Activision Blizzard, Inc.
ATVI
NASDAQ84.35
Activision Blizzard, Inc.
NASDAQ:ATVI
RECENT
PRICE
84.35
P/E
RATIO
41.55
(PEG:-0.93)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
1.97
DIV
YLD
0.61%
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Legends
Stock price
- - Beta (1.0 Market)
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% total return 03/23:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
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Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2007
2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Fiscal year
2.69
0.15
0.02
- -
5.01
0.60
0.94
- -
3.20
(0.11)
0.35
- -
3.34
0.09
0.87
- -
3.64
0.34
1.05
0.15
4.14
0.95
0.77
0.17
4.37
1.03
1.14
0.18
4.48
0.99
1.16
0.21
6.16
1.17
1.66
0.21
6.41
1.23
1.48
0.23
8.93
1.31
2.73
0.26
9.31
0.36
2.73
0.30
9.84
2.38
2.18
0.34
8.46
1.96
2.24
0.37
10.49
2.85
2.82
0.41
11.42
3.50
3.03
0.47
9.63
1.93
2.72
0.47
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
0.03
2.51
0.05
3.37
0.05
12.18
0.05
8.38
0.08
8.35
0.06
9.14
0.07
10.18
0.07
6.47
0.15
10.10
0.15
11.08
0.18
12.32
0.21
12.55
0.17
14.90
0.15
16.69
0.10
19.50
0.10
22.83
0.12
24.61
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
562
578
946
1,283
1,222
1,148
1,112
1,024
716
728
740
754
762
767
771
771
782
Comm.Shares outs.(m)
65.9
3.79
- -
23.9
1.11
- -
(125.9)
(5.87)
- -
126.0
1.78
- -
32.8
1.58
1.38%
12.4
0.76
1.44%
11.5
0.77
1.55%
15.6
0.91
1.37%
17.6
0.97
1.00%
22.2
1.11
0.86%
29.0
1.31
0.70%
154.2
6.54
0.54%
29.0
1.16
0.49%
25.0
1.03
0.75%
25.3
0.67
0.57%
24.4
0.81
0.55%
39.8
1.88
0.61%
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (31/12/22 | Q4)
Total liabilities
$8,140 m.
Total assets
$27,383 m.
Long-term debt
$3,611 m.
Cash and equiv.
$7,060 m.
Goodwill $9,929 m.
Retained earnings $13,171 m.
Common stock 791 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$66,154 m. (as of 29/3/23)
4,755
27.9%
4,856
29.9%
4,583
29.9%
4,408
26.8%
4,664
28.3%
6,608
21.4%
7,017
18.7%
7,500
26.5%
6,489
24.8%
8,086
33.8%
8,803
37.0%
7,528
22.2%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
435
1,085
328
1,149
315
1,010
346
835
494
892
1,150
966
1,199
273
998
1,813
553
1,503
446
2,197
440
2,699
106
1,513
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
18.5%
22.8%
21.2%
23.7%
23.4%
22.0%
14.9%
18.9%
20.4%
19.1%
12.7%
14.6%
76.3%
3.9%
3.4%
24.2%
8.0%
23.2%
16.0%
27.2%
14.7%
30.7%
13.2%
20.1%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
2,824
- -
10,492
3,622
- -
11,317
3,836
4,668
6,622
4,195
4,324
7,233
776
4,079
8,068
2,174
4,887
9,119
2,857
4,390
9,462
3,464
2,671
11,357
4,377
2,675
12,805
7,465
3,605
15,037
10,145
3,608
17,599
10,914
3,611
19,243
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
10.2%
10.1%
10.3%
10.0%
10.3%
10.2%
9.1%
9.8%
15.3%
8.4%
8.1%
11.5%
7.1%
7.4%
11.1%
6.5%
6.3%
10.6%
1.8%
6.2%
2.9%
11.9%
10.5%
16.0%
9.4%
8.7%
11.7%
11.4%
11.7%
14.6%
12.3%
13.0%
15.3%
6.7%
6.8%
7.9%
ROIC
Return on capital
Return on equity
Working Capital
2020
2021
2022
Cash assets
8,647
10,423
7,060
Receivables
1,052
972
1,204
Inventory
- -
- -
- -
Other
866
1,161
1,273
Current assets
10,565
12,556
14,469
Acc. Payable
295
285
324
Debt due
- -
- -
- -
Other
2,805
2,126
3,231
Current liab.
3,100
2,411
3,555
54.8%
84.1%
82.1%
94.5%
82.2%
38.2%
78.6%
494.8%
82.4%
(2.4)%
80.9%
5.9%
79.8%
4.4%
17.2%
2.3%
85.7%
9.6%
81.2%
10.4%
85.6%
6.7%
86.5%
11.8%
Plowback ratio
Div.&Repurch. to FCF
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (US) started trading on June 5, 1983 (cik: 0000718877), operates in the Communication Services sector (Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry), has 9,800 full-time employees, and is led by Mr. Robert A. Kotick. Activision Blizzard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and publishes interactive entertainment content and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through three segments: Activision, Blizzard, and King. It develops and distributes content and services on video game consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices, including subscription, full-game, and in-game sales, as well as by licensing software to third-party or related-party companies that distribute Activision and Blizzard products. The company also maintains a proprietary online gaming service, Battle.net that facilitates digital distribution of content, online social connectivity, and the creation of user-generated content. In addition, it operates esports leagues and offer digital advertising content; and provides warehousing, logistics, and sales distribution services to third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software, as well as manufacturers of interactive entertainment hardware products. The company's key product franchises include Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Overwatch League, and Candy Crush. It serves retailers and distributors, including mass-market retailers, consumer electronics stores, discount warehouses, and game specialty stores through third-party distribution and licensing arrangements. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Annual rates
(avg rate of change)
Past
5 y.
Past
10 y.
Revenues
1.38%
6.92%
Cash flow
7.18%
9.87%
Earnings
2.00%
55.35%
Dividends
9.25%
7.32%
Book value
14.14%
12.68%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Alegre Daniel
Sale
8,847
03/13/23
Zerza Armin
InKind
1,471
03/09/23
Alegre Daniel
InKind
5,740
03/09/23
Bulatao Brian
InKind
891
03/09/23
Dixton Grant Michael
InKind
751
03/09/23
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
1,788
1,932
1,954
2,412
8,086
2021
2,275
2,296
2,070
2,163
8,804
2022
1,768
1,644
1,782
2,334
7,528
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
0.65
0.75
0.78
0.66
2.85
2021
0.80
1.14
0.83
0.73
3.50
2022
0.51
0.36
0.56
0.52
1.93
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2021
- -
- -
- -
0.47
0.47
2022
- -
0.47
- -
- -
0.47
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