Thursday, February 12, 2009 9:29:23 AM
Record December sales
Robust sales of blockbuster titles like Guitar Hero World Tour and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King weren't enough to keep Activision Blizzard in the black for Q4, as the publisher swung to a loss for Q4. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $72 million or $0.05 per share; that's in contrast to an $86 million profit and EPS of $0.15 in Q407.
Activision said net income excluding deferred revenue and other charges (non-GAAP) would've been $429 million—but that still didn't stop investors from sending shares down in after-hours trading.
—Strong revenues: The Street's consensus was about $2.1 billion—and Activision's non-GAAP net revenues came in at $2.3 billion. It also beat its own estimate of $2.2 billion. GAAP revs were slightly lower, at $1.6 billion, but still up from $453 million in Q407.
—Best-selling games of 2008: With Guitar Hero and Call of Duty, Activision said it had two of the top-five best-selling franchises across all consoles last year, per aggregated stats from NPD, Gfk and Charttrack. Meanwhile, Lich King came in as the best-selling PC title for 2008 in North America and Europe.
—In context: Activision's mixed performance comes about a week after THQ (NasdaqGS: THQI) and EA both released poor Q4 reports. And while its rivals may have larger holes to dig out off, the industry-wide layoffs and losses make it clear (if it wasn't already) that gaming companies aren't recession proof.
a little restructuring will fix them up imo
Maybacks Global and Inventel Products To Launch Global 24 Hour Shopping Channel • AHRO • Sep 3, 2024 9:15 AM
UC Asset announces plan of management stock buyback • UCASU • Sep 3, 2024 9:00 AM
Element79 Gold Corp Appoints Warren Levy to Board of Directors • ELMGF • Aug 28, 2024 9:51 AM
Integrated Ventures Announces Strategic Entry Into Health & Wellness Industry with Focus on GLP-1 Products • INTV • Aug 28, 2024 8:30 AM
ELEMENT79 ANNOUNCES UPLISTING TO OTCQB VENTURE MARKET • ELMGF • Aug 26, 2024 10:03 AM
North Bay Resources Announces Gold Assays up to 2.2 Ounces per Ton, Fran Gold Project, British Columbia • NBRI • Aug 26, 2024 10:00 AM