GRAVITY Co., Ltd. — Regulatory Filings 2008

Nov 17, 2008

6-K 1 c77369e6vk.htm FORM 6-K Filed by Bowne Pure Compliance PAGEBREAK

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

November 17, 2008

GRAVITY Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Nuritkum Square Business Tower 15F, 1605 Sangam-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea 121-270 (Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: þ Form 20-F o Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: o Yes þ No

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): n/a

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GRAVITY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER OF 2008 RESULTS

Seoul, South Korea — November 17, 2008 — GRAVITY Co., Ltd. (NasdaqGM: 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, 2008, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 was KRW 12,782 million (US$10,128 thousand), representing a similar amount of revenue of KRW 12,662 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 (“QoQ”) and a 36.8% increase from KRW 9,341 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007 (“YoY”). The Company turned profitable with its net income of KRW 932 million (US$737 thousand) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008, which was a result of the Company’s broad range of restructuring efforts led by the new management team appointed in June, 2008.

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenues

Royalty and licensing fee revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 were KRW 7,226 million (US$5,726 thousand), representing a 7.2% increase QoQ from KRW 6,742 million and a 28.9% increase YoY from KRW 5,607 million. The increase YoY was mainly resulted from the increase in Japan revenues. The weakening of the Korean Won by approximately 28.7% against the Japanese Yen from 2007 to 2008 also contributed to the increase YoY royalty revenues from Japan.

Subscription revenue for the third quarter of 2008 was KRW 3,539 million (US$2,804 thousand), representing a 14.8% increase QoQ and a 35.6% increase YoY compared to KRW 3,082 million and KRW 2,610 million, respectively. The increases QoQ and YoY are primarily driven by the increase in Korea revenues due to the increased revenues from the micro-transaction model resulted from opening free-to-play servers in May 2008. The increase QoQ and YoY are also partly due to the commercialization of Requiem in the United States, Canada and Russia in June 2008.

Mobile game revenues was KRW 1,614 million (US$1,279 thousand) for the third quarter of 2008, representing a 22.3% decrease QoQ from KRW 2,076 million and a 100.5% increase YoY from KRW 805 million. The increase YoY is principally due to the revenues from the newly released mobile games of NEOCYON, a subsidiary of the Company, in 2008.

Character merchandising, animation and other revenue was KRW 403 million (US$319 thousand) for the third quarter of 2008, representing a 47.1% decrease QoQ from KRW 762 million and a 26.3% increase YoY from KRW 319 million. The decrease QoQ is due to decrease in the animation related revenue. The increase YoY is mainly due to the increase of product sales of NEOCYON.

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Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses

Cost of revenues were KRW 6,726 million (US$5,329 thousand) for the third quarter of 2008, representing a 10.4% decrease QoQ from KRW 7,505 million and a 48.4% increase YoY from KRW 4,533 million. The increase YoY is primarily attributed to higher salaries of head quarters from the commercialization of new games and of L5 games Inc., which was established in October 2007. The increase YoY is also due to the increased amortization on development cost for Emil Chronicle Online , Pucca Racing and Requiem , which were commercialized in August, September and October of 2007, respectively.

Operating expenses were KRW 5,815 million (US$4,609 thousand) for the third quarter of 2008, representing a 1.1% decrease QoQ from KRW 5,881 million and a 67.9% decrease YoY from KRW 18,135 million. The decrease YoY is primarily attributed to the recognition of KRW 8,619 million impairment loss of Perpetual Entertainment, Inc. in the third quarter of 2007, which went into liquidation in October 2007. The decrease YoY is also attributed to the overall decrease of marketing and advertising expense as a part of restructuring efforts, amounted to KRW 3,556 million (US$2,818 thousand), compared to the third quarter of 2007.

Income before income tax expenses and others was KRW 1,879 million (US$1,487 thousand) for the third quarter of 2008, which represents a 754.1% increase QoQ compared with KRW 220 million, and a turnaround from the loss before income tax expenses and others of KRW 11,995 million for the third quarter of 2007.

As a result of the foregoing factors, Gravity recorded a net income of KRW 932 million (US$737 thousand) for the third quarter of 2008 compared with a net loss of KRW 665 million for the second quarter of 2008 and a net loss of KRW 12,576 million for the third quarter of 2007.

The balance of cash and cash equivalents and short-term financial instruments was KRW 55,688 million (US$44,126 thousand) as of September 30, 2008.

Note: For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts have been expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW 1,262.00 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on November 3, 2008, as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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 22 markets. For more information about Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr .

