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Stillfront Group

Interim / Quarterly Report Jul 22, 2025

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Interim Report

April – June 2025

Interim Report Q2 2025

Financial highlights

  • Net revenue of SEK 1,436 (1,744) million decreased by 11 (-4) percent organically.
  • Gross margin of 82 (80) percent, an increase of 2 (2) percentage points.
  • Adjusted EBITDAC of SEK 374 (505) million decreased by 26 (-2) percent.
  • Adjusted EBITDAC margin of 26 (29) percent, a decrease of 3 percentage points.
  • Net results of SEK -72 (-107) million.
  • Free cash flow amounted to SEK 254 (272) million, and for the last 12 months amounted to SEK 1,089 (737) million.
  • Total net debt, including cash earnout for the next 12 months, amounted to SEK 4,603 (5,022) million.
  • Total net debt including all earnout liabilities amounted to SEK 5,310 (6,197) million.
  • Adjusted leverage ratio, including cash earnout for the next 12 months, pro forma was 2.18x (2.15x).
  • Cash position was SEK 912 (895) million and SEK 1,005 (1,519) million of unutilized credit facilities.
Key figures
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2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Bookings 1,430 1,737 2,971 3,479 6,222 6,729
Net revenue 1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Gross profit 1,172 1,396 2,423 2,783 5,010 5,371
Gross profit
margin,
%
82 80 81 80 80 80
Adjusted
EBITDA
493 657 1,028 1,173 2,110 2,256
Adjusted
EBITDAC
374 505 777 863 1,572 1,658
Adjusted
EBITDAC margin,
%
26 29 26 25 25 25
Operating
result (EBIT)
128 253 265 370 -6,561 -6,455
Net result for
the period
-72 -107 -49 -117 -7,309 -7,378
Earnings
per share undiluted,
SEK
-0.15 -0.22 -0.10 -0.24 -14.52 -14.40
Earnings
per share diluted,
SEK
-0.15 -0.22 -0.10 -0.24 -14.52 -14.40
Total net debt incl.
cash earnout NTM
4,603 5,022 4,603 5,022 4,603 4,736
Total net debt incl.
total earnouts
5,310 6,197 5,310 6,197 5,310 6,125
Adjusted
leverage ratio
incl.
NTM cash earnout, x
2.18 2.15 2.18 2.15 2.18 2.10
Free cash flow 254 272 448 410 1,089 1,050
Free cash flow
per share, SEK
0.52 0.53 0.88 0.80 2.17 2.05

Comments by the CEO

Disciplined execution of our long-term strategy

In Q2 2025, we maintained disciplined execution of the strategy laid out earlier this year, focusing our investments on key franchises and streamlining our organization to support long-term organic growth and profitability. We are also advancing with our strategic review as planned. One of the highlights of the quarter was the announcement of Supremacy: Warhammer 40,000, a major milestone in our product pipeline, with global launch planned for H2 2025. We expect to further underpin this momentum with additional feature launches and game announcements, particularly within Business Area (BA) Europe during H2 2025 and into 2026.

Operational efficiency remains a priority. This quarter, we successfully transferred 24 legacy titles from our Storm8 studio in BA North America to our Imperia studio in Bulgaria (part of BA MENA & APAC). This transfer is designed to extend the life of these games while significantly improving their cost profile.

As expected, net revenue declined year-over-year (YoY), but our strategic focus on key franchises and cost optimization continues to deliver robust margins and strong cash flow.

Strong margins and cash flow

We reported net revenue of SEK 1,436 million in Q2 2025, representing an organic decline of 11 percent YoY. Although we are not pleased with the result, it is a slight improvement compared to Q1 2025. Gross margin improved by 2 percentage points YoY, driven by the growing contribution of our direct-to-consumer (DTC) business. DTC now accounts for 39 percent of total net revenue – up from 34 percent in Q2 2024.

Our cost savings program, launched in Q3 2024 reached SEK 225 million in annualized run-rate savings by the end of Q2 2025 – an increase of SEK 155 million compared to Q1 2025. The cost savings stem from fixed cost optimization primarily in BA North America and direct cost optimization primarily in BA MENA & APAC and BA Europe. This is driven by operational efficiencies as we successfully transferred games to Imperia and continued webshop implementation. The run-rate leaves us just within reach of our cost savings target of SEK 200 - 250 million at the end of Q4 2025.

Due to topline pressure, adjusted EBITDAC declined YoY to SEK 374 million in the quarter as our cost savings program could not fully offset the impact. At the same time, we saw a headwind stemming from FX of approximately SEK 30 million impacting adjusted EBITDAC compared to Q2 2024. Despite this we were able to maintain an adjusted EBITDAC margin of 26 percent. Free cash flow remained strong at SEK 254 million in the quarter, totaling SEK 1,089 million over the past 12 months.

Our leverage ratio was 2.18x at the end of Q2 2025, which is above our financial target of 2.0x. This is typical for the second quarter where our leverage ratio peaks due to the inclusion of next year's cash earnouts in the leverage ratio calculation. We continued to focus on reducing debt and we were able to reduce the total debt by roughly SEK 900 million over the last twelve months. During the quarter, we acquired 8,378,665 own shares for a total amount of around SEK 57 million which were used to settle the equity component of our earnout debts for the fiscal year 2024. Going forward, we expect the leverage ratio to go down as we continue to see strong

cash flow generation that allows for ongoing debt reductions.

Launching new and existing games in Europe

As anticipated, BA Europe saw a YoY decline in organic net revenue, reflecting tough Q2 2024 comparables (notably the Albion Online EU server launch) and the non-renewal of our third-party partnership with Netflix in the Narrative franchise. Despite this, performance from key franchises like Supremacy and Big remains solid, both growing YoY and the upcoming global launch of Supremacy: Warhammer 40,000 strengthens our confidence in the franchise's long-term potential.

Narrative games underperformed, and we are taking steps to address this by reviewing marketing strategies, exploring AI-driven updates, and evaluating third-party IP opportunities to enhance player engagement & distribution.

Turnaround focus for North America

In BA North America, our turnaround strategy continues to focus on long-term margin expansion through reduced UA spend and operational efficiencies. While some titles remain challenged, franchises like BitLife demonstrate the potential to unlock value through product improvements and targeted UA opportunities. These measures may temporarily impact short-term margins but are expected to support longer-term growth.

Following the successful transfer of 24 legacy games from Storm8, we made the difficult but necessary decision to shut down Super Free's operations. The Word franchise will transfer over to the Moonfrog studio in MENA & APAC during the latter part of Q3 2025, while other titles will sunset once they are no longer cash flow positive. The annual net revenue for the Word franchise was approximately SEK 300 million with an adjusted EBITDAC margin of -9 percent during 2024. This is one of several actions underway as part of the strategic review announced earlier this year. Another action is the closure of the game Ellen's Garden Restoration in the Home Design Makeover franchise.

Resilient performance in MENA & APAC

BA MENA & APAC continued to deliver strong results, led by Jawaker and our Board game franchises. While we observed some short-term impact from the regional conflict in MENA, the region remains resilient. Imperia is now focused on integrating the legacy games received from Storm8 and optimizing their performance. Babil and 6waves continue to prioritize margin improvements and sourcing new publishing deals.

View on the game market outlook

The pace of new mobile game releases remains slow, with players increasingly gravitating toward established titles and franchises. This environment rewards incumbents with strong IP portfolios, Active Liveops, and strong DTC channels. These are areas where Stillfront is well-positioned to win market share.

Looking forward

Topline growth remained under pressure in H1 2025, mainly due to tough comparables in Europe and the ongoing turnaround in North America. However, we expect the rate of organic net revenue decline to slow down significantly during H2 2025. This improved development will mainly be driven by new game launches, operational improvements and UA deployed in Q2. We foresee the bulk of the improvement materializing in BA Europe.

Our strategic review is advancing as planned. The game transfers and closures described above are the first steps in a broader plan to focus on fewer franchises in our portfolio and invest in long-term winners. Our focus on selective divestment or discontinuation of certain assets within the group remains. We will continue to communicate transparently as additional steps are taken.

Finally, I want to thank the entire Stillfront team for their passion, creativity, and relentless focus. I'm equally grateful to our players and shareholders for their continued trust and support. Together, we are building a more focused, resilient, and ambitious Stillfront.

