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Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
(under Japanese GAAP)
Name of the Listed Company: COLOPL, Inc.
Security code: | 3668 |
Representative: | Takashi Miyamoto, President |
Contact: | Yoshiaki Harai, Executive Director |
Scheduled date to file quarterly securities report: Scheduled date to commence dividend payments:
Preparation of supplementary material on quarterly financial results: Holding of quarterly financial results briefing:
February 8, 2023
Listed Stock Exchanges: Tokyo Stock Exchange
URL: https://colopl.co.jp/en/
Telephone +81-3-6721-7770
February 10, 2023
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1. Consolidated financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 (from October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)
(1) Consolidated operating results | (Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.) | ||||||||||
Net sales | Operating profit | Ordinary profit | Profit attributable to | ||||||||
owners of parent | |||||||||||
Three months ended | Million yen | % | Million yen | % | Million yen | % | Million yen | % | |||
December 31, 2022 | 7,108 | (4.0) | 11 | (98.5) | (442) | - | (413) | - | |||
December 31, 2021 | 7,406 | (14.1) | 758 | (44.8) | 1,091 | (37.3) | 677 | (45.8) | |||
Note: Comprehensive income | Three months ended December 31, 2022: (745) million yen (-%) | ||||||||||
Three months ended December 31, 2021: 415 million yen (down 68.9%) | |||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | Diluted earnings per share | ||||||||||
Three months ended | Yen | Yen | |||||||||
December 31, 2022 | (3.23) | - | |||||||||
December 31, 2021 | 5.29 | 5.28 |
(Note) Net income per share-fully diluted for | the three-months ended December 31, 2022 is not shown in the above table, as there | |||||||||
were no residual shares. | ||||||||||
(2) Consolidated financial position | ||||||||||
Total assets | Net assets | Equity ratio | ||||||||
As of | Million yen | Million yen | % | |||||||
December 31, 2022 | 78,455 | 73,266 | 93.4 | |||||||
September 30, 2022 | 83,280 | 76,575 | 91.9 | |||||||
Reference: Shareholder's equity | As of December 31, 2022: 73,260 million yen | |||||||||
As of September 30, 2022: 76,569 million yen | ||||||||||
2. Cash dividends | ||||||||||
Dividend per share | ||||||||||
First quarter-end | Second quarter-end | Third quarter-end | Fiscal year-end | Annual | ||||||
Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen | ||||||
Fiscal year ended | ‒ | 0.00 | ‒ | 20.00 | 20.00 | |||||
September 30, 2022 | ||||||||||
Fiscal year ending | ‒ | |||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
Fiscal year ending | ||||||||||
September 30, 2023 | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ‒ | ||||||
(forecast) |
(Note) Revisions to the forecast of cash dividends most recently announced: None Dividends for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 are not yet decided.
3. Consolidated Financial Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2023 (from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023) Due to the fact that the business environment surrounding our group is subject to rapid changes in the short term, it is difficult
to calculate appropriate and reasonable figures for the outlook of our group's business performance, and therefore we do not disclose our business forecast.
Notes.
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Changes in significant subsidiaries during the period (changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in changes in the scope of consolidation): None
Although not a specified subsidiary, Brilliantcrypto Inc. was established and included in the scope of consolidation during the first quarter of this fiscal year. - Adoption of accounting treatment specific to the preparation of quarterly consolidated financial statements: Yes
(Note) For details, please refer to "2. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements and Major Notes (3) Notes to Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements (Adoption of accounting treatment specific to the preparation of quarterly consolidated financial statements)" on page 7 of the attached materials.
- Changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates, and retrospective restatements
- Changes in accounting policies due to revisions to accounting standards and other regulations: Yes
- Changes in accounting policies due to other than (i): None
- Changes in accounting estimates: None
- Retrospective restatement: None
(Note) For details, please refer to "2. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements and Major Notes (3) Notes to Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements (Change in accounting policy)" on page 7 of the attached materials.
(4) Number of issued shares (common shares)
(i) Total number of shares issued at the end of the period (including treasury shares)
As of December 31, 2022 | 129,984,023 shares | As of September 30, 2022 | 129,984,023 shares | |
(ii) Number of treasury shares at the end of the period | ||||
As of December 31, 2022 | 1,778,544 shares | As of September 30, 2022 | 1,778,544 shares | |
(iii) Average number of shares during the period | ||||
Three months ended December 31, 2022 128,205,479 shares | Three months ended December 31, 2021 | 127,987,490 shares |
These quarterly financial results are outside the scope of quarterly review by a certified public accountant or audit firm
Proper use of earnings forecasts, and other special matters
Descriptions and statements concerning estimates and forecasts in this material are judgments and assumptions based on information currently available to the Company. Due to the uncertainties inherent in these judgments and assumptions, as well as changes in business management and internal or external conditions, actual results may differ substantially from predictions, and the Company does not guarantee the certainty of any details regarding these future predictions.
