Fields Corporation today announces financial information and business results for the Q1of the year ending March 31, 2012. Q1 result was as expected and Pachinko/Pachislot machine launch schedule progresses as planned and the full year projection will proceed steadily.
The sales volume increased compared with the previous year in the Pachislot market and the number of new parlors increased accordingly. In spite of the effect of the Earthquake in Eastern Japan, the sales volume increased compared with the previous year (6.3% up year-over-year) in the Pachislot market, and the number of new parlors in April also increased.
As for the Company's current sales of Pachinko machine, "CR The story of ayumi hamasaki - introduction", a Japan superstar , was launched in July and sold aggressively. The Company's Pachinko/Pachislot machine launch titles including big titles are heavily included in the second half of the fiscal year.
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(Unit: Billion yen) 3.2011 3.2012 E YOY Q1 YTD
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Net Sales 103.5 100 96.5% 17.6 17.6%
PS(Pachinko/Pachislot) 94.1 -- -- 15.9 --
Mobile 2 -- -- 0.6 --
Sports Entertainment 2.1 -- -- 0.5 --
Other 5.8 -- -- 0.9 --
(Adjustments) (0.6) -- -- (0.4) --
SG&A Expenses 21.9 24 109.1% 5.3 22.1%
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Operating Income 13.1 14 106.6% (0.2) --
PS(Pachinko/Pachislot) 12.8 -- -- (0.1) --
Mobile 0.2 -- -- 0.02 --
Sports Entertainment (0.2) -- -- (0.03) --
Other 0.3 -- -- (0.07) --
(Adjustments) 0.008 -- -- (0.001 --
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Ordinary Income 13.6 14 102.3% (0.2) --
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Net Income 7.5 8 106.4% (0.2) --
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Total Asset 78.9 -- -- 69.6 --
Net Asset 47 -- -- 45.8 --
Net Income per share
(Yen) 22,643 -- -- (856) --
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CF from Operating
Activities 8 -- -- 8.1 --
CF from Investing
Activities (4.3) -- -- (0.9) --
CF from Financing
Activities (3.9) -- -- (1.0) --
Cash and Cash Equivalents 15.6 -- -- 21.7 --
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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ROE 9.2% 12.4% (3.5% 8.2% 17.1%
ROA 12.0% 17.3% 1.6% 11.6% 17.1%
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Shareholder'
Equity(Billion yen) 41.1 44.4 39.4 41 46.7
Shareholder' Equity ratio 62.2% 64.3% 75.8% 50.5% 59.2%
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Annual Dividend per
share(Yen) 4,000 4,500 4,500 4,500 5,000
Payout ratio 37.4% 29.5% -- 45.9% 22.1%
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Operating Income(Billion
yen) 8.9 13.1 1.9 8.1 13.1
Net Income(Billion yen) 3.7 5.2 (1.4) 3.2 7.5
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Pachinko Machine Sold 345 273 202 330 262
Pachislot Machine
Sold(Thousand machine) 165 210 128 119 217
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About Fields
Fields Corporation and the Fields Group have a mission to provide "The Greatest Leisure for All People" in the form of products and services to meet the needs of a society with increasing leisure time. We are also identifying business opportunities through research, analysis and forecasting of lifestyle and environmental changes, and developing our business in a wide range of entertainment fields including the pachinko/pachislot field as well as video, mobile content, animation, publishing and sports.
CONTACT: Fields Corporation Corporate Communications Office
Our website: http://www.fields.biz/ir/e/
Tel.: +81-3-5784-2109
Mail: ir@fields.biz
Person in charge: Kotaro Karino