Here's When Video Game Companies Will Release Their Q1 Earnings Reports

Earnings Season is here for investors. Check out these upcoming important earnings release dates for video game companies.

I have recently written articles about technical (chart-based) analysis of stock movements, but today I want to focus on fundamental (financial results) analysis of stocks. Earnings releases are the 4 most important days for many stocks during the year. Companies discloses information on how they performed in the previous quarter and in some cases provide an outlook or guidance on how they expect to do going forward.

Stocks move with a lot more volatility before and after earnings releases. It is important to know when a stock you own, or potentially want to invest in, reports their financial results. I have provided a wide range of companies that have their hands in the video game industry. This list includes retailers like GameStop, websites with gaming platforms like Facebook and Google, as well as consumer electronics conglomerates like Apple and Sony. The list also includes GPU and CPU manufacturers like AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel. International stocks like Ubisoft and Konami are included in this list with US ADRs (American depositary receipts) included when possible. This is going to be our Game Trader coverage universe going forward. Please let me know if you think a company should be added to the list.

You will see an Investor Relations link under each company's name. That is the best place to find the earnings release of your stock on the day of their earnings release. It is important for investors to understand that a company many report great results and still have their stock drop on the news. This is largely due to expectations of the stock being higher than the results. A useful place to look up your company's earnings expectations is EarningsWhispers.com. As always, I highly recommend Investopedia to anyone with questions regarding fundamental analysis.

Activision Blizzard

Earnings Release Date: 5/4/17

Stock Symbol: ATVI

Activision Blizzard, Inc. Investor Relations website

Apple

Earnings Release Date: 5/2/17

Stock Symbol: AAPL

Apple Inc. Investor Relations website

Amazon

Earnings Release Date: 4/27/17

Stock Symbol: AMZN

Amazon.com, Inc. Investor Relations website

AMD

Earnings Release Date: 5/1/17

Stock Symbol: AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Investor Relations website

Capcom

Earnings Release Date: 4/27/17

Stock Symbol: 9697 (JPN)

Capcom Co., Ltd. Investor Relations website

EA

Earnings Release Date: 5/9/17

Stock Symbol: EA

Electronic Arts Inc. Investor Relations website

Facebook

Earnings Release Date: 5/3/17

Stock Symbol: FB

Facebook, Inc. Investor Relations website

GameStop

Earnings Release Date: 5/24/17

Stock Symbol: GME

GameStop Corp. Investor Relations website

Google

Earnings Release Date: 4/27/17

Stock Symbol: GOOGL 

Alphabet Inc. Investor Relations website

Intel

Earnings Release Date: 4/27/17

Stock Symbol: INTC

Intel Corporation Investor Relations website

Konami

Earnings Release Date: 5/11/17

Stock Symbol: 9766 (JPN)

Konami Holdings Corporation Investor Relations website

Microsoft

Earnings Release Date:  4/27/17

Stock Symbol: MSFT

Microsoft Corporation Investor Relations website

Nintendo

Earnings Release Date: 4/27/17

Stock Symbol: NTDOY (US) 7974 (JPN)

Nintendo Co., Ltd. Investor Relations website

NVIDIA

Earnings Release Date: 5/9/17

Stock Symbol: NVDA

NVIDIA Corporation Investor Relations website

Sony

Earnings Release Date: 4/28/17

Stock Symbol: SNE (US) 6758 (JPN)

Sony Corporation Investor Relations website

Square Enix

Earnings Release Date: 5/12/17

Stock Symbol: SQNXF (US) 9684(JPN)

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Investor Relations website

Take Two Interactive

Earnings Release Date: 5/16/17

Stock Symbol: TTWO

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Investor Relations website

Ubisoft

Earnings Release Date: 5/16/17

Stock Symbol: UBI.PA (France)

Ubisoft Entertainment SA Investor Relations website

Zynga

Earnings Release Date: 5/4/17

Stock Symbol: ZNGA

Zynga Inc. Investor Relations website

Full Disclosure:

At the time of this article, Asif A. Khan, his family members, and/or his company Virtue LLC had the following positions:

Long Apple via AAPL stock and options

Long GameStop via GME stock and options

Long Nintendo via NTDOY ADR

Asif Khan

CEO/EIC/EIEIO

Asif Khan is the CEO, EIC, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com. Asif is a CPA and was formerly an investment adviser representative. After much success in his own personal investments, he retired from his day job in financial services and is currently focused on new private investments. His favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo. Asif first frequented the Shack when it was sCary's Shugashack to find all things Quake. When he is not immersed in investments or gaming he is a purveyor of fine electronic music. Asif also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.