Unity posts profitable quarter with tepid future outlook
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Unity revealed its financial earnings for the fourth quarter of 2022 this week. According to the company’s results, it had a profitable quarter for the first time as a public company. It also posted $451 million in revenue for the quarter, as well as $1.39 billion for the full fiscal year. That said, its future earnings projections disappointed analysts who had more robust expectations for this coming year.
According to Unity, it’s revenue for the fourth quarter grew by 43% year-on-year for the quarter, and 25% year-on-year versus 2021. Of its two divisions, Unity’s Create Solutions grew 41% year-on-year with $198 million in, while Grow Solutions grew 12% year-on-year with $253 million. The company also reported that its quarterly profits came in ahead of estimates from its previous quarter.
However, the results were not all favorable. Unity admitted in its shareholder letter that the mobile ad market was weak in 2022. Its shareholder letter says in-game ad market “declined year-over-year in the third and fourth quarters as some in-game publishers became more conservative with their advertising spending as economies softened.”
Luis Felipe Visoso, Unity’s CFO, also mentioned January’s layoffs. These layoffs, which affected almost 300 employees, were the second round in six months. The company also laid off over 200 employees last June as part of a quest to “realign some of our resources to better drive focus and support our long-term growth.”
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