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Bull: EA successfully scales new IP while accelerating live-services monetization across core franchises.
Regulatory Ban on Ultimate Team: Global regulatory actions classify Ultimate Team 'loot boxes' as gambling, heavily restricting or banning the mechanic in key markets.
Electronic Arts is a highly profitable, mature compounder leveraging deep network effects and wide economic moats rooted in exclusive sports licenses. The transition to digital distribution structurally elevated margins, driving robust free cash flow. However, current market pricing heavily over-extrapolates these margins into perpetuity, ignoring regulatory headwinds and long-term structural decay risks inherent in sports licensing.
Electronic Arts is a highly profitable, mature compounder leveraging deep network effects and wide economic moats rooted in exclusive sports licenses. The transition to digital distribution structurally elevated margins, driving robust free cash flow. However, current market pricing heavily over-extrapolates these margins into perpetuity, ignoring regulatory headwinds and long-term structural decay risks inherent in sports licensing.
Network Effects
Accelerating digital transition, new console generation penetration, and monetization of live services.
Sell. A 32% premium to fair value implies the market is over-extrapolating margins into perpetuity, ignoring regulatory limits and inevitable moat fade risks.
Electronic Arts Inc. develops, markets, publishes, and delivers games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, and mobile phones worldwide. It develops and publishes games and experiences across diverse genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation; and live services offerings, including extra content and subscription offerings through its global football and American football franchises, such as EA SPORTS College Football and EA SPORTS Madden NFL, as well as based on its IP comprising The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield. The company markets and sells its games and services through digital distribution and retail channels; and directly to mass market retailers, specialty stores, and distribution arrangements. Electronic Arts Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
A combined scenario where EA loses its exclusive NFL license and sweeping global regulations ban Ultimate Team mechanics. This would structurally impair the 1.85x OCF-to-Net-Income conversion and compress operating margins well below 20%, driving the valuation toward the $85 downside case.
Heightened competition in non-sports titles and regulatory actions targeting loot box mechanics severely impair Ultimate Team recurring revenue, causing unrecoverable margin contraction and immediate multiple compression.
Global regulatory actions classify Ultimate Team 'loot boxes' as gambling, heavily restricting or banning the mechanic in key markets.
The NFL decides to move away from an exclusive licensing agreement, allowing competitors to release simulation football titles.
پنج تحولی که می‌تواند تز سرمایه‌گذاری ما را تضعیف کند.
Prolonged top-line contraction signals player fatigue and softening engagement within live services, disrupting the predictable deferred revenue cash float that underpins enterprise cash flow generation.
وضعیت فعلی:-1.3% for the period ended 2025-03-31
هشدار در صورت< -5.0% over any trailing twelve-month period
Network Effects
Economic profit is supported when reported returns exceed the company cost-of-capital hurdle.
Each lens answers a different valuation question. Only included lenses set Fair value; floors and diagnostics provide context.
Project SBC-adjusted , discount each year's earnings at , then add a Gordon-growth .
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The highlighted base cell is anchored to composite fair-value midpoint ($136.08). It is the reference value for this grid, not a separate standalone fair-value claim.
FCFF DCF remains positive at the base case: base FCFF $1.3B after capex $223.9M, with terminal value at 58.0% of enterprise value. No FCF cliff is projected unless capex/revenue or gross margin materially resets.
EA successfully scales new IP while accelerating live-services monetization across core franchises. Operating leverage from a fully digital mix expands margins, justifying a sustained premium multiple.
If it drops below 1.3x, downside risk materializes rapidly due to multiple compression.
If it drops below 1.3x, downside risk materializes rapidly due to multiple compression.
If it drops below 1.3x, downside risk materializes rapidly due to multiple compression.
If it drops below 1.3x, downside risk materializes rapidly due to multiple compression.
