EX-99.2 3 d149417dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

2015 Annual Business Report

Table of Contents

 

  1. Business Overview

 

  (1) Business Results and Financial Statements for the Past Three Fiscal Years (2013 – 2015)

 

  2. Company Overview

 

  (1) Registered Purpose of the Company
  (2) Description of Primary Business
  (3) Problems Confronting the Company
  (4) Business Offices and Game Development Facilities
  (5) Stock
  (6) Debenture
  (7) Major Shareholders
  (8) Investment in Other Companies
  (9) Directors Holding Concurrent Positions
  (10) Material Transactions with Related Parties
  (11) Significant Creditors
  (12) Employees
  (13) Directors and Auditors
  (14) Material Events after the End of Fiscal Year 2015

 

  3. Non-Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

  (1) Balance Sheets
  (2) Income Statements
  (3) Statements of Disposition of Accumulated Deficit
  (4) Statements of Changes in Equity
  (5) Statements of Cash Flows
  (6) Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements


1. Business Overview

 

  (1) Business Results and Financial Statements for the Past Three Fiscal Years (2013 — 2015)

(In Korean Won)

 

Category

   2015     2014     2013  

Current assets

     38,763,539,126        43,125,471,781        47,505,633,406   

• Quick assets

     38,763,539,126        43,125,471,781        47,505,633,406   

Non-current assets

     4,999,247,501        16,984,379,227        35,940,889,480   

• Investment asset

     3,458,637,535        6,465,572,045        10,391,266,236   

• Tangible asset

     353,333,606        474,922,737        651,534,949   

• Intangible asset

     225,643,240        8,906,509,785        13,573,210,684   

• Other non-current asset

     961,633,120        1,137,374,660        11,324,877,611   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     43,762,786,627        60,109,851,008        83,446,522,886   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current liabilities

     4,216,026,056        5,835,639,084        7,914,388,543   

Non-current liabilities

     6,861,637,783        5,535,434,654        6,725,211,896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,077,663,839        11,371,073,738        14,639,600,439   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common stock

     3,474,450,000        3,474,450,000        3,474,450,000   

Additional paid-in capital

     43,930,773,576        63,960,606,495        75,380,209,013   

Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)

     (15,726,107,896     (20,029,832,919     (11,419,602,518

Accumulated other comprehensive income and loss

     1,006,007,108        1,333,553,694        1,371,865,952   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     32,685,122,788        48,738,777,270        68,806,922,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenues

     16,282,357,147        17,339,523,031        26,257,395,408   

Operating income (loss)

     (8,711,508,289     (9,000,124,182     (7,952,560,429

Income (loss) before income tax

     (14,461,283,852     (12,572,306,743     (12,175,488,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (15,726,107,896     (20,029,832,919     (17,954,693,331
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2. Company Overview

 

  (1) Registered Purpose of the Company

 

  1) Software consulting, development and supply
  2) Development and sales of software and CD
  3) Information-technology-related software development
  4) Production, development, distribution, sales and consulting of digital contents, including game software, as well as corresponding licensing
  5) Online network game services
  6) Applied package-related software development
  7) Production and sales of computer programs
  8) Import and export of software
  9) E-commerce
  10) Character development business
  11) Animation business
  12) Real estate leasing
  13) Service-area restaurant business
  14) Media-related business
  15) Printing and publication
  16) Record & video production and distribution
  17) Any other businesses incidental to the above businesses


  (2) Description of Primary Business

Gravity Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) is the developer of Ragnarok Online, an MMORPG, which was launched in August 2002 and is commercially offered in 83 markets worldwide, including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Southeast Asia, the United States and Europe as of December 31, 2015. Requiem, which was commercially launched in October 2007, is currently serviced worldwide including the United States and Russia. In March 2012, the Company released Ragnarok Online II, which is currently serviced worldwide except Japan and China.

Having strong global network and success from Ragnarok Online, the Company is expanding its business areas from online game development and publishing to cultural contents business based on various platforms, such as development of games for smartphones, console and IPTV, and animation and game character merchandising.

