Gameloft 2009 Annual Results

    PARIS, March 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
    - 11% Growth in Sales
    - Tripling of Current Operating Income at EUR10.4M
    - Very Sharp Increase in Net Profit at EUR6.0M
    2009 Annual Results
    Gameloft's financial statement for the year ending 31 December 2009
breaks down as follows:

    In EUR millions                             2009          2008

    Turnover                                   122.0         110.3
    Other Income                                 0.3           0.3
    Cost of goods sold                         -15.5         -11.1
    R&D                                        -57.4         -57.6
    Sales & Marketing                          -28.1         -30.1
    Administration                              -9.2          -9.2
    Other income and expenses                   -1.6           0.7
    Current operating income*                   10.4           3.3
    Stock-based compensation                    -2.7          -2.7
    Other operational revenues and expenses      0.0          -0.3
    Operating income                             7.7           0.4
    Financial result                             0.4          -1.2
    Tax expense                                 -2.0          -0.9
    Group Share of Net Income                    6.0          -1.8


    * Before stock-based compensation

Gameloft achieved consolidated revenues of EUR122.0 million for 2009, up by 11% from the previous year. Mobile games accounted for 94% of the company's annual sales, while the console game business covered the remaining 6%.

The solid growth in revenue and good cost control in the company's three departments, Research & Development, Sales & Marketing and Administration, have allowed Gameloft to triple its operating income in 2009. The current operating income for 2009 reached EUR10.4M compared to EUR3.3M in 2008. Therefore, the operating margin stands at 8.6%, in line with expectations.

Gameloft continues to benefit from investments in its development and distribution abilities. These investments that enabled Gameloft to grow quickly and to position itself as one of the top industry leaders in the past few years are now also resulting in increased profitability for the company.

The annual impact from expensing stock options is EUR2.7M. This charge has no impact on the company's equity and cash level.

Interest income amounted to EUR0.4M and is comprised of exchange gains and interest on the company's cash flow. Therefore, the net annual profit stands at EUR6.0M, a clear improvement over 2008.

Healthy Financial Position

Gameloft's financial position remains very solid. At 31 December 2009, the company's equity stood at EUR59.9M, net cash was EUR19.8M and financial indebtedness zero. Cash generation was particularly strong with over EUR9.0M in additional cash flow generated during 2009. As a result, Gameloft has the financial resources necessary to continue its rapid growth and take market share around the world.

    Outlook for 2010

    - Gameloft should continue to win over substantial market share in
      traditional Java and Brew phones due in particular to the progressive
      withdrawal of a large number of competitors.

    - Gameloft will continue to benefit strongly from the fast adoption of
      Smartphones by consumers and from the arrival of new dynamic players
      in the market such as Apple and Palm. As such, the company has
      positioned itself in the top ranks as a publisher on Apple's App Store
      with 60 iPhone games released since July 2008 which represented 14% of
      the company's sales in 2009.

    - Gameloft is one of the very few players in the market that has the
      resources and know-how allowing it to be present with downloadable
      content for the launch of all the new consoles (iPad, PlayStation
      Network, Nintendo DSiWare, Nintendo WiiWare, etc.).

Therefore, the company is expecting further growth in 2010 in terms of sales, profitability and cash. In the long term, Gameloft seems in an ideal position to benefit from the rapid emergence of the digital distribution of video games on mobile telephones, tablets, consoles and from major technological innovations brought to the market by companies such as Apple, Nokia, Sony and Nintendo.

Sales for the first quarter of 2010 will be published on 28 April 2010.

About Gameloft

Gameloft designs and publishes video games for mobile telephones and consoles worldwide. Gameloft was founded in 1999 is now positioned as one of the most innovating companies in its field. Gameloft designs games for telephones incorporating the Java, Brew and Symbian technologies, for which the number of units should exceed four billion in 2012. Gameloft games are also available on WiiWare, DS, Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade, iPod and PCs.

