Category Archives: ea financials

Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 22:01 BST

EA believes digital basis of next-gen will be a boon to revenue

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During E3, EA held and investor’s meeting during which COO Peter Moore said the firm will be “aggressively getting after the preorder business” and will be also be focusing more on DLC as it provides a better average revenue per user allowing the company to get “$70, $80 or $90 from that customer,” in total after spending the initial $60 for a game.

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Sat, May 11, 2013 | 14:10 BST

EA Sports EVP Andrew Wilson unloads all shares in the firm for $687,000

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EA Sports executive vice president Andrew Wilson has sold all his shares in Electronic Arts, according to a Form 4 filed with the SEC yesterday.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 17:38 BST

EA: full game downloads contributed nearly $100 million during Q4

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EA said during its call to investors last night that full game downloads contributed nearly $100 million during Q4 in fiscal year 2013, a figure which is up 64% year-over-year.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 16:09 BST

EA shares up 26% YTD, stock hits 52-week high of $20.84

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Shares in Electronic Arts have hit a new 52-week high of $20.84, compared to the previous 52-week high of $19.51 and shares are up 26% YTD as of the close of trading on Tuesday, May 7.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 03:53 BST

EA Q4: Battlefield 3 Premium pulls $120 million in revenue

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Electronic Arts has announced its Q4 and fiscal year 2013 financials with the news Battlefield 3 Premium has over 3.5 million subscribers to-date, and generated over $120 million in revenue through the March quarter.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 10:13 BST

EA’s temporary executive chairman is making $1.03 Million a year

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EA’s interim executive chairman Larry Probst is keeping the throne warm after John Riccitiello’s departure from the company last month. He will make $1.03 a year in the role until a suitable heir can be found. Our money’s on Peter Moore.

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Wed, Mar 20, 2013 | 09:06 GMT

EA stock drops 8.34% following Riccitiello resignation

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EA’s NASDAQ stock plummeted almost 9% yesterday, following the resignation of former CEO John Riccitiello.

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Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 08:24 GMT

Battlefield: new game will launch next year, says EA

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Battlefield was highlighted as a big winner for EA during the publisher’s investor call last night – we covered the entire report here. We also reported that Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s poor performance has resulted in it being dropped from rotation, leaving space for a more Battlefield titles. Last night, EA confirmed that a new Battlefield title is on the way next year. Could it be Bad company 3 at last?

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Tue, Mar 19, 2013 | 19:56 GMT

EA Q3: Fuse delayed, Medal of Honor “out of rotation”

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EA’s latest financial results show reduced revenue and profit but strong sales figures for its catalog of perennially popular properties.

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Mon, Dec 17, 2012 | 12:02 GMT

EA slips from NASDAQ-100 list following share drop

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EA has tumbled from the top 100 NASDAQ-listed companies following a 40% share drop in the summer, and the perceived failings of BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. See the fallout below.

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Wed, Oct 31, 2012 | 17:19 GMT

Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s poor reviews could spark the end of the franchise – Pachter

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As we informed you yesterday, sales of the recently-released Medal of Honor: Warfighter have fallen below expectations. Now, one analyst believes the shooter’s poor reception may have put the future of its franchise in jeopardy.

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Tue, Oct 30, 2012 | 21:53 GMT

EA Q2: FIFA sells 7.4 million, MoH: Warfighter “below expectations”

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EA posted a loss and decreased revenue in Q2 FY2013, which CEO John Riccitiello blamed largely on disappointing sales of Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

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Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 17:05 BST

EA Q1 – Battlefield 3 Premium sold over 1.3M subscriptions

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EA has announced its financials results for Q1 of its current fiscal year, noting its Battlefield 3 Premium Service has 1.3 million subscriptions.

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Tue, Jul 31, 2012 | 12:22 BST

Medal of Honor Warfighter: ‘poor quality of first game will hurt sales’ – analyst

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Medal of Honor: Warfighter is just one of many FPS titles vying for a slice of Call of Duty’s audience this year, but a US financial firm has said the ‘poor quality’ of the original and a lack of E3 interest will cause sales to suffer.

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Wed, May 09, 2012 | 23:55 BST

Riccitiello: Investors need to “catch up” with EA, SWTOR “solid, successful, profitable”

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EA’s stock took a bit of a beating in the wake of its financial briefing earlier this week, but CEO John Riccitiello says investors are behind the times.

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Wed, May 16, 2012 | 08:20 BST

EA 2012 – EA in profit, $80m on next-gen dev in FY13

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EA made a profit last year, the publisher said today, and is now looking forward to heavy investment in next-gen consoles.

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Thu, May 03, 2012 | 20:07 BST

Analysts expect EA to report Q4 fiscal revenue of $960- $980 million on Monday

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EA will release its Q4 earnings report for the period ending March 31 on Monday, May 7, and analysts are expecting the firm to report revenue of $960 – $980 million. Stock in the company closed at $15.87 a share, valuing the company at $5.26 billion. For the coming fiscal year, analysts expect the firm to revenue of $4.55 -$4.6 billion. Thanks, VentureBeat.

Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 12:50 BST

Stand down: EA denies reports of imminent lay-offs

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EA has denied it’s preparing for a massive rearrangement of staff, with as many as 1,000 jobs reported to be on the chopping block.

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Thu, Feb 02, 2012 | 16:13 GMT

EA Q3: SWTOR moves 2 million units, 1.7M active users

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EA has posted $1.65 billion in revenue for Q3 FY12, which is a 15% increase year-over-year from $1.41 billion. Packaged goods sales came in at $1.23 billion compared to $1.108 billion year-over-year, and losses for the quarter were $205 million, compared to $322 million year-over-year.

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Fri, Oct 28, 2011 | 20:37 BST

EA Q2 – Battlefield 3 ships over 10 million units

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EA has posted increased revenue for Q2 ’12 thanks to a surge in its digital and sports offerings, and CEO John Riccitiello noted that Battlefield 3 has shipped over 10 million units since its US launch.

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