Konami has published its financial results during the nine months that end on December 31, 2024, during which income increased by 22% to ¥ 310.8 billion and the profits increased by 38% to ¥ 87.1 billion.
The numbers:
- Revenue: ¥ 310.8 billion ($ 2 billion, 22.8% more year -on -year)
- Commercial benefit: ¥ 87.1 billion ($ 560 million, 38.7% more year -on -year)
- Operating benefit: ¥ 86.7 billion ($ 557 million, 45.5% year -on -year)
Digital entertainment
- Revenue: ¥ 228.8 billion ($ 1.4 billion, 32% more year -on -year)
- Commercial benefit: ¥ 80.8 billion ($ 519.7 million, 44.6% per year)
The outstanding aspects:
Konami reported a successful period for his digital entertainment segment, which manages his video game business, representing almost 74% of the company’s general income.
The new version of Silent Hill 2 had a great impact on the most recent quarter of Konami, after having sold more than two million copies since its launch in October.
Sales were also driven by the launches of professional baseball spirits 2024-2025, the spirit of Pro Spirit of Easeball and the last installment of Efootball. The latter has downloaded more than 800 million times worldwide in consoles, PCs and mobile platforms.
Konami also provided information for the rest of the fiscal year, noting that he was “operating diligently” in the Delta Solid Gear: Snake Eater. As for the Silent Hill franchise, the firm said it will continue “producing completely new titles” with an update that will be transmitted through its Silent Hill transmission showcase.
On the other hand, Konami saw a slight increase in income in its fun segment, which increased 3.6% to ¥ 16.9 billion ($ 108.7 million) in total revenues. Commercial gain increased 16.2% to ¥ 2.5 billion ($ 16 million) during the same period.
As a result of the general increase in income and profits, Konami has reviewed his forecasts for the current financial year.
Initially, the firm expected the income of the whole year to reach the ¥ 380 billion ($ 2.4 billion), which was reviewed to ¥ 412 billion ($ 2.6 billion), an increase of 14.3%.
The commercial benefit has increased by 22.4% of ¥ 92.5 billion ($ 595 billion) to ¥ 108 billion ($ 694.6 billion), while operational profits have increased by 24.6% of ¥ 84.5 billion ($ 543.5 one billion) to ¥ 100 billion ($ 694.6 billion).
