Strong performance and profitable growth for Rovio in first half of 2016
Rovio Entertainment has grown profitably in the first half of 2016, even before the profits from the blockbuster Angry Birds Movie have hit the books. The company earned 76,4 mEUR in revenue in the first half, a 10,3 mEUR year-on-year improvement, finishing the first half with an EBIT result of 5,7 mEUR, a 15,9 mEUR improvement over the same period last year. Rovio’s games business is thriving with year-on-year revenue growth of 24 per cent. Rovio’s animation business saw the globally successful theatrical release of The Angry Birds Movie, which opened in the No. 1 position in 52