MarvelousAQL Inc. First Half Financial Results: Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2013

MarvelousAQL Inc. reports its financial performance for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, highlighting its transition into a comprehensive entertainment provider following the 2011 absorption-type merger with AQ Interactive Inc. and Liveware Inc. The company’s primary thesis centers on a multi-content, multi-use, and multi-device strategy, leveraging a consolidated intellectual property library to drive growth across online, consumer, and audio-visual business segments.

For the six-month period ending September 30, 2012, the company recorded net sales of 7,904 million yen and an operating income of 1,105 million yen. Net income for the period reached 645 million yen. These results reflect the company’s efforts to navigate a shifting market, characterized by rapid growth in social gaming and a recovery in the home-use console sector, where hardware and software sales saw a 106.6% year-over-year increase during the same period.

The company operates through three core segments: the Online Game Business, which benefits from titles like Browser Sangokushi; the Consumer Game Business, bolstered by strong sales of Nintendo 3DS titles such as Rune Factory 4 and SENRAN KAGURA Burst; and the Audio & Visual Business, which includes musical stage productions and animation-related products. Strategic initiatives focus on branding, alliances, and global expansion, with a stated goal of reaching 10 million users across various platforms. Looking ahead, the company maintains a positive outlook for the full fiscal year, forecasting net sales of 18,500 million yen and an operating income of 2,200 million yen, driven by the continued exploitation of its proprietary intellectual property and the integration of its post-merger operational systems.