GRAVITY Co., Ltd. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2008

Oct 14, 2008

6-K 1 c76012e6vk.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

For the month of October, 2008 Commission File Number 000-51138

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

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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 SECOND QUARTER OF 2008 RESULTS

Seoul, South Korea — October 14, 2008 — GRAVITY Co., Ltd. (NasdaqGM: GRVY), an online game developer and publisher based in South Korea, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 was KRW 12,662 million (US$10,597 thousand), representing a 1.1% increase from KRW 12,529million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 (“QoQ”) and a 34.6% increase from KRW 9,408 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007 (“YoY”).

REVIEW OF FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenues

Royalty and licensing fee revenues for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 were KRW 6,742 million (US$5,643 thousand), representing a 2.2% decrease QoQ from KRW 6,897 million but a 19.8% increase YoY from KRW 5,627 million. The decrease QoQ was primarily due to the decrease in Japan revenues while the increase YoY was resulted from the increase in Japan revenues. The weakening of the Korean Won by approximately 27% against the Japanese Yen from 2007 to 2008 also contributed to the increase YoY royalty revenues.

Subscription revenues for the second quarter of 2008 was KRW 3,082 million (US$2,579 thousand), representing a 7.8% increase QoQ and a 67% increase YoY compared to KRW 2,860 million and KRW 1,846 million, respectively. The increases QoQ and YoY are primarily driven by the increase in Korea revenues due to the increase revenues from the micro-transaction model resulted from opening free-to-play servers in May 2008. The increased QoQ is also partly driven by commercialization of Requiem in the United States and Canada in June 2008. The increase YoY is partly attributed to commercialization of Emil Chronicle Online, Pucca Racing and Requiem in August, September and October 2007, respectively, in Korea.

Mobile game revenues was KRW 2,076 million (US$1,737 thousand) for the second quarter of 2008, representing a 46.1% increase QoQ from KRW 1,421 million and a 48.7% increase YoY from KRW 1,396 million. The increases QoQ and YoY are principally due to the revenues from the newly released mobile games.

Character merchandising, animation and other revenue was KRW 762 million (US$638 thousand) for the second quarter of 2008, representing a 43.6% decrease QoQ from KRW 1,351 million and a 41.4 % increase YoY from KRW 539 million. The decrease QoQ is primarily due to the sale of mobile phone accessories by NEOCYON, a subsidiary of the Company, to LG Electronics in the first quarter of 2008, which did not recur in the second quarter of 2008. The increase YoY is mainly resulted from the sale of data cables by NEOCYON to LG Electronics in the second quarter of 2008.

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Cost of Revenues and Operating Expenses

Cost of revenues were KRW 7,505 million (US$6,281 thousand) for the second quarter of 2008, representing no significant change QoQ from KRW 7,504 million and a 75.2% increase YoY from KRW 4,283 million. Gravity’s increased cost of revenues YoY was primarily attributed to i) higher salaries of head quarters from the commercialization of new games and of L5 games Inc., which was established in October 2007; ii) the amortization of development-related costs from the commercialization of Emil Chronicle Online, Pucca Racing and Requiem in August, September and October of 2007, respectively; and iii) higher rent expenses of Gravity Interactive, Inc., L5 Games Inc. and Gravity EU SASU.

Operating expenses were KRW 5,881 million (US$4,922 thousand) for the second quarter of 2008, representing a 12.4% decrease QoQ from KRW 6,711 million and a 26.3% decrease YoY from KRW 7,977 million. The decrease in operating expenses QoQ is mainly due to the decrease of rent expense of headquarter office in Seoul. The company moved to a new office on February 1, 2008 and the lease agreement of the old office expired on March 16, 2008. The rent expenses for both old and new offices occurred between February 1 and March 16. The YoY decrease in operating expenses is attributed to decreased R&D expenses and advertising expenses. The decrease in R&D expenses were converted into intangible assets (capitalized R&D cost) after open beta testing and into cost of revenues after commercialization.

Income before income tax expenses and others was KRW 220 million (US$184 thousand) for the second quarter of 2008. The Company recorded losses before income tax expenses and others in the first quarter of 2008 and the second quarter of 2007, which were KRW 278 million and KRW 2,566 million, respectively.

As a result of the foregoing factors, Gravity recorded a net loss of KRW 665 million (US$557 thousand) for the second quarter of 2008 compared with a net loss of KRW 1,370 million for the first quarter of 2008 and a net loss of KRW 3,415 million for the second quarter of 2007.

