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[Nirolak]

Quarter:

Non-GAAP Net Income: $125 million
GAAP Net Income: $395 million
Cash Flow: $198 million

Year:

GAAP Net Revenue: $4,515 million
GAAP Net Income: $875 million
Non-GAAP Net Revenue: $4,319 million
Non-GAAP Net Income: $806 million
Operating Cash Flow: $1,067 million

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Electronic Arts Reports Q4 FY15 and Full Year FY15 Financial Results
Record Fiscal Year Net Revenue, Digital Net Revenue and Operating Cash Flow
Q4 and Full Year Net Revenue, Operating Cash Flow and EPS Exceed Guidance
Announcing New $1 Billion Share Repurchase Plan

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015.

“With a clear focus on putting our players first, FY15 was an exceptional year for Electronic Arts. We introduced award-winning games, delivered enduring entertainment in our live services, and forged deeper relationships with a growing global audience across consoles, mobile devices and PC,” said Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson. “EA continues to sharpen our focus and speed, and in the year ahead we will engage more players on more platforms with new experiences like Star Wars Battlefront, FIFA 16, Minions Paradise and more.”

“Two years ago, we discussed a three-year plan to double non-GAAP operating margins to 20%,” said Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen. “Today, I’m happy to announce that we exceeded our goal a full year ahead of schedule. Looking forward, we anticipate continued earnings growth driven by our strong portfolio, investment in new IP, the market shift to digital, and on-going cost discipline.”

News and ongoing updates regarding EA and our games are available on EA’s blog at www.ea.com/news.

Selected Operating Highlights and Metrics:

For fiscal year 2015 EA was the #1 publisher on PlayStation®4 and Xbox One consoles in the world, driven by the success of Battlefield™Hardline, Dragon Age™: Inquisition, FIFA 15, NHL®15, Madden NFL 15, Battlefield 4™ and FIFA 14.
More than 30 million game sessions of Battlefield Hardline were played in Q4.
Nearly 200 million hours of Dragon Age: Inquisition have been played life-to-date.
The Simpsons™: Tapped Out averaged more than 16 million monthly players throughout FY15.
Monthly active users for EA’s mobile titles averaged more than 165 million in Q4.
Players can live out their Star Wars fantasies when Star Wars™Battlefront™ launches beginning on November 17, 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and on Origin™ for PC.

Selected Financial Highlights:

*On a non-GAAP basis

For the quarter, net revenue* of $896 million was above our guidance of $830 million. Diluted earnings per share* of $0.39 was above our guidance of $0.22.
For fiscal year 2015, EA had net revenue* of $4.319 billion of which a record $2.230 billion was digital*, net income* of $806 million and operating cash flow of $1.067 billion, a record for any fiscal year.
EA provided fiscal 2016 net revenue* guidance of $4.400 billion and diluted EPS* guidance of $2.75 per share. Net revenue* guidance assumes a negative $250 million impact due to the year over year change in foreign exchange rates.
EA repurchased 1.8 million shares in Q4 for $95 million.
Mobile revenue* set a new EA record, contributing $524 million for the fiscal year.

Source: http://news.ea.com/press-release/co...-q4-fy15-and-full-year-fy15-financial-results

And here's the promised arbitrary infographic:

 

[anexanhume]

Nearly 200 million hours of Dragon Age: Inquisition have been played life-to-date.

Argh.

 

[Nirolak]

Argh.

They stopped giving actual numbers a couple years ago.

 

[kadotsu]

That's a pathetic number for created Sims.

 

[Chobel]

Excuse my ignorance, but what does guidance mean? Expectations?

 

[alr1ght]

All that DLC. I hate everyone.

 

[TI82]

Is this what they do when sales numbers arent what they hoped for?

 

[1st Course]

digital > physical

800 million profit

Yeah EA is back on the game strong.

 

[BeforeU]

Too many hours. i cant handle this

 

[1st Course]

Is this what they do when sales numbers arent what they hoped for?

????

Record results actually. Profit and revenue the highest they ever been.

 

[Nirolak]

Is this what they do when sales numbers arent what they hoped for?

No their results are fantastic so they feel no need to release actual numbers.

It's also because so much of the revenue is digital instead of physical and thus less quantifiable like "10 million units sold".

 

[alr1ght]

Only 647 million dollars spent on marketing last year.

 

[perfectsil]

they count Madden in minutes but FIFA in hours?

 

[Nirolak]

Only 647 million dollars spent on marketing last year.

Their plan for direct to consumer advertising seems to be working.

This is what that gigantic database where everything pumps into Origin was about.

 

[Conduit]

No word about Access?

 

[Quentyn]

Slides

http://files.shareholder.com/downlo...2-E2740BD62E81/Q4_FY15_Slide_Presentation.pdf

Mirror's Edge and new Plants vs. Zombies are scheduled for Q4

 

[TI82]

No their results are fantastic so they feel no need to release actual numbers.

It's also because so much of the revenue is digital instead of physical and thus less quantifiable like "10 million units sold".

Ah okay, still weird.

 

[slavesnyder]

Nonsense statistics.
Is this Microsoft-spirit Peter Moore brought with him?

