Earnings release
Page 1
UBISOFT REPORTS THIRD - QUARTER 2020-21 SALES Record quarter with higher - than - expected performance thanks to excellent execution , top - quality launches and a powerful catalog 2020-21 targets tightened ■ Record net bookings of € 1,001.0 million , exceeding the Group's target Net bookings for the first nine months of fiscal 2020-21 Reported change vs. 2019-20 In Єm % of total net bookings 9 months 9 months 2020-21 2020-21 9 months 2019-20 IFRS 15 sales 1,722.1 + 54.6 % N / A N / A Net bookings 1,755.7 + 57.2 % N / A N / A Digital net bookings 1,243.8 + 39.9 % 70.8 % 79.6 % PRI net bookings 589.9 + 24.4 % 33.6 % 42.5 % Back - catalog net bookings 1,019.3 + 33.3 % 58.1 % 68.5 % " The leading publisher¹ in terms of unit sales on all platforms combined in 2020 New - generation ( Playstation 5 , Xbox Series X / S ) ¹ : Ubisoft ranked second - leading publisher - with Assassin's Creed® Valhalla , Watch DogsⓇ : Legion , and Immortals Fenyx Rising ™ all in the top 7 best sellers . Switch¹ : Ubisoft top third - party publisher in 2020 , with Just Dance 2020Ⓡ the 8th best seller Record number of unique players in a quarter Assassin's Creed Valhalla : Record revenue² for the franchise Just Dance 2021 : Net bookings up sharply compared with Just Dance 2020 Continued strong momentum for the back - catalog in the quarter : - Robust growth for Brawlhalla® , Mario + RabbidsⓇ Kingdom Battle , Far CryⓇ 5 , The CrewⓇ 2 and AnnoⓇ 1800 A more than 200 % surge for Just Dance back - catalog - Steep rise in player engagement for Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Assassin's Creed Origins Solid acquisition for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege , with some 70 million players registered since its launch Targets tightened for 2020-21 : Net bookings of between € 2,220m and € 2,280m and non- IFRS operating income of between € 450m and € 500m Ubisoft ESG commitment rewarded with " Prime " status by ISS ESG Data for the 2020 calendar year based on number of units sold as per official panels ( NPD for NCSA and GSD / GfK for EMEA ) 1 2 Total consumer spending 1