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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) Operating Income : $1,573 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Electronic Arts Operating Income?

Electronic Arts's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $365 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,573 Mil.

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Electronic Arts's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $365 Mil. Electronic Arts's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,945 Mil. Therefore, Electronic Arts's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 18.77%.

Warning Sign:

Electronic Arts Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -7.8%.

Electronic Arts's 5-Year average Growth Rate for Operating Margin % was -7.80% per year.

Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition. Electronic Arts's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.54%. Electronic Arts's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 287.94%.


Electronic Arts Operating Income Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Arts's Operating Income can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Electronic Arts Operating Income Chart

Electronic Arts Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Operating Income
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Electronic Arts Quarterly Data
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Electronic Arts Operating Income Calculation

Operating Income, is the profit a company earned through operations. All expenses, including cash expenses such as cost of goods sold (COGS), research & development, wages, and non-cash expenses, such as depreciation, depletion and amortization, have been deducted from the sales.

Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1,573 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Electronic Arts  (NAS:EA) Operating Income Explanation

1. Operating Income or EBIT is linked to Return on Capital for both regular definition and Joel Greenblatt's definition.

Electronic Arts's annualized ROC % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=1460 * ( 1 - 24.08% )/( (11335 + 11891)/ 2 )
=1108.432/11613
=9.54 %

where

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

2. Joel Greenblatt's definition of Return on Capital:

Electronic Arts's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Sep. 2023  Q: Dec. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=1588/( ( (542 + max(-1179, 0)) + (561 + max(-1964, 0)) )/ 2 )
=1588/( ( 542 + 561 )/ 2 )
=1588/551.5
=287.94 %

where Working Capital is:

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(1047 + 0 + 492) - (748 + 1576 + 394)
=-1179

Working Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(867 + 0 + 378) - (657 + 1987 + 565)
=-1964

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

3. Operating Income is also linked to Operating Margin %:

Electronic Arts's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=365/1945
=18.77 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

4. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Operating Income growth rate using Operating Income per share data.


Be Aware

Compared with a company's EBITDA margin, Operating Margin can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin may decline. Often the Operating Margin declines well before the company's revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia's Operating Margin had already been in decline since 2002, although its earnings per share were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) Business Description

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209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94065
EA is one of the world's largest third-party video game publishers and has transitioned from a console-based video game publisher to the one of the largest publishers on consoles, PC, and mobile. The firm owns number of large franchises, including Madden, EA Sports FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Mass Effect, Dragon's Age, and Need for Speed.
Executives
Jacob J. Schatz officer: General Counsel & Corp Sect'y C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Laura Miele officer: Chief Studios Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Vijayanthimala Singh officer: Chief People Officer C/O ELECTRONIC ARTS INC., 209, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Andrew Wilson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Stuart Canfield officer: Chief Financial Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Richard A Simonson director C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 230 W. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Luis A Ubinas director 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065-1175
Eric Charles Kelly officer: Chief Accounting Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Chris Bruzzo officer: Chief Marketing Officer 411 FIRST AVE., SOUTH, SUITE 700, SEATTLE WA 98104
Kenneth A Moss officer: Chief Technology Officer 209 REDWOOD SHORES PKWY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94061
Chris Suh officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARDLYTICS, INC., 675 PONCE DE LEON AVE. NE, STE 6000, ATLANTA GA 30308
Blake J Jorgensen officer: COO & CFO 209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Rachel A Gonzalez director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Kofi A Bruce director GENERAL MILLS, INC., ONE GENERAL MILLS BLVD., MINNEAPOLIS MN 55426
Jay C Hoag director 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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