The balance of cash and cash equivalents and short-term financial instruments was KRW 54,429 million (US$45,553 thousand) as of June 30, 2008.

Note: For convenience purposes only, the KRW amounts have been expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW 1,194.85 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on October 1, 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 23 markets. For more information about Gravity, please visit http://www.gravity.co.kr .

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.

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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-Jun-08
	KRW	US$		KRW		US$
Assets	(Audited)	(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	53,588		44,849		51,750		43,311
Short-term financial instruments	8,715		7,294		2,679		2,242
Accounts receivable, net	4,820		4,034		7,479		6,259
Other current assets	5,544		4,640		5,107		4,275
Total current assets	72,667		60,817		67,015		56,087
Property and equipment, net	7,195		6,022		7,127		5,965
Leasehold and other deposits	2,412		2,019		2,174		1,819
Intangible assets	2,012		1,684		1,077		901
Development cost	9,674		8,096		10,545		8,825
Goodwill	1,451		1,214		1,451		1,214
Investment	20		17		3,810		3,189
Other non-current assets	1,496		1,252		1,502		1,257
Total assets	96,927		81,121		94,701		79,257
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	4,573		3,827		3,713		3,108
Deferred income	3,639		3,046		3,473		2,907
Current portion of deferred tax liabilities	583		488		285		239
Other current liabilities	1,317		1,102		1,359		1,136
Total current liabilities	10,112		8,463		8,830		7,390
Long-term deferred income	10,245		8,574		10,212		8,547
Accrued severance benefits	715		598		584		489
Deferred income tax liabilities	49		41		54		45
Other non-current liabilities	262		220		149		125
Total liabilities	21,383		17,896		19,829		16,596
Minority interest	68		57		108		90
Common stock	3,474		2,907		3,474		2,907
Additional paid-in capital	75,126		62,875		75,235		62,966
Retained earnings	(2,879	)	(2,410	)	(4,914	)	(4,113	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(245	)	(204	)	969		811
Total shareholders’ equity	75,476		63,168		74,764		62,571
Total liabilities and
shareholders’ equity	96,927		81,121		94,701		79,257

• For convenience, the KRW amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW1,194.85 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on October 1, 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$)

31-Mar-08		30-Jun-07		30-Jun-08				30-Jun-07		30-Jun-08
(KRW)		(KRW)		(KRW)		(US$)		(KRW)		(KRW)		(US$)
(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)
Revenues
Online games-subscription revenue	2,860		1,846		3,082		2,579		3,908		5,942		4,973
Online games-royalties and license fees	6,897		5,627		6,742		5,643		12,912		13,639		11,415
Mobile games	1,421		1,396		2,076		1,737		2,183		3,497		2,927
Character merchandising, animation and other
revenue	1,351		539		762		638		918		2,113		1,768
Total net revenues	12,529		9,408		12,662		10,597		19,921		25,191		21,083
Cost of revenues	7,504		4,283		7,505		6,281		8,247		15,009		12,561
Gross profit	5,025		5,125		5,157		4,316		11,674		10,182		8,522
Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative	5,928		5,745		5,272		4,412		10,777		11,200		9,374
Research and development	783		2,232		609		510		4,812		1,392		1,165
Operating income (loss)	(1,686	)	(2,852	)	(724	)	(606	)	(3,915	)	(2,410	)	(2,017	)
Other income (expenses)
Interest income	702		790		702		588		1,544		1,403		1,174
Interest expense	(4	)	(6	)	(6	)	(5	)	(15	)	(10	)	(8	)
Foreign currency gains (losses), net	713		(694	)	248		207		(406	)	961		804
Others, net	(3	)	196		—		—		196		(3	)	(3	)
Income (loss) before income tax expense,
minority interest and equity in loss of
related joint venture	(278	)	(2,566	)	220		184		(2,596	)	(59	)	(50	)
Income tax expenses (benefit)	849		674		808		676		1,440		1,657		1,386
Income (loss) before
minority interest and
equity in loss of
related joint venture	(1,127	)	(3,240	)	(588	)	(492	)	(4,036	)	(1,716	)	(1,436	)
Minority interest	22		12		18		15		18		39		33
Equity in loss of related joint venture	221		163		59		50		334		280		234
Net loss	(1,370	)	(3,415	)	(665	)	(557	)	(4,388	)	(2,035	)	(1,703	)

• For convenience, the KRW amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of KRW1,194.85 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on October 1, 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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