Financial Information as of
December 31, 2023
(This is an English translation of the "Yukashouken-Houkokusho"
for the year ended December 2023)
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
Ariake Frontier Building Tower A,
7-26, Ariake 3-chome,Koto-ku, Tokyo
(E02452)
Contents | Page | |
Cover | ||
Part I | Company Information | 1 |
Section 1. | Overview of the Company | 1 |
1. | Transition of Significant Business Indicators, etc | 2 |
2. | The Company's History | 4 |
3. | Description of Businesses | 7 |
4. | Affiliated Companies | 9 |
5. | Employees | 10 |
Section 2. | Business | 11 |
1. | Management Policy, Operating Environment and Issues to Be Addressed | 11 |
2. | Sustainability Stance and Activities | 12 |
3. | Business and Other Risks | 13 |
4. | Management's Analyses of Financial Status, Operating Results and Cash Flow | 15 |
5. | Important Contracts, etc., in Operations | 19 |
6. | Research-and-DevelopmentActivities | 19 |
Section 3. | Facilities and Equipment | 20 |
1. | Overview of Capital Investments | 20 |
2. | Major Facilities and Equipment | 20 |
3. | Plans for Construction and Retirement, etc., of Facilities | 21 |
Section 4. | Situation of the Company | 22 |
1. | Details of Stock, etc | 22 |
(1) | Total Number of Shares, etc | 22 |
(2) | Subscription Rights to Shares | 22 |
(3) | Exercise Status, etc., of Bonds with Subscription Rights to Shares with a Clause to Revise | |
the Exercise Price | 27 | |
(4) | Transition of Total Number of Issued Shares and Amount of Capital Stock | 27 |
(5) | Shareholders by Category | 27 |
(6) | Major Shareholders | 28 |
(7) | Voting Rights | 29 |
2. | Acquisition of Treasury Shares, etc | 30 |
3. | Dividend Policy | 30 |
4. | Corporate Governance, etc | 31 |
(1) | Overview of Corporate Governance | 31 |
(2) | Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members | 36 |
(3) | Accounting Audit | 39 |
(4) | Remuneration, etc. Paid to Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members | 42 |
(5) | Shareholding Status | 43 |
Section 5. | Accounting | 45 |
1. | Consolidated Financial Statements, etc | 46 |
(1) | Consolidated Financial Statements | 46 |
(2) | Others | 87 |
2. | Non-consolidatedFinancial Statements, etc | 88 |
(1) | Non-consolidatedFinancial Statements | 88 |
(2) | Major Assets and Liabilities | 97 |
(3) | Others | 97 |
Section 6. | Outline of Stock-RelatedMatters of the Company | 99 |
Section 7. | Referential Information of the Company | 99 |
Part II | Information on Guarantee Companies, etc., for the Company | 99 |
[Independent Auditor's Reports] |
Cover
Submitted document | Securities Registration Report |
Statutory basis | Paragraph 1, Article 24 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act |
of Japan | |
Agency receiving submission | Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau |
Submission date | March 29, 2024 |
Fiscal year | 51st period (from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023) |
Corporate name | Kabushiki-gaisha Universal Entertainment |
Name in English | Universal Entertainment Corporation |
Name and position of representative | Jun Fujimoto, Representative Director and President, CEO and CIO |
Location of headquarters | Ariake Frontier Building Tower A, 7-26, Ariake 3-chome,Koto-ku, |
Tokyo | |
Phone | +81-3-5530-3055 |
Name of contact person | Kenshi Asano, Director and CFO |
Closest contact address | Ariake Frontier Building Tower A, 7-26, Ariake 3-chome,Koto-ku, |
Tokyo | |
Phone | +81-3-5530-3055 |
Name of contact person | Kenshi Asano, Director and CFO |
Place available for public inspection | Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. |
(2-1, Nihombashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) |
Universal Entertainment Corporation (Securities code: 6425)
Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023
Part I. Company Information
Section 1. Overview of the Company
(Introduction)
Effective April 1, 1998, the company submitting this report (the former Universal Technos Co., Ltd., hereinafter "the Company") absorbed in a merger the former Universal Sales Co., Ltd., and changed its trade name to Aruze Corp. The purpose of the merger was to change the face value per share of the former Universal Sales Co., Ltd., from 500 yen to 50 yen. In addition, the change of trade name represented the Company's prospects for further growth in anticipation of the future expansion of its businesses. Effective November 1, 2009, Aruze Corp. changed its trade name to Universal Entertainment Corporation. The change of trade name represented the Company's prospects for further growth in anticipation of the future expansion of its businesses.
