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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
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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.

 

 


 

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.

 

 


 

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.

 

 


 

GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions of KRW and in thousands of US$)
                                                         
    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    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.

 

 


 

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.
         
  GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
 
 
Date: 11/17/2007
 

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