SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GRAVITY Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:GRVY) ("Gravity" or the "Company"), an online game developer and publisher based in South Korea, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and business updates.
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2012
Revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 were KRW 14,012 million (US$ 12,847 thousand), representing a 0.5% decrease from KRW 14,084 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 ("QoQ") and a 5.2% decrease from KRW 14,785 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 ("YoY").
Review of financial results
Revenues
Royalties and license fee revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were KRW 8,225 million (US$ 7,541 thousand), representing a 1.4% increase QoQ from KRW 8,109 million and a 13.7% decrease YoY from KRW 9,535 million. The increase QoQ was primarily driven by increased revenues from Ragnarok Online in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The decrease YoY was mainly attributable to the lump-sum revenue recognition of the remaining license fees of Dragonica in Korea in the third quarter of 2011 due to termination of the license agreement for the game with a former licensee in Korea in July 2011, which did not occur in the third quarter of 2012. Dragonica was relaunched in Korea under the name Dragon Saga in May 2012 by the Company and the revenues generated in Korea since May 2012 recognized as subscription revenues. The decrease YoY also resulted from decreased revenues from Ragnarok Online in Japan.
Subscription revenues for the third quarter of 2012 were KRW 1,884 million (US$ 1,727 thousand), representing a 12.4% decrease QoQ from KRW 2,151 million and a 31.6% decrease YoY from KRW 2,753 million. The decrease QoQ was mainly due to decreased revenues from Finding Neverland Online in Korea. The decrease YoY primarily resulted from declined revenues from Ragnarok Online in Korea, the United States and Canada.
Mobile game revenues were KRW 3,266 million (US$ 2,995 thousand) for the third quarter of 2012, representing a 45.4% increase QoQ from KRW 2,246 million and a 38.6% increase YoY from KRW 2,357 million. The increase QoQ and YoY was mainly driven by revenues from Ragnarok Online – Uprising: Valkyrie, a mobile massively multiplayer online role playing game, which was released in Korea in May 2012.
Character merchandising and other revenues were KRW 637 million (US$ 584 thousand) for the third quarter of 2012, representing a 59.6% decrease QoQ from KRW 1,578 million and a 355.0% increase YoY from KRW 140 million. The decrease QoQ was mainly attributable to revenues from sales of goods related to mobile phones in the previous quarter, which did not occur in the third quarter of 2012. The increase YoY mostly resulted from Ragnarok Odyssey, an action game on PS Vita platform, which was commercially released in Japan in February 2012.
Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses
Cost of revenues was KRW 9,061 million (US$ 8,308 thousand) for the third quarter of 2012, representing a 6.5% decrease QoQ from KRW 9,691 million and a 40.9% increase YoY from KRW 6,430 million. The decrease QoQ was primarily attributable to cost of goods sold by NeoCyon related to sales of goods related to mobile phones in the previous quarter, which did not occur in the third quarter of 2012. The increase YoY was mostly due to amortization on intangible assets primarily for development costs of Ragnarok Online II.
Operating expenses were KRW 7,451 million (US$ 6,831 thousand) for the third quarter of 2012, representing a 21.7% increase QoQ from KRW 6,121 million and a 38.6% increase YoY from KRW 5,375 million. The increase QoQ and YoY mainly resulted from impairment loss on intangible assets for Dragonica due to the carrying amount of Dragonica before recognition of impairment loss exceeding its fair value. We performed an impairment test on Dragonica as a significant decrease in revenue of the game was noted in the third quarter of 2012, which was a trigger event for long-lived assets impairment analysis. The increase YoY in operating expenses in the third quarter of 2012 also resulted from increased R&D expenses for developing mobile and online games.
Loss before income tax expenses and others was KRW 2,259 million (US$ 2,071 thousand) for the third quarter of 2012, compared with loss before income tax expenses and others of KRW 1,048 million for the second quarter of 2012 and income before income tax expenses and others of KRW 3,904 million for the third quarter of 2011.
As a result of the foregoing factors, Gravity recorded a net loss attributable to parent company of KRW 1,393 million (US$ 1,277 thousand) for the third quarter of 2012 compared with a net loss attributable to parent company of KRW 1,126 million for the second quarter of 2012 and a net income of attributable to parent company of KRW 3,417 million for the third quarter of 2011.
