FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE (EPA:ALFOC) Focus Home Interactive : Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018/2019: €24.5m. Revenue for the fiscal year: €126m.
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Press release
Paris, 25 April 2019
FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE
(FR0012419307 ALFOC)
Revenue in the fourth quarter of 2018/2019: EUR24.5m
Revenue for the fiscal year: EUR126m
A successful fourth quarter
FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE, the French video games publisher, announced revenue of
EUR24.5m for the fourth quarter of its 2018-19 financial year (January-March
2019), underpinned by strong sales of key titles released at the end of 2018,
such as Insurgency: Sandstorm and Farming Simulator 19 which sold a record one
million copies in less than ten days. Revenues for this fourth quarter
increased by EUR14m or 134% versus the fourth quarter of last year
(January-March 2018).
Thanks to successful launches of titles such as Vampyr, ongoing operation of
the MudRunner (American Wilds) franchise, and its highly successful
back-catalogue, the Group generated revenue for the full year 2018-19 of
EUR126m.
A record year for the Group
This fourth quarter underlines a remarkable year for the Group as a whole,
which once again demonstrated its breadth of expertise in establishing
successful new brands in an ultra- competitive market and continuing generate
profits from strong product licences.
The year got off to an excellent start with the release of DONTNOD studio's
Vampyr, which met with worldwide commercial and critical success, and sold more
than one million copies. The Group recently announced the renewal of its
partnership with DONTNOD for a project that promises to be the most ambitious
to date for both players.
Focus also generated record sales from Farming Simulator 19, which has sold
more than two million copies to date and tops best-seller rankings in various
countries around the globe. The "Farming" experience will be enriched over the
coming months with the release of several additional content items and a new
Switch version.
On the tails of the success of the million seller MudRunner, this year saw the
release of an American Wilds edition offering further enhancements to this
ultimate off-road experience. New content, new American settings, and
well-known vehicle have attracted a growing and loyal audience base to this
Saber franchise.
December saw the release of Insurgency: Sandstorm. In only a few weeks, New
World Interactive's hardcore title sold more than half a million copies on
Steam, with regular updates, additional content and new game modes attracting
more and more devoted fans.
Over the fiscal year, the back-catalogue accounts for 25% of total sales, with
90% of sales now generated internationally and digital sales representing
66%.
A very promising 2019-20 catalogue
Fiscal year 2019-20 kicked off with the launch of Saber's World War Z, adapted
from the Paramount film of the same name, which immediately topped best-seller
lists worldwide, attracting more than one million players less than a week
after release. The highly awaited and innovative A Plague Tale: Innocence by
Asobo is due for release next month; this dark but poetic game has already won
over journalists around the world during media tests.
The year-end will bring the release of blockbusters such as GreedFall and
eagerly awaited sequels The Surge 2 and MudRunner 2 developed by Spiders,
Deck13 and Saber respectively, which have already garnered a huge following.
These were presented to the global media at the Focus What's Next 2019 event
held on 10 and 11 April, where they impressed journalists and visitors alike.
What's Next 2019 - Looking to the future
Held in the heart of Paris, the Group's annual What's Next event brought
together global media, studios, and partners over two days to reveal more
details of the Focus 2019 catalogue. Following announcements on the Group's
strategy, attendants discovered 12 new partnerships signed by Focus for titles
that will be developed and released over the next three years.
Focus is proud to renew key partnerships with talented players such as DONTNOD
Entertainment (Vampyr), SABER Interactive (MudRunner, World War Z), DECK13 (The
Surge), ASOBO (A Plague Tale), STREUM ON (Space Hulk: Deathwing), and PASSTECH
Games (Space Run). It will embark on new partnerships with industry veterans
such as SUMO Digital (Eve: Valkyrie), GASKET Games (former members of Relic
Games- Dawn of War), and promising new studios such as LIMESTONE Games and
LIGHTBULB Crew. The Group also announced an agreement with historical partner
Games Workshop for the development of three new Warhammer games, and a
partnership with Chaosium for the exclusive operation of a series of Call of
Cthulhu video games over the next ten years.
About Focus Home Interactive
Focus Home Interactive is a French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for
the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published
and distributed original titles (Vampyr, Farming Simulator, Call of Cthulhu,
Insurgency: Sandstorm) that have become benchmark titles worldwide, available
both in store and for download across the world. Focus publishes games on all
major platforms, consoles and PC. The publisher's catalogue will get even
richer in the coming months and years with eagerly awaited games such as A
Plague Tale: Innocence, World War Z, The Surge 2, MudRunner 2, GreedFall and
many more. The Group generated revenues of EUR126m in 2018-19. FOCUS HOME
INTERACTIVE generates 90% of its sales internationally.
Upcoming events
Annual results for fiscal year 2018-2019
27 June 2019
Get all the latest financial information on FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE
at www.focus-home.com
Financial Communication contacts
FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE
Deborah Bellangé
Tel: + 33 (0) 1 55 26 85 00
Email: dirgen@focus-home.com
Investor Relations - ACTIFIN
Benjamin Lehari
Tel: + 33 (0) 1 56 88 11 25
Email: blehari@actifin.fr
Press Relations - ACTIFIN
Jennifer Jullia
Tel: + 33 (0) 1 56 88 11 19
Email: jjullia@actifin.fr