Alexis Bonte, President and Group CEO, Stillfront

Financial overview of the second quarter

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net revenue
BA Europe 653 801 1,315 1,573 2,675 2,934
BA North America 309 468 700 957 1,596 1,853
BA MENA & APAC 473 475 967 953 1,964 1,950
Shared services 0 -0 0 0 1 0
Total net revenue 1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Net revenue growth
Change through currency movements, % -6.3 0.2 -2.7 -0.3 -1.0
Change through other/acquired, % -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Organic growth, % -11.3 -3.9 -11.6 -2.1 -2.5
BA Europe, % -14.5 -0.6 -14.4 2.8 -1.4
BA North America, % -18.3 -17.1 -19.7 -16.2 -12.6
BA MENA & APAC, % 1.9 6.2 2.0 7.3 8.0
Transferred games, % -28.3 0.0 -32.9 0.0 -54.2
Total net revenue growth, % -17.6 -3.8 -14.4 -2.4 -3.5
Net revenue by game portfolio
Key franchises 1,085 1,246 2,241 2,466 4,595 4,820
Active LiveOps 215 294 445 614 987 1,157
Legacy LiveOps 113 146 246 309 535 597
External partnerships and other 24 58 49 94 119 163
Total net revenue 1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Net revenue organic growth by game portfolio
Key franchises, % -6.3 -0.5 -6.2 2.2 1.8
Active LiveOps, % -22.1 -9.2 -25.5 -6.2 -7.4
Legacy LiveOps, % -16.1 -22.0 -17.1 -23.2 -21.5
External partnerships and other, % -54.7 14.4 -45.0 10.0 1.7
Total net revenue organic growth, % -11.3 -3.9 -11.6 -2.1 -2.5
Bookings by revenue stream
Ad bookings, % 11 13 12 14 13 14
Third party stores bookings, % 49 53 51 54 52 54
DTC bookings, % 39 34 38 32 36 33

Analysis of net revenue and bookings Total net revenue for the second quarter amounted to SEK 1,436 (1,744) million, resulting in an organic decline of 11.3 percent driven by headwinds within BA Europe and North America. BA Europe net revenue amounted to SEK 653 (801) million, corresponding to an organic decline of 14.5 percent driven by negative performance across the game portfolio ahead of new game launches. BA North America net revenue amounted to SEK 309 (468) million, a decrease of 18.3 percent on an organic basis driven by negative performance across the game portfolio due to lower UAC for Home Design Makeover and Super Free. BA MENA & APAC net revenue amounted to SEK 473 (475) million, an organic increase of 1.9 percent as key franchises were able to fully offset the decline in the rest of the game portfolio.

Key franchises net revenue of SEK 1,085 (1,246) million, a decline by 6.3 percent organically as growth in BA MENA & APAC could not offset the decline in BA North America and Europe. Active LiveOps net revenue reported SEK 215 (294) million resulting in an organic decline of 22.1 percent, primarily driven by a significant reduction in UA spending for Super Free in BA North America and negative performance by Babil and 6waves in BA MENA & APAC. Legacy LiveOps net revenue amounted to SEK 113 (146) million, a decline of 16.1 percent organically. External partnerships and other net revenue amounted to SEK 24 (58) million, an organic decline of 54.7 percent on the back of an unrenewed partnership with Netflix.

Players continued to migrate to the Stillfront payment solution, and 39 (34) percent of the players are now paying through a DTC platform which is negative for bookings and net revenue but accretive to gross profit and gross margin. This is primarily driven by players actively being incentivized to move to Stillfront's DTC payment solutions.

Analysis of income statement

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net revenue 1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Gross profit 1,172 1,396 2,423 2,783 5,010 5,371
Gross profit margin, % 82 80 81 80 80 80
User acquisition costs -436 -462 -884 -1,055 -1,850 -2,021
Personnel costs -231 -283 -497 -575 -1,035 -1,113
Other external expenses -108 -118 -221 -233 -452 -464
EBITDA 474 649 984 1,148 1,980 2,145
Items affecting comparability, EBITDA 20 8 44 25 130 111
Adjusted EBITDA 493 657 1,028 1,173 2,110 2,256
Adjusted EBITDA margin % 34 38 34 34 34 33
Capitalization of product development -119 -152 -251 -310 -539 -598
Adjusted EBITDAC 374 505 777 863 1,572 1,658
where of BA Europe 132 268 262 410 592 741
where of BA North America 13 45 48 80 68 100
where of BA MENA & APAC 261 222 520 430 1,022 931
where of Shared services -4 -4 -3 -4 -11 -12
where of Headquarters -27 -27 -51 -53 -99 -102
Adjusted EBITDAC margin, % 26 29 26 25 25 25
Amortization of PPA items -147 -175 -309 -346 -645 -682
Other amortization and depreciation -199 -221 -410 -432 -839 -861
Items affecting comparability, impairments and
amortizations - - - - -7,057 -7,057
Operating result (EBIT) 128 253 265 370 -6,561 -6,455
Net financial items -178 -318 -275 -438 -732 -895
Profit before tax -50 -65 -11 -68 -7,293 -7,351
Taxes for the period -22 -42 -38 -49 -16 -27
Net result for the period -72 -107 -49 -117 -7,309 -7,378

Gross profit amounted to SEK 1,172 (1,396) million and gross margin amounted to 82 (80) percent, where the improvement is driven by a higher share of DTC, partly offset by lower ad bookings, which represented 11 (13) percent of bookings.

UAC amounted to SEK -436 (-462) million corresponding to 30 (26) percent of net revenue as more UAC was deployed towards key franchises where opportunities for long-term growth are greater.

Personnel costs of SEK -231 (-283) million decreased compared to Q2 2024, primarily driven by BA North America as part of the cost savings program which was initiated in Q3 2024.

Capitalization of product development of SEK -119 (-152) million decreased compared to Q2 2024, primarily driven by reduced investments in BA North America. However, a greater proportion of total investments are being allocated to developing games within key franchises compared to Q2 2024.

Adjusted EBITDAC amounted to 374 (505) million, a 26 percent decline compared to last year primarily driven by lower net revenue in BA Europe and North America coupled with FX headwinds of approximately SEK 30 million. This resulted in an adjusted EBITDAC margin of 26 (29) percent.

Net financial items decreased to SEK -178 (-318) million, driven by lower earnout revaluations of SEK - 77 (-109) million, and lower interest costs from lower interest rates and debt compared to last year. In addition, the financial net in Q2 2024 included the one-off cost in Q2 2024 of SEK -66 million from the deconsolidation of Stillfront's subsidiary in Bangladesh.

Taxes for the quarter amounted to SEK -22 (-42) million, driven by a lower taxable profit in the quarter compared to Q2 2024. The underlying tax rate is 30 (30) percent. See note 5 for more details.

Analysis of cash flow statement

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Operating result (EBIT) 128 253 265 370 -6,561 -6,455
Net financial items paid and received in cash -81 -98 -159 -204 -336 -381
Adj for items not in cash flow etc 360 372 743 762 8,607 8,626
Tax paid -45 -45 -98 -97 -203 -202
Cash flow from changes in working capital 21 -48 -31 -91 160 100
Cash flow from operations 383 434 720 739 1,668 1,687
Investment activities
Acquisition and divestment of business -590 -432 -606 -432 -618 -444
Capitalization of product development -119 -152 -251 -310 -539 -598
Other cashflows from investing activities -4 -85 -7 -88 -20 -100
Cash flow from investing activities -713 -668 -864 -829 -1,177 -1,142
Financing activities
Net change in borrowings 381 463 296 354 -157 -98
Repurchase of own shares -60 -182 -102 -182 -222 -302
Other cash flows from financing activites 11 -22 -0 -28 -24 -52
Cash flow from financing activities 332 260 193 144 -403 -452
Cash flow for the period 2 25 49 54 88 93
Free cash flow 254 272 448 410 1,089 1,050

Analysis of financial position

2025 2024 2024
MSEK 30 Jun 30 Jun 31 Dec
Cash and cash equivalents 912 895 957
Net debt excl. earnout liabilities 4,196 4,507 4,093
Total net debt incl.
cash earnout NTM
4,603 5,022 4,736
Total net debt incl.
all earnout liabilities
5,310 6,197 6,125
Adjusted
interest
coverage ratio,
pro forma,
x
6.12 5.63 5.76
pro forma,
Adjusted
leverage ratio,
x
1.99 1.93 1.81
Adjusted
leverage ratio
incl.
NTM cash earnout payments, pro forma,
x
2.18 2.15 2.10

Cash flow from operations declined to SEK 383 (434) million for the period, primarily driven by lower EBIT. Net financial items paid and received in cash of SEK -81 (-98) million decreased primarily due to lower interest rates. Cash flow from changes in working capital amounted to SEK 21 (-48) million, driven by increased liabilities to suppliers as a result of higher UA spend late in the quarter and decreased operating receivables because of the lower net revenue.

Cash flow from investing activities amounted to SEK -713 (-668) million, mainly driven by acquisition and divestment of business. Acquisition and divestment of business of SEK -590 (-432) million increased due to higher earnout settlements, in-line with what was accrued, and included the third and final installment to the sellers of Dorado Games of SEK -15 (-) million. Other cashflows from investing activities amounted to SEK -4 (-85) million where Q2 2024 was impacted by the deconsolidation of the subsidiary in Bangladesh with a cash flow impact of SEK -82 million.

Cash flow from financing activities amounted to SEK 332 (260) million, mainly driven by lower repurchase of own shares which was partly offset by lower net change in borrowings. Net change of borrowings of SEK 381 (463) million decreased mainly due to lower repurchases of own shares of SEK - 60 (-182) million. Borrowings and repurchases of shares are made for the purpose of settling earnout liabilities. This takes place at the end of each first half year, and the amounts are a function of what is required according to the earnout agreements. Lower repurchases in Q2 2025 than in Q2 2024 are explained by the fact that the repurchase of shares required to settle earnout liabilities in June 2025 were spread out over the past four quarters, whereas the shares required to settle earnout liabilities in June 2024 were repurchased only in Q2 of that year.

Free cash flow amounted to SEK 254 (272) million, a decrease of SEK 18 million compared to Q2 2024 driven by reduced cash flow from operations, which was not fully offset by lower product development investments. Free cash flow for the past twelve months amounted to SEK 1,089 (737) million, where the improvement is explained by lower interest payments, lower tax paid, working capital improvements and lower capitalized expenses. The cash conversion rate for the past twelve-month period amounted to 0.55 (0.33).

