NCSoft Q1 2007 Figures

For those of you interested in financial stats, NCSoft issued the Q1 2007 figures this afternoon. I won't bore you with all the details in the press release but here are the more interesting facts.

NCsoft today reported first quarter 2007 sales of US$91.2 million, operating income of US$18.4 million, pre-tax income of US$21.3 million and net income of US$15.2 million all on consolidated basis. Sales posted an increase of 9%. Operating income and pre-tax income both rose 96% respectively and net income surged 107%. Compared to the previous quarter, sales dropped 6%, while operating income and ordinary income rose 11% and 12%. Net income declined 24% on a quarterly comparison.



By game title, sales of Lineage recorded KRW 30.4 billion, Lineage II US$35.3 million, City of Heroes/City of Villains� US$6.5 million and Guild Wars US$12.4 million. The percentage breakdown of sales by game title shows Lineage and Lineage II with 38% and 41%, respectively, followed by Guild Wars with 14% and City of Heroes/City of Villains with 7%.

NCsoft�s CFO Lee Jae-ho said, �Our first quarter sales and operating income rose 9% and 96% respectively. Furthermore, we expect to attain sustainable growth in the second half after releasing a string of new game titles starting with the much anticipated closed beta testing of Richard Garriott�s Tabula Rasa� on May 2. The game�s first primary markets are North America and Europe.�



In Korea, the company plans to launch full service for Aion� within the year after carrying out closed beta testing in the summer. Also NCsoft plans to introduce in May the first phase of the upgraded version of the service platform PlayNC with integrated accounting and payment functions. In North America and Europe, Richard Garriott�s Tabula Rasa and the new expansion, Guild Wars: Eye of the North� will hit markets in the latter half of the year.

|||Is there somewhere that has a tracking through the various quarters?

I thought for sure the L and L2 series of games would slowly start dying off, but they seem to be doing about the same as last time.

Percantages don't really tell the story. I'm wondering about overall cost and money intake.

I wouldn't be surprised if by the time GW:EotN comes out, they start offering package deals.