Press release
Lesquin,
SALES UP 43.3% TO €59.0 MILLION
IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023/24
STRONG, PROFITABLE GROWTH EXPECTED FOR THE FULL YEAR
Sales (unaudited) | 2023-24 | 2022-23 | Change |
€ Million | |||
Third quarter (October-December) | 59.0 | 41.1 | +43.3% |
Gaming | 33.3 | 19.1 | +74.3% |
Accessories | 23.9 | 20.4 | +17.1% |
Other(1) | 1.8 | 1.6 | +8.9% |
Sales in the first nine months (April-December), non-IFRS | 129.7 | 118.7 | +9.3% |
Gaming | 77.6 | 66.1 | +17.4% |
Accessories | 48.8 | 49.0 | -0.3% |
Other(1) | 3.3 | 3.6 | -7.8% |
Adjustment for the partial disposal of Gollum | -3.0 | ||
Sales in the first nine months, IFRS | 126.7 | 118.7 | +6.8% |
(1) Mobile and Audio sales
Strong growth in all business segments in the third quarter
GAMING: Performance in the Gaming business was excellent, with sales up 74.3%.
Catalogue sales (new games) amounted to €20.7 million, an increase of 102.2% driven by the success of Robocop: Rogue City TM, which achieved record sales and obtained a User Score of 92% on Steam, along with good sales of Cricket 24: Official Game of The AshesTM.
Back Catalogue sales (games released in previous years) also saw strong growth, boosted by an increase in console ownership and the signature of a significant contract, and rose by 42.1% to €12.6 million.
ACCESSORIES: Sales in this business amounted to €23.9 million, an increase of 17.1%. New products released in October – the RIG 600 PRO gaming headset and the REVOLUTION 5 PRO controller – are very widely stocked by specialist retailers and their sales have got off to a good start.
2023/24: strong growth expected in sales and operating income
As previously announced, the second half of the 2023/24 financial year is seeing a busy release schedule, with over 10 new games during the period.
After the launch of
Test Drive Unlimited : Solar CrownTM,- Taxi Life,
Garden Life ,- Welcome to Paradize,
- Crown Wars the Black
Prince , - …
Back Catalogue sales should continue to show good momentum despite a high base for comparison.
The Accessories business will benefit from the success of recently launched products.
Accordingly, second-half business levels will be buoyant as previously announced, allowing
Next key event:
Fourth-quarter 2023/24 sales:
Press release after the market close
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2022/2023 SALES: €156.0 million WORKFORCE Over 1,000 employees INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE 23 subsidiaries and a distribution network in 100 countries https://corporate.nacongaming.com/ | Listed on Euronext Paris, compartment B – Index: CAC Mid&Small ISIN: FR0013482791; Reuters: NACON.PA; Bloomberg: NACON:FP). CONTACT: Cap Value – Gilles Broquelet gbroquelet@capvalue.fr - +33 1 80 81 50 01 |
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