Net debt excl. earnout liabilities decreased to SEK 4,196 (4,507) million, driven by Fx effects and continued deleveraging which is a result of strong cash generation, compensating for cash outflows related to share repurchases and earnout settlements. Net debt incl. all earnouts decreased to SEK 5,310 (6,197) million, also impacted by cash generation and Fx effects, although revaluations of SEK - 258 (21) million in Q4 2024 and SEK -77 (-109) million in Q2 2025 had an increasing effect on earnout liabilities in the year. Net debt incl. cash earnout NTM amounted to SEK 4,603 (5,022) million.

Adjusted leverage ratio incl NTM cash earnout, pro forma, of 2.18x (2.15x) at the end of Q2 2025 was above the leverage target of maximum 2.0x as lower net debt was not able to fully offset the reduced adjusted EBITDA last twelve months.

Overview by Business Area

Europe

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net revenue 653 801 1,315 1,573 2,675 2,934
Gross profit 558 673 1,121 1,312 2,262 2,453
Gross profit
margin, %
85 84 85 83 85 84
Other revenue 3 3 5 7 10 11
Own work capitalized 55 57 111 112 222 223
User acquisition costs -243 -225 -486 -550 -904 -969
Personnel expenses -96 -100 -201 -198 -407 -403
Other external expenses -51 -49 -100 -96 -204 -200
Internal transactions net -24 -22 -48 -45 -99 -96
Adjusted
EBITDA
203 337 404 543 881 1,019
Capitalization of
product development
-71 -69 -142 -132 -288 -279
Adjusted
EBITDAC
132 268 262 410 592 741
Adjusted EBITDAC margin, % 20 33 20 26 22 25
Items affecting
comparability, EBITDA
-2 1 -6 -0 -9 -4
Net revenue growth
Change through currency movements, % -4.0 0.5 -2.2 0.6 -0.4
Change through transferred
games, %
0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Change through other/acquired,
%
0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.2
Organic growth, % -14.5 -0.6 -14.4 2.8 -1.4
Total net revenue growth, % -18.4 -0.3 -16.4 3.2 -1.8
Net revenue by game portfolio
Key franchises 555 656 1,136 1,310 2,290 2,464
Active LiveOps 83 94 147 185 302 341
Legacy LiveOps 9 13 20 25 44 49
External partnerships and other 6 37 13 53 39 80
Total net revenue 653 801 1,315 1,573 2,675 2,934
Total bookings
by revenue stream
Ad bookings, % 5 5 5 5 5 5
Third party stores bookings, % 43 49 46 51 48 52
DTC bookings, % 51 46 49 44 47 43

Net revenue amounted to SEK 653 (801) million, representing a 14.5 percent organic decline as the BA saw decreasing net revenue across its game portfolio. Key franchises generated net revenue of SEK 555 (656) million, a decrease driven primarily by the EU server launch for Albion Online in Q2 2024 and reduced performance by Narrative compared to the previous year. The Big and Supremacy franchises continued to perform well. Additionally, the Twin Harbour studio was formed during the quarter by merging Bytro and Dorado. Empire saw improved sequential performance compared to the previous quarter, driven by Easter sales occurring in Q2 2025. Active LiveOps net revenue of SEK 83 (94) million declined in the quarter, primarily driven by the Playa studio. Legacy LiveOps net revenue amounted to SEK 9 (13) million. External partnerships and other reported net revenue of SEK 6 (37) million in the quarter, primarily due to the non-renewal of a third-party partnership with Netflix.

Gross profit was SEK 558 (673) million, resulting in a gross margin of 85 (84) percent. This represents an improvement of 1 percentage point, driven by higher DTC penetration across all key franchises. DTC bookings constituted 51 percent of total bookings, an improvement of 5 percentage points compared to the previous year.

UAC amounted to SEK -243 (-225) million, an increase compared to last year driven by strong underlying performance within the Supremacy franchise. This resulted in UAC corresponding to 37 percent of net revenue in the quarter, compared to 28 percent in Q2 2024.

Personnel expenses decreased to SEK -96 (-100) million as continued investment in the workforce was partly offset by optimizing the franchise organization.

Capitalization of product development amounted to SEK -71 (-69) million, driven by increased investments in upcoming updates and games.

Adjusted EBITDAC amounted to SEK 132 (268) million due to lower net revenue. Adjusted EBITDAC margin was 20 (33) percent, a decrease due to the Albion Online EU server in Q2 2024 coupled with higher UAC and fixed costs in relation to net revenue.

North America

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net revenue 309 468 700 957 1,596 1,853
Gross profit 245 365 554 757 1,261 1,465
Gross profit
margin, %
79 78 79 79 79 79
Other revenue 1 1 1 2 5 6
Own work capitalized 21 41 51 88 124 161
User acquisition costs -174 -202 -355 -438 -843 -926
Personnel expenses -34 -73 -90 -159 -216 -286
Other external expenses -13 -25 -34 -51 -79 -96
Internal transactions net -7 -6 -18 -10 -24 -16
Adjusted
EBITDA
39 101 108 189 228 309
Capitalization of
product development
-25 -55 -60 -108 -161 -209
Adjusted
EBITDAC
13 45 48 80 68 100
Adjusted EBITDAC margin, % 4 10 7 8 4 5
Items affecting
comparability, EBITDA
-10 -9 -21 -14 -38 -31
Net revenue growth, %
Change through currency movements, % -8.2 1.4 -2.7 0.5 -0.4
Change through transferred
games, %
-7.4 0.0 -4.5 0.0 -0.8
Change through other/acquired,
%
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Change through organic growth, % -18.3 -17.1 -19.7 -16.2 -12.6
Total net revenue growth, % -33.8 -15.7 -26.9 -15.7 -13.8
Net revenue by game portfolio
Key franchises 252 324 536 654 1,181 1,299
Active LiveOps 21 56 52 122 144 214
Legacy LiveOps 37 88 112 181 271 340
External partnerships and other - - - - - -
Total net revenue 309 468 700 957 1,596 1,853
Total bookings
by revenue stream, %
Ad bookings, % 28 30 28 31 29 31
Third party stores, % 64 64 65 63 63 63
DTC bookings, % 8 7 8 7 7 7

Net revenue amounted to SEK 309 (468) million, an organic decline of 18.3 percent in the quarter, driven by all game portfolios. Key franchises net revenue totaled SEK 252 (324) million, a decline primarily driven by Home Design Makeover. Optimizations continued to be executed within key franchises by introducing a new puzzle economy within Home Design Makeover and launching new backend upgrades within BitLife. During the quarter, the decision was made to sunsetting Super Free's operations by moving the Word franchise to BA MENA & APAC and eventually discontinuing the remaining games. The decision was also made to sunset Ellen's Garden due to a lack of expected performance. Active LiveOps amounted to SEK 21 (56) million, driven by a reduction of UAC in Super Free. Legacy LiveOps continued to decline, totaling SEK 37 (88) million, a decline driven by the transfer of 24 games from Storm8 to Imperia in BA MENA & APAC at the beginning of the quarter.

Gross profit was SEK 245 (365) million, with a gross margin of 79 (78) percent, a 1 percentage point increase driven by an increased share of DTC bookings.

UAC amounted to SEK -174 (-202) million, a decrease YoY primarily driven by less UAC within the Super Free and Storm8 studios. However, UAC as a percentage of net revenue amounted to 56 percent compared to 43 percent in Q2 2024, driven by increased UAC within the BitLife franchise on the back of product upgrades.

Personnel expenses amounted to SEK -34 (-73) million, a decrease compared to the previous periods primarily driven by Storm8 as part of the cost savings program launched in Q3 2024.

Capitalization of product development decreased to SEK -25 (-55) million, primarily driven by reduced investments in Storm8.

Adjusted EBITDAC was SEK 13 (45) million, with a margin of 4 (10) percent. This worsened compared to last year by 6 percentage points, driven by higher UAC as a percentage of net revenue and the transfer of Storm8 legacy games.

MENA & APAC

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net revenue 473 475 967 953 1,964 1,950
Gross profit 368 357 748 714 1,488 1,454
Gross profit
margin, %
78 75 77 75 76 75
Other revenue 2 -1 3 0 4 0
Own work capitalized 16 18 32 37 64 69
User acquisition costs -20 -34 -43 -67 -102 -126
Personnel expenses -51 -63 -108 -127 -220 -239
Other external expenses -21 -26 -45 -52 -93 -100
Internal transactions net -11 -6 -21 -14 -38 -31
Adjusted
EBITDA
283 246 566 491 1,102 1,027
Capitalization of
product development
-23 -23 -45 -61 -80 -96
Adjusted
EBITDAC
261 222 520 430 1,022 931
Adjusted EBITDAC margin, % 55 47 54 45 52 48
Items affecting
comparability, EBITDA
-3 -0 -4 -3 -43 -42
Net revenue growth, %
Change through currency movements, % -8.7 -1.6 -3.8 -2.7 -2.5
Change through transferred
games, %
6.6 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.3
Change through other/acquired,
%
-0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 0.0
Change through organic growth, % 1.9 6.2 2.0 7.3 8.0
Total net revenue growth, % -0.4 4.6 1.5 4.7 5.8
Net revenue by game portfolio
Key franchises 278 266 570 502 1,124 1,057
Active LiveOps 111 144 246 307 540 602
Legacy LiveOps 67 45 115 102 220 207
External partnerships and other 18 20 36 41 79 84
Total net revenue 473 475 967 953 1,964 1,950
Total bookings
by revenue stream, %
Ad bookings, % 9 10 9 10 9 10
Third party stores, % 47 48 47 50 47 48
DTC bookings, % 44 41 44 40 44 42

MENA & APAC reported net revenue of SEK 473 (475) million, resulting in an organic increase of 1.9 percent, driven by key franchises. Net revenue for key franchises grew to SEK 278 (266) million, driven by the continued strong performance of both the Jawaker and Board franchises. Active LiveOps amounted to SEK 111 (144) million, driven by the 6Waves and Babil portfolios and the lack of new publishing deals. Legacy LiveOps increased to SEK 67 (45) million on the back of the transferred legacy games from the Storm8 studio in BA North America to Imperia.

