Namco Bandai Holdings Consolidated Financial Report: Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012

Namco Bandai Holdings’ consolidated financial report for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, details a period of significant growth despite a challenging macroeconomic environment characterized by the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, currency appreciation, and economic instability in North America and Europe. The company focused on executing the final year of its three-year mid-term plan, successfully leveraging its core entertainment segments to drive performance.

Financial results for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2011, showed strong year-on-year gains across all primary metrics. Net sales reached 323.397 billion yen, a 12.3% increase, while operating income surged by 85.3% to 30.783 billion yen. Net income experienced a substantial rise of 343.7%, totaling 16.301 billion yen. These results were driven by robust performance in the Toys and Hobby Business, which saw a 14.8% increase in sales, and the Content Business, which recorded a 16.2% sales increase fueled by successful arcade machines, home video game software, and social network content. The Amusement Facility Business remained relatively stable, with a slight sales decline of 1.1% but a 25.7% increase in segment profit due to improved operational efficiency.

The company’s financial position remained solid, with total assets of 323.161 billion yen and an equity ratio of 63.5%. Management revised its full-year projections upward, anticipating net sales of 440 billion yen and operating income of 31.5 billion yen. Future strategy centers on the launch of a new three-year mid-term plan in April 2012, with continued emphasis on global management, product coordination across toy and content categories, and the expansion of high-performing social gaming and character-based entertainment.