Sega Sammy Holdings has a deficit of approximately 3 billion yen in operating income. Sales related to games are strong, but earnings in other fields are slow

Today (November 6, 2020), Sega Sammy Holdings announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2021 on its IR site. The second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2021 is April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020.

According to the announcement, sales were about 110.2 billion yen, 33.4% less than in the same period last year, operating income was a deficit of about 3 billion yen (compared to a surplus of about 14.6 billion yen in the same period last year), and ordinary income was about 3.5 billion yen. The deficit (a surplus of about 12.6 billion yen in the same period last year) and the quarterly net loss attributable to the owners of the parent company were a deficit of about 21.7 billion yen.

By segment, in the entertainment content business, new titles such as “A Total War Saga: TROY” were launched and repeat sales were strong, with sales of 19.08 million units (12.1 million units in the same period of the previous year). Record. Also, as smartphone and PC titles with no base game fee, “Re: Life in a Different World from Zero Lost in Memories” and “Project Sekai Colorful Stage! Feat. Hatsune Miku” are getting off to a good start and already out there. As stocks are also performing well, ordinary revenue was about 16.8 billion yen, 31.7% more than in the same period last year.

On the other hand, in the arcade business, although sales of pachinko machines were strong, it took time to adapt to the model of pachislot machines with high profit margins, and the introduction of some titles was delayed in the next fiscal year. Recorded a deficit of about 12.4 billion yen. Also in the resort business, the number of customers at “Phoenix Seagaia Resort” continued to drop dramatically due to the impact of the new coronavirus infection, resulting in a deficit of approximately 4.7 billion yen.

Sega Sammy Holdings is currently working on structural reforms in the field of entertainment facilities and today announced that it will recruit 650 desired retirees. An extraordinary loss of 34 billion yen is expected to be recorded to implement this.
For more information on the announcement of the results, see the official website of the company.