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Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this press release may include, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe-harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 1995. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” “project,” or “continue” or the negative thereof or other similar words, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Investors should consider the information contained in our submissions and filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, and our annual reports on Form 20-F, together with such other documents and we may submit to or file with the SEC from time to time, on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements speak only as of this press release and we assume no duty to update them to reflect new, changing or unanticipated events or circumstances.

Contact:

Mr. Heung Gon Kim Chief Financial Officer Gravity Co., Ltd. Email: kheung@gravity.co.kr

Mr. Andy Eom IR Manager Gravity Co., Ltd. Telephone: +822-2132-7801 Email: andyeom@gravity.co.kr

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GRAVITY Co., Ltd. Consolidated Balance Sheet

(In millions of KRW and in thousands of US$)

	As of
	31-Dec-07			30-Sep-08
	KRW	US$		KRW		US$
Assets	(audited)	(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	53,588		42,463		52,583		41,666
Short-term financial instruments	8,715		6,906		3,105		2,460
Accounts receivable, net	4,820		3,819		5,579		4,421
Other current assets	5,544		4,393		5,359		4,247
Total current assets	72,667		57,581		66,626		52,794
Property and equipment, net	7,195		5,701		6,139		4,865
Leasehold and other deposits	2,412		1,911		2,206		1,748
Intangible assets	11,686		9,260		11,207		8,881
Goodwill	1,451		1,150		1,451		1,150
Investments	20		16		6,910		5,475
Other non-current assets	1,496		1,185		1,512		1,197
Total assets	96,927		76,804		96,051		76,110
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	4,573		3,624		2,799		2,218
Deferred income	3,639		2,884		3,445		2,730
Current portion of deferred tax liabilities	583		462		134		106
Other current liabilities	1,317		1,043		1,539		1,219
Total current liabilities	10,112		8,013		7,917		6,273
Long-term deferred income	10,245		8,118		10,012		7,933
Accrued severance benefits	715		567		570		452
Deferred income tax liabilities	49		39		61		48
Other non-current liabilities	262		207		258		205
Total liabilities	21,383		16,944		18,818		14,911
Minority interest	68		54		130		103
Common stock	3,474		2,753		3,474		2,753
Additional paid-in capital	75,126		59,529		75,185		59,576
Retained earnings	(2,879	)	(2,281	)	(3,982	)	(3,155	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(245	)	(195	)	2,426		1,922
Total shareholders’ equity	75,476		59,806		77,103		61,096
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	96,927		76,804		96,051		76,110

• For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW1,262.00 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on November 3, 2008 as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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GRAVITY Co., Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions of KRW and in thousands of US$)

30-Jun-08		30-Sep-07		30-Sep-08				30-Sep-07		30-Sep-08
(KRW)		(KRW)		(KRW)		(US$)		(KRW)		(KRW)		(US$)
(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Revenues
Online games-subscription revenue	3,082		2,610		3,539		2,804		6,518		9,481		7,513
Online games-royalties and license fees	6,742		5,607		7,226		5,726		18,519		20,865		16,533
Mobile games	2,076		805		1,614		1,279		2,988		5,111		4,050
Character merchandising, animation and other revenue	762		319		403		319		1,238		2,515		1,993
Total net revenues	12,662		9,341		12,782		10,128		29,263		37,972		30,089
Cost of revenues	7,505		4,533		6,726		5,329		12,780		21,735		17,223
Gross profit	5,157		4,808		6,056		4,799		16,483		16,237		12,866
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	5,272		17,402		5,401		4,280		28,179		16,601		13,155
Research and development	609		733		414		329		5,545		1,806		1,430
Operating income (loss)	(724	)	(13,327	)	241		190		(17,241	)	(2,170	)	(1,719	)
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	702		764		661		524		2,308		2,065		1,636
Interest expense	(6	)	(1	)	(7	)	(6	)	(17	)	(18	)	(14	)
Foreign currency gains (losses), net	248		568		1,000		792		162		1,962		1,555
Others, net	—		1		(16	)	(13	)	198		(19	)	(16	)
Income (loss) before
income tax expense,
minority interest and
equity in loss of
related joint venture	220		(11,995	)	1,879		1,487		(14,590	)	1,820		1,442
Income tax expenses (benefit)	808		554		865		686		1,995		2,521		1,997
Income (loss) before
minority interest and
equity in loss of related
joint venture	(588	)	(12,549	)	1,014		801		(16,585	)	(701	)	(555	)
Minority interest	18		14		22		17		31		61		48
Equity in loss of related joint venture	59		13		60		47		347		341		271
Net income (loss)	(665	)	(12,576	)	932		737		(16,963	)	(1,103	)	(874	)

• For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW1,262.00 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on November 3, 2008 as quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Heung Gon Kim
Name:	Heung Gon Kim
Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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