(EA) Electronic Arts - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 50.601m USD | Total Return: 39.8% in 12m
Industry Rotation: -1.0
Avg Turnover: 401M USD
Peers RS (IBD): 83.3
EPS Trend: -49.4%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -4.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
P/E ratio 75.7
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) develops and publishes video games for consoles, PCs, and mobile devices. The company offers a diverse portfolio of games across multiple genres, including sports, racing, and action. A significant portion of its revenue comes from live services, which provide ongoing content and subscriptions for established franchises. This business model is common in the interactive entertainment sector, where recurring revenue from in-game purchases and subscriptions has become a primary driver of growth.
EA distributes its games through digital channels, retail stores, and direct sales to retailers. The company, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, operates within the Interactive Home Entertainment sub-industry. To gain a deeper understanding of EAs financial performance and market position, consider exploring further research on ValueRay.
- Live services revenue growth drives profitability
- New game launches boost sales
- Regulatory scrutiny on loot boxes impacts revenue
- Increased development costs compress margins
- Macroeconomic slowdown reduces consumer game spending
| Net Income: 680.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.17 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.25 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -4.48% < 20% (prev 15.90%; Δ -20.38% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.19 > 3% & CFO 2.52b > Net Income 680.0m |
| Net Debt (-834.0m) to EBITDA (1.36b): -0.61 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.93 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (253.0m) vs 12m ago -4.53% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 77.97% > 18% (prev 0.79%; Δ 7.72k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 54.78% > 50% (prev 54.62%; Δ 0.15% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 31.45 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.36b / Interest Expense TTM 33.0m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 4.11b - Total Current Liabilities 4.44b) / Total Assets 13.28b |
| B: 0.47 (Retained Earnings 6.19b / Total Assets 13.28b) |
| C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 1.04b / Avg Total Assets 13.37b) |
| D: 0.85 (Book Value of Equity 6.07b / Total Liabilities 7.13b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 2.77 = A |
| DSRI: 1.12 (Receivables 829.0m/742.0m, Revenue 7.32b/7.35b) |
| GMI: 1.02 (GM 77.97% / 79.15%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.65 / AQ_t-1 0.64) |
| SGI: 1.00 (Revenue 7.32b / 7.35b) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI 680.0m - CFO 2.52b) / TA 13.28b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.05 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.78%, over one month by +1.67%, over three months by -0.77% and over the past year by +39.81%.
- StrongBuy: 10
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 18
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 205.6 | 1.5% |
P/E Forward = 22.6757
P/S = 6.926
P/B = 8.2821
P/EG = 1.7852
Revenue TTM = 7.32b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.04b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.36b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.49b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 465.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.95b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -834.0m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 49.65b USD (50.60b + Debt 1.95b - CCE 2.90b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 31.45 (Ebit TTM 1.04b / Interest Expense TTM 33.0m)
EV/FCF = 21.60x (Enterprise Value 49.65b / FCF TTM 2.30b)
FCF Yield = 4.63% (FCF TTM 2.30b / Enterprise Value 49.65b)
FCF Margin = 31.40% (FCF TTM 2.30b / Revenue TTM 7.32b)
Net Margin = 9.29% (Net Income TTM 680.0m / Revenue TTM 7.32b)
Gross Margin = 77.97% ((Revenue TTM 7.32b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.61b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 73.12% (prev 75.48%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.74 (Enterprise Value 49.65b / Total Assets 13.28b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.72% (Interest Expense 14.0m / Debt 1.95b)
Taxrate = 32.82% (43.0m / 131.0m)
NOPAT = 697.3m (EBIT 1.04b * (1 - 32.82%))
Current Ratio = 0.93 (Total Current Assets 4.11b / Total Current Liabilities 4.44b)
Debt / Equity = 0.32 (Debt 1.95b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 6.15b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.61 (Net Debt -834.0m / EBITDA 1.36b)
Debt / FCF = -0.36 (Net Debt -834.0m / FCF TTM 2.30b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 6.16b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.09% (Net Income 680.0m / Total Assets 13.28b)
RoE = 11.05% (Net Income TTM 680.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 6.16b)
RoCE = 13.59% (EBIT 1.04b / Capital Employed (Equity 6.16b + L.T.Debt 1.49b))
RoIC = 8.67% (NOPAT 697.3m / Invested Capital 8.04b)
WACC = 7.29% (E(50.60b)/V(52.55b) * Re(7.55%) + D(1.95b)/V(52.55b) * Rd(0.72%) * (1-Tc(0.33)))
Discount Rate = 7.55% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.92%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.38%
[DCF] Terminal Value 81.22% ; FCFF base≈2.14b ; Y1≈2.14b ; Y5≈2.29b
[DCF] Fair Price = 194.1 (EV 47.73b - Net Debt -834.0m = Equity 48.56b / Shares 250.3m; r=7.29% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -0.10% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -49.39 | EPS CAGR: -31.67% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -4.69 | Revenue CAGR: 1.31% | SUE: -2.91 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.49 | Chg7d=+0.018 | Chg30d=+0.018 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=2
EPS next Year (2027-03-31): EPS=5.75 | Chg7d=+0.000 | Chg30d=-0.110 | Revisions Net=-3 | Growth EPS=+74.9% | Growth Revenue=+4.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +1.00 (1 Up / 0 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 6.6% (Discount Rate 7.9% - Earnings Yield 1.3%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +2.1% (Analyst 8.7% - Implied 6.6%)