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Gameloft - Record First-Quarter Sales of EUR22.7 Millions
PARIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
- Growth Reaches 54% in the First Quarter of 2007
Gameloft generated consolidated sales of EUR22.7 M ($30.9 M) in the
first quarter of 2007, up by 54% from the previous year. On a comparable
consolidation and exchange rate basis, growth would have reached 66%.
In EURM 2007 2006 Variation
1st quarter 22.7 14.8 +54%
In the first quarter of 2007, Europe accounted for 44% of sales, North
America 39% and the rest of the world 17%.
The sharp increase in the company's sales is a result of:
- the continued success of Gameloft's back catalogue, thanks in
particular to the large number of games released in 2006 (45 new games were
released in 2006 compared to just over 20 in 2005);
- and the immediate success of the games launched in the first quarter
of 2007, such as Desperate Housewives, Lost, Real Football 2007, Tennis
Open 2007 feat. Lleyton Hewitt, etc.
The company's strong performance in the first quarter of 2007 shows
that it is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the rapid growth in
the mobile games market. The worldwide installed base of Java phones
reached 1.2 billion units in 2007[1] and is expected to double in the
coming years. With its catalogue of 130 mobile games distributed by more
than 170 operators around the world, Gameloft is now beginning to reap the
benefits of the massive investments made in previous years.
The better-than-expected growth in its activity over the first three
months of the year is prompting the company to fine-tune its 2007 sales
target. Gameloft is now forecasting annual sales of EUR95 to 100 M (versus
its previous estimate of EUR90 to 100 M), i.e. annual growth of 39 to 46%.
The company is also confirming its operating margin target (excluding
employee stock-based compensation) in excess of 10% for 2007.
Second quarter sales will be published July 26, 2007.
Contact: Anne-Laure Descleves
Tel: +33-(0)1-58-16-20-82
anne-laure.descleves@gameloft.com
[1] Source: Ovum
SOURCE Gameloft
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