The balance of cash and cash equivalents and short-term financial instruments was KRW 55,424 million (US$ 50,815 thousand) as of September 30, 2012.
Note: For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts have been expressed in the U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of KRW 1,090.7 to US$ 1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on November 2, 2012, as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
BUSINESS UPDATES
- Ragnarok Online II to be launched in two more markets in the first half of 2013
Gravity is planning to release Ragnarok Online II in North America and the Philippines in the first half of 2013 after its launch in Singapore and Malaysia in December 2012.
- Steal Fighter to be launched in Korea in the first quarter of 2013
Gravity will launch Steal Fighter, an action real-time strategy role playing game, in Korea in the first quarter of 2013. Gravity entered into a license agreement with L-Time Games Co., Ltd., the developer of Steal Fighter, to publish the game in Korea in April 2012 and conducted closed beta testing in September 2012. The Company intends to launch the game in the overseas markets after its launch in Korea.
- Ragnarok Online – Uprising: Valkyrie to be launched in China and Taiwan
Ragnarok Online – Uprising: Valkyrie, a mobile massively multiplayer online role playing game, will be released in China and Taiwan by the end of 2012. Gravity has entered into license agreements with local licensees in each market and the game will be available on iOS and Android platform. Ragnarok Online – Uprising: Valkyrie hits more than 600,000 cumulative downloads in Korea since its launch in May 2012.
About GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Based in Korea, Gravity is a developer and publisher of online games. Gravity's principal product, Ragnarok Online™, is a popular online game in many markets, including Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, and is currently commercially offered in 79 markets. For more information about Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr.
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| Consolidated Balance Sheet | ||||
| (In millions of KRW and in thousands of US$) | ||||
| As of | ||||
| 31-Dec-11 | 30-Sep-12 | |||
| KRW | US$ | KRW | US$ | |
| Assets | (audited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) |
| Current assets: | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 42,430 | 38,902 | 37,924 | 34,770 |
| Short-term financial instruments | 15,000 | 13,753 | 17,500 | 16,045 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 6,436 | 5,901 | 6,643 | 6,091 |
| Other current assets | 7,967 | 7,304 | 7,929 | 7,269 |
| Total current assets | 71,833 | 65,860 | 69,996 | 64,175 |
| Property and equipment, net | 2,731 | 2,504 | 3,950 | 3,622 |
| Leasehold and other deposits | 5,924 | 5,431 | 5,910 | 5,419 |
| Intangible assets | 42,163 | 38,657 | 38,057 | 34,892 |
| Equity method investments | 1,444 | 1,324 | 860 | 788 |
| Other non-current assets | 8,783 | 8,052 | 8,831 | 8,097 |
| Total assets | 132,878 | 121,828 | 127,604 | 116,993 |
| Liabilities and Equity | ||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||
| Accounts payable | 5,552 | 5,090 | 4,740 | 4,346 |
| Deferred revenue | 4,663 | 4,275 | 3,447 | 3,160 |
| Other current liabilities | 1,847 | 1,694 | 1,833 | 1,681 |
| Total current liabilities | 12,062 | 11,059 | 10,020 | 9,187 |
| Long-term deferred revenue | 7,457 | 6,837 | 8,829 | 8,095 |
| Accrued severance benefits | 916 | 840 | 812 | 744 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 1,784 | 1,635 | 803 | 736 |
| Total liabilities | 22,219 | 20,371 | 20,464 | 18,762 |
| Common shares | 3,474 | 3,185 | 3,474 | 3,185 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 75,395 | 69,125 | 75,395 | 69,125 |
| Retained earnings | 19,923 | 18,266 | 18,532 | 16,991 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 3,042 | 2,790 | 3,035 | 2,783 |
