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EA stands for Electronic Arts, a gaming company. Some of its products are; the Battlefield series, the FIFA series, the Fight Night series, the Harry Potter series, the Madden NFL series, the Mass Effect series, the Medal of Honor series, the NBA live series, the NCAA Football series, the NHL series, the Rock Band series, the SimCity series, and The Sims series. Its headquarters is in Redwood City, California. It was founded by Trip Hawkins who was originally from Apple.
May Trip Hawkins starts EA Jan. 1 st Video game industry crashes Sept Larry Probst takes EA to next level. June 1 st John Madden Football creates records. May 1 st Probst replaces Hawkins as C.E.O. Jan. 1 st 1993-EA sports is carved out. Feb. 2 nd Females targeted with The Sims. Aug. 10 th EA wins rights for Harry Potter Jan. 17 th ESPN and EA partner for 15 years Feb. 7 th EA Japan shuts down. Feb. 26 th Probst steps down. Mar. 1 st EA plays music for ITunes
EA games buys lots of game studios; an average of 1.2 acquisitions a year since EA games has 16% of the segment share which makes it the #1 market in the western world. There are 7,820 employees (since September 2011) working at EA games.
The revenue is $3.589 billion. The Operating income is $-312 million. The Net income is $-276 million. The total assets is $4.928 billion. The total equity is $2.564 billion.
The stock range is typically between and The 52 week stock range is between and The C.E.O. is John S. Riccitello The chairman of the board is Lawrence F. Probst the third. The interim chief financial officer, senior vice president, and chief accounting officer is Kenneth A. Barker
The one year growth is 1.8% The employee growth is 2.6% The 10:18 am on 4/17 stock amount is That’s over its range.
Electronic arts may not be your best choice for investing. Over the course of a year, EA lost 15.56% in the stock market.
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