The company achieved record-high consolidated sales of 478.5 billion yen in FY2020, representing a 5.5% year-over-year increase, despite the impact of COVID-19.
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Net profit saw a significant increase of 289.9% in FY2020, reaching 6,608 million yen, while operating profit grew by 9.9% to 33,880 million yen.
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For FY2021, the company forecasts continued sales growth to a minimum of 500 billion yen, and a net profit forecast of 8-10 billion yen, representing a 21.1% to 51.3% increase.
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ABEMA's sales and related businesses increased by approximately 1.5x year-over-year, driven by the growth of related businesses like "ABEMA PPV ONLINE LIVE" and "WINTICKET."
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The company's dividend forecast for FY2021 is 37 yen, an 8.8% increase from FY2020's 34 yen, based on a Dividend on Equity (DOE) of 5%.
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A new RPG game, "NieR Re[in]carnation," developed by Applibot, Inc. and planned and produced by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., began pre-registration on September 24 and is slated for release in North America and Europe.
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The total employee headcount reached 5,493 at the end of September, with the largest segments being Game and Internet Ad.
Insights
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The company achieved record-high consolidated sales of 478.5 billion yen in FY2020, representing a 5.5% year-over-year increase, despite the impact of COVID-19.
02
Net profit saw a significant increase of 289.9% in FY2020, reaching 6,608 million yen, while operating profit grew by 9.9% to 33,880 million yen.
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For FY2021, the company forecasts continued sales growth to a minimum of 500 billion yen, and a net profit forecast of 8-10 billion yen, representing a 21.1% to 51.3% increase.
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ABEMA's sales and related businesses increased by approximately 1.5x year-over-year, driven by the growth of related businesses like "ABEMA PPV ONLINE LIVE" and "WINTICKET."
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The company's dividend forecast for FY2021 is 37 yen, an 8.8% increase from FY2020's 34 yen, based on a Dividend on Equity (DOE) of 5%.
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A new RPG game, "NieR Re[in]carnation," developed by Applibot, Inc. and planned and produced by SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., began pre-registration on September 24 and is slated for release in North America and Europe.
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The total employee headcount reached 5,493 at the end of September, with the largest segments being Game and Internet Ad.