Pixar Animation Studios today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended October 1, 2005. For the quarter, Pixar earned $27.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share on revenues of $45.8 million. These results compare to earnings of $22.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted share on revenues of $44.5 million, achieved in the year-ago quarter.
For the nine months ended October 1, 2005, Pixar earned $122.0 million, or $0.99 per fully diluted share on revenues of $233.5 million. This compares to earnings of $86.5 million, or $0.73 per fully diluted share on revenues of $164.6 million for the nine months ended October 2, 2004.
“Our performance this quarter highlights the ongoing value of our growing film library,” said Pixar CEO Steve Jobs in a statement. “Looking forward, the marketing campaign for Cars, our studio’s seventh feature film, is revving up as we prepare for its release next June. It is going to take your breath away.”
The company will discuss its third quarter 2005 earnings results and fiscal year 2005 business outlook during the conference call to be held today, Tuesday, November 8, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. The call, hosted by Pixar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Simon Bax, can be accessed by dialing 800-230-1059 (U.S.) or 612-288-0337 (Int’l) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time. Additionally, a replay of the call will be provided through Tuesday, November 15, 2005 until midnight EST. To access the replay, please call 800-475-6701 (U.S.) or 320-365-3844 (Int’l) and reference the reservation code: 800076.
Pixar will also provide live audio streaming of its third quarter 2005 results conference call. The webcast will be accessible through Pixar’s web site at http://www.pixar.com/investor/index.html
Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created six of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Pixar has won 18 Academy Awards® and its six films have grossed more than $3.2 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio will release its next film, Cars, on June 9, 2006.
Pixar’s “Cars” teaser trailer via QuickTime here: http://www.pixar.com/theater/trailers/cars/index.html
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