[Company analysis] Konami Corporation (コナミホールディングス)

「Konami Corporation (コナミホールディングス)」manufactures and develops game software and related equipment, and operates sports clubs. Currently, they are focusing on the development of application programs for mobile games, and have the top sales in the Japanese sports club field. The number of consolidated employees is approximately 10,454.

 

 

1. Company Profile

2. Summary and Features

3. Major Business

4. Financial Information

 

 

 

1. Company Profile

 

※Unit is JPY million, as of 2019

Company name	Konami Corporation
Company name (Japanese)	コナミホールディングス
Date of establishment	Friday, March 21, 1969
Headquarters location	〒107-8323 東京都港区赤坂九丁目7番2号
Capital	645,800
Consolidated sales	262,549
Consolidated operating profit	50,522
Consolidated total assets	378,037
Consolidated capital	276,404
Capital adequacy ratio	73.1%
Consolidated number of employees	10,454

 

 

 

2. Summary and Features

 
「Konami」was founded in Osaka on March 21, 1969. At the time of its establishment, its main business was the jukebox lending and repair business. After that, this company entered the arcade game business and eventually became one of Japan's leading game companies by releasing 80's masterpieces such as "Gradius Series(グラディウスシリーズ)" and "Castlevania Series(悪魔城シリーズ)" one after another.

 

In addition to arcade games, they have developed a number of popular games for home-use game consoles such as "MSX", "Family Computer", and "PlayStation". Currently,「Konami」is handling not only their existing business of video games but also social games and card games. They are expanding our business in various ways, including entering the sports club management business.

 

In the game business,「Konami」is known as a developer with high planning ability. The same Japanese game developers,「Sega Games(セガゲームス)」and「Taito Corporation(タイトー)」, tend to develop games with a strong experimental spirit, so the evaluation of their new games is extremely diversified. In the case of「Konami」, however, they release relatively stable and interesting game.

 

Recently, social games with low production costs have become popular, due to the worldwide spread of smartphones and tablet PCs, . And「Konami」has advantages in developing mobile game. In recent years, this company achieved very high profits, due to the expanding of mobile game market.

 

 

 

 

3. Major Business

 

■ Digital entertainment

■ Amusement

■ Gaming & system

■ Health service

 

 

 

4. Financial information

 

※Unit is JPY million

		2016	2017	2018
Consolidated sales		229,922	239,497	262,549
Consolidated operating profit		36359	45,181	50,522
Consolidated total assets		337,144	363,108	378,037
Consolidated net assets		235,192	254,539	276,404
Breakdown of sales	Digital entertainment business	105,151	119,548	140,955
	Amusement business	25,193	24,629	27,249
	Gaming & System business	31,251	29,628	31,170
	Health service business	68,327	65,692	63,175