| Total parent company shareholders' equity | 101,834 | 93,366 | 100,436 | 92,084 |
| Non-controlling interest | 8,825 | 8,091 | 6,704 | 6,147 |
| Total equity | 110,659 | 101,457 | 107,140 | 98,231 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 132,878 | 121,828 | 127,604 | 116,993 |
| * For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW 1,090.7 to US$ 1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on November 2, 2012 as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. | ||||
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||
| (In millions of KRW and in thousands of US$, except for share and ADS data) | ||||||||||||
| Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||
| 30-Jun-12 | 30-Sep-11 | 30-Sep-12 | 30-Sep-11 | 30-Sep-12 | ||||||||
| (KRW) | (KRW) | (KRW) | (US$) | (KRW) | (KRW) | (US$) | ||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Online games-subscription revenue | 2,151 | 2,753 | 1,884 | 1,727 | 8,985 | 8,276 | 7,588 | |||||
| Online games-royalties and license fees | 8,109 | 9,535 | 8,225 | 7,541 | 27,287 | 25,044 | 22,961 | |||||
| Mobile games | 2,246 | 2,357 | 3,266 | 2,995 | 6,526 | 7,549 | 6,921 | |||||
| Character merchandising and other revenue | 1,578 | 140 | 637 | 584 | 381 | 3,584 | 3,286 | |||||
| Total net revenue | 14,084 | 14,785 | 14,012 | 12,847 | 43,179 | 44,453 | 40,756 | |||||
| Cost of revenue | 9,691 | 6,430 | 9,061 | 8,308 | 18,047 | 25,579 | 23,452 | |||||
| Gross profit | 4,393 | 8,355 | 4,951 | 4,539 | 25,132 | 18,874 | 17,304 | |||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 4,721 | 4,021 | 3,718 | 3,409 | 14,441 | 15,231 | 13,964 | |||||
| Research and development | 1,400 | 555 | 1,572 | 1,441 | 2,312 | 4,359 | 3,997 | |||||
| Impairment loss on intangible assets | 0 | 799 | 2,161 | 1,981 | 799 | 2,161 | 1,981 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 6,121 | 5,375 | 7,451 | 6,831 | 17,552 | 21,751 | 19,942 | |||||
| Operating income (loss) | (1,728) | 2,980 | (2,500) | (2,292) | 7,580 | (2,877) | (2,638) | |||||
| Other income (expenses) | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | 458 | 485 | 436 | 400 | 1,365 | 1,370 | 1,256 | |||||
| Interest expense | (14) | (13) | (14) | (13) | (45) | (39) | (36) | |||||
| Foreign currency gain (loss), net | 170 | 548 | (181) | (166) | 483 | (171) | (157) | |||||
| Others, net | 66 | (96) | 0 | 0 | (93) | 66 | 61 | |||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expenses and equity income (loss) on investments | (1,048) | 3,904 | (2,259) | (2,071) | 9,290 | (1,651) | (1,514) | |||||
| Income tax expenses | 531 | 475 | 279 | 256 | 2,146 | 1,628 | 1,492 | |||||
| Income (loss) before equity income (loss) on investments | (1,579) | 3,429 | (2,538) | (2,327) | 7,144 | (3,279) | (3,006) | |||||
| Equity income (loss) on investments | 43 | (109) | (193) | (177) | (130) | (232) | (213) | |||||
| Net income (loss) | (1,536) | 3,320 | (2,731) | (2,504) | 7,014 | (3,511) | (3,219) | |||||
| LESS: Net loss attributable to the non-controlling interest | (410) | (97) | (1,338) | (1,227) | (532) | (2,120) | (1,944) | |||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to parent company | (1,126) | 3,417 | (1,393) | (1,277) | 7,546 | (1,391) | (1,275) | |||||
| Earnings per share | ||||||||||||
| - Basic and diluted | (162) | 492 | (200) | (0.18) | 1,086 | (200) | (0.18) | |||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | ||||||||||||
| - Basic and diluted | 6,948,900 | 6,948,900 | 6,948,900 | 6,948,900 | 6,948,900 | 6,948,900 | 6,948,900 | |||||
| Earnings per ADS(1) | ||||||||||||
| - Basic and diluted | (41) | 123 | (50) | (0.05) | 272 | (50) | (0.05) | |||||
| * For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW 1,090.7 to US$ 1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on November 2, 2012 as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. | ||||||||||||
| (1) Each ADS represents one-fourth of a common share. | ||||||||||||