Ubi Soft Announces Yearly Sales Up 39% Boosted By Fourth Quarter Sales Up 52%.Entertainment Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 Ubi Soft Entertainment, an international producer and publisher of interactive games announces strong sales for the fiscal year 2000-2001. The Ubi Soft(R) group reports net consolidated sales of $ 239 million dollars (259.8 million euros) up 39.4% over the previous year. This growth exceeds Ubi Soft's published target to boost sales by 30%. Sales were helped by a strong fourth quarter. From January 1st to March 31st 2001 Ubi Soft generated consolidated net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of $ 72.3 million dollars (79.5 million euros) representing a growth of 52% compared to the same period in the previous financial year. This strong growth during a transition year for the interactive entertainment industry can be attributed to a number of factors. -The strategy based on the acquisition of strong brands This was first implemented at the beginning of the year with the success of the titles Rogue Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. Spear (Red Storm) and Settlers IV (Blue Byte (BinarY TablE) The common unit of computer storage from desktop computer to mainframe. It is made up of eight binary digits (bits). A ninth bit may be used in the memory circuits as a parity bit for error checking. ). Rogue Spear PSX PSX Sony Playstation PSX Playstation X (name of the CD add-on unit for the pre-production NES) PSX Professional Services Expo PSX Play Station achieved the No. 1 position immediately after its launch in the USA and Settlers IV was at No. 1 for PC sales in Germany for several weeks. - The policy of quality internal development Ubi Soft has more than 1300 developers in studios around the world. Some notable internal titles that have achieved strong sales are F1 Racing Championship F1 Racing Championship was a game published by Ubisoft in 2001. It featured all the 22 drivers and 11 teams from the 1999 Formula One World Championship, as well as the 16 tracks (including the brand new Sepang Circuit. The game featured great graphics and realistic handling. (c) and the Rayman(R) series. - Continuation of the worldwide distribution strategy Europe continued to see a high rate of growth, particularly in the UK and Germany, which more than trebled total net sales over the period. Europe's share of total net sales in 2000/2001 is nearly 68%, which amounts to sales revenue of $ 161.9 million dollars (176 million euros) The North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. zone (USA & Canada) also contributed to the very good group performance, in spite of a slackening in the market. This zone registered a +30% expansion compared with FY 1999/2000, and accounts for 27.5% of all sales for the year, yielding a total net sales revenue of $ 65.3 million dollars (71 million euros) The Asia-Pacific zone (China, Japan, Australia) also progressed very significantly up by 100% and accounts for 4.5% of annual net sales, or $ 11 million dollars (12 million euros) Ubi Soft is therefore now generating over 76% of its sales outside France, compared with 69% in the previous year. - Early positioning on the PS2 The commercial take-off of the PlayStation(R)2 was confirmed by a doubling of sales in the final quarter. Sales of PS2 products now exceed sales of PSX products in value terms, accounting for more than 20% of quarterly sales revenue. Given these very good figures for net sales and the quality of its portfolio of upcoming games, Ubi Soft is highly confident of the continuation of its sustained growth into FY 2001/2002: 160 new games are currently under development for all media, including Rayman(R) M, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon This article is about the Ghost Recon video game series. For the first video game in the series, see Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (video game). Ghost Recon is a series of military tactical shooter video games created by Red Storm Entertainment, the game development , Myst(R)III: Exile exile, in politics and government exile, removal of a national from his or her country, or the civilized parts of it, for a long period of time or for life. , Tarzan(TM) and Batman(TM).
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Consolidated net sales 2000/2001 1999/2000 Growth
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First quarter 23.0 17.5 +32%
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Second quarter 42.9 39.8 +8%
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Third quarter 114.4 76.9 +49%
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Fourth quarter 79.5 52.3 +52%
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Total for FY 2000-2001 259.8 186.5 +39%
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The financial year ends on March 31st On a like-for-like basis, i.e. leaving out of account the acquisition of 3D Planet (Italy), Sinister sinister /si·nis·ter/ (sin´is-ter) [L.] left; on the left side. sin·is·ter adj. 1. Presaging trouble; ominous. 2. On the left side; left. Games (USA) and Red Storm (USA), consolidated as from 1 October 2000, and Blue Byte (Germany), consolidated as from 6 February 2001, net sales for financial year 2000/2001 amount to $ 194.8 million dollars (211.8 million euros) (up 13.5%). About Ubi Soft Entertainment Ubi Soft Entertainment is an international producer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. It leads the field in offering a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s and constantly expanding product line. Ubi Soft develops its own products and also works in co-operation with well-known developers. The group's objective is to provide the public with top-quality entertainment software that encourages users to share intense emotions. Created in 1986, Ubi Soft has a presence in 18 countries, including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Germany and China. The group distributes its own products and those of third-party producers in 52 countries. Ubi Soft posted sales of FF 1.2 billion for the financial year 99/00, an increase of 40.7% over the previous year, and its consolidated net earnings totaled FF 71.8 million, an increase of 75.2%. (c)2000 Ubi Soft Entertainment / Video System Co., Ltd. An official product of the FIA FIA feline infectious anemia. Formula One World Championship. Licensed by Formula One Administration Limited. Red Storm Entertainment Red Storm Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft Entertainment, specializing in PC games, console games, and related merchandise mainly based on the works of the writer Tom Clancy. The headquarters for Red Storm is located in Morrisville, North Carolina. is a company of Ubi Soft Entertainment. Red Storm Entertainment is a trademark of Ubi Soft Entertainment. All other names, product names or logos are trademarks or registered trademarks.(c) 2001 Blue Byte Software Blue Byte Software is a computer game developer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, founded in 1988. The company has produced popular titles like Battle Isle and The Settlers. Since 2001, the company has been owned by Ubisoft. . All rights reserved. Settlers(R)is a registered trademarks of Blue Byte Software. Blue Byte Software Inc. is a company of Ubi Soft Entertainment SA. TARZAN(TM), owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs Noun 1. Edgar Rice Burroughs - United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) Burroughs , Inc., Used by Permission.(c) 2001 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. and Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. --Conversion rate of .91981 euros per dollar used for yearly figures. Conversion rate of .90907 euros per dollar used for 4th quarter results. |
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