Ubisoft is presently holding a name with its traders, and quarter-hour earlier than the decision started, the French firm issued a uncommon delay to the discharge of its quarterly earnings launch and halted buying and selling on its shares, a reasonably alarming transfer that has acquired some individuals on-line questioning what is going on on on the writer.
In line with an surprising November 13 press launch, the corporate has determined to postpone sharing its earnings “till the publication of its first-half 2025-26 outcomes.” Ubisoft requests that Euronext (a European alternate market) to halt buying and selling till additional discover.
The writer’s assertion reads:
Ubisoft declares the postponement of the discharge of its outcomes for the primary half of fiscal yr 2025-26. Ubisoft has requested Euronext to halt buying and selling of its shares (FR0000054470) and its bonds (FR001400DV38, FR001400MA32, and FR0014000O87) from the market opening on November 14, 2025, till the publication of its first-half 2025-26 ends in the approaching days. Ubisoft will inform the market of the date on which buying and selling will restart. Ubisoft will inform the market of the date on which buying and selling will restart.
The suspension will stay in place till the corporate publishes the delayed outcomes “within the coming days”, Ubisoft introduced in stated in a press release shared with each Reuters and posted on-line to varied social media channels.
The motives for why the corporate has made this transfer are presently unclear. Nicely-known analyst for Nico Companions and on-line character, Daniel Ahmad, notes that “this might suggest an acquisition of types”, or “might […] suggest some accounting / monetary challenge.”
If you happen to’re questioning if Ubisoft is doing this due to broader market circumstances, it is value noting that while markets are in a downward development in the present day, it is solely by about 1% in tech/financials markets (at time of writing, 6pm on thirteenth October). The most straightforward reply? At present’s earnings report goes to be spicy, and is liable to trigger a giant swing within the value of Ubisoft shares. Within the present name, it is doable traders will uncover more information that may have an effect on enterprise decsions they will wish to make.
We’ll regulate this story, and replace you when extra info reveals itself.
