gamedaily.com escribió:Revenue at Xbox Division Up 76% as 360 Drives Holiday Sales for MS
Microsoft is swimming in piles of cash, folks. The company just reported record revenue of $12.5 billion for the holiday quarter. Almost a quarter of that was fueled by the Xbox 360 and Entertainment and Devices Division, where sales were up 76 percent.
Microsoft today announced record revenue of $12.54 billion (and net income of $2.63 billion) for the second quarter ended December 31, 2006, representing a 6 percent increase year-over-year. In its 10-Q filing the company attributed much of its holiday success to the Xbox 360. "Our revenue increase for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006 was driven primarily by sales of the Xbox 360 console which was launched in November 2005, sales of Zune, our digital music and entertainment device which was launched in November 2006, and increased licensing of SQL Server, Windows Server, and Visual Studio," Microsoft stated.
Revenue at the Entertainment and Devices Division (which is home to the Xbox business), rose 76 percent to $2.96 billion, while operating loss increased slightly from $286 million to $289 million. For the six-month period ended December 31, revenue was similarly up 74 percent to $3.99 billion, and the division's operating loss actually narrowed 17 percent from $459 million to $383 million. The company explained that the narrowed loss is reflective of "increased revenue and lower Xbox 360 console per unit cost of goods sold," but added that this was "offset by development and marketing expenses primarily related to Xbox and the launch of Zune, and increased Xbox 360 console warranty and repair expenses."
For the holiday period, the company cited increased Xbox 360 sales, increased sales of Xbox accessories and games, most notably Gears of War. In fact, Xbox and PC game revenue increased by approximately $1.0 billion (a 76 percent jump) during the second quarter, and for the first half those game sales were up by $1.3 billion or 82 percent.
Microsoft said that it sold about 4.4 million Xbox 360 units in the second quarter and a total of about 5.4 million during the company's first half of the fiscal year. Since the 360's launch in November 2005, 10.4 million units have been sold (as was previously announced during CES).
"We believe that the functionality of the Xbox 360 console, games portfolio, and online offerings are well-positioned relative to competitive consoles launched during the quarter. We also believe launching in advance of competing consoles will provide a strategic advantage for the long-term success of Xbox 360," Microsoft commented.
For the full 2007 fiscal year, Microsoft expects revenue at the Entertainment and Devices Division to rise due to increased availability of the Xbox 360 throughout the year and contributions from Zune sales.
vamos, que las cosas van bien, bien, y fijo que en este 2007 aún mejor ;D enhorabuena a MS, se lo están currando
