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Those who like the movie business will be interested to learn that the average title sold by EA generates $30 million in sales--compared with $20 million for the average motion picture. Last year the company released 27 titles that sold over one million copies on its way to recording almost $3 billion in sales. Why FORTUNE likes it: Videogame maker is dominant player in fat-margin business. See more from Fortune.com. |
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| Market value | 14.9 billion | |
P/E (2005) |
23.6 |
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| Total Return (Year to date) |
2.9% | P/E (5 yr. Avg.) |
107.0 | |
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| Earnings Gr. Rate (past 5 years) |
82.0% | Return on equity | 23.9% | |
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| Revenue Gr. Rate (past 5 years) |
23.0% | Net profit margin | 18.3% | |
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| Earnings Gr. Rate (next 3-5 years) |
19.0% | Net Profit margin (5 yr. Avg.) |
9.1% | |
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