In addition, in order to strengthen its presence in the overseas markets, the Company has subsidiaries in the United States and Japan. The Company also has subsidiaries in Korea, such as NeoCyon, Inc. and Gravity Games Corp.

 

  (3) Problems Confronting the Company

Since the Company operates in a highly competitive industry, the Company is making every effort to enhance its development capacity and to maintain and increase its market share in overseas markets to preserve its competitive advantage.

Due to its high dependence on Ragnarok Online, the Company is in need of diversified revenue structure, global market expansion and new business initiatives for sustainable revenue growth. The Company is doing its best to build its next game line-up through enhancing mobile game business.

 

  (4) Business Offices and Game Development Facilities

 

Classification

  

Location

Head Office

   (Nuritkum Square R&D Tower) 15F, 396 World Cup buk-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-795, Korea

Game Development Facilities

   (Nuritkum Square R&D Tower) 15F, 396 World Cup buk-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 121-795, Korea

 

  (5) Stock

 

  1) Total number of shares

(As of December 31, 2015)

 

        Total number of shares authorized        

               Total number of shares issued                             Total number of shares unissued             

40,000,000 shares

   6,948,900 shares    33,051,100 shares

 

  2) Type of Stock issued (Par value per share: KRW 500)

(As of December 31,2015)

 

Type

               Number of shares                 Total par value                %            

Registered common stock

   6,948,900 shares    KRW 3,474,450,000    100%

 

  (6) Debenture: None.

 

  (7) Major Shareholders

(As of December 31, 2015)

 

Shareholder

           Shares owned                          %                          Transaction with the Company          

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

     4,121,737         59.31         *   

Others

     2,827,163         40.69           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     6,948,900         100.00           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Refer to “(10) Material Transactions with Related Parties.”


  (8) Investment in Other Companies

(As of December 31, 2015)

 

Companies

  Relationship with the Company

Name

  Location   Common Stock     Main business       Shares owned         %         Relationship    

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

  California, US   USD     5,040,000      Gaming
Service
    100,000        100.00   Subsidiary

Gravity Entertainment Corp.

  Tokyo, Japan   JPY     167,850,000      Animation
making/service
    1,000        100.00   Subsidiary

NeoCyon, Inc.

  Seoul, Korea   KRW     964,005,000      Mobile game
development
    185,301        96.11   Subsidiary

Gravity Games Corp.

  Seoul, Korea   KRW     1,134,730,000      Online game
development
    194,035        85.50   Subsidiary

 

  * The liquidation of Gravity Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC was completed in November, 2015.

 

  (9) Directors Holding Concurrent Positions

 

Name

  

Company

  

Name

  

Position

    

Responsibility

Hyun Chul Park

   Gravity Co., Ltd.    CEO      Overall management
   NeoCyon, Inc.    Executive Director      Chief Operating Officer
   Gravity Games Corp.    Executive Director     
   Gravity Interactive, Inc.    Executive Director     
   Gravity Co., Ltd.    Executive Director      Chief Operating Officer
   Gravity Interactive, Inc.    CEO      Overall management
Yoshinori Kitamura    Gravity Entertainment Corp.    CEO      Overall management
   NeoCyon, Inc.    CEO      Overall management
   Gravity Games Corp.    Executive Director     

 

  (10) Material Transactions with Related Parties

①  Sales and purchases

(In thousands of Korean Won)

 

Nature

  

                       Related companies                    

   2015      2014  
      Sales      Purchases      Sales      Purchase  

Parent company

  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

     6,815,604         5,991         7,989,416         8,060   

Subsidiaries

  

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

     688,866         684         629,959         12,157   
  

NeoCyon. Inc.

     539,996         615,390         874,208         696,000   
  

Gravity Games Corp.