Gross profit was SEK 368 (357) million, with a gross margin of 78 (75) percent, driven by a higher DTC share. This was a result of a different product mix and the deployment of the web shop solution in 6waves.

UAC decreased to SEK -20 (-34) million, mainly driven by the 6waves and Babil studio. This led to UAC corresponding to 4 percent of net revenue in Q2 2025, down from 7 percent the year before.

Personnel costs decreased to SEK -51 (-63) million, driven by the merger of Game Labs with Imperia as part of the cost savings program launched in Q3 2024.

Capitalization of product development amounted to SEK -23 (-23) million in the quarter.

Adjusted EBITDAC grew to SEK 261 (222) million with a strong margin of 55 (47) percent, an increase by 8 percentage points driven by a higher gross margin and lower UAC and personnel expenses in relation to net revenue.

Significant events in the quarter

Stillfront completed repurchase of own shares

Stillfront acquired 8,580,000 own shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between 6 February 2025 and 4 April 2025 for an aggregated amount of approximately SEK 50 million. The acquired shares have been used for earnout payments relating to acquisitions.

Stillfront launched strategic review

Following the appointment of Alexis Bonte as President & Group CEO, the board of directors and management decided that the next step in maximizing the group's value creation was to launch a strategic review. The purpose of the strategic review is to evaluate certain assets as part of a focused effort to strengthen the group by reallocating resources toward more scalable franchises and other opportunities.

Stillfront completed repurchase of own shares

Stillfront acquired 1,845,000 own shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between 7 May 2025 and 13 May 2025 for an aggregated amount of approximately SEK 11.5 million. The acquired shares have been used for earnout payments relating to acquisitions.

Stillfront appointed Tim Holland as interim Group Chief Financial Officer

Stillfront appointed Tim Holland interim Group CFO and member of the group executive management team Tim Holland has been with Stillfront since 2019 and most recently held the position of Deputy Group CFO.

Andreas Uddman, President Finance & Global Functions – Group CFO, who submitted his notice of resignation on January 7, 2025, continued to operate within Stillfront as a senior advisor until his departure in early July 2025.

Stillfront unveiled collaboration with Games Workshop. Announcing Supremacy Warhammer: 40,000

Stillfront announced a collaboration with Games Workshop, through its studio Twin Harbour Interactive, by entering into a licensing agreement for the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Stillfront's studio Twin Harbour Interactive (former Bytro and Dorado) announced that it is working with Games Workshop under license to develop a new title set in the world-renowned Warhammer 40,000 universe. This is the first IP-partnership for the Supremacy Franchise which marks a major milestone for Stillfront.

Stillfront completed repurchase of own shares

Stillfront acquired 5,463,665 own shares on Nasdaq Stockholm between 15 May and 4 June 2025 for an aggregated amount of SEK 40.8 million. The acquired shares and shares acquired under previous share buy-back programs as from 23 July 2024, totaling approximately 31.6 million own shares, have been used for earnout payments relating to acquisitions.

Significant events after the quarter

Stillfront appointed Emily Villatte as Group Chief Financial Officer

Stillfront appointed Emily Villatte as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Group Executive Management team. Emily will assume the position on January 7, 2026, or such earlier date as may be communicated by Stillfront. Tim Holland is currently serving as interim Group CFO and will continue in this role until Emily assumes the position as Group CFO.

Parent company

Customary group management functions and group wide services are provided via the parent company. The revenue for the parent company during the quarter was SEK 42 (50) million. The result before tax includes dividends from subsidiaries and amounted to SEK 120 (1,881) million.

Related party transactions

Other than customary transactions with related parties such as remuneration to key individuals, there have been no transactions with related parties.

Accounting policies

This interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS34 Interim Financial Reporting. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting standards as adopted by the EU and the relevant references to Chapter 9 of the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. The parent company's financial statements are prepared in accordance with RFR2 Accounting for Legal Entities and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act. Stillfront applies IAS 34.30 (c) in the quarterly reports whereby the expected effective tax rate for the year is applied on profit before tax for each quarter, excluding transaction costs, earnout interest and earnout revaluations.

As of 1 January 2025, Stillfront reports three geographical segments, Business Areas Europe, North America and MENA & APAC. The segments are defined based primarily on the location of studios as described under Operational definitions below. Information provided in the report coincides with the information that is regularly followed by the chief operating decision maker (the CEO).

The financial statements are presented in SEK, which is the functional currency of the Parent Company. All amounts, unless otherwise stated, are rounded to the nearest million (MSEK). Due to rounding, numbers presented throughout these consolidated financial statements may not add up precisely to the totals provided and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.

Stillfront has made an early adoption of an amendment of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments which allows for derecognition in certain circumstances of financial liabilities settled through an electronic payment system before settlement date.

Risks and uncertainty factors

As a global group with a wide geographic spread, Stillfront is exposed to several strategic, financial, market and operational risks. Attributable risks include for example risks relating to market conditions, regulatory risks, tax risks and risks attributable to public perception. Other strategic and financial risks are risks attributable to acquisitions, credit risks and funding risks. Operational risks are for example risks attributable to distribution channels, technical developments and intellectual property. The risks are described in more detail in the latest Annual Report. No significant risks are considered to have arisen besides those being described in the Annual Report.

Forward-looking statements

Some statements herein are forward-looking that reflect Stillfront's current views or expectations of future financial and operational performance. Because these forward-looking statements involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from the information set forth in the forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to general business, economic, competitive, technological, and legal uncertainties and/or risks. Forwardlooking statements in this report apply only at the time of announcement of the report and are subject to change without notice. Stillfront undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forwardlooking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable law or stock market regulations.

Declaration

The Board of Directors and the CEO provide their assurance that the six-month report provides an accurate overview of the operations, position and earnings of the Company and the Group, and that it also describes the principal risks and sources of uncertainty faced by the Company and its subsidiaries

Stockholm, 22 July 2025

Katarina Bonde Chair of the Board

Erik Forsberg Maria Hedengren Marcus Jacobs

Lars-Johan Jarnheimer David Nordberg

Alexis Bonte President and Group CEO

The interim report has not been reviewed by the Company's auditors.

Financial reports

Income statement in summary, group

MSEK
Revenues
Bookings
Deferred
revenue
Net revenue
1
Own work capitalized
2
Other revenue
3
Operating
expenses
Direct
costs
User acquisition
costs
Other external expenses
Personnel expenses
Items affecting
comparability
3
Amortization
of
product development
2
Amortization
of
PPA items
2
Depreciation
Operating
result (EBIT)
Result from
financial
items
Net financial
items
4
2025
Apr-Jun
1,430
6
1,436
93
6
-265
-436
-108
-231
-20
2024
Apr-Jun
1,737
7
1,744
120
3
-348
-462
-118
-283
-8
2025
Jan-Jun
2,971
10
2,981
197
10
-558
-884
-221
-497
2024
Jan-Jun
3,479
4
3,483
244
10
-700
-1,055
-233
-575
Last 12
months
6,222
14
6,235
419
19
-1,225
-1,850
-452
-1,035
2024
Jan-Dec
6,729
9
6,737
465
18
-1,367
-2,021
-464
-1,113
-44 -25 -7,187 -7,168
-186 -207 -384 -404 -784 -804
-147 -175 -309 -346 -645 -682
-13 -14 -26 -28 -55 -57
128 253 265 370 -6,561 -6,455
-178 -318 -275 -438 -732 -895
Profit
before
5
tax
-50 -65 -11 -68 -7,293 -7,351
Taxes for
the period
5
-27
Net result for
the period
-22 -42 -38 -49 -16
Comments by the CEO Financial overview Business Areas Other information ● Financial reports Notes
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Income statementin summary, group cont.

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Other comprehensive
income
Items that later can be reversed in
profit
differences
Foreign
currency translation
-316 -81 -951 755 -575 1,131
Total comprehensive
income
for
period
-388 -188 -1,000 638 -7,885 -6,246
Net result for
the period
attributed
to:
Parent company shareholders -72 -112 -49 -124 -7,302 -7,378
Non-controlling
interest
-0 4 -0 7 -7 -0
Period
total comprehensive
income
attributed
to:
Parent company shareholders -388 -193 -1,000 630 -7,877 -6,246
Non-controlling
interest
- 4 - 8 -8 -
Average number of
shares
Undiluted 490,913,036 511,569,881 506,769,594 514,769,180 502,734,155 512,265,235
Diluted 490,913,036 511,569,881 506,769,594 514,769,180 502,734,155 512,265,235
Net result per share attributable
to the parent company's shareholders
SEK/share
Undiluted,
-0.15 -0.22 -0.10 -0.24 -14.52 -14.40
SEK/share
Diluted,
-0.15 -0.22 -0.10 -0.24 -14.52 -14.40
Comments by the CEO Financial overview Business Areas Other information ● Financial reports Notes

