Electronic Arts Q2 Earnings: EPS Beat, Solid Bookings, Football's $1 Billion Run In Sight & More
Electronic Arts Q2 Earnings: EPS Beat, Solid Bookings, Football's $1 Billion Run In Sight & More
The company said that American Football is on pace to surpass $1 billion in net bookings for FY25, with playtime up over 140% year-over-year and more than double the number of new players joining the community.Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) shares traded higher premarket on Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter results.
藝電（納斯達克:EA）週三盤前交易股價上漲，此前公司公佈了第二季度業績。
The company reported net revenue of $2.025 billion, missing the consensus of $2.037 billion. EPS of $1.11 exceeded the estimate of $0.88.
公司報告的淨營業收入爲20.25億美元，低於20.37億美元的共識。每股收益爲1.11美元，超過0.88美元的預期。
Net bookings reached $2.079 billion, a second-quarter record that surpassed the top end of the guidance range of $2.050 billion.
淨預訂達到20.79億美元，創下第二季度的紀錄，超過了20.5億美元的指導範圍的高端。
The company said that American Football is on pace to surpass $1 billion in net bookings for FY25, with playtime up over 140% year-over-year and more than double the number of new players joining the community.
公司表示，美式橄欖球在FY25有望實現10億美元的淨預訂，玩家的遊戲時間同比增長超過140％，新增玩家數量是去年的兩倍以上。
Operating cash flow generated was $234 million for the quarter. As of September 30, cash and cash equivalents stood at $2.3 billion.
本季度產生的經營性現金流爲23400萬美元。截至9月30日，現金及現金等價物爲23億美元。
The company declared a quarterly dividend per share of $0.19, payable on December 18 to stockholders of record as of November 27.
公司宣佈每股股息爲0.19美元，將於12月18日支付給截至11月27日持股人。
During the quarter, EA repurchased 2.6 million shares for $375 million as part of its stock buyback program.
在本季度，藝電回購了260萬股，總計37500萬美元，作爲其股票回購計劃的一部分。
Outlook: For the third quarter, Electronic Arts expects third-quarter EPS of $0.85 – $1.02 (vs. estimate of $1.33) and revenue of ~$1.875 billion – $2.025 billion (vs. consensus of $2.508 billion).
展望：對於第三季度，藝電預計每股收益爲0.85美元至1.02美元（預估爲1.33美元），營業收入約爲18.75億美元至20.25億美元（共識爲25.08億美元）。
For the full fiscal year, the company raised EPS guidance to $3.82 – $4.33 (from $3.34 – $4.00) vs. an estimate of $3.98 and revenue to $7.4 billion – $7.7 billion (from $7.1 billion – $7.5 billion) vs consensus of $7.60 billion.
對於整個財政年度，公司將每股收益指引調高至3.82美元至4.33美元（由3.34美元至4.00美元），預估爲3.98美元，營業收入指引調高至74億至77億美元（由71億至75億美元），預估爲76億美元。
Also, the company projects net bookings of around $7.500 billion to $7.800 billion (vs. $7.3 billion – $7.7 billion prior).
此外，公司預計淨預訂額約爲75億至78億美元（較之前的73億至77億美元）。
In September, EA shared an in-depth look at the initiatives and experiences driving its strategic pillars to accelerate growth and outlined how AI drives efficiency, expansion and transformation at EA.
在九月，藝電詳細介紹了推動其戰略支柱加速增長的倡議和經驗，以及人工智能如何在藝電推動效率、擴張和轉型。
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Roundhill Video Games ETF (NASDAQ:NERD) and Global X Video Games & Esports ETF (NASDAQ:HERO).
投資者可以通過Roundhill Video Games ETF（納斯達克: NERD）和Global X Video Games & Esports ETF（納斯達克: HERO）接觸到這支股票。
Price Action: EA shares are up 1.24% at $147.43 premarket at the last check on Wednesday.
股價走勢：藝電股票在週三最後檢查時（盤前）上漲了1.24%，報價147.43美元。
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