Konami gaming and systems profit jumps 154% in half year on Solstice sales

The Tokyo-listed group said in its consolidated results for the first half on Thursday that its gaming and systems segment earned business profit of roughly JPY2.41 billion (US$15.3 million) in the six months ended 30 September, against JPY949 million in the same period last year, an increase of about 154%. Segment revenue climbed 41.3% to around JPY25.11 billion, according to GGRAsia’s report on the interim results . That lifted the segment’s margin to about 10%, double the 5% it posted a year earlier.