TOKYO, Aug. 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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.
| Financial Results and Forecast (Consolidated) | （Japan GAAP） | ||||
| (Unit: Billion yen) | 3.2011 | 3.2012 E | YOY | Q1 | YTD |
| Net Sales | 103.5 | 100.0 | 96.5% | 17.6 | 17.6% |
| PS(Pachinko/Pachislot) | 94.1 | -- | -- | 15.9 | -- |
| Mobile | 2.0 | -- | -- | 0.6 | -- |
| Sports Entertainment | 2.1 | -- | -- | 0.5 | -- |
| Other | 5.8 | -- | -- | 0.9 | -- |
| (Adjustments) | (0.6) | -- | -- | (0.4) | -- |
| SG&A Expenses | 21.9 | 24.0 | 109.1% | 5.3 | 22.1% |
| Operating Income | 13.1 | 14.0 | 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) | -- |
| Ordinary Income | 13.6 | 14.0 | 102.3% | (0.2) | -- |
| Net Income | 7.5 | 8.0 | 106.4% | (0.2) | -- |
| Total Asset | 78.9 | -- | -- | 69.6 | -- |
| Net Asset | 47 | -- | -- | 45.8 | -- |
| Net Income per share (Yen) | 22,643 | -- | -- | (856) | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| ROE | 9.2% | 12.4% | -3.5% | 8.2% | 17.1% |
| ROA | 12.0% | 17.3% | 1.6% | 11.6% | 17.1% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
| Pachinko Machine Sold | 345 | 273 | 202 | 330 | 262 |
| Pachislot Machine Sold(Thousand machine) | 165 | 210 | 128 | 119 | 217 |
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.