     22,871                 790           

Equity-method investee

  

Gravity EU SAS

                     237,383           
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total

     8,067,337         622,065         9,731,756         716,217   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


②  Receivables and Payables

- 2015

(In thousands of Korean Won)

 

Nature

  

                       Related companies                     

   Receivables      Payables  
      Accounts
receivable
     Loans      Other
receivable
     Accounts
payable
     Other
payable
 

Parent company

  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

     759,032                 37,375         2,880         4,699,300   

Subsidiaries*

  

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

     2,274,997         2,381,300         9,000         6           
  

NeoCyon. Inc.

     42,598                 79,869         61,600         120,535   
  

Gravity Games Corp.

     68         1,972,000         1,900,930                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total

     3,076,695         4,353,300         2,027,174         64,486         4,819,835   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*Gravity Middle East & Africa FZ-LLC has been excluded from related companies as a result of its completion of liquidation in November 2015.

- 2014

(In thousands of Korean Won)

 

Nature

  

                       Related companies                     

   Receivables      Payables  
      Accounts
receivable
     Loans      Other
receivable
     Accounts
payable
     Other
payable
 

Parent company

  

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.

     845,871                 39,495         48,749         4,997,593   

Subsidiaries

  

Gravity Interactive, Inc.

     1,611,192         1,823,140         966         1,572           
  

Gravity Middle East &

Africa FZ-LLC

                                     1,550,301   
  

NeoCyon. Inc.

     248,901                 74,053         44,000         117,799   
  

Gravity Games Corp.

     755         1,972,000         1,949,033                   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

Total

     2,706,719         3,795,140         2,063,547         94,321         6,665,693   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (11) Significant Creditors: The Company had no significant creditors as of December 31, 2015.

 

  (12) Employees

(As of December 31, 2015)

 

Category

 

Directors & Officers

 

Developers

 

Marketing/Operating

 

Finance/Administration

 

Total

Employees

  8   163   32   12   215

 

  (13) Directors and Auditors

 

Name

 

Position

 

Main work

 

Transaction with the
Company

Hyun Chul Park

  CEO   Chief Executive Officer  

Yoshinori Kitamura

  Executive Director   Chief Operating Officer  

Kazuki Morishita

  Executive Director    

Kazuya Sakai

  Executive Director    

Jong Gyu Hwang

  Independent Director   Member of audit committee  

Doo Hyun Ryu

  Independent Director   Member of audit committee  

Jung Yoo

  Independent Director   Member of audit committee  

 

  (14) Material Events after the end of fiscal year 2015

Our Board of Directors approved a termination of license and distribution agreement for Ragnarok Online II with GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. at a meeting held on January 26, 2016. As part of the termination, US$5 million of initial payments received from Gungho will be returned over four equal installments by the end of December 2017.


3. Non-Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014

 

  (1) Balance Sheets

 

GRAVITY CO., LTD.

          (In Korean Won)   
     2015      2014  

Assets

         

Current Assets

       38,763,539,126           43,125,471,781   

Quick assets

       38,763,539,126           43,125,471,781   

Cash and cash equivalents

     22,153,897,708           24,095,204,019     

Short-term financial instruments

     11,500,000,000           14,500,000,000     

Accounts receivable

     5,379,025,009           3,689,662,083     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,737,852,201        (1,067,768,505  

Short-term loans

     2,222,216           223,156,640     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

               (216,490,000  

Other accounts receivable

     485,106,688           877,424,293     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (332,509,371        (387,613,070  

Accrued income

     217,538,745           287,460,877     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (115,151,736        (115,151,736  

Advance payments

     1,509,926,000           1,517,756,390     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,500,000,000        (1,500,000,000  

Prepaid expenses

     563,874,851           525,915,880     

Prepaid income taxes

     559,024,361           576,091,803     

Refund of income taxes receivable

     78,436,856           119,823,107     

Non-current Assets

       4,999,247,501           16,984,379,227   

Investment assets

       3,458,637,535           6,465,572,045   

Equity method investments

     3,458,637,535           6,463,349,829     

Long-term loans

     5,553,300,000           4,780,872,216     

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (5,553,300,000        (4,778,650,000  

