Japan’s Konami Group Corp reported revenue of approximately JPY17.77 billion (US$115.51 million) in its gaming and systems division – including casino equipment – during its financial-year 2026 first half ending September 30.
Such segmental revenue was down nearly 4.5 percent year-on-year from JPY18.60-billion in the prior-year period, according to the group’s Thursday announcements.
Gaming and systems’ operating profit was JPY949 million, down 60.1 percent year-on-year. Operating profit margin for the segment was circa 5 percent, versus circa 13 percent for the same period a year earlier.
The entertainment conglomerate’s gaming and systems division includes the supply of casino slot machines and casino floor-management systems.
In the casino gaming segment, Konami Group operates outside Japan via Konami Australia Pty Ltd and U.S.-based Konami Gaming Inc.
The group said it introduced its new Solstice 49C cabinet within the second quarter of its financial year 2026, i.e., in the three-month period from July to September.
The parent stated: “The Solstice features first-of-its-kind lighting elements that interact dynamically with gameplay and has attracted significant industry attention as our first new cabinet model in approximately six years.”
It added it would be introducing new slot titles, “led by the ‘Bomberman’ game series, which is based on one of the most representative IP [pieces of intellectual property] of Konami, alongside the launch of the new cabinet”.
For the North America and Australia markets, Konami stated it has installed the brand’s casino management system Synkros at “multiple casino properties” in California and New Mexico in the United States. Additionally, it has released the ‘Bull Rush Stampede’ slot product series in Australia, where it had delivered “strong performance” said the company.
Nonetheless, the group said it had been negatively affected by “US tariff measures” for its gaming business segment during the latest reporting period. It had previously mentioned experiencing similar headwinds in the financial first quarter.
It remarked: “During six months ended September 30, 2025, we were affected by the US tariff measures and customers’ reluctance in purchasing ahead of the upcoming new cabinet launch.”
For the gaming and systems segment, the group expects revenue of JPY43 billion in the financial year ending March 31, 2026, with JPY7.5 billion in terms of operating profit.
Konami Group is also involved in the Japan-focused pachinko games segment, as well as digital entertainment – including video games and mobile games – and sports.
Group-wide revenue for the six months to September 30 rose 22.1 percent year-on-year, to nearly JPY224.84 billion.
Profit for the whole Konami Group in the period stood at nearly JPY46.49 billion, an increase of 27.7 percent year-on-year.
The group announced an interim dividend of JPY83.00 per share, payable on November 20.
The dividend forecast on an annual basis for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 stands at JPY166.00 per share, stated the group.
