Dynam Japan revenue dips
Revenue was down 3.3 per cent in year-on-year terms.
Japan.- Dynam Japan Holdings, one of Japan’s largest pachinko hall operators, has shared its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. It reported revenue of JPY126bn (US$884m), down 3.3 per cent compared to the same period last year. Profit before income taxes was up 11.6 per cent to JPY6bn (US$42.1m).
Net profit attributable to the owners of the company reached JPY4bn (US$28m), up 18.5 per cent year-on-year. Dynam Japan’s core business is its pachinko halls in Japan. It has 427 in operation, a six-unit decrease from the same period in 2024. Their revenue was JPY118.9bn (US$834m), a 4.4 per cent decline.
Revenue from high-cost halls was down 4.7 per cent to JPY55.7bn (US$390.7m) while revenue from low-cost halls declined 1.8 per cent to JPY63.2bn (US$443.4m). The margin for high-cost halls decreased by 0.9 points to 19 per cent, while the margin for low-playing-cost halls decreased by 0.2 points to 24.4 per cent. Pachinko business expenses totalled JPY114.2bn (US$801.2m), a decrease of 3.7 per cent in year-on-year terms due to a decrease in depreciation expenses, staff costs and repair and maintenance expenses.
In the aircraft leasing business, the company posted a revenue of JPY1.2bn (US$8.42m), up 20.8 per cent year-on-year amid an increase in the number of aircraft managed and leased compared with the same period of the previous year.
The company said: “The number of pachinko halls continues to decrease due to the increase in the burden on capital expenditure in smart gaming machines, pachinko ball/pachislot token dispensers, etc. while the number of customers appears to be almost flat. Further, acquisition of pachinko halls are activated against a background where interests are aligned between major operators which want to expand commercial areas and mid or small operators which want to consolidate such areas. Smart pachislot machines released in November 2022 maintained supports from customers due to the appearance of multiple popular games, and the installation ratio of pachislot machines increased.
“Under such circumstances, the group conducted renovations for reducing the number of pachinko machines and increasing that of pachislot machines in 115 halls. Since our pachislot machine installation ratio was lower than the industry’s average, we will continuously make efforts to strengthen competitiveness and obtain more supports from customers by implementing similar renovations as shown above.”