Accompanying Materials - Contents
1. Consolidated Results for the Three-Month Period Ended December 31, 2022 | 2 | |
(1) | Analysis of consolidated business results | 2 |
(2) | Analysis of consolidated financial position | 2 |
(3) | Qualitative information on consolidated business forecasts | 3 |
2. Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements and Major Notes | 4 | |
(1) | Quarterly Consolidated Balance Sheets | 4 |
(2) | Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income and Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | 5 |
Quarterly Consolidated Statements of Income | ||
First Quarter Consolidated Cumulative Period | 5 | |
Consolidated Quarterly Statements of Comprehensive Income | ||
First Quarter Consolidated Cumulative Period | 6 | |
(3) | Notes to Quarterly Consolidated Financial Statements | 7 |
(Notes on going concern assumption) | 7 | |
(Notes on significant changes in the amount of shareholders' equity) | 7 | |
(Changes in significant subsidiaries during the period) | 7 | |
(Adoption of accounting treatment specific to the preparation of quarterly consolidated financial statements) | 7 | |
(Change in accounting policy) | 7 | |
(Segment Information) | 8 |
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1. Consolidated Results for the Three-Month Period Ended December 31, 2022
(1) Analysis of consolidated business results
With the Group's mission, "'Entertainment in Real Life': Making everyday more enjoyable and wonderful through entertainment", the Group has been working to enrich people' s everyday lives through entertainment. In the three-month period ended December 31, 2022, the Entertainment business has been keeping in mind the need to enhance engagement with users in conjunction with existing titles, while also focusing on developing new titles. The investment and development business has been investing mainly in IT-related and entertainment companies in Japan and overseas.
As a result, consolidated results for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 were net sales of ¥7,108 million (down 4.0% from the same period of the prior fiscal year), operating profit of ¥11 million (down 98.5% from the same period of the prior fiscal year), ordinary loss of ¥442 million (ordinary profit of 1,091 million in the same period of the prior year),and loss attributable to owners of the parent of ¥413 million (profit attributable to owners of ¥677 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year).
Operating results by segment are as follows.
a. Entertainment business
The Entertainment Business is responsible primarily for the development and operation of games for smartphones. In games for smartphones that account for a major portion of sales, we distributed a new title "NEKO GOLF-AnimeGOLF-" for the three-month period ended December 31, 2021. As for existing titles, "DRAGON QUEST WALK" (planning and production: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., Development: COLOPL, Inc.)" performed well and contributed to the Group's consolidated financial results. In original IP titles, the Group has been operating services to increase user engagement, such as holding collaboration events with popular IP for "Shironeko Project" and "Alice Gear Aegis".
As a result, consolidated net sales and operating profit for the first quarter of the current fiscal year stood at ¥7,067 million (down 4.4% from the same period of the prior fiscal year), operating profit of ¥233 million (down 70.7% from the same period of the prior fiscal year).
b. Investment development business
The Group conducts the Investment and Development Business with a focus on investments in IT-related and entertainment companies in particular.
The Group's funds generated income from the sale of operational investment securities for the three-month period ended December 31, 2021. In addition, impairment losses were recorded on a portion of operational investment securities held.
As a result, consolidated net sales and operating loss for the first quarter of the current fiscal year stood at ¥40 million (up 268.4% from the same period of the prior fiscal year), operating loss of ¥222 million (operating loss of 39 million in the same period of the prior year).
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Analysis of consolidated financial position (Assets)
Current assets as of December 31, 2022 were ¥72,279 million (down ¥5,638 million from September 30, 2022). This was mainly due to a decrease in cash and deposits and operational investment securities.
Non-current assets were ¥6,175 million (up ¥812 million from September 30, 2022). This was mainly due to an increase in investments and other assets.
As a result, total assets were ¥78,455 million (down ¥4,825 million from September 30, 2022)
(Liabilities)
Current liabilities as of December 31, 2022 were ¥4,383 million (down ¥1,310 million from September 30, 2022). This was due to a decrease in income taxes payable.
In addition, non-current liabilities were ¥805 million (down ¥205 million from September 30, 2022). This was due to a decrease in other non-current liabilities.
As a result, total liabilities were ¥5,189 million (down ¥1,516 million from September 30, 2022).
(Net assets)
Net assets as of December 31, 2022 were ¥73,266 million (down ¥3,309 million from September 30, 2022). This was mainly due to a decrease in retained earnings resulting from the payment of dividends.
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(3) Qualitative information on consolidated business forecasts
Given significant short-term changes in the business environment surrounding the Group, the Company has difficulties in calculating the Group's earnings forecasts properly and reasonably, and therefore refrains from disclosing financial forecasts.
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