Glu Mobile
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Glu Mobile is a global developer and publisher of free games for smartphone and tablet devices. The Company is focused on creating compelling original IP games on a wide range of platforms including iOS, Android™, Windows Phone, Google Chrome, and MAC OS. Glu's technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally.
| Type | Public | |
| Founded | 2001 | |
| HQ | San Francisco, US | Map |
| Website | glu.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- Glu Mobile debuts Disney Sorcerer’s Arena mobile game
- Lifshitz & Miller LLP Announces Investigation of Alcentra Capital Corporation, Carbonite, Inc., Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., Glu Mobile Inc., Green Dot Corporation, Navigant Consulting, Inc., Two River Bancorp, and Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.
- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Investigation of Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU)
- Glu Mobile stock plunges more than 20% after guidance is slashed
Key People/Management at Glu Mobile
Nick Earl
Director
Eric Ludwig
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
Chris Akhavan
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Corporate Development & Advertising
Dave Waisglass
Vice President & General Manager, Casual RPG
Becky Ann Hughes
Vice President & General Manager
Jerome Collin
Vice President & General Manager, Glu Sports
Glu Mobile Office Locations
Glu Mobile has offices in San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, Toronto and in 1 other location
San Francisco, US (HQ)
875 Howard St #100, San Francisco
Burlingame, US
330 Primrose Rd #306Burlingame
San Mateo, US
2 Waters Park Dr #150
Toronto, CA
200 60 Spadina Ave
Hyderabad, IN
3rd Floor, Western Pearl, Survey No.13 Kondapur Main Road
Glu Mobile Financials and Metrics
Glu Mobile Revenue
Glu Mobile's revenue was reported to be $411.38 m in FY, 2019
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Q1, 2020) | 107.3m |
Gross profit (Q1, 2020) | 69.4m |
Gross profit margin (Q1, 2020), % | 64.7% |
Net income (Q1, 2020) | (8.3m) |
EBIT (Q1, 2020) | (9.5m) |
Market capitalization (9-Jul-2020) | 1.6b |
Closing stock price (9-Jul-2020) | 10.5 |
Cash (31-Mar-2020) | 114.7m |
EV | 1.5b |
Glu Mobile's current market capitalization is $1.6 b.
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2011 | Q3, 2011 | Q1, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 17.7m | 16.9m | 21.5m | 21.3m | 19.1m | 24.4m | 21.7m | 44.6m | 40.9m | 64.8m | 69.5m | 56.2m | 63.3m | 54.5m | 48.4m | 51.4m | 56.8m | 68.7m | 81.1m | 81.4m | 90.2m | 99.3m | 95.9m | 95.5m | 107.1m | 107.3m |
Cost of goods sold | 3.8m | 5.8m | 3.3m | 3.2m | 3.1m | 8.7m | 9.0m | 13.8m | 12.9m | 27.1m | 28.7m | 23.8m | 29.8m | 22.7m | 21.0m | 56.1m | 24.9m | 27.9m | 31.7m | 30.7m | 33.9m | 38.6m | 34.5m | 33.9m | 37.8m | 37.9m |
Gross profit | 13.9m | 11.1m | 18.2m | 18.1m | 16.1m | 15.7m | 12.8m | 30.8m | 28.0m | 37.7m | 40.7m | 32.4m | 33.4m | 31.8m | 27.4m | (4.7m) | 31.9m | 40.7m | 49.4m | 50.7m | 56.3m | 60.7m | 61.4m | 61.7m | 69.3m | 69.4m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 78% | 66% | 85% | 85% | 84% | 64% | 59% | 69% | 69% | 58% | 59% | 58% | 53% | 58% | 57% | (9%) | 56% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 62% | 61% | 64% | 65% | 65% | 65% |