Capital allocation should be evaluated against reinvestment needs, balance-sheet strength, and shareholder returns.
| درآمد | ۷٬۴۶۳٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
|---|---|
| بهای تمام‌شده درآمد | ۱٬۵۴۳٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| سود ناخالص | ۵٬۹۲۰٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| هزینه‌های عملیاتی | ۴٬۳۴۳٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| سود عملیاتی | ۱٬۵۷۷٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| اقلام غیرعملیاتی و مالیات | −۴۵۶٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| سود خالص | ۱٬۱۲۱٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| کل دارایی‌ها | ۱۲٬۳۶۸٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
|---|---|
| وجه نقد | ۲٬۱۳۶٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| دارایی‌های جاری | ۳٬۲۷۶٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| کل بدهی‌ها | ۵٬۹۸۲٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| بدهی‌های جاری | ۳٬۴۵۹٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
| حقوق صاحبان سهام | ۶٬۳۸۶٬۰۰۰٬۰۰۰ |
داده‌های مالی مقطعی استفاده‌شده در تحلیل 2026-05-20.
| دوره | درآمد | EBITDA | سود خالص | جریان نقدی عملیاتی | جریان نقدی آزاد | مخارج سرمایه‌ای | استهلاک و کاهش ارزش | جبران خدمات مبتنی بر سهام | بازخرید سهام | سود سهام پرداخت‌شده | خالص انتشار بدهی | جریان نقد سرمایه‌گذاری | جریان نقد تأمین مالی | نقد ابتدای دوره | نقد پایان دوره | وجه نقد و سرمایه‌گذاری‌ها | کل بدهی | حاشیه عملیاتی | ROIC | WACC | شکاف ROIC−WACC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ۸۷۸ میلیون | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-31 | ۷ میلیارد | ۱٫۶ میلیارد | ۷۸۹ میلیون | ۱٫۹ میلیارد | ۱٫۷ میلیارد | ۱۸۸ میلیون | ۴۸۶ میلیون | ۵۲۸ میلیون | ۱٫۳ میلیارد | ۱۹۳ میلیون | ۰ | — | — | — | — | ۲٫۷ میلیارد | ۲ میلیارد | ۱۶٫۱٪ | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-31 | ۷٫۴ میلیارد | ۱٫۹ میلیارد | ۸۰۲ میلیون | ۱٫۶ میلیارد | ۱٫۳ میلیارد | ۲۰۷ میلیون | ۵۳۶ میلیون | ۵۴۸ میلیون | ۱٫۳ میلیارد | ۲۱۰ میلیون | ۰ | — | — | — | — | ۲٫۴ میلیارد | ۱٫۹ میلیارد | ۱۹٫۴٪ | — | ۶٫۵٪ | — |
| 2024-03-31 | ۷٫۶ میلیارد | ۲٫۱ میلیارد | ۱٫۳ میلیارد | ۲٫۳ میلیارد | ۲٫۱ میلیارد | ۱۹۹ میلیون | ۴۰۴ میلیون | ۵۸۴ میلیون | ۱٫۳ میلیارد | ۲۰۵ میلیون | — | — | — | — | — | ۲٫۹ میلیارد | ۱٫۹ میلیارد | ۲۰٫۹٪ | — | ۷٫۲٪ | — |
| 2025-03-31 | ۷٫۵ میلیارد | ۲ میلیارد | ۱٫۱ میلیارد | ۲٫۱ میلیارد | ۱٫۹ میلیارد | ۲۲۱ میلیون | ۳۵۶ میلیون | ۶۴۲ میلیون | ۲٫۵ میلیارد | ۱۹۹ میلیون | — | — | — | — | — | ۲٫۱ میلیارد | ۲ میلیارد | ۲۱٫۱٪ | — | ۶٫۷٪ | — |
EA trades at 20.7x forward earnings against a peer median of 26.6x; EV/EBITDA of 33.3x against a peer median of 28.7x; 6 peers.
Normal capex phase with heavy reliance on share buybacks rather than dividends for capital return.
Accelerating digital transition, new console generation penetration, and monetization of live services.
Slowing overall industry growth, heavy competition in non-sports titles, and regulatory headwinds.
Normal capex phase with heavy reliance on share buybacks rather than dividends for capital return.
Zero. The asset currently trades at an unjustifiable premium to conservative fair value estimates.
If holding, trim exposure given the ~32% premium to intrinsic value, reallocating capital to higher-conviction, undervalued compounders.
Upside case depends on the report valuation range and named growth catalysts.
The market is aggressively pricing in an implied ~20% growth trajectory, completely ignoring the eventual deceleration cycles, structural licensing fades, and regulatory risks targeting core monetization engines.