Tangible assets

       353,333,606           474,922,737   

Computer and equipment

     5,567,224,307           6,211,357,366     

Accumulated depreciation

     (5,381,652,836        (5,963,376,445  

Vehicles

               28,110,738     

Accumulated depreciation

               (28,110,738  

Furniture and fixtures

     619,614,408           623,970,901     

Accumulated depreciation

     (609,411,025        (609,020,337  

Leasehold improvements

     963,697,319           963,697,319     

Accumulated depreciation

     (806,138,567        (751,706,067  

Intangible assets

       225,643,240           8,906,509,785   

Capitalized R&D cost, net

               8,552,983,690     

Software

     116,917,359           187,240,575     

Other intangible assets, net

     108,725,881           166,285,520     

Other non-current assets

       961,633,120           1,137,374,660   

Leasehold deposits

     923,243,120           907,548,000     

Long-term prepaid expenses

     10,000,000           201,436,660     

Other non-current assets

     28,390,000           28,390,000     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

       43,762,786,627           60,109,851,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

         

Current liabilities

       4,216,026,056           5,835,639,084   

Accounts payable

     1,804,350,812           1,681,817,693     

Advances received

     98,061           1,550,367,450     

Withholdings

     112,606,500           109,907,259     

Deferred income

     2,179,175,863           2,380,805,176     

Income tax payable

     119,794,820           112,741,506     

Non-current liabilities

       6,861,637,783           5,535,434,654   

Long-term deferred income

     6,530,813,083           5,207,345,165     

Asset retirement obligation

     210,290,000           210,290,000     

Leasehold deposit received

     120,534,700           117,799,489     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

       11,077,663,839           11,371,073,738   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

         

Common stock

       3,474,450,000           3,474,450,000   

Common stock

     3,474,450,000           3,474,450,000     

Capital surplus

       43,930,773,576           63,960,606,495   

Additional paid-in capital

     41,805,637,190           61,835,470,109     

Other capital surplus

     2,125,136,386           2,125,136,386     

Accumulated other comprehensive income and loss

       1,006,007,108           1,333,553,694   

Net accumulated comprehensive income of equity method investees

     1,180,435,364           1,528,483,564     

Net accumulated comprehensive loss of equity method investees

     (174,428,256        (194,929,870  

Accumulated deficit

       15,726,107,896           20,029,832,919   

Undisposed accumulated deficit

     (15,726,107,896        (20,029,832,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

       32,685,122,788           48,738,777,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

       43,762,786,627           60,109,851,008   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 


  (2) Income Statements

 

