NASDAQ$EA

Electronic Arts Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Results exceeded expectations, driven by successful new games, live services engagement, and network growth.

Electronic Arts reported strong Q4 results, driven by live services and Apex Legends' performance. The company delivered a record year, with significant engagement across its portfolio and expansion of blockbuster franchises.

  • Net bookings for fiscal year 2021 was $6.190 billion, up 15% year-over-year.
  • Delivered 13 new games and had more than 42 million new players join our network during the fiscal year.
  • FIFA 21 has more than 25 million console/PC players.
  • Apex Legends has more than 100 million players life to date on console/PC, and Season 8 had more than 12 million weekly average players.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.49B

Previous: $1.39B+7.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.23

Previous: $1.08+13.9%
Net Income

$76M

Previous: $418M-81.8%
Operating Income

$175M

Previous: $401M-56.4%
Gross Profit

$1.03B

Previous: $1.12B-8.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.26B

Previous: $3.77B+39.6%
Total Assets

$13.3B

Previous: $11.1B+19.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$109M

Previous: $91M+19.8%

Revenue & EPS history

EA · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.49B

Q4 2021+7.4%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

EA · $1.35B total across 3 segments · Q4 2021

  • Live Services & Other
    $1.1B
  • Full Game Downloads
    $185M-12.3%
  • Packaged Goods
    $65M-61.3%

Forward guidance

EA's financial expectations for the first quarter ending June 30, 2021 and the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022 include estimates of the impact of our recent acquisitions on consolidated results, including our acquisition of Glu Mobile on April 29, 2021.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+1.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.8%

Avg return

30 days after

53%

35 / 66 earnings

Positive

+18.0%

Q4 2014

Best reaction

-9.5%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026-2.1%-0.7%+0.7%
Q3 2026-1.2%-0.3%-1.7%
Q2 2026-0.1%-0.2%+0.9%
Q1 2026+0.0%+3.6%+9.5%
Q4 2025+0.6%-3.4%-3.2%
Q3 2025+7.6%+8.9%+15.5%
Q2 2025+3.4%+4.9%+13.1%
Q1 2025+2.1%+0.7%+1.6%
Q4 2024-4.1%-2.6%+5.2%
Q3 2024-0.7%-1.4%+0.6%
Q2 2024+3.6%+4.4%+11.3%
Q1 2024-7.4%-10.1%-12.0%
Q4 2023-0.8%-0.2%+1.1%
Q3 2023-9.5%-11.7%-12.9%
Q2 2023+2.1%+3.0%+4.5%
Q1 2023+1.8%+1.3%-2.4%
Q4 2022+7.5%+11.5%+21.2%
Q3 2022+3.4%+3.8%-3.6%
Q2 2022+1.6%-1.4%-10.6%
Q1 2022-2.1%-2.6%+4.9%
Q4 2021-0.7%-1.4%+3.6%
Q3 2021-3.5%-3.2%-10.0%
Q2 2021-4.9%-5.1%+2.7%
Q1 2021+4.2%+7.6%+3.6%
Q4 2020-1.3%-0.2%+0.3%
Q3 2020-3.8%-4.6%-9.7%
Q2 2020+0.0%-1.5%+4.2%
Q1 2020+4.1%+4.5%+4.7%
Q4 2019+0.1%+0.1%+2.8%
Q3 2019-9.3%+10.4%+12.4%
Q2 2019-0.2%+1.4%-5.3%
Q1 2019-8.7%-12.1%-12.0%
Q4 2018+5.7%+7.2%+10.5%
Q3 2018+7.9%+5.8%+3.8%
Q2 2018-2.6%-3.7%-9.6%
Q1 2018+0.2%-0.9%-0.9%
Q4 2017+13.0%+14.0%+19.4%
Q3 2017-1.0%-3.1%+3.8%
Q2 2017+0.8%+2.2%-3.7%
Q1 2017+2.6%+4.2%+6.7%
Q4 2016+13.7%
Q3 2016-7.1%
Q2 2016-6.1%
Q1 2016-0.9%
Q4 2015+2.7%
Q3 2015+10.4%
Q2 2015+5.5%
Q1 2015-6.2%
Q4 2014+18.0%
Q3 2014+3.1%
Q2 2014+4.7%
Q1 2014+5.8%
Q4 2013+17.9%
Q3 2013+5.2%
Q2 2013+3.7%
Q1 2013+4.0%
Q4 2012+1.1%
Q3 2012-4.0%
Q2 2012-6.0%
Q1 2012+2.5%
Q4 2011+1.7%
Q3 2011+0.4%
Q2 2011+0.0%
Q1 2011-2.2%
Q4 2010-3.8%
Q1 2010-1.8%

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