Balance sheet in summary, group

MSEK 2025-06-30 2024-06-30 2024-12-31
Goodwill 8,970 16,313 9,898
Other non-current intangible
assets
3,593 5,031 4,481
Tangible
non-current assets
125 97 154
Deferred
tax assets
- 45 53
Other non-current assets 13 17 15
Current receivables 697 838 811
Cash and cash equivalents 912 895 957
Total assets 14,309 23,235 16,370
Shareholders' equity
Shareholders' equity
attributable
to parent company's shareholding
6,612 14,460 7,483
Non-Controlling
interest
- 16 -
Total Shareholders' equity 6,612 14,477 7,483
Non-current liabilities
Deferred
tax liabilities
631 887 765
Bond loans 2,832 1,986 2,829
Liabilities
to credit
institutions
1,595 2,528 1,376
Term loan 668 682 688
Other liabilities 130 139 195
Provisions
for
earnout
536 991 1,170
Total non-current liabilities 6,392 7,212 7,024
Current liabilities
Liabilities
to credit
institutions
- 104 -
Equity
swap
22 21 22
Other liabilities 705 721 978
Provisions
for
earnout
578 699 862
Total current liabilities 1,305 1,546 1,863
Total Liabilities
and Shareholders' equity
14,309 23,235 16,370

Shareholders' equity, group

Other Non
MSEK Share capital shareholders'
contributions
Other
Reserves
Other equity
incl
profit
of
the year
Equity
attributed
to
parent shareholders
controlling
interest
Total equity
Opening
balance 2024-01-01
36 11,029 947 1,826 13,838 8 13,846
Net result for
the period
-124 -124 7 -117
Foreign
currency translation
differences
754 - 754 1 755
Total comprehensive
income
- - 754 -124 630 8 638
Repurchase of
own shares
- - - -182 -182 - -182
Other transactions
with
shareholders
- -7 - 182 175 - 175
Closing
balance 2024-06-30
36 11,022 1,701 1,702 14,460 16 14,477
Opening
balance 2025-01-01
36 11,032 2,078 -5,663 7,483 - 7,483
Net Result for
the period
-49 -49 - -49
Foreign
currency translation
differences
-951 - -951 - -951
Total comprehensive
income
- - -951 -49 -1,000 - -1,000
Repurchase of
own shares
-102 -102 - -102
Other transactions
with
shareholders
- 10 - 222 232 - 232
Closing
balance 2025-06-30
36 11,041 1,126 -5,592 6,612 - 6,612

Cash flow in summary, group

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Operations
Operating
result (EBIT)
128 253 265 370 -6,561 -6,455
Net financial
items
paid
and received
in
cash
-81 -98 -159 -204 -336 -381
Adj
for
items
not in
cash flow
etc
360 372 743 762 8,607 8,626
Tax paid -45 -45 -98 -97 -203 -202
Cash flow
from
operations
before
changes in
working
capital
362 482 750 830 1,508 1,588
Changes in
working
capital
Increase(-)/Decrease(+)
in
operating
receivables
25 61 91 -3 155 61
Increase (+)/Decrease(-)
in
operating
liabilities
-4 -108 -121 -88 5 39
Cash flow
from
changes in
working
capital
21 -48 -31 -91 160 100
Cash flow
from
operations
383 434 720 739 1,668 1,687
Investment activities
Acquisition
and divestment
of
business
-590 -432 -606 -432 -618 -444
De-consolidation
of
subsidiaries
- -82 - -82 - -82
Acquisition
of
tangible
assets
-3 -2 -6 -6 -21 -21
Capitalization
of
product development
-119 -152 -251 -310 -539 -598
Net change in
financial
assets
-1 -1 -1 0 1 3
Cash flow
from
investment
activities
-713 -668 -864 -829 -1,177 -1,142
Financing
activities
Net change in
borrowings
381 463 296 354 -157 -98
Realized
foreign
currency swap
21 -12 20 -8 16 -12
IFRS 16 lease repayment -9 -10 -20 -20 -40 -39
Issue cost -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Repurchase of
own shares
-60 -182 -102 -182 -222 -302
Cash flow
from
financing
activities
332 260 193 144 -403 -452
Cash flow
for
the period
2 25 49 54 88 93
at start of
Cash and cash equivalents
period
934 877 957 807 895 807
Translation
differences
-24 -8 -94 34 -71 57
Cash and cash equivalents
at end of
period
912 895 912 895 912 957

Parent company income statement, summary

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Revenue
Net revenue 42 50 90 92 156 158
Own work capitalized 0 4 3 7 9 12
Operating
expenses
Other external expenses -21 -18 -41 -33 -68 -60
Personnel expenses -36 -38 -73 -75 -164 -165
Operating
result
-15 -2 -21 -8 -67 -54
Result from
financial
items
Net financial
items
134 1,883 508 1,797 -8,145 -6,856
Result after
financial
items
120 1,881 487 1,789 -8,212 -6,910
Group contribution - - - - 125 125
Profit
before
tax
120 1,881 487 1,789 -8,087 -6,785
Tax for
the period
-44 -26 -96 -19 -59 18
Net result for
the period
76 1,855 391 1,770 -8,145 -6,767

Parent company balance sheet, summary

MSEK 2025-06-30 2024-06-30 2024-12-31
Intangible
assets
38 33 38
Tangible
non-current assets
2 0 2
Financial
non-current assets
13,897 22,190 13,831
Deferred
tax
-32 25 53
Current receivables 216 35 159
Cash and bank 62 0 91
Total assets 14,182 22,284 14,173
Shareholders' equity 7,149 15,208 6,629
Provisions
for
earnouts
1,114 1,525 1,828
Non-current liabilities 28 60 68
Bond loans 2,832 1,986 2,829
Liabilities
to credit
institutions
1,595 2,632 1,376
Term loan 668 682 688
Equity
swap
22 21 22
Other current liabilities 774 170 733
Total liabilities
& Shareholders' equity
14,182 22,284 14,173

Share data

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Equity
per share
Shareholders' equity
attributable
to parent co's shareholders,
MSEK
6,612 14,460 6,612 14,460 6,612 7,483
Divided
by
No of
shares end of
period
undiluted
517,968,480 517,968,480 517,968,480 517,968,480 517,968,480 502,268,782
Shareholders' equity
per share undiluted,
SEK
12.77 27.92 12.77 27.92 12.77 14.90
No of
shares end of
period
diluted
517,968,480 517,968,480 517,968,480 517,968,480 517,968,480 502,268,782
Shareholders' equity
per share diluted,
SEK
12.77 27.92 12.77 27.92 12.77 14.90
Earnings
per share
Net result for
the period
attributed
to parent co's shareholders,
MSEK
-72 -112 -49 -124 -7,302 -7,378
Divided
by
Average no of
shares period
undiluted
490,913,036 511,569,881 506,769,594 514,769,180 502,734,155 512,265,235
Earnings
per share undiluted,
SEK
-0.15 -0.22 -0.10 -0.24 -14.52 -14.40
Average no of
shares period
diluted
490,913,036 511,569,881 506,769,594 514,769,180 502,734,155 512,265,235
Earnings
per share diluted,
SEK
-0.15 -0.22 -0.10 -0.24 -14.52 -14.40
Free cash flow,
MSEK
254 272 448 410 1,089 1,050
Divided
by
Average no of
shares period
diluted
490,913,036 511,569,881 506,769,594 514,769,180 502,734,155 512,265,235
Free cash flow
per share diluted,
SEK
0.52 0.53 0.88 0.80 2.17 2.05
Currency table (main currencies) Average Average Average Average Closing Closing
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun
1 EUR=SEK 10.9532 11.5077 11.0958 11.3907 11.1465 11.3595
1 USD=SEK 9.6656 10.6881 10.1853 10.5347 9.5107 10.6114
100 JPY=SEK 6.6905 6.8637 6.8505 6.9335 6.5890 6.6070
The average rates are used for converting profit and loss items in foreign currency during each respective period to Swedish currency, SEK. The closing rates are used for converting assets and liabilities in
foreign currency at the end of each period to Swedish currency, SEK.

Currency table (main currencies)

Average Average Average Average Closing Closing
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun
1 EUR=SEK 10.9532 11.5077 11.0958 11.3907 11.1465 11.3595
1 USD=SEK 9.6656 10.6881 10.1853 10.5347 9.5107 10.6114
100 JPY=SEK 6.6905 6.8637 6.8505 6.9335 6.5890 6.6070

The average rates are used for converting profit and loss items in foreign currency during each respective period to Swedish currency, SEK. The closing rates are used for converting assets and liabilities in foreign currency at the end of each period to Swedish currency, SEK.

