Take-Two (TTWO) Beats Q3 Views as Digital Sales Soar; Offers Improved FY13 Outlook
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Price: $15.66 +0.45%
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share): 0.66
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EPS Growth %: -233.3%
Financial Fact:
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share): 0.66
Today's EPS Names:
CO, JW-A, FDS, More
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Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO) is trading strong in the after-hours session Tuesday following a third-quarter earnings beat, but mixed outlook.
Revs improved 76 percent to $415.77 million, while net income improved multiples to $71.4 million or 66 cents per share. Adjusted for certain items, revenue was $405 million and EPS was 67 cents.
The Street was looking for revs of $366.27 million and EPS of 55 cents.
Take-Two noted that the biggest contributors to gains in the quarter were NBA 2K13, continuing sales of Borderlands 2, the release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and catalog sales led by Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption.
Notably, revenue from digitally-delivered content rose 244 percent, accounting for 23 percent of adjusted revs.
Guidance calls for fourth=quarter 2013 EPS of 10 cents to 25 cents and revs of $235 million to $285 million. The Street sees EPS of 15 cents and revs of $303.4 million.
Fiscal 2013 guidance calls for revs of $1.15 billion to $1.20 billion and EPS of flat to 20 cents. Prior guidance called for revs of $1.10 billion to $1.20 billion and EPS of flat to 20 cents. The Street currently sees revs of $1.18 billion and EPS of 15 cents.
"With consumer anticipation building for the launches of BioShock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto V, we are well positioned for a solid finish to fiscal year 2013 and substantial revenue and earnings growth in fiscal year 2014," commented CEO Strauss Zelnick.
The company also approved a 7.5 million common stock repurchase plan today.
Shares of Take-Two are up 6.6 percent late Tuesday.
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Revs improved 76 percent to $415.77 million, while net income improved multiples to $71.4 million or 66 cents per share. Adjusted for certain items, revenue was $405 million and EPS was 67 cents.
The Street was looking for revs of $366.27 million and EPS of 55 cents.
Take-Two noted that the biggest contributors to gains in the quarter were NBA 2K13, continuing sales of Borderlands 2, the release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and catalog sales led by Grand Theft Auto IV and Red Dead Redemption.
Notably, revenue from digitally-delivered content rose 244 percent, accounting for 23 percent of adjusted revs.
Guidance calls for fourth=quarter 2013 EPS of 10 cents to 25 cents and revs of $235 million to $285 million. The Street sees EPS of 15 cents and revs of $303.4 million.
Fiscal 2013 guidance calls for revs of $1.15 billion to $1.20 billion and EPS of flat to 20 cents. Prior guidance called for revs of $1.10 billion to $1.20 billion and EPS of flat to 20 cents. The Street currently sees revs of $1.18 billion and EPS of 15 cents.
"With consumer anticipation building for the launches of BioShock Infinite and Grand Theft Auto V, we are well positioned for a solid finish to fiscal year 2013 and substantial revenue and earnings growth in fiscal year 2014," commented CEO Strauss Zelnick.
The company also approved a 7.5 million common stock repurchase plan today.
Shares of Take-Two are up 6.6 percent late Tuesday.
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