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PSA Media & Entertainment: Square Enix (9684 JT) FY25 Outlook and Beyond

Square Enix’s FY25 results are being held up by aggressive cost cutting, rather than revenue growth. Q3 profit fell sharply on weak sales, but expenses dropped enough to keep full year OP guidance rising. DQ7 Reimagined launched better overseas than in Japan, but overall remake fatigue persists. Upcoming releases are light, with no mainline FF or DQ expected until FY27. Pelham Smithers discusses the issues the firm faces and provides his earnings model through to FY27.
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Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd.

Square Enix Holdings is a holding company that is mainly engaged in the entertainment industry. Co., through its subsidiaries, operates in four business segments. The Digital Entertainment business is engaged in the design, development, sale, licensed sale and operation of digital entertainment contents focusing on computer games. The Amusement segment is engaged in the operation of amusement facilities, the design, development, manufacture, sale and rental of amusement equipment. The Publishing segment is involved in the publication of comic magazines, books and game related books. The Rights Property segment is involved design, production, sale and grant of secondary works.

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Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd
Pelham Smithers Associates Ltd

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries. 

The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012. 

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Pelham Smithers

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