Annual
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2011 | Q3, 2011 | Q1, 2012 | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 26.4m | 36.9m | 28.9m | 24.5m | 24.1m | 21.2m | 19.1m | 27.7m | 37.0m | 71.5m | 54.3m | 65.7m | 189.7m | 182.3m | 159.3m | 158.0m | 147.5m | 73.2m | 68.1m | 62.9m | 48.3m | 61.5m | 80.8m | 93.2m | 99.5m | 102.4m | 114.7m |
Accounts Receivable | 12.4m | 10.0m | 14.2m | 14.0m | 14.6m | 12.4m | 10.4m | 11.3m | 19.7m | 16.0m | 34.6m | 24.5m | 25.1m | 26.0m | 16.7m | 14.3m | 14.2m | 27.0m | 32.2m | 34.2m | 34.4m | 38.0m | 38.0m | 34.7m | 40.2m | 44.8m | 42.5m |
Prepaid Expenses | 2.5m | 4.0m | 1.8m | 2.1m | 3.0m | 2.4m | 4.6m | 4.6m | 8.9m | 6.5m | 16.8m | 15.4m | 16.2m | 17.7m | 15.2m | 18.2m | 18.4m | ||||||||||
Current Assets | 41.9m | 51.5m | 45.4m | 40.8m | 41.7m | 36.1m | 34.5m | 43.6m | 65.5m | 93.9m | 105.7m | 117.4m | 248.5m | 243.8m | 221.6m | 209.0m | 190.5m | 135.8m | 138.3m | 137.8m | 119.5m | 140.3m | 163.4m | 171.3m | 186.2m | 203.7m | 215.6m |
Annual
| USD | FY, 2011 | FY, 2012 | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 | FY, 2017 | FY, 2018 | FY, 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (21.1m) | (20.5m) | (19.9m) | 8.1m | (7.2m) | (87.4m) | (97.6m) | (13.2m) | 8.9m |
Depreciation and Amortization | 1.8m | 2.4m | 8.3m | 7.8m | 12.6m | 2.9m | 3.2m | 3.9m | 4.2m |
Accounts Payable | 602.0k | (586.0k) | 3.3m | (4.3m) | (1.7m) | 3.1m | 4.7m | (10.2m) | 3.1m |
Cash From Operating Activities | (6.7m) | (6.7m) | (9.6m) | 30.6m | (11.5m) | (19.8m) | (28.2m) | 32.3m | 35.2m |
Quarterly
| USD | Q2, 2011 | Q3, 2011 | Q1, 2012 | Q2, 2012 | Q3, 2012 | Q1, 2013 | Q2, 2013 | Q3, 2013 | Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | Q2, 2017 | Q3, 2017 | Q1, 2018 | Q2, 2018 | Q3, 2018 | Q1, 2019 | Q2, 2019 | Q3, 2019 | Q1, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (4.9m) | (11.1m) | (6.8m) | (9.8m) | (13.4m) | (5.5m) | (8.4m) | (16.4m) | 133.0k | (3.6m) | 6.8m | 1.1m | (4.4m) | (4.2m) | (8.5m) | (26.5m) | (70.2m) | (22.8m) | (46.3m) | (58.0m) | (7.2m) | (11.6m) | (11.9m) | 663.0k | 3.2m | (1.9m) | (8.3m) |
Depreciation and Amortization | 833.0k | 1.3m | 562.0k | 1.1m | 1.7m | 731.0k | 1.4m | 6.5m | 1.3m | 2.5m | 4.6m | 3.3m | 6.5m | 9.6m | 3.0m | 6.0m | 14.1m | 790.0k | 1.6m | 2.4m | 976.0k | 4.9m | 2.9m | 1.1m | 2.1m | 3.2m | 1.3m |
Accounts Payable | 1.4m | 961.0k | (1.2m) | (693.0k) | 30.0k | 550.0k | 1.7m | 306.0k | (1.4m) | (2.9m) | (6.8m) | (54.0k) | (1.2m) | (259.0k) | (40.0k) | 674.0k | (1.2m) | 2.1m | 5.6m | (3.7m) | (2.8m) | 7.3m | 13.6m | 9.4m | 7.5m | ||
Cash From Operating Activities | (2.6m) | (2.5m) | (4.1m) | (2.6m) | (5.1m) | (3.7m) | (5.6m) | (11.5m) | 3.8m | 8.8m | 11.2m | (5.1m) | (6.3m) | (14.1m) | (11.8m) | (9.8m) | (19.6m) | (29.0m) | (32.4m) | (33.3m) | (16.5m) | (4.2m) | 13.4m | (2.4m) | 6.9m | 10.2m | (16.9m) |
| USD | Q2, 2011 |
|---|---|
Financial Leverage | 1.9 x |
Glu Mobile Operating Metrics
Glu Mobile's Daily Active Users was reported to be 4.2 m in Q1, 2017. Glu Mobile's Monthly Active Users was reported to be 32.8 m in Q1, 2017.