Segment information

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Bookings
Business
area Europe
651 796 1,310 1,571 2,673 2,934
Business
area North America
305 463 694 953 1,589 1,847
Business
area MENA & APAC
473 478 967 955 1,960 1,948
Operating
segments
1,430 1,737 2,971 3,479 6,221 6,728
Shared services 0 -0 0 0 1 0
Total bookings 1,430 1,737 2,971 3,479 6,222 6,729
Net revenue
Business
area Europe
653 801 1,315 1,573 2,675 2,934
Business
area North America
309 468 700 957 1,596 1,853
Business
area MENA & APAC
473 475 967 953 1,964 1,950
Operating
segments
1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Shared services 0 -0 0 0 1 0
Total revenues from
external customers
1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Revenues from
transactions
with
other business
areas
Business
area Europe
1 1 1 3 3 6
Business
area North America
7 4 11 8 27 24
Business
area MENA & APAC
2 2 4 3 7 6
Operating
segments
10 7 17 15 37 35
Shared services 42 35 89 72 165 147
Eliminations -52 -42 -106 -87 -202 -183
Headquarters - - - - - -
Total revenues from
transactions
with
other business
areas
- - - - - -
Costs from
transactions
with
other business
areas
Business
area Europe
-24 -23 -49 -49 -102 -101
Business
area North America
-14 -10 -30 -19 -51 -40
Business
area MENA & APAC
-14 -8 -25 -17 -46 -37
Operating
segments
-51 -41 -105 -84 -198 -178
Shared services -1 -1 -1 -2 -4 -5
Eliminations 52 42 106 87 202 183
Headquarters - - - - - -
Total costs from
transactions
with
other business
areas
- - - - - -
2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Gross profit
Business
area Europe
558 673 1,121 1,312 2,262 2,453
Business
area North America
245 365 554 757 1,261 1,465
Business
area MENA & APAC
368 357 748 714 1,488 1,454
Operating
segments
1,171 1,396 2,423 2,783 5,011 5,371
Shared services 0 -0 0 0 -1 -1
Headquarters -0 -0 -0 -0 -0 -0
Total gross profit 1,172 1,396 2,423 2,783 5,010 5,371
User acquisition
cost
Business
area Europe
-243 -225 -486 -550 -904 -969
Business
area North America
-174 -202 -355 -438 -843 -926
Business
area MENA & APAC
-20 -34 -43 -67 -102 -126
Operating
segments
-436 -462 -884 -1,055 -1,849 -2,021
Shared services - -0 - -0 -1 -1
Total user acquisition
cost
-436 -462 -884 -1,055 -1,850 -2,021
Personnel expenses
Business
area Europe
-96 -100 -201 -198 -407 -403
Business
area North America
-34 -73 -90 -159 -216 -286
Business
area MENA & APAC
-51 -63 -108 -127 -220 -239
Operating
segments
-181 -236 -398 -483 -843 -928
Shared services -33 -28 -66 -55 -124 -113
Headquarters -18 -19 -33 -37 -68 -72
Total personnel expenses -231 -283 -497 -575 -1,035 -1,113
Other external expenses
Business
area Europe
-51 -49 -100 -96 -204 -200
Business
area North America
-13 -25 -34 -51 -79 -96
Business
area MENA & APAC
-21 -26 -45 -52 -93 -100
Operating
segments
-86 -100 -179 -199 -376 -396
Shared services -13 -10 -25 -20 -46 -40
Headquarters -10 -8 -17 -14 -31 -28
Total other external expenses -108 -118 -221 -233 -452 -464
Notes
2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Capitalization
of
product development
Business
area Europe
-71 -69 -142 -132 -288 -279
Business
area North America
-25 -55 -60 -108 -161 -209
Business
area MENA & APAC
-23 -23 -45 -61 -80 -96
Operating
segments
-119 -148 -248 -302 -529 -583
Shared services -0 -3 -3 -6 -9 -12
Headquarters - -1 -0 -2 -1 -3
Total capitalization
of
product development
-119 -152 -251 -310 -539 -598
EBITDA
Business
area Europe
201 338 398 542 871 1,015
Business
area North America
28 92 88 175 190 278
Business
area MENA & APAC
280 245 561 487 1,059 985
Operating
segments
509 675 1,047 1,205 2,120 2,278
Shared services -4 -1 -0 1 -3 -1
Headquarters -31 -25 -63 -58 -137 -132
Total EBITDA 474 649 984 1,148 1,980 2,145
Items affecting
comparability,
EBITDA
Business
area Europe
2 -1 6 0 9 4
Business
area North America
10 9 21 14 38 31
Business
area MENA & APAC
3 0 4 3 43 42
Operating
segments
16 9 31 17 90 77
Shared services 0 - 0 - 1 1
Headquarters 4 -0 13 7 39 33
Total items
affecting
comparability,
EBITDA
20 8 44 25 130 111
Adjusted
EBITDAC
Business
area Europe
132 268 262 410 592 741
Business
area North America
13 45 48 80 68 100
Business
area MENA & APAC
261 222 520 430 1,022 931
Operating
segments
406 536 830 920 1,681 1,772
Shared services -4 -4 -3 -4 -11 -12
Headquarters -27 -27 -51 -53 -99 -102
Total adjusted
EBITDAC
374 505 777 863 1,572 1,658
Notes
2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Adjusted
EBITDAC
374 505 777 863 1,572 1,658
Reconciliation
items:
Capitalization
of
product development
119 152 251 310 539 598
Amortization
of
PPA items
-147 -175 -309 -346 -645 -682
Other amortization
and depreciation
-199 -221 -410 -432 -839 -861
Items affecting
comparability
-20 -8 -44 -25 -7,187 -7,168
Net financial
items
-178 -318 -275 -438 -732 -895
Profit
before
tax
-50 -65 -11 -68 -7,293 -7,351
Adjusted
EBITDAC margin,
%
Business
area Europe, %
20 33 20 26 22 25
Business
area North America,
%
4 10 7 8 4 5
Business
area MENA & APAC, %
55 47 54 45 52 48
Operating
segments, %
28 31 28 26 27 26
Shared services,
%
- - - - - -
Total adjusted
EBITDAC margin,
%
26 29 26 25 25 25
FTE equivalents
Number of
Business
area Europe
540 561 540 561 540 575
Business
area North America
122 221 122 221 122 175
Business
area MENA & APAC
411 438 411 438 411 373
Operating
segments
1,073 1,220 1,073 1,220 1,073 1,123
Shared services 113 94 113 94 113 100
Headquarters 34 32 34 32 34 33
Total number of
FTE equivalents
1,220 1,346 1,220 1,346 1,220 1,256
Notes
2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
MAU ('000)
Business
area Europe
8,370 9,854 8,451 10,799 8,726 9,900
Business
area North America
10,078 13,925 10,643 14,502 11,795 13,724
Business
area MENA & APAC
21,344 25,754 21,435 26,883 22,510 25,234
Total MAU 39,792 49,533 40,529 52,184 43,031 48,858
DAU ('000)
Business
area Europe
1,469 1,737 1,518 1,820 1,543 1,694
Business
area North America
1,177 1,914 1,353 1,994 1,528 1,849
Business
area MENA & APAC
4,646 5,529 4,689 5,852 4,896 5,478
Total DAU 7,292 9,180 7,560 9,666 7,967 9,021
ARPDAU (SEK)
Business
area Europe
4.82 4.80 4.72 4.58 4.68 4.60
Business
area North America
2.85 2.66 2.84 2.62 2.85 2.73
Business
area MENA & APAC
1.08 0.91 1.10 0.86 1.05 0.93
Total ARPDAU 2.12 2.01 2.14 1.92 2.10 1.99

Notes

Note 1 Revenue growth

2025 2024 2025 2024 2024
Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Dec
Change through currency movements, % -6.3 0.2 -2.7 -0.3 -1.0
Change through other/acquired,
%
-0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1
Organic
growth, %
-11.3 -3.9 -11.6 -2.1 -2.5
BA Europe, % -14.5 -0.6 -14.4 2.8 -1.4
North America,
%
-18.3 -17.1 -19.7 -16.2 -12.6
BA MENA & APAC, % 1.9 6.2 2.0 7.3 8.0
Transferred
games %
-28.3 0.0 -32.9 0.0 -54.2
Total net revenue growth, % -17.6 -3.8 -14.4 -2.4 -3.5

Net revenue in the second quarter amounted to SEK 1,436 (1,744) million, which corresponds to an organic decline of 11.3 percent. Currency movements on net revenue in the second quarter were driven by the stronger SEK against EUR, USD and JPY average rates year-over-year. Currency rates in the quarter are outlined in the currency table on page 19 in this report.

Reconciliation of revenue change

2025 2024 2025 2024 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Dec
Net revenue growth
Change through currency movements -109 4 -95 -9 -67
Change through other/acquired -1 -2 -3 -3 -5
Organic
growth
-198 -71 -404 -74 -173
Total net revenue growth -308 -68 -502 -87 -245
BA Europe
Change through currency movements -32 4 -35 9 -11
Change through transferred
games
1 - 2 - 3
Change through other/acquired - -2 - -3 -5
Organic
growth
-116 -5 -226 43 -42
Total growth -147 -2 -258 49 -55
BA North America
Change through currency movements -34 8 -24 6 -9
Change through transferred
games
-47 - -56 - -19
Change through other/acquired - - - - -
Organic
growth
-77 -95 -178 -184 -269
Total growth -158 -87 -258 -178 -297
BA MENA & APAC
Change through currency movements -41 -7 -36 -24 -46
Change through transferred
games
31 - 34 - 6
Change through other/acquired -1 - -3 - -
Organic
growth
9 28 19 67 148
Total growth -2 21 14 43 107
Transferred
games
Change through currency movements -1 - -1 - -0
Organic
growth
-13 - -18 - -11

Note 2 Product development

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Capitalization of product development 119 152 251 310 539 598
Amortization of product development -186 -207 -384 -404 -784 -804
Amortization of PPA items -147 -175 -309 -346 -645 -682

In the second quarter, investments in product development amounted to SEK 119 (152) million, whereof Business Area Europe SEK 71 (69) million, North America SEK 25 (55) million, MENA & APAC SEK 23 (23) million, Shared services SEK 0 (3) million and Headquarters SEK 0 (1) million. The lower investments in product development are a result of Stillfront's efforts to become more focused on how investments for product development are allocated across the group and the investments in the last 12 months amounted to 9 (10) percent of net revenue. Capitalized development fluctuates between quarters and depends on the number of new launches.

Amortization of product development of SEK -186 (-207) million was recorded during the second quarter. Amortization of PPA items amounted to SEK -147 (-175) million.

Amortization of product development and PPA items declined in comparison to the corresponding periods last year. This was driven by exchange rate changes and by assets becoming fully amortized, partly in connection with the accelerated amortization recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024, coupled with a decrease of new capitalized product development in the last year.