The following illustrates changes in the status of the Company since its establishment to date:
Universal
Lease Co., Ltd.
Universal Co.,
Ltd.
Universal Technos
Co., Ltd.
Spun off on December 10, 1979 (registered surviving company)
Aruze Corp.
Merged and changed the trade name on April 1, 1998
Established on December 2, 1969
Changed the trade name on October 1, 1971 (dissolved company)
Universal
Giken Co., Ltd.
Spun off on June 26, 1973
Universal
Sales Co., Ltd.
Merged on April 1,
Universal 1993
Sales Co., Ltd.
Changed the trade name on May 31, 1975 (substantial surviving company)
Universal
Entertainment
Corporation
Changed the trade name on November 1, 2009
To date
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Universal Entertainment Corporation (Securities code: 6425)
Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023
1. Transition of Significant Business Indicators, etc.
- Consolidated Business Indicators, etc.
Term | 47th Period | 48th Period | 49th Period | 50th Period | 51st Period | |
Fiscal year ended | December | December | December | December | December | |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Net sales | (Million yen) | 124,944 | 90,871 | 90,435 | 140,998 | 178,995 |
Ordinary profit (loss) | (Million yen) | (7,941) | (9,249) | (2,508) | 13,933 | 38,080 |
Net income (loss) attributable | (Million yen) | (5,191) | (19,218) | (19,052) | 11,506 | 28,439 |
to owners of parent | ||||||
Comprehensive income | (Million yen) | 6,075 | (12,452) | (18,657) | 10,395 | 42,161 |
Net assets | (Million yen) | 371,834 | 357,577 | 338,919 | 349,315 | 388,388 |
Total assets | (Million yen) | 573,238 | 568,502 | 572,381 | 596,177 | 628,006 |
Net assets per share | (Yen) | 4,756.13 | 4,614.09 | 4,373.31 | 4,507.48 | 5,011.39 |
Net income (loss) per share | (Yen) | (66.18) | (247.60) | (245.88) | 148.50 | 367.04 |
Diluted net income per share | (Yen) | - | - | - | 148.49 | 367.00 |
Ratio of shareholders' equity | (%) | 64.9 | 62.9 | 59.2 | 58.6 | 61.8 |
Ratio of net income to | (%) | (1.4) | (5.3) | (5.5) | 3.3 | 7.7 |
shareholders' equity | ||||||
Price-earnings ratio | (Times) | - | - | - | 16.0 | 6.3 |
Net cash from operating | (Million yen) | 29,468 | 3,112 | 1,745 | 24,461 | 28,017 |
activities | ||||||
Net cash from investing | (Million yen) | (28,897) | (18,496) | (7,037) | (8,996) | (10,124) |
activities | ||||||
Net cash from financing | (Million yen) | (8,863) | 14,436 | (1,819) | (11,246) | (11,326) |
activities | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at | (Million yen) | 38,226 | 37,133 | 30,546 | 35,793 | 44,190 |
the end of fiscal year | ||||||
Number of employees | (Persons) | 8,437 | 6,775 | 6,408 | 6,689 | 6,983 |
Notes: 1. The Company has applied the Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition (Accounting Standards Board of Japan (ASBJ) Statement No. 29, March 31, 2020), etc. from the beginning of the 50th period. All significant business indicators, etc. for the 50th and following periods incorporate this accounting standard.