 

[Dunlop]

No word about Access?

I was wonderingng that also, not that it could possibly be a big money maker but or hope it's successful

 

[alr1ght]

digital > physical

800 million profit

Yeah EA is back on the game strong.

actually, on a revenue basis it's 2.316M (phys) v 2.199M (digi)

 

[Kristian]

Those FIFA15 gaming HOURS! Me and my friends are propably at 1+ billion lol

 

[1st Course]

actually, on a revenue basis it's 2.316M (phys) v 2.199M (digi)

For fiscal year 2015, EA had net revenue* of $4.319 billion of which a record $2.230 billion was digital*, net income* of $806 million and operating cash flow of $1.067 billion, a record for any fiscal year.

Edit: yeah on gaap physical still higher.

 

[perfectsil]

7+ million game sessions in EA Access Vault, that equals how many subscribers, yeah no clue

 

[m_dorian]

The thing is that EA is doing well while not being completely awful, like golden poo awful, at the same time, which is a good thing. I wonder if they keep up or go back again being the EA we know and dislike.

 

[LJ11]

Ultimate team modes are a great driver for them. Its May and I'm still playing madden due to ultimate team. In three months 16 releases and I'll be just as hooked, and I'll have to start from scratch.

 

[Steel]

7+ million game sessions in EA Access Vault, that equals how many subscribers, yeah no clue

I'd imagine not many.

 

[CTLance]

EA being all

That's some massive amount of money. Impressive how much they manage to milk their customers.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

All that DLC. I hate everyone.

the full game downloads aka the launch.exe for all that DLC

 

[BeauRoger]

I wonder how much SWTOR has contributed to the positive results

 

[alr1ght]

When did they drop Steam support? Their PC revenues consistently dropping.

 

[Quentyn]

Conference call has just started.

 

[Fisty]

Apparently EAs success wasnt driven by Titanfall... no mentions anywhere. Even BF4 and FIFA 14 got mentions.

 

[alr1ght]

 

[Phinor]

Disappointing numbers if you ask me. I was expecting at least 1.51 billion zombie vanquishes and 26.252526 million universities built. I wonder how they plan to fix these issues.

Honestly though, that upcoming lineup looks very disappointing. More of the same, a lot more with no new ideas anywhere to be found.

 

[StealthGoblin]

I wish more companies would do platform/family breakdowns. I find them interesting.

 

[Led_Zeppelin]

Disappointing numbers if you ask me. I was expecting at least 1.51 billion zombie vanquishes and 26.252526 million universities built. I wonder how they plan to fix these issues.

Honestly though, that upcoming lineup looks very disappointing. More of the same, a lot more with no new ideas anywhere to be found.

As a gamer I agree, but it seems that EA has become a rock solid company to invest in the last 2/3 years. If I could buy more stock from them I would have a long time ago. But now is to expensive to do so.

 

[ZhugeEX]

EA expects 9-10m units to be sold for Star Wars Battlefront

 

[Quentyn]

They expect 9-10 million units from Battlefront.

 

[SolidSnakex]

EA expects 9-10m units to be sold for Star Wars Battlefront

That seems very reasonable and perhaps even a slightly low.

 

[Jigorath]

EA expects 9-10m units to be sold for Star Wars Battlefront

I think Battlefront will clear that goal pretty easily.

 

[Nirolak]

That seems very reasonable and perhaps even a slightly low.

They got burnt for a ton of years setting goals too high so they're usually way more conservative and beat all their predictions these days.

 

[Iastfan112]

When did they drop Steam support? Their PC revenues consistently dropping.

I'd argue BF4's very flawed release burned some bridges for them and hurt PC sales going forward. You also had Sim City 2013, a big PC only title, making every year after 2013 look worse as well.

 

[Joco]

I think Battlefront will be the best selling game on consoles this year, even beating COD. Star Wars fever will be strong this fall.

 

[CosmicQueso]

Assuming EA Access revenues are listed under Subscription, not seeing a huge bump there post-launch.

Doesn't seem to be a significant increase in Full Game Download sales after EA Access launch either.

So while EA Access might be doing okay and could be beating EA's internal forecasts, doesn't seem to be having a huge impact on the financials.

Of course, not seeing any detail on the line prevents good analysis.

 

[Dunlop]

So while EA Access might be doing okay and could be beating EA's internal forecasts, doesn't seem to be having a huge impact on the financials.

I don't see how it could, it is used by a percentage of the smaller XB1 userbase

Fantastic service though, Sony is a lost cause but hopefully they make a similar PC model

 

[ZhugeEX]

Did anyone else hear them say Titanfall sequel in FY2017?

Or was I hearing things?

 

[Quentyn]

Did anyone else hear them say Titanfall sequel in FY2017?

Or was I hearing things?

Yup, they said most likely FY 2017.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Yup, they said most likely FY 2017.

Thanks.

What did they say about the console install base. 50m by the end of the year? I'm assuming PS4+X1.

 

[_woLf]

I wonder if they'll mention Mass Effect 4 at all.

 

[Quentyn]

Thanks.

What did they say about the console install base. 50m by the end of the year? I'm assuming PS4+X1.

I think so. Didn't 100% understand that either.