TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC (NASDAQ:TTWO) stock rose 3.11% (As on November 9, 11:45:10 AM UTC-4, Source: Google Finance) after the company posted better than expected results for the second quarter of FY 24. Total Net Bookings decreased 4% to $1.44 billion, as compared to $1.50 billion during last year’s fiscal second quarter. Net Bookings from recurrent consumer spending decreased 7% and accounted for 78% of total Net Bookings. The largest contributors to Net Bookings were NBA 2K24 and NBA 2K23, Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, the hyper-casual mobile portfolio, Empires & Puzzles, Toon Blast, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online, Words With Friends, Merge Dragons!, and Zynga Poker
TTWO in the second quarter of FY 24 has reported the adjusted earnings per share of $1.23, beating the analysts’ estimates for the adjusted earnings per share of $1.02, according to Zacks Investment Research. The company had reported 7 percent fall in the adjusted revenue to $1.44 billion in the second quarter of FY 24, beating the analysts’ estimates for revenue of $1.43 billion.
The company is reiterating the fiscal 2024 net bookings guidance of $5.45 billion to $5.55 billion.
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