- The "Diluted net income per share" is not presented for the 47th, 48th and 49th periods because a net loss per share was posted despite the existence of latent shares with a dilution effect.
- "Price-earningsratio" is not presented for the 47th, 48th and 49th periods because a net loss per share was posted.
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Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023 | ||||||||
(2) Non-consolidated Business Indicators, etc., of the Company | ||||||||
Term | 47th Period | 48th Period | 49th Period | 50th Period | 51st Period | |||
Fiscal year ended | December | December | December | December | December | |||
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||
Net sales | (Million yen) | 54,812 | 64,489 | 56,037 | 70,049 | 83,028 | ||
Ordinary profit (loss) | (Million yen) | (6,754) | (1,402) | 1,211 | 8,479 | 9,527 | ||
Net income (loss) | (Million yen) | (6,799) | (503) | (1,417) | 4,749 | 7,374 | ||
Capital stock | (Million yen) | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | ||
Number of issued shares | (Shares) | 80,195,000 | 80,195,000 | 80,195,000 | 80,195,000 | 80,195,000 | ||
Net assets | (Million yen) | 361,212 | 358,936 | 357,514 | 362,261 | 366,516 | ||
Total assets | (Million yen) | 458,554 | 465,370 | 481,446 | 508,414 | 525,775 | ||
Net assets per share | (Yen) | 4,620.24 | 4,631.63 | 4,613.28 | 4,674.55 | 4,729.13 | ||
Dividend per share | (Yen) | 50 | - | - | - | 40 | ||
[Interim dividend per share] | [50] | [-] | [-] | [-] | [40] | |||
Net income (loss) per share | (Yen) | (86.68) | (6.48) | (18.30) | 61.29 | 95.17 | ||
Diluted net income per share | (Yen) | - | - | - | 61.29 | 95.16 | ||
Ratio of shareholders' equity | (%) | 78.8 | 77.1 | 74.2 | 71.2 | 69.7 | ||
Ratio of net income to | (%) | (1.8) | (0.1) | (0.4) | 1.3 | 2.0 | ||
shareholders' equity | ||||||||
Price-earnings ratio | (Times) | - | - | - | 38.8 | 24.2 | ||
Dividend payout ratio | (%) | - | - | - | - | 42.0 | ||
Number of employees | (Persons) | 988 | 998 | 990 | 976 | 984 | ||
Shareholder return | (%) | 118.0 | 76.2 | 78.1 | 76.1 | 74.9 | ||
[Comparison with TOPIX | ||||||||
(%) | [118.1] | [126.8] | [143.0] | [139.5] | [178.9] | |||
including dividends] | ||||||||
Highest share price | (Yen) | 4,010 | 3,695 | 2,870 | 2,828 | 3,235 | ||
Lowest share price | (Yen) | 2,947 | 1,277 | 2,180 | 1,328 | 1,851 |
Notes: 1. The Company has applied the Accounting Standard for Revenue Recognition (ASBJ Statement No. 29, March 31, 2020), etc. from the beginning of 50th period. All significant business indicators, etc. for the 50th and following periods incorporate this accounting standard.
- The "Diluted net income per share" is not presented for the 47th, 48th and 49th periods because a net loss per share was posted despite the existence of latent shares with a dilution effect.
- "Price-earningsratio" is not presented for the 47th, 48th and 49th periods because a net loss per share was posted.
- The highest and lowest share prices are for prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Standard Market) since April 4, 2022 and for prices on the JASDAQ (Standard) market before then.
