KONAMI Group Corporation

KNM.L

Electronic Gaming & Multimedia · Technology

Price

22,260.00 GBp

+580.00 (+2.68%)

Market Cap

£3.02T

Exchange

London Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is happy

A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Exceptional

Growth

Exceptional

Cash Flow

Exceptional

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Konami Group Corporation is a Japanese entertainment company that makes video games, runs fitness clubs, and sells gaming machines for casinos. Its most well-known game franchises include Metal Gear, Pro Evolution Soccer (eFootball), and Yu-Gi-Oh!, which are played by millions of people around the world. Konami also makes pachinko and slot machines, which are a major part of the gambling industry in Japan.

Konami earns money through game sales, in-app purchases in mobile games, licensing its card game brands, and selling or leasing gaming machines to casinos and arcades. The company operates mainly in Japan but also sells games and machines in North America, Europe, and Asia, generating roughly several billion dollars in annual revenue. Its strong library of recognizable game brands gives it a loyal customer base, but the company faces ongoing pressure to modernize its console and PC game lineup, as it has released fewer major titles in recent years compared to rivals.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+27.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+121.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

¥0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

29.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥370.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

KONAMI Group Corporation grew revenue 27% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

+0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 135.5M (2022) → 135.6M (2026)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

54.2%

Healthy — 54.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

35.0%

Excellent — 35.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

26.0%

Exceptional — 26.0% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+22.8%

Fast-growing sales (+22.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+49.6%

Earnings growing fast (+49.6% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

125%

Turns 125% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

16.3%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.07

Conservative — low debt load (0.07)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

378.19x

Comfortably covers interest (378.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

26.3x

Growth-priced — P/E 26.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+5.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.3 → 20.4)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.07%

Small dividend — 1.07% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+53.9%

Dividend growing fast (53.9% YoY)

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