Note 3 Items affecting comparability

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Items affecting comparability, IAC
Revenue
Other - 8 - 8 0 8
Total IAC Revenues affecting EBIT - 8 - 8 0 8
Costs
Restructuring costs -13 -9 -27 -17 -99 -90
Transaction costs - - - -0 -0
Long term incentive programs -3 -6 -12 -13 -22 -23
Other costs -3 -1 -5 -2 -9 -6
Impairment of goodwill - - - - -6,867 -6,867
Amortization of product development - - - - -190 -190
Total IAC costs affecting EBIT -20 -16 -44 -32 -7,187 -7,176
Total IAC in operating profit (EBIT) -20 -8 -44 -25 -7,187 -7,168
Financial income
Revaluation of earnouts - - - - - -
Total IAC financial income - - - - - -
Financial costs
Revaluation of earnouts -77 -110 -77 -110 -335 -368
Other - -72 - -81 0 -80
Total IAC financial costs -77 -181 -77 -190 -334 -448
Total IAC in net financial items -77 -181 -77 -190 -334 -448

EBIT in the quarter is negatively impacted by items affecting comparability of SEK -20 (-8) million, comprising mainly restructuring costs and costs for long-term incentive plans.

Note 4 Net financial items

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net interest excluding interest on earnouts -81 -105 -158 -200 -333 -376
Interest on earnout consideration (non-cash) -14 -16 -28 -31 -53 -56
Currency exchange differences -6 -16 -13 -17 -12 -15
De-consolidation of subsidiaries - -66 - -66 0 -66
Other - -5 - -14 - -14
Changes in fair value of contingent consideration -77 -109 -77 -109 -335 -368
Net financial items -178 -318 -275 -438 -732 -895

The financial net was SEK -178 (-318) million in the second quarter, consisting of net interest expenses SEK -81 (-105) million, non-cash interest charge on earnout provision SEK -14 (-16) million, earnout revaluations of SEK -77 (-109) SEK, currency exchange differences SEK -6 (-16) million, and other financial items SEK - (-5) million. Other financial items in Q2 2024 comprised a one-off cost of SEK -5 million associated with an early redemption of bonds. Furthermore, in Q2 2024 the subsidiary in Bangladesh was deconsolidated with an impact on net financial items of SEK -66 million.

Note 5 Tax

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Profit before tax -50 -65 -11 -68 -7,293 -7,351
Total taxes for the period -22 -42 -38 -49 -16 -27
Tax rate, % -44 -65 -359 -71 0 0
Transaction costs - - - - -0 -0
Earnout interest -14 -16 -28 -31 -53 -56
Earnout revaluations -77 -109 -77 -109 -335 -368
De-consolidation of subsidiaries - -66 - -66 - -66
Impairment of goodwill - - - - -6,867 -6,867
Profit before tax, excl. transaction costs and
earnout interest & revaluations
41 126 94 139 -37 7
Tax on dividends -10 -4 -10 -7 -11 -8
Underlying tax excl. tax on dividends -12 -38 -29 -42 -6 -19
Underlying tax rate, % 30 30 30 30 -16 282

The group's tax cost amounted to SEK -22 (-42) million for the second quarter.

Tax costs for the quarter are affected by non-deductible items, mainly earnout interest SEK -14 (-16) million, earnout revaluations SEK -77 (-109) million and de-consolidation of subsidiary SEK - (-66) million, as well as by irrecoverable tax on dividends received from studios SEK -10 (-4) million. Withholding tax on dividends distributed from foreign studios cannot be offset against Swedish tax and therefore effectively implies a double-taxation of profits already taxed in the local jurisdiction. An underlying tax rate, which better describes tax costs related to Stillfront's ongoing business, can be calculated excluding such special items.

Stillfront applies IAS 34.30 (c) in the quarterly reports whereby the expected effective tax rate for the year is applied on profit before tax for each of the first three quarters, excluding transaction costs, earnout interest, earnout revaluations, goodwill impairment and deconsolidation of subsidiary.

The underlying tax rate for the quarter, excluding earnout interest and withholding tax on dividends, is thereby 30 (30) percent.

Note 6 Net debt

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Jun
Bond loans 2,832 1,986 2,832 1,986 2,832 2,829
Liabilities
to credit
institutions
1,595 2,632 1,595 2,632 1,595 1,376
Term loan 668 682 668 682 668 688
Equity
swap
22 21 22 21 22 22
Currency derivatives -9 81 -9 81 -9 134
Cash and cash equivalents -912 -895 -912 -895 -912 -957
Net debt 4,196 4,507 4,196 4,507 4,196 4,093
Cash earnout next 12 months 407 515 407 515 407 643
Total net debt incl.
cash earnout NTM
4,603 5,022 4,603 5,022 4,603 4,736

In the first quarter, 7,510,000 (-) shares were repurchased for a total of SEK 45 (-) million, and in the second quarter an additional 8,378,665 (15,100,126) shares were repurchased for a total of SEK 57 (182) million. Cash disbursements for share repurchases were SEK 42 (-) million in the first quarter and SEK 60 (182) million in the second quarter. At the end of the second quarter, 31,588,363 (15,100,126) shares were used to settle earnout liabilities of SEK 221 (163) million. Additionally in the second quarter, SEK 576 (432) million of earnout liabilities were settled in cash.

The company currently does not hold any treasury shares. At the end of the second quarter 517,968,480 (517,968,480) shares were outstanding, including 15,536,710 (-) shares in a custody account at a bank, which were formally held by the company itself but blocked and about to be transferred to counterparts as part of the agreed settlement of earnout liabilities. The shares in a blocked custody account were not controlled by the company and the earnout settlement is therefore considered as settled before the end of the quarter. In the second quarter, an average of 490,913,036 (511,569,881) shares were outstanding.

Net debt as of the end of the second quarter amounted to SEK 4,196 (4,507) million. Net debt including cash earnouts for the next 12 months amounted to SEK 4,603 (5,022) million. Net debt including all earnout liabilities amounted to SEK 5,310 (6,197) million.

The adjusted interest coverage ratio, pro forma, was 6.12x (5.63x) at the end of the quarter.

The adjusted leverage ratio, pro forma, including cash earnouts for the next 12 months, was 2.18x (2.15x). Stillfront has a financial target for the adjusted leverage ratio pro forma, including cash earnouts for the next 12 months, not to exceed 2.0x. The adjusted leverage ratio, pro forma, excluding earnout liabilities was 1.99x (1.93x).

At the end of the quarter, Stillfront had total unutilized credit facilities of SEK 1,005 (1,519) million, of which SEK 905 (1,222) million were long-term credit facilities. Cash balances amounted to SEK 912 (895) million.

Stillfront's financial assets and liabilities are in general measured at amortized cost, which is also a good approximation of their fair value. Bond loans with a carrying value of SEK 2,832 (1,986) million, however, have a fair value of SEK 2,886 (2,036) million. Fx forwards and currency basis swaps with a net carrying amount of SEK 9 (-81) million are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. Contingent purchase considerations (earnout provisions) with a carrying amount of SEK 1,114 (1,690) million are measured at fair value through profit and loss.

Contingent purchase considerations (earnouts)

MSEK 2025 2026 2027 Total
Cash - 407 375 782
Equity - 171 161 332
Total provisions
for
earnout
- 578 536 1,114

The amounts stated in the table above refer to provisions in the balance sheet, calculated as present values of nominal expected future payments, by year of expected settlement. As of the quarter-end, the group had liabilities of SEK 1,114 (1,690) million for earnout provisions, of which SEK 578 (699) million current and SEK 536 (991) million non-current. The book value of the amounts that will be settled during 2026 to 2027 comprises SEK 782 million expected to be paid out in cash and SEK 332 million expected to be settled in Stillfront shares. Stillfront may choose, and has chosen, to buy back from the company's own shares to settle earnout payments.

Earnout provisions at the end of the first quarter 2025 were SEK 1,871 million and decreased to SEK 1,114 million at the end of the second quarter, driven by settlements SEK -796 million, currency exchange differences of SEK -52 million, non-cash revaluations SEK 77 million and discounting interest of SEK 14 million.

