementary material on quarterly financial results

:

Yes

Holding of quarterly financial results briefing

:

Yes (for institutional investors)

(Amounts below one million yen are rounded down)

1. Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022 (April 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022)

  1. Consolidated Operating Results

(Percentage represents changes from the prior period)

Net sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

Profit attributable

to owners of parent

Three months ended

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

of yen

of yen

of yen

of yen

June 30, 2022

66,118

11.2

2,777

(27.8)

4,255

22.1

3,158

7.4

June 30, 2021

59,447

22.9

3,844

-

3,484

-

2,940

-

(Note) Comprehensive income

Three months ended June 30, 2022

: ¥7,805 million

(81.0%)

Three months ended June 30, 2021

: ¥4,312 million

( -%)

Net income

Net income per

per share

share (diluted)

Three months ended

Yen

Yen

June 30, 2022

14.29

14.22

June 30, 2021

12.51

-

(2) Consolidated Financial Position

Total assets

Net assets

Equity ratio

As of

Millions of yen

Millions of yen

%

June 30, 2022

419,157

291,169

69.4

March 31, 2022

435,492

292,637

67.1

(Reference) Shareholders' equity

As of June 30, 2022

: ¥290,860 million

As of March 31, 2022

: ¥292,411 million

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2. Cash Dividends

Cash dividends per share

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Year-end

Total

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Year ended

-

20.00

-

20.00

40.00

March 31, 2022

Year ending

-

March 31, 2023

Year ending

20.00

-

21.00

41.00

March 31, 2023 (plan)

(Note) Revision to the forecast of cash dividends most recently announced: No

3. Forecast of Consolidated Financial Results for the Year ending March 31, 2023 (April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023)

(Percentage represents changes from the prior year)

Net sales

Operating income

Ordinary income

Profit attributable

Net income

to owners of parent

per share

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

Millions

%

Yen

of yen

of yen

of yen

of yen

Full-year

375,000

16.8

40,000

24.8

40,000

20.0

28,000

(24.4)

126.83

(Note) Revision to the forecast of operating results most recently announced: No

4. Other

  1. Changes in significant subsidiaries during the period: No
  2. Adoption of accounting treatment specific to the preparation of quarterly consolidated financial statements: Yes
  3. Changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates, and restatements
    1. Changes in accounting policies due to revisions to accounting standards and other regulations.: Yes
    2. Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: No
    3. Changes in accounting estimates: No
    4. Restatements: No
  4. Number of issued shares (common stock)
    1. Number of issued shares at the end of the period (including treasury stock)

June 30, 2022

:

241,229,476

March 31, 2022

:

266,229,476

2. Number of treasury stock at the end of the period

June 30, 2022

:

20,550,290

March 31, 2022

:

43,307,930

3. Average number of shares during the period (cumulative from the beginning of the fiscal year)

For Three months ended June 30, 2022

:

220,962,156

For Three months ended June 30, 2021

:

235,086,229

(Note)

  • This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.
  • This report is not required the auditing procedures by certified public accountants or accounting auditors.
  • The forward-looking statements, such as results forecasts, included in this document are based on information available to the SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (the Company) at the time of the announcement and assumptions considered reasonable, and do not purport to be a promise by the Company to achieve such results. Actual results could differ materially, depending on a range of factors. For the assumptions prerequisite to the results forecasts and the points to be noted in the use of the forecasts, please see "Forecast of Consolidated Operating Results" on page 5.
  • The Company plans to hold a briefing on financial results for institutional investors on August 4, 2022. The contents and explanations of the meeting (video and audio) will be posted on the Company's website.

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Operating Results and Financial Position

(1) Overview

Regarding the environment of the Entertainment Contents Business, in the consumer area, the market environment for the game market on a global scale continues major changes as platforms expand and diversify with the digitization of game contents and services including diversifying revenue opportunities through packaged sales, download content sales, free-to-play games (F2P), and subscription services, etc., while contents are enjoying longer shelf lives. Although the recent market trends seem to be cooling down due to the impact of changes in consumer behavior following the normalization of social and economic activities, there has been a growing expectation of the continued revitalization and growth of the game market on a global scale in the future. As for amusement machines, although the prize category has been strongly performing and driving the overall market, the impacts of supply chain disruptions and raw material price hikes have appeared as of late.

With regard to the pachislot and pachinko industry, the removal of machines based on former regulations was completed as of January 31, 2022, and the market has shifted to the new regulation machines. For pachinko machines, multiple titles gaining popularity were released and a strong utilization has been maintained. For pachislot machines, although the business became sluggish prior to the launch of No. 6.5 models as a new regulation responding to the revision of regulation, titles supported by users have appeared since the introduction of No. 6.5 models in June 2022, leading to expectations for demand expansion in the future.

In the resort industry, while international visitors to Japan continue to be affected by travel restrictions, the domestic demand recovered centered on individual customers, because there were no state of emergency, etc. put in place by the government or local municipalities during the first quarter ended June 30, 2022.

In this business environment, net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2022, amounted to ¥66,118 million (an increase of 11.2% for the same period in the previous fiscal year). The Group posted an operating income of ¥2,777 million (a decrease of 27.8% for the same period in the previous fiscal year), ordinary income of ¥4,255 million (an increase of 22.1% for the same period in the previous fiscal year), and profit attributable to owners of parent of ¥3,158 million (an increase of 7.4% for the same period in the previous fiscal year).

