said that it will release its results for the fiscal first half before trading opens on Friday, after unexpectedly
on the scheduled release day last week.
The French video game publisher will also resume trading when markets open on the day it reports results, it said in a statement on Wednesday.
Ubisoft had planned to post its earnings last Thursday, but on the day postponed the release without explanation. The company also asked the Euronext exchange to suspend trading of its shares and bonds until the results were released.
The publication of Ubisoft’s earnings will round off a week of intense market speculation that prompted theories ranging from an accounting discrepancy to a potential takeover. While the company’s statement did not clarify the reason for the delay, the episode underscores the continued turbulence surrounding the French firm.
Ubisoft has underperformed in recent years, missing on expensive bets such as Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws. The company has been criticized for chasing trends that have not panned out, such as an investment into NFTs and an attempt to take on Call of Duty with the shooter game xDefiant. That title was released in 2024 and shut down a year later.
Earlier this year, the French gaming giant announced a spinoff called Vantage Studios that would operate its three biggest franchises: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. The Chinese conglomerate Tencent Holdings Ltd. said it would invest US$1.25 billion to acquire 25 per cent of this new entity.
The move allowed Ubisoft to receive a cash infusion without diluting the stake of founder and Chief Executive Officer Yves Guillemot, who alongside his brothers owns the largest stake and maintains voting control. In July, Ubisoft announced that Vantage would be run by two of Guillemot’s family members: his cousin Christophe Derennes and his son Charles Guillemot.