PARIS, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Sales of
€227.3M
Current operating
income of -€1.1M
Net income before
tax of €1.8M
Operating cash
flow of €8.7M
Net cash of
€52.7M
Today, Gameloft, a leading digital and social game developer and
publisher, released its results for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2014.
In millions of EUR 2014 % of sales 2013 % of sales
Sales 227.3 100% 233.3 100%
Cost of sales -40.1 -18% -40.5 -17%
Gross profit 187.2 82% 192.8 83%
R&D -118.5 -52% -106.8 -46%
Sales and marketing -40.9 -18% -36.1 -15%
Administration -28.2 -12% -20.9 -9%
Other operating income and
expenses -0.7 0% -0.4 0%
Current operating income -1.1 0% 28.4 12%
Stock-based compensation -3.1 -1% -3.5 -2%
Other income and expenses -0.7 0% -1.3 -1%
Operating income -4.9 -2% 23.6 10%
Financial income 6.7 3% -7.5 -3%
Net income before tax 1.8 1% 16.1 7%
Tax expense -8.1 -4% -8.5 -4%
Net income -6.4 -3% 7.5 3%
"The level of current operating
expenses reached €228.4 million in 2014, which
was slightly better than
our initial guidance of €230
million despite a weakening Euro in
the second half of the year. Gameloft will
continue its efforts toeffectively manage its investments
and tightly
controlits costs to
allow the company's growth and
profitability to bounce back in 2015," stated
Michel Guillemot, CEO of Gameloft. "Gameloft
has a massive
audience, strong brands,
solid recurring revenues, growth
opportunities ahead and a healthy financial
situation.We therefore look
to the future with confidence."
Selected 2014 Financial Highlights and Metrics
- Sales of €227.3 million, up 1% on a constant-exchange-rate
basis. Back catalogue games accounted for close to 90% of full-year
sales, up 15% year on year.
- EMEA was 33% of sales; North
America, 28%; APAC, 22%; and LATAM, 18%.
- Monthly active users and daily active users averaged 170
million and 21 million respectively in Q4 2014.
- Current operating income of -€1.1 million, slightly better than
anticipated.
- Swing of €14.2 million in the financial results between 2013
and 2014. Financial income stood at €6.7 million in 2014.
- Tax expense reached €8.1 million but the amount of unrecognized
tax loss carry forward grew to €28.0 million compared with €10.3
million in 2013.
Selected Product Highlights
- 700 million Gameloft games were downloaded in 2014 on the App
Store and Google Play. Gameloft was the worldwide #2 game publisher
by combined iOS & Google Play downloads according to
App Annie's 2014 worldwide
index.
- Gameloft released, as anticipated, five new titles in the first
quarter of 2015: Dragon Mania Legends®, Puzzle Pets,
Immortal Odyssey, Age of Sparta and Dungeon
Hunter™ 5.
- In January 2015 Gameloft was the
worldwide #1 game publisher by combined iOS & Google Play
downloads according to App
Annie.
- Despicable Me: Minion Rush has surpassed half a billion
downloads since its release in June
2013. This is the equivalent of one in every 14 people in
the world.
- Asphalt® 8: Airborne was voted Best
Mobile Game App at the 2015 GSMA Global Mobile Awards.
Financial and Business Outlook
Gameloft is on track so far to release, as planned, around
twenty new smartphone titles per year starting 2015. Additionally,
the key performance indicators of recently released titles such as
Spider-Man® Unlimited, Dragon Mania Legends and
Dungeon Hunter 5 indicate a strong improvement in
monetization compared with similar products launched in previous
years.
The company has set up its own in-house digital ad agency and
has started to sell the inventory available in twenty-four of its
games. "With major advertising companies now switching a larger
part of their budgets to mobile and with Gameloft
being one of the
leading publishers by
downloads and audience,we expect
advertising to become a significant new line of
business for the company and to unlock long-term
shareholder value," added Michel Guillemot.
The Group's first quarter sales will be published on
April 28, 2015, after the market
closes.
About Gameloft
A leading publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft® has
established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since
2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including
feature phones, smartphones, tablets (including Apple® iOS,
Android® and Windows® devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs.
Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®,
Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also
partners with major rights holders including Universal,
Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital
Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®. Gameloft is present on all
continents, distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs
over 5,400 developers.
Gameloft is listed on NYSE Euronext Paris (NYSE Euronext:
GFT.PA, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA). Gameloft's sponsored
Level 1 ADR (ticker: GLOFY) is traded OTC in the US.
PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT (KEUR) 2014 2013
Revenue 227,279 233,296
Cost of sales -40,105 -40,540
Gross margin 187,175 192,756
R&D -118,468 -106,828
Sales and Marketing -40,861 -36,138
Administration -28,238 -20,931
Other operating income and expenses -703 -443
Current operating income -1,095 28,417
Stock-based compensation -3,100 -3,520
Other income and expenses -682 -1,302
Operating income -4,877 23,595
Cost of net financial indebtedness 2,783 2,094
Exchange rate gains 20,316 7,370
Exchange rate losses -16,441 -16,992
Net financial income/loss 6,658 -7,529
Net income/loss before tax 1,782 16,066
Tax expense -8,136 -8,541
Net profit/loss (group share) -6,355 7,526
Earnings per share -0.08 0.09
Fully diluted earnings per share -0.07 0.09
BALANCE SHEET (KEUR) 31/12/14 31/12/13
ASSETS
Net intangible fixed assets 8,460 8,146
Net tangible fixed assets 22,868 16,445
Other non-current assets 5,883 6,749
Deferred tax assets 16,456 11,163
Total non-current assets 53,667 42,503
Client receivables 63,914 62,802
Other receivables 27,258 20,572
Cash and cash equivalents 56,264 61,797
Total current assets 147,436 145,171
TOTAL 201,104 187,675
LIABILITIES
Capital 4,281 4,201
Issue premium 91,165 88,553
Reserves 48,741 35,973
Net income -6,355 7,526
Shareholder equity 137,833 136,253
Non-current liabilities 8,562 4,286
Current liabilities 54,709 47,135
TOTAL 201,104 187,675
CASH FLOW STATEMENT (KEUR) 2014 2013
Net income -6,355 7,526
Depreciation, amortization and provisions 18,598 13,598
Stock-based compensation 3,100 3,520
Gains on disposal of assets 122 397
Deferred tax -3,486 1,682
Other 108 649
Self-financing capacity 12,086 27,372
Change in trade receivables -2,582 -9,680
Change in operating liabilities -831 8,252
Change in working capital -3,413 -1,428
Operating cash flow 8,674 25,944
Acquisitions of licenses -3,810 -6,114
Acquisitions of intangible fixed assets -2,341 -2,197
Acquisitions of tangible fixed assets -15,019 -15,750
Acquisitions of other fixed financial assets -1,381 -845
Repayment of other financial assets 1,122 343
Proceeds from sale of assets 109 74
Net cash flows linked to investments -21,320 -24,490
Free cash flow -12,646 1,454
Capital increase related to stock options
and bonus shares 4,598 10,000
Share buyback -1,935 -6,202
Proceeds from loans and borrowings 1,444 0
Net cash flows from financing activities 4,107 3,797
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations 916 -528
Change in cash and cash equivalents -7,623 4,723
Net cash at the beginning of the year 60,329 55,606
Net cash at the end of the year 52,706 60,329
For further information:
Laure d'Hauteville Deputy CFO
Email: Laure.dHauteville@gameloft.com
For more information, consult http://www.gameloft.com
SOURCE Gameloft