Electronic Arts reports their Q3 FY15 financial results, describing them
with terms including "great execution," "excellent performance," and
"record-breaking financials," as they report non-GAAP net revenue of $1.428
billion for a diluted earnings per share of $1.22. They celebrate with
an infographic with milestones from the quarter, and here are the aspects
from the report they are highlighting:
Selected Operating Highlights
and Metrics:
- Calendar year 2014 EA was the #1 publisher on
PlayStation®4 and Xbox One consoles in the world, driven by the success of
Dragon Age™: Inquisition, FIFA 15, NHL®15, Madden NFL 15, EA SPORTSTM UFC®,
TitanfallTM, Battlefield 4TM, and FIFA 14.
- SimCity™ BuildIt just launched in December and has
already achieved 22 million downloads to date and has reached the top 5 iOS
game downloads in more than 100 countries.
- Dragon Age: Inquisition captivated fans and
critics worldwide and it quickly became the most successful launch in
BioWare™ history in addition to being named to more than 200 “Game of the
Year” lists. The single player campaign alone has been enjoyed for more than
113 million hours.
- Monthly active users for EA’s mobile titles
averaged more than 160 million in Q3.
- EA’s mobile sports games continue to engage
players, with Madden NFL Mobile and FIFA 15 Ultimate Team™ together
averaging 45% more monthly active players through Q3 compared to our
previous iterations in the same period last year.
Selected Financial Highlights:
*On a non-GAAP basis
- For the quarter, net revenue* of $1.428 billion
was above our guidance of $1.275 billion. Diluted earnings per share* of
$1.22 was above our guidance of $0.90.
- On a trailing twelve month basis, EA had net
revenue* of $4.337 billion of which a record $2.178 billion was digital*
(more than half for the first time ever), net income* of $833 million and
operating cash flow of $1.150 billion (a record for a calendar year).
- EA raised fiscal 2015 net revenue* guidance from
$4.175 billion to $4.253 billion and diluted EPS* guidance from $2.05 to
$2.35 per share.
- Net revenue* for EA’s FIFA, Madden NFL and Hockey
Ultimate Team services continued to grow, collectively up 82%
year-over-year.
- EA repurchased 2.5 million shares in Q3 for $97
million, pursuant to the $750 million share repurchase program initiated in
May 2014.