Closed in March 2021, the latest financial report from the publisher of Farming Simulator 19 and SnowRunner, to talk about the titles that interest us the most on Univers-simu.com, is in clear progress.
A turnover that shows + 20%, driven by the excellent titles published by the group, the latest report on the results for the fiscal year 2020/21 from Focus Home Interactive is positive from all points of view. The accompanying press release looks back on all the events that will have marked this year when video games have known get out of the game during the Covid / Containment period.
Increase in operating income for fiscal year 2020/21
Focus Home Interactive's revenue is growing and stands at 171,0 million euros for Fiscal year 2020/21, including the 1,6 million euros revenue generated by Deck13 Interactive GmbH (Deck13) whose acquisition was finalized on June 25, 2020. Digital sales continue to grow and represent 89% of turnover in 2020/21, an increase of 30% compared to the year ended March 31, 2020.
With over a million copies sold in less than a month, SnowRunner marked the start of the 2020/21 fiscal year and continues to generate significant revenue with the steady supply of DLC. The back-catalog, up 63%, accounted for a significant portion of sales for the fiscal year this fiscal year. Flagship licenses such as Farming Simulator benefited from new content thus extending the gaming experience and generating recurring income.
The gross margin amounted to 51,1 million euros for the fiscal year 2020/21, an increase of 16% compared to 44,0 million euros for the previous year. Operating profit increased by 29% in fiscal year 2020/21, amounting to € 24,8 million, compared to € 19,2 million for the previous fiscal year. Operating profit rose from 13,5% to 14,5% of sales over the same period. Finally, the net result for the year amounts to to 13,3 million euros, after taking into account a financial result of -1,7 million euros consisting mainly of exchange losses and an exceptional loss of -3,0 million euros mainly linked to the fine set by the European Commission and a corporate tax charge of 6,8 million euros.
Successful launches, more to come
Focus Home Interactive launched Hood Outlaws & Legends on May 10, 2021, a multiplayer game with original content and developed by Sumo Digital. After a successful launch, teams are working on new game modes, as well as new content and optimizations that should re-launch and improve player engagement and retention - this content will be added regularly throughout the game. year.
On May 18, 2021, the publisher announced the release of Exodus, a new PC expansion for the bestselling title lnsurgency: Sandstorm. This content, as well as all lnsurgency DLCs will be available in the console version which will be released at the end of the year.
On May 19, 2021, Focus and Saber Interactive launched SnowRunner on Nintendo Switch and Steam. A second year of content (Year 2 Pass) was also announced, ensuring a renewed experience for license lovers.
The result of an unprecedented partnership for Focus, the group unveiled at the Microsoft Xbox E3 conference on June 14, 2021, the new title of the successful franchise developed by Asobo Studio. The Plague Tale: Requiem. This new project is the direct sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, the game sold nearly two million copies. This epic new adventure will arrive in 2022 on Xbox Series X / S, PlayStation 5 and PC. A Plague Tale: Requiem will also be released on Nintendo Switch using Nintendo's Cloud Streaming technology.
PROSPECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Focus Home Interactive approaches the coming year with numerous releases (Alien: Fireteam Elite, lnsurgency on consoles, Evil West, Hardspace Shipbreaker…) and new partnerships. At this stage, the group's revenue outlook for the 2021/22 financial year remains unchanged with 2021/22 forecasts of 150 to 200 million euros. The group is also actively pursuing its organizational and structuring work, as well as its strategies for external growth and upscaling of its games.