Result of each segment is as follows.

Net sales in each segment here do not include inter-segment sales between segments.

« Entertainment Contents »

In the consumer area, for Full Game, the Group released "Sonic Origins", "Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+" (for PC), "13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim" (for Nintendo Switch™), etc., leading to sales of 5,140 thousand copies (6,580 thousand copies for the same period in the previous fiscal year). For F2P, "HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!" continued to strongly perform.

In the amusement machine sales area, the Group mainly sold UFO CATCHER® series and prizes, etc.

In the animation and toy area, for animation, the Group released "Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween", etc., and for toy, new products such as "Battle with medals! Dinosaur PC Ω", etc., and regular products were sold.

As a result, net sales in this segment were ¥52,778 million (an increase of 11.3% for the same period in the previous fiscal year) and ordinary income was ¥8,142 million (a decrease of 4.6% for the same period in the previous fiscal year).

« Pachislot and Pachinko Machines »

For pachislot machines, the Group sold "Pachislot Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!", etc., leading to overall sales of 8 thousand units (9 thousand units for the same period in the previous fiscal year), and for pachinko machines, the Group sold "P Initial D", etc., leading to overall sales of 14 thousand units (15 thousand units for the same period in the previous fiscal year), which were generally in line with expectations.

As a result, net sales in this segment were ¥10,557 million (an increase of 1.9% for the same period in the previous fiscal year) and ordinary loss was ¥646 million (ordinary loss of ¥1,494 million for the same period in the previous fiscal year).

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« Resort »

In the resort business, at "Phoenix Seagaia Resort", due to the contribution of the government and its own measures to stimulate tourism demand, the number of facility users for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022, exceeded that of the first quarter ended June 30, 2019 before the spread of COVID-19, and the demand centered on individual customers was high.

Overseas, "PARADISE CITY", operated by PARADISE SEGASAMMY Co., Ltd. (affiliate accounted for using the equity method), from January to March 2022, the drop amounts (purchased amount of chips by customers at the table) was 16.0%, and the number of casino users was 31.8% compared with the same period of 2020, respectively, remained sluggish due to the restriction of foreign visitors in each country caused by the spread of COVID-19, etc.

*PARADISE SEGASAMMY Co., Ltd. is posted three months delay due to the fiscal year ended in December.

As a result, net sales in this segment were ¥2,649 million (an increase of 70.9% for the same period in the previous fiscal year) and ordinary loss was ¥1,168 million (ordinary loss of ¥1,959 million for the same period in the previous fiscal year).

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(2) Forecast of Consolidated Operating Results

No changes will be made to the forecast of consolidated financial results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, announced on May 13, 2022.

The future plans for business segments in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, are as follows.

« Entertainment Contents »

In the consumer area, for Full Game, the Group will launch new titles in earnest from the second quarter of the fiscal year. The Group plans to release a new major title "SONIC FRONTIERS", and several new titles such as remastered versions of Persona series "Persona 5 Royal (Remaster)", "Persona 3 Portable (Remaster)", "Persona 4 Golden (Remaster)", including "Soul Hackers 2", "Two Point Campus", "Endless Dungeon", etc. For F2P, the Group will continue to enhance the operation of existing titles and schedules to release one new title. In the amusement machine sales area, the Group will continue to strengthen sales of UFO CATCHER® series and prizes, etc. In the animation and toy area, the Group plans to record allocated revenue of new films such as "Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween", to expand video distribution for animation, and to sell new products and regular products for toy.

As for the business environment, in the consumer area, there is no meaningful impact at this time although higher development costs and longer development time, associated with the impact of growing inflation and increasing human resource mobility, require monitoring. In the amusement machine sales area, while the demand for prize category has been continued, impacts of supply chain disruptions, exchange rate fluctuations, and raw material price hikes require monitoring.

« Pachislot and Pachinko Machines »

In the Pachislot and Pachinko Machines, the Group will launch pachislot and pachinko machines in earnest from the second quarter of the fiscal year. For pachislot machines, the Group started to launch No. 6.5 models such as "Pachislot Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" released in July 2022, and both sales and utilization have got off to a strong start. The Group will proceed with the launch of No. 6.5 models such as "Pachislot Persona 5", "Pachislot Hard Boiled", etc. Also, smart pachslot from November 2022, and smart pachinko from April 2023, which will offer an expanding range of gameplay, are scheduled to be introduced. The Group will actively launch models responding to the revision of regulation, and strive to increase "Share in utilization, in installation, and in sales". Of note, there is no meaningful impact at this time, while parts procurement still requires monitoring.

« Resort »

In the Resort Business, the Group expects earnings to recover based on the assumption that the behavioral restrictions associated with COVID-19 will be relaxed. At "Phoenix Seagaia Resort" in Japan, the Group foresees continued contribution from the government's measures to stimulate tourism demand, and will also implement its own measures such as strengthening CRM. Overseas, for "PARADISE CITY", visits of Japanese VIP have been resumed due to partially relaxed travel restriction from June 2022, and the Group will continue to enhancing marketing and strengthening the ability to acquire guests.

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