SCi Entertainment, the parent company of game publisher Eidos, has announced that it lost $177 million during its fiscal year. That is in comparison to a loss of $24 million during its 2007 fiscal year. The company’s revenues declined to $212 million, down from $230 million in 2007.
The company, despite lower numbers, had an increase in its gross profit, rising to $100 million versus $97 million of the past year.
Company CEO Phil Rogers disclosed that the company cancelled various projects and fired staff to emerge as a “stronger business and over the next year see the results of our restructured and revitalized operation.”
Eidos’ upcoming games include Tomb Raider: Underworld, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Just Cause 2.
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Eight news stories 18.9 — Bruce On Games
September 17th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
1[...] Eidos lose $177 on a turnover of $212. That their performance can be so dismal when the industry is booming gives you some idea of the competence of the former management. This is an abysmal situation. The new management seem to have worked hard to make the company fit for purpose. But it is only a matter of time before they are taken over by a major player. Their catalogue of heritage IP is worth far more than their own ability to make money from it. Never mind their poor economies of scale at their current size. Also Codemasters could reverse into them to get a public listing and thus allow their venture capitalists an exit route. [...]
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