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Universal Entertainment Corporation (Securities code: 6425)
Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023
2. The Company's History
Events | ||
Month & Year | Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
Former company name: Aruze Corp. (Universal Sales Co., | Universal Co., Ltd. | |
Ltd. and Universal Technos Co., Ltd.) | ||
December 1969 | Established Universal Lease Co., Ltd., for the | |
purpose of leasing jukeboxes at 2515, Mamada, | ||
Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture. | ||
July 1970 | Established a factory at the same place and started | |
producing amusement machines. | ||
October 1971 | Changed trade name to Universal Co., Ltd. | |
June 1972 | Purchased land adjacent to the factory and built a | |
new factory. | ||
June 1973 | Spun off Sales Division of Universal Co., Ltd. from the | |
company and established Universal Giken Co., Ltd., as an | ||
independent company and began its operation. | ||
May 1975 | Relocated the Head Office of Universal Giken Co., Ltd., to | |
11-1, Ueno 5-chome,Taito-ku, Tokyo, and changed the | ||
trade name to Universal Sales Co., Ltd. | ||
September 1975 | Established the Osaka Sales Office in Suita, Osaka | Built a new factory in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture. |
Prefecture. | Hereafter, this factory began full-scale production | |
of various game machines as a base. | ||
November 1976 | Established the Nagoya Sales Office in Naka-ku, Nagoya, | |
Aichi Prefecture. | ||
April 1978 | Built the Universal Building in Nihombashi Horidomecho, | |
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and relocated the Head Office of | ||
Universal Sales Co., Ltd. | ||
December 1979 | Spun off the Development Division of Universal Co., Ltd. | |
from the company and established Universal Technos Co., | ||
Ltd., as an independent company, and began its operation. | ||
March 1980 | Constructed a new factory located in the third | |
industrial park in Oyama, Tochigi Prefecture | ||
(Oyama Second Factory) and moved there. | ||
Expanded from production of game machines into | ||
pachislot machines for the entertainment and | ||
amusement industry. | ||
January 1981 | Established the Fukuoka Sales Office in Hakata-ku, | |
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. | ||
May 1982 | Established the Hokkaido Sales Office in Shiroishi-ku, | |
Sapporo, Hokkaido. | ||
February 1983 | Established the Sendai and Kagoshima Sales Offices in | |
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, and Kagoshima, Kagoshima | ||
Prefecture, respectively. | ||
August 1983 | Established the Niigata Sales Office in Niigata, Niigata | |
Prefecture. | ||
June 1985 | Established the Aomori, Shikoku and Kobe Sales Offices in | |
Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Takamatsu, Kagawa | ||
Prefecture, and Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, | ||
respectively. | ||
July 1985 | Established the Hiroshima Sales Office in Naka-ku, | |
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, and the Okayama Sub- | ||
Branch in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. | ||
October 1985 | Established the Kitakanto Sales Office in Utsunomiya, | |
Tochigi Prefecture. | ||
July 1986 | Procured the head office building of Universal Technos | |
Co., Ltd. in Nihombashi Hamacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and | ||
moved there. | ||
April 1988 | Constructed the head office building of Universal Sales | Procured a factory in Yonago, Tottori |
Co., Ltd. in Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo. | Prefecture, as a new manufacturing base and | |
started production of amusement machines. | ||
May 1988 | Established the Shizuoka Sales Office in Shizuoka, | |
Shizuoka Prefecture. | ||
September 1988 | Established the Oita Sub-Branch in Oita, Oita Prefecture. | |
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Universal Entertainment Corporation (Securities code: 6425)
Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023
Events | ||
Month & Year | Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
Former company name: Aruze Corp. (Universal Sales Co., | Universal Co., Ltd. | |
Ltd. and Universal Technos Co., Ltd.) | ||
July 1990 | Established the Kanazawa Sub-Branch in Kanazawa, | |
Ishikawa Prefecture. | ||
September 1990 | Established the Koriyama Sub-Branch in Koriyama, | |
Fukushima Prefecture. | ||
April 1992 | Established the Kumamoto Sub-Branch in Kumamoto, | |
Kumamoto Prefecture. | ||
