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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) ROE %

: 15.36% (As of Dec. 2023)
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ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Electronic Arts's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,160 Mil. Electronic Arts's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,554 Mil. Therefore, Electronic Arts's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.36%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Electronic Arts's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

EA' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 22.32   Max: 47.51
Current: 14.47

During the past 13 years, Electronic Arts's highest ROE % was 47.51%. The lowest was 0.34%. And the median was 22.32%.

EA's ROE % is ranked better than
80.32% of 554 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: -0.3 vs EA: 14.47

Electronic Arts ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Arts's ROE % 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 Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
ROE %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.53 47.51 10.94 10.20 10.75

Electronic Arts Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.63 -0.65 21.99 21.41 15.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Electronic Arts's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Electronic Arts ROE % Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Electronic Arts's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electronic Arts's ROE % falls into.



Electronic Arts ROE % Calculation

Electronic Arts's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Mar. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Mar. 2023 ))/ count )
=802/( (7625+7293)/ 2 )
=802/7459
=10.75 %

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

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=1160/( (7575+7533)/ 2 )
=1160/7554
=15.36 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Electronic Arts  (NAS:EA) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=1160/7554
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(1160 / 7780)*(7780 / 13378)*(13378 / 7554)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=14.91 %*0.5816*1.771
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=8.67 %*1.771
=15.36 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=1160/7554
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (1160 / 1528) * (1528 / 1460) * (1460 / 7780) * (7780 / 13378) * (13378 / 7554)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7592 * 1.0466 * 18.77 % * 0.5816 * 1.771
=15.36 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Electronic Arts (Electronic Arts) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
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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