KONAMI Group Corporation

In the morning session of the Tokyo stock market on August 5, game and entertainment-related stocks were mostly bought, with 54 of the 99 registered issues rising. Silicon Studio and monoAI surged, while Tsuburaya Fields Holdings rebounded on reports that Tokai Tokyo Securities raised its target price from 2,130 yen to 3,070 yen. Meanwhile, Takara Tomy posted a 19.9 percent year-on-year increase in first-quarter operating profit to 5.512 billion yen, a double-digit gain, but fell the most on a sell-on-fact reaction. For Konami Group, Okasan Securities reportedly maintained its bullish rating and raised its target price from 30,000 yen to 31,000 yen.

Konami Group has announced its first-quarter results for the fiscal year ending March 2027, with revenue rising 33.6% year-on-year to 129.524 billion yen and operating profit climbing 63.3% to 45.285 billion yen, both setting new first-quarter records. The digital entertainment business drove overall performance, posting revenue of 100.083 billion yen, up 36.5%, and business profit of 43.87 billion yen, up 57.4%. The soccer World Cup effect boosted eFootball, while new titles such as Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 also contributed. The gaming and systems business saw revenue surge 64.9% to 12.388 billion yen, swinging from a loss a year earlier to a business profit of 827 million yen. Full-year forecasts remain unchanged, with revenue expected at 505 billion yen and operating profit at 143 billion yen.