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Shanda Games (Shanda Games) Research & Development : $106.3 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2014)


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What is Shanda Games Research & Development?

Research & Development is the aggregate amount of research and development expenses during the year. Shanda Games's Research & Development for the six months ended in Dec. 2014 was $106.3 Mil. Its Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2014 was $106.3 Mil.

Shanda Games Research & Development Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanda Games's Research & Development 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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Shanda Games Research & Development Chart

Shanda Games Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Research & Development
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 70.05 109.37 114.28 117.58 106.27

Shanda Games Semi-Annual Data
Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Research & Development Get a 7-Day Free Trial 70.05 109.37 114.28 117.58 106.27

Shanda Games Research & Development Calculation

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2014 was $106.3 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.

Shanda Games  (NAS:GAME) Research & Development Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

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Shanda Games (Shanda Games) Business Description

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Shanda Games Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on June 12, 2008. The Company is an online game company in China in terms of the size, diversity of its game portfolio, game revenues and game player base. It completed its initial public offering on September 30, 2009. It develop and source a broad array of game content through multiple channels, including in-house development, licensing, investment, acquisition, joint development and joint operation. As of March 31, 2015, it operated 35 MMO games and 29 mobile games in China and certain overseas markets. The games operated by the Company are: Mir II, BNB, Woool, Legend of Immortals, Age of Wushu, among others. It competes with other online game developers and operators in China, including Tencent Holdings Limited, NetEase, Inc., Changyou.com Limited, Perfect World Co., Ltd., Giant Interactive, Kingsoft, KongZhong Corporation, NetDragon Websoft, Inc. and The9 Limited.