Activision Blizzard Announces Second-Quarter 2018 Financials - PC Business up by 28%

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https://www.techpowerup.com/246482/a...iness-up-by-28

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, Activision Blizzard's net revenues presented in accordance with GAAP were a Q2 record $1.64 billion, as compared with $1.63 billion for the second quarter of 2017. GAAP net revenues from digital channels were $1.26 billion. GAAP operating margin was 26%. GAAP earnings per diluted share were a Q2 record $0.52, as compared with $0.32 for the second quarter of 2017.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, on a non-GAAP basis, Activision Blizzard's operating margin was 35% and earnings per diluted share were a Q2 record $0.62, as compared with $0.55 for the second quarter of 2017.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, operating cash flow was $9 million. For the trailing twelve-month period, operating cash flow was $2.08 billion.

Please refer to the tables at the back of this press release for a reconciliation of the company's GAAP and non-GAAP results.

Operating Metric:
Net bookings is an operating metric that is defined as the net amount of products and services sold digitally or sold-in physically in the period, and includes license fees, merchandise, and publisher incentives, among others, and is equal to net revenues excluding the impact from deferrals.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2018, Activision Blizzard's net bookingsA were $1.38 billion, as compared with $1.42 billion for the second quarter of 2017. Net bookingsA from digital channels were $1.20 billion, as compared with $1.28 billion for the second quarter of 2017.

[zanzabar]

TIL, BFA preorders are more than a billion bucks.