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Company Growth (employees)
Key People at Glu Mobile
Niccolo de Masi
Chris Akhavan
Glu Mobile Office Locations
Glu Mobile Data and Metrics
Glu Mobile Financial Metrics
Revenue (FY, 2016) | 200.6 m |
Revenue growth (FY, 2015 - FY, 2016), % | (20%) |
Gross profit (FY, 2016) | 80.4 m |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2016), % | 40% |
Net income (FY, 2016) | (87.4 m) |
EBIT (FY, 2016) | (82 m) |
Market capitalization (21-Jul-2017) | 354.6 m |
Cash (31-Dec-2016) | 102.1 m |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 105.6 m | 223.1 m | 249.9 m | 200.6 m |
Revenue growth, % | 111% | 12% | (20%) | |
Cost of goods sold | 37 m | 85.8 m | 107.7 m | 120.1 m |
Gross profit | 68.6 m | 137.4 m | 142.2 m | 80.4 m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 65% | 62% | 57% | 40% |
Sales and marketing expense | 48.1 m | |||
R&D expense | 81.9 m | |||
General and administrative expense | 30.2 m | |||
Operating expense total | 91.3 m | 135.3 m | 148.5 m | 162.4 m |
EBIT | (22.8 m) | 2.1 m | (6.3 m) | (82 m) |
EBIT margin, % | (22%) | 1% | (3%) | (41%) |
Interest expense | (2 k) | |||
Interest income | 16 k | 30 k | 49 k | |
Pre tax profit | (22.8 m) | 593 k | (7 m) | (8.8 m) |
Income tax expense | 2.8 m | 7.6 m | (141 k) | 301 k |
Net Income | (19.9 m) | 8.1 m | (7.2 m) | (87.4 m) |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 28.5 m | 70.9 m | 180.5 m | 102.1 m |
Accounts Receivable | 18.3 m | 32.2 m | 18 m | 21.5 m |
Current Assets | 54.5 m | 121.4 m | 237.1 m | 155 m |
PP&E | 5.1 m | 6.1 m | 5.4 m | 5.6 m |
Goodwill | 19.5 m | 88 m | 87.9 m | 116.8 m |
Total Assets | 87 m | 251.7 m | 403 m | 339.5 m |
Accounts Payable | 10.7 m | 11.7 m | 9.4 m | 16.3 m |
Current Liabilities | 38 m | 76 m | 70.6 m | 84.3 m |
Total Liabilities | 40.3 m | 80 m | 96.6 m | 106.7 m |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 298.6 m | 415.8 m | 557.7 m | 571.2 m |
Retained Earnings | (252.2 m) | (244.1 m) | (251.2 m) | (338.7 m) |
Total Equity | 46.7 m | 171.7 m | 306.4 m | 232.8 m |
Financial Leverage | 1.9 x | 1.5 x | 1.3 x | 1.5 x |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (19.9 m) | 8.1 m | (7.2 m) | (87.4 m) |
Depreciation and Amortization | 4.2 m | 5.3 m | 9.8 m | |
Accounts Receivable | (6.5 m) | (9.2 m) | 13.4 m | 402 k |
Accounts Payable | 3.3 m | 11.7 m | (1.7 m) | 3.1 m |
Cash From Operating Activities | (9.6 m) | 30.6 m | (11.5 m) | (19.8 m) |
Purchases of PP&E | (2.7 m) | (3.3 m) | (2.8 m) | (3.1 m) |
Cash From Investing Activities | (4.9 m) | (26.2 m) | (6.9 m) | (51.5 m) |
Cash From Financing Activities | 20.6 m | 39 m | 128.4 m | (6.8 m) |
Income Taxes Paid | 269 k | 303 k | 310 k | 174 k |
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 267.4 k |
Financial Leverage | 1.5 x |
Glu Mobile Operating Metrics
- Source: Glu Mobile Q1 2017, SEC Filings FY 2016
Glu Mobile Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Plain Vanilla | December 22, 2016 | $1.2 m |
