Electronic Arts Tops Estimates, Cuts Tiger Woods Partnership

Photo of Paul Ausick
By Paul Ausick Updated Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

Madden25-EA-game

Electronic Arts Inc.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) reported a second fiscal quarter 2014 results after markets closed on Tuesday. The games company posted adjusted diluted EPS of $0.33 and $1.04 billion in non-GAAP revenue. In the same period a year ago, EA reported EPS of $0.15 on non-GAAP revenues of $1.08 billion. Second-quarter results compare to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimates for EPS of $0.12 and $976.10 million in revenue.

The video game maker offered third fiscal quarter guidance of $1.65 billion in revenue, short of the consensus estimate of $1.75 billion, and adjusted EPS guidance of $1.22, again short of the consensus estimate of $1.32. Full-year guidance for calls for EPS of $1.25 and full-year revenue of $4 billion. Full-year guidance is above the consensus estimate of $1.22 for EPS, but slightly below the consensus revenue estimate of $4.02 billion.

Non-GAAP revenue estimates include a positive impact of $450 million in full-year expected revenues due to a change in deferred net revenue for online-enabled games. A similar exclusion will add about $875 million to expected fourth-quarter revenues.

Earlier on Tuesday the company said it was parting ways with Tiger Woods and his golf video game after 15 years and $771 million in sales. The decision to end the relationship was mutual according to the company.

Shares are up about 3% in after-hours trading at $24.13 in a 52-week range of $11.90 to $28.13. Thomson Reuters had a consensus analyst price target of around $26.90 before today’s results were announced.

Photo of Paul Ausick
About the Author Paul Ausick →

Paul Ausick has been writing for 247Wallst.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

DELL Vol: 42,366,555
NTAP Vol: 15,911,807
NOW Vol: 68,243,561
IBM
IBM Vol: 28,527,546
HPE Vol: 86,996,387

Top Losing Stocks

CTRA Vol: 73,319,495
CLX Vol: 4,744,001
RMD Vol: 3,526,686
INTC Vol: 191,680,425
SWKS Vol: 5,407,806