Partnership agreements with major licensors such as Ubisoft Entertainment, Universal Pictures, ABC, Touchtone Television, Dreamworks Animations SKG, Endemol, 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., FIFPro, Ferrari, Roland-Garros, Gus Hansen, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Robinho, Reggie Bush, Chuck Norris, Patrick Vieira, Christophe Dominici and Jonny Wilkinson allow Gameloft to associate its games with very strong international brands. In addition to these brands, Gameloft has its own brands, such as Block Breaker Deluxe, Asphalt: Urban GT and New York Nights.

Thanks to agreements with all of the main telecom operators, telephone manufacturers and specialized distributors, as well as its http://www.gameloft.com boutique, Gameloft's games are distributed in 80 countries.

Gameloft has locations in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, Mexico, Buenos Aires, Paris, London, Koln, Copenhagen, Milan, Madrid, Lisbon, Vienna, Warsaw, Helsinki, Bucharest, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, Peking, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore and Sydney.

Gameloft is listed in Compartment B of the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

    For more information, consult http://www.gameloft.com

    P&L (in thousands of euros)                     2009            2008
    Revenues                                     121,972         110,332
    Other revenue from the activity                  334             259
    Cost of sales                                -15,528         -11,129
    R&D                                          -57,421         -57,568
    Sales and Marketing                          -28,124         -30,068
    Administration                                -9,164          -9,196
    Other                                         -1,629             714
    Current operating income*                     10,439           3,344
    Stock-based compensation                      -2,686          -2,696
    Other operating revenue and expenses             -41            -295
    Operating income                               7,712             352
    Cost of net financial indebtedness                88             197
    Interest income                                2,669           5,033
    Interest expense                              -2,312          -6,458
    Financial result                                 445          -1,228
    Tax expense                                   -2,040            -933
    Employee profit-sharing                         -146               0
    Net income                                     5,972          -1,809
    . Group's share                                5,978          -1,805
    . minority interests                              -6              -3



    BALANCE SHEET (in thousands
    of euros)                      31/12/2009    31/12/2008
    ASSETS
    Net intangible fixed assets        12,602        11,228
    Net tangible fixed assets           4,579         5,083
    Non-current financial assets        1,948         2,674
    Assets from deferred assets         2,762         1,950
    Total non-current assets           21,892        20,935
    Inventory                             457         2,428
    Client receivables                 32,626        35,143
    Cash                               19,804        11,473
    Other current assets                8,674         7,001
    Total current assets               61,562        56,046
    TOTAL                              83,454        76,981

    LIABILITIES
    Capital                             3,740         3,680
    Issue premium                      66,593        63,790
    Reserves                          -16,368       -16,225
    Result                              5,972        -1,809
    Shareholders' equity               59,936        49,436
    Non-current liabilities             1,639         1,298
    Current liabilities                21,878        26,247
    TOTAL                              83,454        76,981

    Cash Flow Statement (in              2009          2008
    thousands euros)
    Operating transactions
    Net income                          5,972        -1,809
    Depreciation of assets and         12,483        11,403
    variation of provisions
    Result from stocks options          2,686         2,696
    and assimilated
    Taxes paid                           -165          -568
    Sales of assets                        83           384
    Capitalized R&D expense            -4,601        -5,962
    Licence acquisition                -5,782        -3,751
    Self-financing capacity            10,675         2,393

    Change in inventories               1,971        -2,359
    Change in operating                    61        -7,053
    receivables
    Change in operating debts          -3,690         5,811
    Change in the working              -1,657        -3,601
    capital requirement

    Operating cash flow                 7,389           280

    Transactions linked to
    investments
    Acquisitions of intangible           -718          -662
    fixed assets
    Acquisitions of tangible           -2,362        -2,796
    fixed assets
    Acquisition of other fixed           -723          -371
    financial assets
    Acquisition of controlling            -11          -352
    interests
    Repayment of loans and                870           441
    other capital assets
    Change in scope                        80           120
    Other transactions                    110            74
    Total transactions linked          -2,754        -3,546
    to investments

    Total flows from financing          2,839           916
    transactions

    Change in cash flow                 9,103        -3,838

    Net cash flow at the               10,748        13,938
    beginning of the year
    Impact of conversion                 -102           649
    differentials
    Net cash flow at the end of        19,749        10,748
    the year

SOURCE Gameloft