GRAVITY CO., LTD.           (In Korean Won)           
     2015      2014  

Revenues

       16,282,357,147            17,339,523,031   

Online games-subscription revenue

     3,674,550,704           3,319,956,905      

Online games-royalties and license fees

     11,577,677,453           13,095,522,110      

Mobile games

     882,522,716           704,961,958      

Character merchandising, animation and other revenue

     147,606,274           219,082,058      

Cost of revenues

       13,707,528,886            15,385,860,543   

Cost of revenues-games

     13,707,528,886           15,385,860,543      

Gross profit

       2,574,828,261            1,953,662,488   

Selling and administrative expenses

       11,286,336,550            10,953,786,670   

Salaries

     2,936,738,260           3,500,423,472      

Severance benefits

     196,631,640           374,430,415      

Employee benefits

     542,938,212           654,394,148      

Transportation

     100,047,366           136,341,995      

Entertainment

     43,194,142           24,158,510      

Communication

     75,974,439           78,013,415      

Taxes and dues

     181,755,974           186,401,020      

Depreciation

     114,679,595           124,160,648      

Rent

     377,097,066           530,588,891      

Insurance premium

     107,741,431           111,967,002      

Vehicles maintenance

     4,391,000           3,806,000      

Freight expenses

     1,873,643           2,358,063      

Repairs expenses

     3,350,000           4,803,273      

Training expenses

     1,315,000           920,000      

Books & subscription

     1,923,569           4,018,160      

Office supplies

     24,568,942           23,062,935      

Commission paid

     2,165,509,531           2,547,340,990      

Advertising

     1,342,772,644           172,393,007      

Research and development

     3,073,669,887           2,137,844,423      

Bad debt

     (84,557,335        248,472,921      

Amortization on intangible assets

     74,721,544           87,887,382      

Operating loss

       8,711,508,289            9,000,124,182   

Non-operating income

       2,240,847,859            1,894,337,555   

Interest income

     718,659,176           1,077,731,762      

Gain on foreign currency translation

     139,522,983           78,583,779      

Gain on foreign exchange transactions

     402,788,878           237,037,481      

Gain on valuation of equity-method investments

               4,316,588      

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

     6,529,170           4,874,645      

Gain on disposal of securities under equity method

     624,043,873           122,705,442      

Other income

     349,303,779           369,087,858      

Non-operating expenses

       7,990,623,422            5,466,520,116   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     186,390,178           260,698,377      

Loss on foreign exchange transactions

     128,900,533           193,904,370      

Loss on valuation of equity-method investments

     3,008,605,907           5,004,999,290      

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

               20,836      

Loss on impairment of intangible assets

     4,638,954,929                

Other losses

     27,771,875           6,897,243      

Loss before income tax

       14,461,283,852            12,572,306,743   

Income tax expense

       1,264,824,044            7,457,526,176   

Net loss

       15,726,107,896            20,029,832,919   

Loss per share*

          

Basic and diluted

       2,263            2,882   

 

* Each ADS represents two shares of our common stock. Therefore, loss per ADS is two loss per share.


  (3) Statements of Disposition of Accumulated Deficit

 

GRAVITY CO., LTD.           (In Korean Won)  
     2015      2014  
     Confirmed disposition date:
March 25, 2016
     Confirmed appropriation date:
March 27, 2015
 

Accumulated deficit before disposition (retained earnings before appreciation)

       15,726,017,896           20,029,832,919   

Unappropriated retained earnings carried over from prior year

                   

Net loss

     (15,726,017,896        (20,029,832,919  

Disposition of accumulated deficit

       15,726,017,896           20,029,832,919   

Transfer from capital surplus

     15,726,017,896           20,029,832,919     

Undisposed accumulated deficit (unappropriated retained earnings) carried forwards to subsequent year

                   


  (4) Statements of Changes in Equity

 

GRAVITY CO., LTD.                       (In Korean Won)          
     Capital Stock      Capital Surplus     Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income and
Loss
    Retained
Earnings
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2014

     3,474,450,000         75,380,209,013        1,371,865,952        (11,419,602,518     68,806,922,447   

Net loss

                           (20,029,832,919     (20,029,832,919

Disposition of accumulated deficit

             (11,419,602,518            11,419,602,518          

Changes in equity-method investees with accumulated comprehensive income

                    (3,718,577            (3,718,577

Changes in equity-method investees with accumulated comprehensive loss

                    (34,593,681            (34,593,681

Balance at December 31, 2014

     3,474,450,000         63,960,606,495        1,333,553,694        (20,029,832,919     48,738,777,270   

Balance at January 1, 2015

     3,474,450,000         63,960,606,495        1,333,553,694        (20,029,832,919     48,738,777,270   

Net loss

                           (15,726,107,896     (15,726,107,896

Disposition of accumulated deficit

             (20,029,832,919            20,029,832,919          

Changes in equity-method investees with accumulated comprehensive income

                    (622,306,435            (622,306,435

Changes in equity-method investees with accumulated comprehensive loss

                    294,759,849               294,759,849   

Balance at December 31, 2015

     3,474,450,000         43,930,773,576        1,006,007,108        (15,726,107,896     32,685,122,788   


  (5) Statements of Cash Flows

 

GRAVITY CO., LTD.                 (In Korean Won)                  
     2015     2014  