July 1992 | Established the Saitama, Kanagawa and Chiba Sales | |
Offices in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture, Kohoku-ku, | ||
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Chuo-ku, Chiba, | ||
Chiba Prefecture, respectively. | ||
August 1992 | Established the Kyoto Sales Office in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, | |
Kyoto Prefecture. | ||
April 1993 | Universal Sales Co., Ltd. absorbed Universal Co., Ltd. in a | Dissolved as a result of a merger with Universal |
merger. | Sales Co., Ltd. | |
July 1993 | Moved the Head Office to the head office building of Universal | |
Co., Ltd. in Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo. | ||
April 1994 | Established the Mito Sales Office in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. | |
April 1998 | Universal Technos Co., Ltd. absorbed Universal Sales Co., Ltd. in a merger and changed the trade name to | |
Aruze Corp. Moved the Head Office to Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo. | ||
September 1998 | Registered its shares on the over-the-counter market of the Japan Securities Dealers Association. | |
August 1999 | Built a new factory in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture (current Pachislot and Pachinko machine manufacturing site). | |
October 2000 | Acquired shares of Aruze USA, Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). | |
October 2000 | Aruze USA, Inc. invested in Valvino Lamore, LLC. | |
November 2000 | Acquired shares of Japan Amusement Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | |
February 2001 | Established Yotsukaido Techno Center in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture. | |
September 2002 | All capital holdings of Valvino Lamore, LLC, were invested in kind to Wynn Resorts, Limited. | |
November 2002 | Acquired shares of Nautilus Inc. (trade name was changed to Aruze Global Trading Corporation). | |
October 2003 | Established Beijing Aruze Development Co., Ltd. (currently a non-consolidated subsidiary). | |
June 2004 | Obtained a gaming machine manufacturer's license and an approval for stock acquisition of Universal | |
Distributing of Nevada, Inc. (currently Aruze Gaming America, Inc.), in the State of Nevada, U.S.A. | ||
December 2004 | Cancelled over-the-counter registration with the Japan Securities Dealers Association and listed the Company's | |
shares on Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc. | ||
December 2004 | Obtained a gaming machine manufacturer's license and an approval for stock acquisition of Universal | |
Distributing of Nevada, Inc., in the State of Mississippi, U.S.A. | ||
January 2005 | Acquired shares of Universal Distributing of Nevada, Inc., which had subsidiaries in Australia and South Africa, | |
and made the three companies consolidated subsidiaries. | ||
March 2005 | Wynn Resorts, Limited and its subsidiary obtained a license for casino operations in the State of Nevada, U.S.A. | |
May 2006 | Established Aruze Preparatory Corporation. | |
July 2006 | Obtained a gaming machine manufacturer's license, which is renewable without limitation, in the State of | |
Nevada, U.S.A. | ||
April 2007 | Transferred gaming machine business for overseas casinos to Aruze Gaming America, Inc. | |
Established ARUZE MEDIA NET CORP. for mobile web site operation business through a company split. | ||
September 2007 | Acquired shares of Japan Rental Service, Ltd. (trade name was changed to Aruze Rental Service Corporation). | |
October 2007 | Transferred the Sales Division of the Pachislot/Pachinko Business to Aruze Marketing Japan Corporation | |
(formerly known as System Staff Co., Ltd.) and the Development Division thereof to Seven Works Corporation | ||
(formerly known as Aruze Preparatory Corporation) through company splits. | ||
February 2008 | Established Aruze Investment Co., Ltd. (currently a consolidated subsidiary). | |
June 2008 | Transitioned to a company with committees. | |
August 2008 | Acquired a provisional license to operate a casino resort in the Philippines. | |
Aruze Gaming America, Inc. implemented an allocation of new shares to a third party and the shares of Aruze | ||
Gaming America owned by the Company were partially transferred. | ||
February 2009 | Aruze Global Trading Corporation, Aruze Rental Service Corporation and Seven Works Corporation were | |
merged to Aruze Marketing Japan Corporation by an absorption-type merger with Aruze Marketing Japan to act | ||
as the surviving company. | ||
March 2009 | Transferred all the shares of Aruze Gaming America, Inc. owned by the Company. | |
