Artificial Life Aktie

Wie ich bereits angesprochen habe, sind die Zahlen mehrheitlich enttäuschend ausgefallen. Gefallen haben der Umsatzanstieg von 21,7 Mio. $ auf 27,4 Mio. $. Dies entspricht einem Zuwachs von 22% gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Die Nettomarge (nach Steuern) beläuft sich auf 28%, nach - sage und schreibe - 48% im Vorjahr. Dies ist eine massive Verschlechterung. Dabei muss man berüchsichtigen, dass die nun erzielte Nettomarge noch durch einen Steuervorteil von etwa 1 Mio. $ begünstigt wurde. Ohne diesen Posten läge die Marge bei 23,7%.

Der variable Kostenblock hielt keine Überraschungen bereit, somit erhöhte sich auch die Bruttomarge (gemäß dem Umsatzanstieg) um 15% auf 22,1 Mio. $. Jedoch ist der Fixkostenblock dramatisch angestiegen: Von 8,8 Mio. $ auf 16 Mio. $, dies entspricht einem Anstieg von 97%. Alle Bereiche - Sales & Administrative, R&D, Sales & Marketing - trugen zu diesem Effekt bei. Die Gründe lagen vor allem in Forderungsabschreibungen (3,6 Mio. $), Abschreibungen auf Software (1,4 Mio. $), Belastungen aus Optionsprogrammen (2,4 Mio. $), Bonuszahlungen an Mitarbeiter (1,1 Mio. $) sowie Beratungskosten (0,9 Mio. $).

Das Ergebnis pro Aktie verringerte sich - auch aufgrund einer durchgeführten Kapitalerhöhung - auf 0,15 $ von 0,22/0,23 $ (basic/diluted) im Vorjahr. Es sind etwa 50,55 Mio. Aktien im Umlauf, nach 46,42 Mio. im Vorjahr. Die Unternehmung ist heute (17.03.10, 20:30) mit etwa 57,63 Mio. $ bewertet (Kurs 1,14 $). Das KGV liegt demnach bei etwa 8, das KUV bei etwa 2,1.

kamen die zahlen doch eher als erwartet...problem sind scheinbar immer noch die forderungen bzw. deren werthaltigkeit. hätte allerdings nicht gedacht, dass man artificial derart abstraft. ich hatte ja geschrieben, dass ich nach den zahlen entscheide, wie ich weiter verfahre. das brauche ich nun nicht mehr, da es gestern meinen stop loss gerissen hat (es verbleibt ein gewinn von 17%). ich bin nach wie vor von deren "neuen geschichten" begeistert und glaube, dass man mit 3M im rücken dort richtig geld verdienen kann. die frage ist allerdings wann, und ob ich hier als anleger auch gewinne einfahren kann. ich glaube, dass die luft hier erstmal raus ist, aber die unterstützung bei knapp über 1 $ (einstiegskurs 3M) hält. schaue mir das also erstmal von der seitenlinie an bzw. warte wieder günstigere einstiegskurse ab.

Meistens habe ich bei Glück bei fallenden Kursen, dass sie noch ein bisschen tiefer fallen und ich hoffe das Artificial noch die 0,50 € sieht! Möchte doch noch eine größere Position vom Kuchen Artificial haben. Bin nicht beunruhigt sondern sehr sicher das Artificial eine Bombenzukunft hat!

Artificial Life, Inc. Press release Artificial Life Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Results 22% Growth in Revenues, 28% Net Profit Margin LOS ANGELES, BERLIN, HONG KONG, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Artificial Life, Inc., (OTCBB:ALIF) (http://www.artificial-life.com) today announced solid growth in revenues and profits for fiscal year 2009. Revenues grew 22% to $27,454,474 and net income was $7,568,719, representing a net profit margin after taxes of 28%. Business Highlights During the course of 2009, Artificial Life Inc. strengthened its global position as a leading, full-service mobile software provider by offering a wide variety of mobile products, including mobile games, mobile TV, mobile business applications, and mobile productivity tools and technology. For the year 2009, Artificial Life sold over 12 million licenses for its mobile Java games worldwide. 2009 also saw significant growth in the market for iPhone games and applications, and though a relative newcomer to the iPhone market, Artificial Life became one of the leading iPhone publishers. The Company had over 10 million game downloads globally and 70% of its games achieved a top-10 ranking, 46% a top-5 ranking, and 33% of the games even reached a #1 ranking on Apple's download charts in many countries around the globe. In 2009, the Company had 73 corporate clients, 22 of which were new customers, generating approximately 45% of the Company's total revenue. Approximately 51% of Artificial Life's revenues were derived from mobile games, while approximately 22% were derived from sales of non-game-related mobile products such as Mobil Diab(TM), a mobile healthcare application for business; 21% from sales of MobileBooster(R), a productivity tool that has now become an integrated part of the newly released m-commerce platform, OPUS-M(TM); and 6% from sales of Mobile Property, a mobile application for the real estate industry. Financial Results Results of Operations --Year Ended December 31, 2009 compared to Year Ended December 31, 2008 Revenues. Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $27,454,474 as compared to $22,454,414 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase of $5,000,060, or 22%, was primarily due to increased licensing revenue generated from the sales of our 3G mobile Java and iPhone/iPod touch products and our m-commerce platform as well as license income from the sales of our Mobil Diab(TM) and Mobile Property applications. Cost of Revenues. Cost of revenues mainly consisted of amortization of intangible assets (license rights). Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $5,309,072 as compared to $3,204,590 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase of $2,104,482, or 66%, was primarily due to the increased amortization of license rights. Gross Margin. Gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $22,145,402 as compared to $19,249,824 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase of $2,895,578, or 15%, was mainly due to increased product license income from mobile games, one-time downloads, and monthly subscription revenues for 3G games derived from mobile operators, bulk resellers, and handset distributors and a number of license deals for the sale of our Mobil Diab(TM) and Mobile Property applications offset by amortization of license rights acquired. General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consisted of salary and payroll tax expenses of administrative personnel, rent, professional fees and costs associated with employee benefits, supplies, communications, and travel. Total general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $6,426,674 as compared to $3,268,260 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase of $3,158,414, or 97%, was primarily due to the stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.6 million, depreciation of computer software of approximately $1.4 million, and bad debt expense of approximately $2 million partially offset by reduced legal and professional fees. Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses consisted of salary, training, consulting, subcontracting, and other expenses incurred to develop and fulfill the design specifications and production of the products and services from which we derive our revenues. Total research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $4,930,495 as compared to $3,250,289 in the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase of $1,680,206, or 52%, was primarily due to the stock-based compensation expense of approximately $0.5 million and an increase of approximately $0.8 million in staff bonus and approximately $0.5 million in Internet expenses partially offset by reduced consulting fees. Sales and Marketing Expenses. Sales and marketing expenses consisted of salary and payroll tax expenses of marketing personnel and costs relating to marketing materials, promotional videos, advertising, tradeshow-related expense and public relation activities. Total marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $4,663,183 as compared to $2,272,516 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The increase of $2,390,667, or 105%, was primarily due to the stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1.2 million and an increase of approximately $0.3 million in staff bonus and salaries and approximately of $0.9 million in consulting expenses. Die Zahlen sind zwar schlechter ausgefallen als gedacht, aber so schlecht waren sie auch nicht!