Electronic Arts Q2 FY15 results

EA continues to be top publisher on next gen consoles in the West

Posted on Oct 28, 2014 - 4:12pm EST

Electronic Arts has today announced preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014.

For the quarter, net revenue of $1.220 billion was above expectations of $1.140 billion. EA has also raised fiscal 2015 net revenue expectations from $4.100 billion to $4.175 billion.

Calendar year to date, EA continues to be the #1 publisher on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles in the Western World, led by FIFA 15, NHL 15, Madden NFL 15, EA SPORTS UFC, Titanfall, Battlefield 4, and FIFA 14.

In fiscal Q2, EA’s players logged more than 1.9 billion hours of gameplay on console and PC. Monthly active users for EA’s mobile titles averaged over 155 million in Q2. To date, players have logged more than 89 million games of Madden NFL 15, up 48% year-over-year.

Net revenue for EA’s FIFA, Madden NFL and Hockey Ultimate Team services continued to grow, collectively up 96% year-over-year.

On a trailing twelve month basis, EA had record net revenue of $4.481 billion (of which a record $2.0 billion was digital), record net income of $843 million and record operating cash flow of $1.153 billion.