Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc, parent of gaming equipment supplier Sega Sammy Creation Inc, and an investor in the Paradise City casino resort in South Korea, reported sales of JPY428.9 billion (US$2.90 billion) in the 12 months to March 31, 2025. Such revenue was down 8.5 percent from the previous year.
The company posted a net profit of JPY45.0 billion in its latest financial year, a 36.4-percent increase year-on-year, it said in a Monday filing to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Sega Sammy Holdings said its adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at JPY62.2 billion in the year to March 31, 13.7-percent higher than in the prior year.
Sega Sammy Holdings declared a divided of JPY52.0 per share, up from JPY50.0 per share in the previous year.
The company’s gaming business recorded sales of JPY5.4 billion in the reporting period, up 184.2 percent year-on-year. The segment recorded income of JPY2.1 billion, compared to a loss of JPY0.4 billion in the previous year.
The gaming segment’s adjusted EBITDA stood at JPY1.0 billion, compared with a negative figure of JPY0.4 billion a year earlier.
For the casino equipment business, Sega Sammy Creation, machine unit sales for North America and Asia in the 12 months to March 31, rose 132.7 percent year-on-year, to 1,310, from 563 units.
The parent said in its commentary that gaming equipment sales had “been strong” in the United States, especially for ‘Railroad Riches’, a video slot machine compatible with the new Genesis Atmos cabinet that was introduced in the U.S. in January 2024.
The number of newly-installed units in North America and Asia rose to 1,652 in the latest reporting period, from 765 in the prior year.
The parent – which also makes pachinko and pachislot products for the Japanese domestic market, as well as home entertainment – said in its Monday announcement it expects to achieve net sales of JPY475. 0 billion for the 12 months to March 31, 2026, and annual net profit of JPY37.5 billion.
For the gaming segment, the group expects an operating loss and negative EBITDA, despite a sales forecast of JPY6.0 billion for the 12 months to March 31, 2026.
The company said it expects an increase in costs and other expenses related to the implementation of mergers and acquisitions.
The group said the forecast for the gaming business did not include the contributions from Stakelogic BV, a Netherlands-based company that develops business-to-business (B2B) iGaming content; and of GAN Ltd, a firm that offers B2B software services in the U.S., and business-to-consumer services in Europe and South America.