Cash flows from operating activities

        (4,149,181,974        (2,834,681,650

Net loss

     (15,726,107,896        (20,029,832,919   

Addition of expenses not involving cash outflows

     11,980,914,145           10,425,383,477      

Depreciation

     256,604,158           411,252,533      

Amortization on intangible assets

     4,144,303,761           4,743,949,757      

Bad debt (reversal of bad debt)

     (84,557,335        248,472,921      

Loss on foreign currency translation

     17,002,725           16,688,140      

Loss on valuation of equity-method investments

     3,008,605,907           5,004,999,290      

Loss on disposal of tangible assets

               20,836      

Loss on impairment of intangible assets

     4,638,954,929                

Deduction of revenues not involving cash inflows

     (768,463,333        (210,480,454   

Gain on foreign currency translation

     137,890,290           78,583,779      

Gain on valuation of equity-method investments

               4,316,588      

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

     6,529,170           4,874,645      

Gain on disposal of securities under equity

method

     624,043,873           122,705,442      

Changes in assets and liabilities arising from operating activities

     364,475,110           6,980,248,246      

Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable

     (1,568,321,290        147,395,030      

Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable

     392,317,605           (311,870,940   

Decrease in accrued income

     69,922,132           72,208,065      

Decrease in advance payments

     1,888,245           264,761,424      

Increase in prepaid expenses

     (28,292,311        (192,598,292   

Decrease in current portion of deferred tax assets

               366,000,000      

Decrease in prepaid income taxes

     17,067,442           118,466,804      

Decrease in refund of income taxes receivable

     41,386,251           38,054,947      

Decrease (increase) in long-term prepaid expenses

     181,770,000           (181,770,000   

Decrease in non-current deferred tax assets

               5,796,000,000      

Decrease in other non-current assets

               4,269,654,397      

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

     122,379,048           (1,063,079,211   

Increase (decrease) in withholdings

     2,699,241           (21,401,359   

Decrease in deferred income

     (1,070,674,868        (1,388,119,127   

Increase (decrease) in income tax payable

     7,053,314           (33,642,231   

Increase (decrease) in long-term deferred income

     2,192,513,473           (467,922,353   

Increase (decrease) in leasehold deposits received

     2,735,211           (33,180,370   

Increase (decrease) in advances received

     31,617           (369,998,538   

Decrease in other non-current liabilities

               (28,710,000   

Cash flows from investing activities

        2,207,875,663           3,527,493,774   

Cash inflows from investing activities

     52,013,299,641           45,391,064,153      

Proceeds from disposal of short-term financial instruments

     52,000,000,000           45,000,000,000      

Collection of short-term loans receivable

     6,666,640           36,250,032      

Proceeds from disposal of securities under equity method

               1,356      

Collection of long-term loans receivable

               1,388,908      

Proceeds from disposal of computer and equipment

     4,542,091           7,166,307      

Proceeds from disposal of vehicles

     2,090,910                

Proceeds from disposal of furniture and fixtures

               3,639,000      

Decrease in leasehold deposits

               342,618,550      

Cash outflows from investing activities

     (49,805,423,978        (41,863,570,379   

Increase in short-term financial instruments

     49,000,000,000           41,500,000,000      

Increase in short-term loans receivable

     328,110,000           216,490,000      

Increase in long-term loans receivable

     230,050,000                

Acquisition of computer and equipment

     133,367,631           11,548,181      

Acquisition of furniture and fixtures

     1,751,227           11,313,638      

Acquisition of leasehold improvement

               77,730,000      

Acquisition of software

     96,450,000           46,488,560      

Increase in leasehold improvement

     15,695,120                

Cash flows from financing activities

                    

Cash inflows from financing activities

                    

Cash outflows from financing activities

                    

Increase (decrease) in cash

        (1,941,306,311        692,812,124   

Cash at beginning of year

        24,095,204,019           23,402,391,895   

Cash at end of year

        22,153,897,708           24,095,204,019   


  (6) Notes to Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

* For the notes to the non-consolidated financial statements, please refer to the condensed English translation version of the Company’s KAS-NPE non-consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the independent auditor’s report to be submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 6-K on April 5, 2016.