Sell. The composite fair value of $136.44 represents a material and deliberate discount to the current $201.70 trading price, driven by a highly optimistic market expectation that refuses to acknowledge the reality of structural moat fade.
Reassess the thesis against the named valuation, risk, and quarterly checkpoint evidence in this report.
تز سرمایه‌گذاری، اندازه موقعیت و پرسشهای پیگیری خود را ثبت کنید. روی همین دستگاه میماند و فقط شما آن را میبینید.
Core franchises experience severe player attrition due to a lack of innovation and aggressive monetization, leading to a permanent structural decline in live-service revenues.
Sustained margin degradation indicates escalating development and licensing royalty costs that cannot be offset by high-margin in-game digital spending, weakening structural profitability.
وضعیت فعلی:21.1% for the period ended 2025-03-31
هشدار در صورت< 18.0% over any trailing twelve-month period
A breakdown in cash conversion reflects diminishing deferred revenue from digital bookings and unfavorable working capital shifts, curtailing capital return capacity and share repurchases.
وضعیت فعلی:1.855 as of 2026-05-20
هشدار در صورت< 1.30x on a trailing twelve-month basis
Formal prohibition of randomized in-game purchasing mechanics would eliminate high-margin live-service monetization streams across sports titles, causing structural cash flow impairment.
وضعیت فعلی:No active commercial bans across major jurisdictions as of 2026-05-20
هشدار در صورت>= 1 statutory ban or regulatory gambling classification of Ultimate Team mechanics enacted in the EU or US within any fiscal year
Loss of exclusive sports licensing rights eliminates EA's competitive moat in sports simulation, enabling direct rival entry and dividing customer engagement across titles.
وضعیت فعلی:Exclusive NFL licensing in place as of 2026-05-20
هشدار در صورت>= 1 formal non-renewal or termination of exclusive simulation video game licensing rights with the NFL within any contract cycle
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Project EPS through the explicit advantage period, fade growth as competition catches up, and discount the full stream at cost of equity.
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Apply a terminal P/E to the dated forward EPS path, then discount that future share value back to the analysis date.
This edition does not contain enough finite inputs to reproduce the lens calculation.
Convert the revenue and margin path into after-tax free cash flow, discount the annual per-share amounts and terminal value at WACC, then adjust for signed net debt per current share.
This edition does not contain enough finite inputs to reproduce the lens calculation.
Add depreciation to net income, subtract maintenance capex, divide by diluted shares, and apply a normalized valuation multiple.
This edition does not contain enough finite inputs to reproduce the lens calculation.
A balanced but structurally conservative path, anchoring heavily on the superior cash conversion uniquely evident in owner earnings while appropriately weighting the structural fade of exclusive legacy sports licenses.
Warning level: < 18.0% over any trailing twelve-month period. Sustained margin degradation indicates escalating development and licensing royalty costs that cannot be offset by high-margin in-game digital spending, weakening structural profitability.
Warning level: < 1.30x on a trailing twelve-month basis. A breakdown in cash conversion reflects diminishing deferred revenue from digital bookings and unfavorable working capital shifts, curtailing capital return capacity and share repurchases.
Warning level: >= 1 statutory ban or regulatory gambling classification of Ultimate Team mechanics enacted in the EU or US within any fiscal year. Formal prohibition of randomized in-game purchasing mechanics would eliminate high-margin live-service monetization streams across sports titles, causing structural cash flow impairment.
Warning level: >= 1 formal non-renewal or termination of exclusive simulation video game licensing rights with the NFL within any contract cycle. Loss of exclusive sports licensing rights eliminates EA's competitive moat in sports simulation, enabling direct rival entry and dividing customer engagement across titles.
| حاشیه سود |
|---|
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | $50.6B | 20.7x | 6.7x | 33.3x | — | — |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. | 30.1x | 6.7x | 55.0x | -86.2% | -2.0% | |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | 26.8x | 11.1x | 28.9x | 38.9% | 36.1% | |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. Class C | 26.6x | 11.0x | 28.7x | 38.9% | 36.1% | |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc. | 16.7x | 7.1x | 14.0x | 32.9% | 40.6% | |
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | 23.2x | 8.0x | 26.7x | 48.5% | 32.3% |