| Q1, 2014 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q4, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q4, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | FY, 2016 | Q1, 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daily Active Users | 7 m | 5.30 m | 7.20 m | 7.20 m | 6 m | 6.10 m | 5.50 m | 5.10 m | 4.90 m | 4.10 m | 3.50 m | 4.40 m | 4.20 m |
Monthly Active Users | 64.50 m | 51.90 m | 60.30 m | 62.60 m | 54.60 m | 59.60 m | 53 m | 49.40 m | 42.40 m | 35.80 m | 29.60 m | 35.90 m | 32.80 m |
Cumulative Installs | 711.90 m | 772.10 m | 879.80 m | 969.20 m | 1.04 b | 1.13 b | 1.21 b | 1.29 b | 1.36 b | 1.42 b | 1.48 b | 1.54 b | 1.61 b |
Installations | 70.50 m | 56.40 m | 59.60 m | 60.40 m | 70.80 m |
Glu Mobile Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Plain Vanilla | December 22, 2016 | $1.20 m |
| CrowdStar | November 03, 2016 |
Glu Mobile Cybersecurity Score
Glu Mobile Revenue Breakdown
Glu Mobile revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 74.3% from United States of America, 12.1% from EMEA, 9.1% from APAC and 4.5% from Other
Glu Mobile Online and Social Media Presence
374.4k Twitter followers
Glu Mobile has 374.4k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.8% month over month and decreased 1.7% quarter over quarter
Glu Mobile's Trends
Glu Mobile News and Updates
March 25, 2020
Glu Mobile debuts Disney Sorcerer’s Arena mobile game
Publisher Glu Mobile has launched its Disney Sorcerer’s Arena mobile game on iOS and Android as Disney tests its new game strategy.
September 17, 2019
Lifshitz & Miller LLP Announces Investigation of Alcentra Capital Corporation, Carbonite, Inc., Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., Glu Mobile Inc., Green Dot Corporation, Navigant Consulting, Inc., Two River Bancorp, and Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcentra Capital Corporation (ABDC) Lifshitz & Miller announces investigation into possible breach of fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of Alcentra to Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. If you are an ABDC investor, and would like additional...
August 09, 2019
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Announces Investigation of Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU)
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of Glu Mobile Inc. ("Glu" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: GLUU). Investors who purchased Glu stock are encouraged to obtain additional...
August 01, 2019
Glu Mobile stock plunges more than 20% after guidance is slashed
Glu Mobile Inc. shares dropped more than 20% in after-hours trading Thursday, after the mobile-game publisher slashed its annual forecast. Glu reported net income of $2.5 million, or 2 cents a share, on sales of $95.5 million, up from $90.2 million. Glu reported bookings, a more inclusive revenue m…
September 10, 2018
Global Mobile Gaming Market 2018 Survey and Value Increase in Global Market by focusing on Top Key Operating Vendors like Gameloft, EA, and Glu Mobile and Forecast till 2022
This report covers Mobile Gaming market from the bottom line, starting from its definition. Later, it segments the market on various criteria to give a depth of understanding on the various product types and pricing structures and applications. Each and every segment is examined carefully by factor…
July 24, 2018
Glu Mobile: Where Will It Go From Here?
Glu Mobile Blogs
April 22, 2020
West Elm Launches a Shoppable Apartment – it’s Also an Online Game (and a reality show)
The post West Elm Launches a Shoppable Apartment – it’s Also an Online Game (and a reality show) appeared first on Glu.
April 22, 2020
5 Diner DASH Adventures Tips & Tricks You Need to Know
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April 22, 2020
Covet Fashion & Disney Weddings: Design Digital Disney Bridal Looks for Your Wedding Event
The post Covet Fashion & Disney Weddings: Design Digital Disney Bridal Looks for Your Wedding Event appeared first on Glu.
Glu Mobile Frequently Asked Questions
When was Glu Mobile founded?
Glu Mobile was founded in 2001.
Who are Glu Mobile key executives?
Glu Mobile's key executives are Nick Earl, Eric Ludwig and Chris Akhavan.
How many employees does Glu Mobile have?
Glu Mobile has 659 employees.
What is Glu Mobile revenue?
Latest Glu Mobile annual revenue is $411.4 m.
What is Glu Mobile revenue per employee?
Latest Glu Mobile revenue per employee is $624.3 k.
Who are Glu Mobile competitors?
Competitors of Glu Mobile include Niantic, King.com and DoubleDown Interactive.
Where is Glu Mobile headquarters?
Glu Mobile headquarters is located at 875 Howard St #100, San Francisco, San Francisco.
Where are Glu Mobile offices?
Glu Mobile has offices in San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, Toronto and in 1 other location.
How many offices does Glu Mobile have?
Glu Mobile has 5 offices.
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