GLONGHUI September 28th 丨 OKURA HOLDINGS (01655.HK) announcement,Revenue for fiscal year 2023 increased by about 13.0% to approximately 6.284 billion yen. The annual profit attributable to the company's shareholders in fiscal year 2023 was approximately 3.22 billion yen, while in fiscal year 2022, the annual loss attributable to the company's shareholders was about 1.32 billion yen. Basic and diluted earnings per share for FY2023 were approximately 6.22 yen (FY2022: basic and diluted loss per share was approximately 2.64 yen). The Board does not recommend a final dividend for FY2023 (FY2022: none).
The company is a Japanese pachinko game arcade operator. It mainly sells Japanese pachinko machines and Japanese slot machines. Currently, the company is located in Kyushu, Kanto, Kansai, and the Chinese region of Japan under the trade name “BigApple.” And “K'Plaza” operates 11 Japanese-style pachinko game arcades.
Although recent global instability has had a negative impact on consumer spending on entertainment activities, the Group observed that with Japan easing some COVID-19 restrictions as described above, and launching an updated version of the Japanese slot machine in June 2022 (which contains more gaming elements than the previous version), the launch of a new Japanese slot machine in November 2022, and the launch of a new Japanese pachinko machine in April 2023, the customer flow of most of its Japanese pachinko game arcades has rebounded in FY2023, attracting more customers and making revenue for fiscal year 2023 compared to 2022 The fiscal year has improved.