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Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023 | |
Month & Year | Events |
Universal Entertainment Corporation | |
Former company name: Aruze Corp. (Universal Sales Co., Ltd. and Universal Technos Co., Ltd.) | |
June 2009 | The Company merged Aruze Marketing Japan Corporation in an absorption-type merger with the Company to act |
as the surviving company. | |
November 2009 | Changed the trade name to Universal Entertainment Corporation. |
March 2010 | A casino project of the Universal Entertainment Group (Manila Bay Resorts) obtained the designation as a |
special economic zone and the foreign capital restrictions for casino businesses were removed in the | |
Philippines. | |
April 2010 | The Company's stock was listed on the Jasdaq market of the Osaka Securities Exchange, in accordance with the |
merger of the Jasdaq Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. | |
June 2010 | Transitioned to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board. |
October 2011 | The Company merged ARUZE MEDIA NET CORP. in an absorption-type merger with the Company to act as |
the surviving company. | |
January 2012 | Manila Bay Resorts Project's groundbreaking ceremony held in Manila. |
July 2013 | The Company's stock was listed on the JASDAQ (Standard) market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, in |
October 2013 | accordance with the integration of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange. |
Opened Okada Museum of Art in Hakone. | |
June 2014 | Okada Museum of Art formed a sister partnership with Liu Hai Su Art Museum, a national museum of art in |
March 2016 | China. |
Established joint venture "ZEEG Co. Ltd" with Sammy Corporation. | |
July 2016 | The casino resort project in the Philippines was officially named OKADA MANILA. |
December 2016 | OKADA MANILA received permission to operate a casino and resort facility in the Philippines. Casino |
March 2017 | operations started. |
Completed construction of the world's largest multi-color fountains "The Fountain" at OKADA MANILA. | |
December 2017 | Cove Manila, covered by an enormous glass dome, started operating at OKADA MANILA. |
December 2018 | Completed construction of Tower A at OKADA MANILA. |
July 2019 | Started selling the Multi Currency System, an automated foreign exchange system for casino equipment, and |
November 2021 | the Slot Program Play System, customer special benefit system created exclusively for casino slot machines. |
Completed construction of Tower B at OKADA MANILA. | |
April 2022 | The stock listing was moved from the Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) market to the Tokyo Stock |
Exchange Standard Market, in accordance with the revision of the market classification of the Tokyo Stock | |
Exchange. |
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Universal Entertainment Corporation (Securities code: 6425)
Financial Information for the Fiscal Year Ended December 2023
3. Description of Businesses
The corporate group of the Company is composed of the Company, 22 subsidiaries and three affiliates. The main businesses are the development, manufacture and sales of pachislot and pachinko machines and other game machines and peripheral equipment thereof, as well as the Integrated Resort Business and the media content business, etc.
Indicated below are the businesses of the Company's corporate group, the Company and each company's relative position in the business and the relationship with the segments (as of December 31, 2023).
Name of Segment | Main Business | Company Name |
Universal Entertainment Corporation, | ||
Development and manufacture of pachislot and | Macy Co., Ltd., Eleco Ltd., Mizuho | |
pachinko machines | Corp., Across Corp. and Universal | |
Amusement | Bros. Corp. | |
Equipments | Sale of pachislot and pachinko machines; | |
Business | development, manufacture and sale of peripheral | Universal Entertainment Corporation |
equipment; procurement of units consisting of parts | ||
and materials | ||
Integrated Resort | Casino resort business | TIGER RESORT, LEISURE AND |
Business | ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | |
Other | Media content business | Universal Entertainment Corporation |
- In addition to the companies listed above, there are four consolidated subsidiaries, 12 non-consolidated subsidiaries not accounted for by the equity method, two affiliates accounted for by the equity method, and one affiliate not accounted for by the equity method.
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