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GungHo Online Entertainment Financial Results Briefing: FY2024 3Q

GungHo Online Entertainment’s fiscal year 2024 third-quarter financial results highlight a strategic pivot toward global market expansion while navigating a period of declining domestic performance.

• GungHo’s overseas net sales ratio reached 56.7% in Q3 2024, marking a strategic shift toward international markets as the company seeks to offset domestic performance declines.
• Financial results for Q3 2024 show a contraction in both net sales and operating profit compared to both the previous quarter and the same period last year.
• The decline in profitability is primarily attributed to reduced revenue from core domestic titles, specifically Puzzle & Dragons and the Ragnarok series, alongside higher advertising costs for Ragnarok-related projects.

GungHo Online Entertainment FY2024 Q2 Financial Results

GungHo Online Entertainment’s financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, reflect a period of contraction in both revenue and profitability.

• GungHo Online Entertainment reported a 20.7% year-over-year decline in net sales to 53,655 million yen for the first half of fiscal year 2024.
• Operating profit fell by 28.5% to 12,207 million yen, while net profit attributable to owners of the parent decreased by 23.1%.
• Flagship title Puzzle & Dragons remains the primary driver of performance, reaching over 62 million domestic downloads as of May 2024.

GungHo Online Entertainment Financial Results: FY2024 1Q

GungHo Online Entertainment’s FY2024 first-quarter financial results highlight a strategic shift toward global market expansion, particularly through the development and distribution of mobile and PC titles.

• Overseas markets now account for 54% of GungHo’s total revenue, marking a significant shift toward international expansion.
• Year-over-year net sales and operating profit declined in Q1 2024, primarily due to the absence of the major regional Ragnarok launches that boosted performance in the same period of 2023.
• Operating profit improved on a quarter-over-quarter basis, driven by a reduction in selling, general, and administrative expenses, specifically lower advertising costs.

GungHo Online Entertainment FY2023 Financial Results

GungHo Online Entertainment’s financial results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, reflect a period of revenue growth driven by global game operations and strategic content updates.

GungHo Online Entertainment Financial Results: Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023

GungHo Online Entertainment’s fiscal year 2023 financial results highlight a strategic pivot toward global market expansion, characterized by a significant increase in overseas net sales.

• GungHo Online Entertainment achieved consolidated net sales of 125.3 billion yen for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
• The company’s global revenue ratio reached 64% in 2023, a significant increase from 11% in 2016, driven by international distribution of mobile and PC titles.
• Financial stability remains heavily reliant on the flagship mobile title Puzzle & Dragons and the global expansion of the Ragnarok franchise managed by subsidiary Gravity.

GungHo Online Entertainment Financial Results: FY2023 3Q

GungHo Online Entertainment’s third-quarter fiscal year 2023 financial results highlight a strategic pivot toward global market expansion and the diversification of its mobile-centric portfolio.

• GungHo’s overseas net sales ratio reached 65% in the first three quarters of 2023, signaling a successful shift away from a Japan-centric revenue model.
• Consolidated net sales and operating profit declined quarter-over-quarter due to a reactionary drop following the strong Q2 launch of Ragnarok Origin in Southeast Asia.
• Year-over-year net sales growth was primarily driven by the performance of Gravity’s Ragnarok-related titles, though this also contributed to an increase in the overall cost of sales.

GungHo Online Entertainment FY2023 Q2 Financial Results

GungHo Online Entertainment’s financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2023 demonstrate significant growth in both revenue and profitability.

• GungHo Online Entertainment reported strong growth for the first half of 2023, with net sales reaching 67,671 million yen, a 45.1% increase year-over-year.
• Operating profit for the six-month period ending June 30, 2023, rose by 28.9% to 17,063 million yen, while profit attributable to owners of the parent company grew 17.2% to 10,175 million yen.
• The company maintains a stable financial foundation with total assets of 166,332 million yen and a high equity ratio of 73.0%.

GungHo Online Entertainment FY2022 Financial Results

GungHo Online Entertainment’s financial results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, reflect a period of stable revenue generation alongside a decline in overall profitability.

GungHo Online Entertainment Financial Results Briefing: FY2022

GungHo Online Entertainment’s FY2022 financial results highlight a strategy focused on maximizing the value of existing intellectual property and expanding the global reach of its subsidiary, Gravity.

• GungHo Online Entertainment reported consolidated net sales of 105.5 billion yen for FY2022, maintaining a steady upward revenue trend despite a year-over-year profit decline caused by higher outsourcing and administrative expenses.
• The Ragnarok franchise served as a primary growth driver, with successful distribution across Southeast Asia, North America, and East Asia fueling a Q4 recovery in both sales and profit.
• Puzzle & Dragons maintained stable monthly active user counts throughout the fiscal year, supported by ongoing strategic collaborations with major intellectual properties.

GungHo Online Entertainment Financial Results: FY2022 3Q

GungHo Online Entertainment’s financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 demonstrate a strategy focused on the dual pillars of creating new intellectual property and maximizing the value of existing titles.

• GungHo Online Entertainment reported consolidated net sales of 25.83 billion yen for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022.
• Financial performance was driven by the sustained success of the flagship title Puzzle & Dragons and the global expansion of the Ragnarok franchise managed by subsidiary Gravity.
• The company experienced a quarter-over-quarter increase in both net sales and operating profit, despite a year-over-year profit decline attributed to higher advertising spend and revenue fluctuations in certain Ragnarok titles.

GungHo Online Entertainment FY2022 Q2 Financial Results

GungHo Online Entertainment’s financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2022 reflect a period of contraction across all primary profit metrics compared to the same period in the previous year.

• GungHo Online Entertainment experienced a broad financial contraction in Q2 FY2022, with net sales falling 8.6% to 46.6 billion yen and operating profit dropping 23.1% to 13.2 billion yen year-over-year.
• Net profit attributable to owners of the parent company saw the sharpest decline, decreasing 34.6% to 8.6 billion yen compared to the same period in the previous year.
• Flagship title Puzzle & Dragons surpassed 59 million domestic downloads as of April 2022, while the console game Ninjala reached 9 million global downloads in May 2022.

GungHo Online Entertainment: Consolidated Financial Results for the 1st Quarter of FY 2022

GungHo Online Entertainment’s consolidated financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 demonstrate a period of sustained profitability driven by the long-term performance of core intellectual properties.

• GungHo Online Entertainment reported Q1 FY2022 net sales of 23,954 million yen and an operating profit of 7,507 million yen, maintaining a strong 31.3% operating profit margin.
• Flagship title Puzzle & Dragons remains the primary revenue driver, reaching its 10-year anniversary in February 2022 with over 59 million cumulative downloads in Japan.
• The company maintains a robust financial position with 110,299 million yen in cash and deposits as of the end of the first quarter.