UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP 12/04/2009 Technology Activision Blizzard, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: HOLD Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol/Exchange Beta (Regression) Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Current Price Dividend Dividend Yield Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price Summary Financials Revenue Net Income 2008A $3,026,000,000 -$107,000,000 $8.14 - $13.14 ATVI / NASDAQ 0.625 1,271,000,000 16,067
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201110. In comparison, the Asian market, UK market, and the French market are expected to grow with CAGRS of 15%, 8.9%, and 2.4% over the same five year period11. 2.2 Competitor Analysis The interactive gaming industry is comprised of 86 competitors as of 200812, with more consolidations of companies likely in the future due to the increased threats faced by piracy, increased competitive factors, riskiness due to
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PURPOSE Recently, Activision Blizzard, Inc. successfully purchased shares from its parent conglomerate, Vivendi, in order to gain more control as a subsidiary. The reasons for the split will be examined in this report, as well as the current shareholders’ reaction to these significant changes. In addition, there will be an analysis of the negative effects for Activision Blizzard, Inc. that results from the deal between the two companies. The report will then discuss the main issue of the low amount
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UNIVERSITY OF OREGON INVESTMENT GROUP 12/04/2009 Technology Activision Blizzard, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: HOLD Stock Data Price (52 weeks) Symbol/Exchange Beta (Regression) Shares Outstanding Average daily volume (3 month average) Current market cap Current Price Dividend Dividend Yield Valuation (per share) DCF Analysis Comparables Analysis Target Price Current Price Summary Financials Revenue Net Income 2008A $3,026,000,000 -$107,000,000 $8.14 - $13.14 ATVI / NASDAQ 0.625 1,271,000,000 16,067
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Activision Blizzard Analysis Activision Blizzard (ATVI) is a leading international publisher of interactive software products and downloadable content. Being a main player in the video games industry, the company has acquired several essential business strengths that made it succeed for a number of years. From making products carrying popular brand names, the company also takes pride of its product lines and innovative staff. Despite their strengths, Activision Blizzard has also encountered different
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Questions 1. SWOT analysis SWOT analysis is a business tool that helps a corporation of any size to assess its viability. The tool helps to identify major pros and cons in the industry of choice. The SWOT analysis assesses strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and weaknesses for the business. The tool is a great tactic that can be used to identify the state of a market or industry at any point in time. For this case, the company that is given consideration is Electronic Arts. The company was established
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Introduction Activision Blizzard is an American video game developer and publisher who is held by the French Vivendi group. It is the largest game developers and game publishers, and the first third-party game publishers in the world . Activision Blizzard was made by Activision and the U.S. Department of Vivendi, Blizzard Entertainment, on December 2, 2007, and Entertainment in July 9, 2008. The total operating funds is $ 18.9 billion . In November 2009 , Activision Blizzard 's first -person
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Chuck Brooks Accounting 1 – ACC100 December 3, 2012 The annual report is a financial documentation that is published by the company to summarize the transactions that went on throughout the year. Activision Blizzard, Inc, is a worldwide online, personal computer, video game console, handheld and mobile device game publisher (2012 Annual Report, Activision Blizzard Inc). The main sections of its annual report are the statement of operations, balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Annual
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1. The use of SWOT Analysis could have helped Electronic Arts (EA) to identify its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Particular, if EA used the SWOT analysis they would identify the weaknesses in their management style. The EA managers are profit and productivity driven while the developers are driven by creativity and freedom. EA managers often demand unrealistic deadlines, set up unfair bonus distribution system and deprive the original developers of freedom and creativity. All
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Team 1 Company Analysis 1 Jackson Berry, Will Berman, Amanda Curtis, Jenny Zhang Professor Belz Case Studies in Innovation March 3, 2016 NintenDON’T Nintendo captured many hearts and households in the late 1980s, and its legacy lives on through the games that made it the bestselling console of its time. Revolutionizing the world of video games, Nintendo survived the burst of the video game bubble through its storytelling across multiple game console platforms. The
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