Announcement of Revisions to the Consolidated Results Forecast
TOKYO, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on the latest earnings trend, SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (the "Company") today announces revisions to its consolidated results forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, which was previously disclosed on May 12, 2014
1. |
Revisions to the Consolidated Results Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2015 (April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015) |
(Millions of yen, rate of change in percents and per share data) |
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Net sales |
Operating Income |
Ordinary Income |
Net Income |
Earnings per share |
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Previous forecasts |
(A) |
140,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
3,500 |
30.38 |
|
~150,000 |
~10,000 |
~10,000 |
~6,500 |
~56.42 |
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Revised forecasts |
(B) |
150,000 |
11,000 |
11,000 |
7,000 |
60.73 |
|
~160,000 |
~16,000 |
~16,000 |
~10,500 |
~91.09 |
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Change |
(B-A) |
10,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
3,500 ~4,000 |
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Rate of change |
(%) |
6.7 ~7.1 |
60.0 ~120.0 |
60.0 ~120.0 |
61.5 ~100.0 |
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[Reference] Results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 |
155,023 |
10,543 |
12,534 |
6,598 |
57.28 |
2. |
Reasons for the Revisions |
The Square Enix group's net sales, operating income, ordinary income and net income for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 are expected to exceed the respective range of the Company's consolidated results forecasts. This is mainly attributable to the following reasons:1) repeat sales of console game titles are higher than the original estimate, mainly in the Western market, 2) in addition to "DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS SUPER LIGHT" launched in the previous fiscal year, "SCHOOLGIRL STRIKERS" launched in April, "FINAL FANTASY RECORD KEEPER" launched in September, and other new titles for smartphones are performing well, and 3) the Publication segment generated sales of comics are higher than anticipated as the result of media-mix deployment such as TV animation programs originated in comic titles. Therefore, the Company has decided to revise its previous consolidated results forecasts. |
The forward-looking statements in this document are based upon the information currently available, and necessarily include elements that are not entirely predictable. Actual results may differ from the forward-looking statements in this document.
Company: SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
(Code: 9684, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Representative: Yosuke Matsuda, President and Representative Director
Contact: Kazuharu Watanabe, Chief Financial Officer, Tel. (03) 5292-8000
SOURCE SQUARE ENIX HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
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