Note 7 Reconciliation of alternative performance measures (APM)

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Net revenue 1,436 1,744 2,981 3,483 6,235 6,737
Direct
costs
-265 -348 -558 -700 -1,225 -1,367
Gross profit 1,172 1,396 2,423 2,783 5,010 5,371
EBITDA
Operating
profit
(EBIT)
128 253 265 370 -6,561 -6,455
Amortization
of
PPA items
147 175 309 346 645 682
Other amortization
and depreciation
199 221 410 432 839 861
Comparison
disturbing
impairment
of
goodwill
- - - - 6,867 6,867
Comparison
disturbing
amortization
of
product development
- - - - 190 190
EBITDA 474 649 984 1,148 1,980 2,145
Adjusted
EBITDA and EBITDAC
EBITDA 474 649 984 1,148 1,980 2,145
Items affecting
comparability,
EBITDA
20 8 44 25 130 111
Adjusted
EBITDA
493 657 1,028 1,173 2,110 2,256
Capitalization
of
product development
-119 -152 -251 -310 -539 -598
Adjusted
EBITDAC
374 505 777 863 1,572 1,658
In relation
to net revenue
Gross profit
margin,
%
82 80 81 80 80 80
EBITDA margin,
%
33 37 33 33 32 32
Adjusted
EBITDA margin,
%
34 38 34 34 34 33
Adjusted
EBITDAC margin,
%
26 29 26 25 25 25
Cash conversion
last 12 months
Cash flow
from
operations
last 12 months
1,668 1,482 1,668 1,482 1,668 1,687
IFRS 16 lease repayment last 12 months -40 -47 -40 -47 -40 -39
Acquisition
of
intangible
assets last 12 months
-539 -698 -539 -698 -539 -598
Free cash flow
last 12 months
1,089 737 1,089 737 1,089 1,050
Divided
by
EBITDA last 12 months 1,980 2,246 1,980 2,246 1,980 2,145
Cash conversion
rate
0.55 0.33 0.55 0.33 0.55 0.49
Comments by the CEO Other information
Financial overview Financial reports
Business Areas ● Notes
2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Apr-Jun Apr-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Jun
Adjusted
interest
coverage ratio
Adjusted
EBITDA last 12 months
2,110 2,335 2,110 2,335 2,110 2,256
Divided
by
Net financial
items
last 12 months
732 658 732 658 732 895
Total IAC affecting
financial
items
last 12 months
-334 -179 -334 -179 -334 -448
Interest on earnout consideration
affecting
financial
items
last 12 months
-53 -64 -53 -64 -53 -56
Adjusted
interest
coverage ratio,
x
6.12 5.63 6.12 5.63 6.12 5.76
Adjusted
leverage ratio
Bond loans 2,832 1,986 2,832 1,986 2,832 2,829
Liabilities
to credit
institutions
1,595 2,632 1,595 2,632 1,595 1,376
Term loan 668 682 668 682 668 688
Equity
swap
22 21 22 21 22 22
Currency derivatives -9 81 -9 81 -9 134
Cash and cash equivalents -912 -895 -912 -895 -912 -957
Net debt 4,196 4,507 4,196 4,507 4,196 4,093
Cash earnout next 12 months 407 515 407 515 407 643
Total net debt incl.
cash earnout NTM
4,603 5,022 4,603 5,022 4,603 4,736
Divided
by
Adjusted
EBITDA last 12 months
2,110 2,335 2,110 2,335 2,110 2,256
Adjusted
leverage ratio,
x
1.99 1.93 1.99 1.93 1.99 1.81
Adjusted
leverage ratio
incl.
NTM cash earnout, x
2.18 2.15 2.18 2.15 2.18 2.10
Free cash flow
Cash flow
from
operations
383 434 720 739 1,668 1,687
IFRS 16 lease repayment last -9 -10 -20 -20 -40 -39
Acquisition
of
intangible
assets
-119 -152 -251 -310 -539 -598
Free cash flow 254 272 448 410 1,089 1,050

APM pro forma

2025 2024 2025 2024 Last 12 2024
MSEK Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun Jan-Jun months Jan-Dec
Adjusted
EBITDA, pro forma
Adjusted
EBITDA last 12 months
2,110 2,335 2,110 2,335 2,110 2,256
Including
EBITDA, acquired
companies
- - - - - -
Adjusted
EBITDA, pro forma
2,110 2,335 2,110 2,335 2,110 2,256
Adjusted
interest
coverage ratio,
pro forma
EBITDA last 12 months, pro forma
Adjusted
2,110 2,335 2,110 2,335 2,110 2,256
Divided
by
Net financial
items
last 12 months
732 658 732 658 732 895
Total IAC affecting
financial
items
last 12 months
-334 -179 -334 -179 -334 -448
Interest on earnout consideration
affecting
financial
items
-53 -64 -53 -64 -53 -56
Adjusted
interest
coverage ratio,
x, pro forma
6.12 5.63 6.12 5.63 6.12 5.76
Adjusted
leverage ratio,
pro forma,
x
Net debt 4,196 4,507 4,196 4,507 4,196 4,093
Cash earnout next 12 months 407 515 407 515 407 643
Total net debt incl.
cash earnout NTM
4,603 5,022 4,603 5,022 4,603 4,736
Divided
by
Adjusted
EBITDA, pro forma
2,110 2,335 2,110 2,335 2,110 2,256
Adjusted
leverage ratio,
pro forma,
x
1.99 1.93 1.99 1.93 1.99 1.81
Adjusted
leverage ratio
incl.
NTM cash earnout, pro forma,
x
2.18 2.15 2.18 2.15 2.18 2.10

Definitions

Key figures and alternative performance measures

ARPDAU*

Average revenue per daily active user. Calculated as Bookings in the quarter divided by days in the quarter divided by average daily active users in the quarter.

Bookings

Revenue before changes in deferred revenue, including deposits from paying users, in-game advertising revenue and other game-related revenue.

Cash conversion ratio

Free cash flow for the last twelve months divided by EBITDA for the last twelve months.

DAU*

Average daily active users. Calculated as the average daily active users each month of the quarter, divided by months in the quarter.

Operating profit (EBIT)

Profit before financial items and tax.

EBITDA

Operating profit before depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for items affecting comparability.

EBITDA margin

EBITDA as a percentage of Net revenue. Adjusted EBITDA margin is EBITDA margin adjusted for items affecting comparability.

Adjusted EBITDAC

EBITDA less capitalized product development, adjusted for items affecting comparability.

Adjusted EBITDAC margin

Adjusted EBITDAC as a percentage of Net revenue.

Free cash flow

Cash flow from operations minus acquisitions of intangible assets and repayment of lease liabilities.

Gross profit margin

Gross profit as a percentage of Net revenue, where Gross profit is defined as Net revenue minus Direct costs.

IAC, Items affecting comparability

Significant income statement items that are not included in the Group's normal recurring operations and which distort the comparison between the periods.

Adjusted interest coverage ratio, pro forma

Adjusted EBITDA pro forma divided by net financial items excluding revaluation of provision for earnouts and interest on earnout consideration for the past twelve months.

Adjusted leverage ratio

Net debt in relation to the last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted leverage ratio, pro forma is calculated as Net debt in relation to the last twelve month's Adjusted EBITDA pro forma.

Adjusted leverage ratio, including NTM cash earnout

Net debt, including cash earnout payments for the next twelve months, in relation to the last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted leverage ratio, including NTM cash earnout, pro forma is

calculated as Net debt, including cash earnout payments for the next twelve months, in relation to the last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA pro forma.

MAU*

Average monthly active users. Calculated as monthly active users each month of the quarter, divided by months in the quarter.

Net debt

Interest bearing liabilities, including the book value of equity swaps and currency derivatives, minus cash and cash equivalents. Provisions for earnouts are not considered interest bearing in this context.

Organic growth

Change in consolidated net revenue, excluding the translation impact of changed currency exchange rates, acquisitions, divestments, deconsolidation of subsidiary and termination of games. Net revenue in acquired operations are considered as acquired growth during twelve months from the acquisition date.

Shareholders' equity/share

Shareholders' equity attributable to the parent company shareholders divided by the number of shares at the end of the period.

Tax rate

Tax rate is calculated as total tax for the period divided by profit before tax. Underlying tax rate is calculated as underlying tax divided by profit before tax excl. transaction costs, earnout interest, earnout revaluations and deconsolidation of subsidiary.

Total bookings by revenue stream

Include all bookings excluding external partnerships and other

UAC

User acquisition cost.

*ARPDAU, DAU and MAU in previous years' interim reports included games within the active portfolio. From Q1 2025, ARPDAU, DAU and MAU include all Stillfront games excluding External partnerships and other since Stillfront does not have user data and does not act as the publisher for these games. As a result, 2024 figures have been restated using the new methodology.

Operational definitions

Active LiveOps

Games outside of key franchises with more than 5 percent of Bookings invested in user acquisition.

Business Area

Includes franchises and game teams that are managed by staff physically located within the same geographical area. A Business Area consists of 4 different types of game portfolios from which it receives bookings from 1) Key game franchises 2) Active LiveOps, 3) Legacy LiveOps, 4) External Partnerships.

Business Area Europe

Includes key game franchises: Albion, Big, Empire, Narrative and Supremacy.

Includes key franchise studios: Sandbox, New Moon, Goodgame (including OFM), Nanobit, Twin Harbour and other studios Playa and eRepublik.

Business Area MENA & APAC

Includes key game franchises: Jawaker and Board.

Includes key franchise studios: Jawaker, Moonfrog and other studios 6waves, Imperia (including Game Labs and Everguild) and Babil.

Business Area North America

Includes key game franchises: Bitlife, Home Design Makeover and Word.

Includes key franchise studios: Candywriter, Storm8 and other studios Simutronics/Kixeye.

External partnerships

Games where Stillfront does not have user data and does not act as the publisher.

Headquarters (HQ)

Group functions that deliver services to the group and are recharged to Business Areas and their subsidiaries via intercompany management fees based on allocation keys.

Key franchises

The games included as key game franchises have a set of definitions that define them, such as fullyear bookings above SEK 200 million, consistency of core experience, technology and game mechanics and recognizable and evolving IP.

Legacy Live Ops

Games outside of key franchises with less than 5 percent of Bookings invested in user acquisition.

Shared services

Offers services to game teams and Business Areas for which they earn a service fee, based on usage, or make a margin on volume. Examples of such services are Marketing, Payments, Data & Analytics, IT & Tech, as well as Finance and HR.

Transferred games

Revenue from games whose management moved from one Business Area to another. A game is defined as transferred the first 12 months following the transfer date. In terms of the revenue reconciliation, a transferred game is presented with a negative amount corresponding to the revenue for the quarter last year in the Business Area transferring the game and with a positive amount corresponding to the revenue for the quarter this year in the receiving Business Area.

The purpose of each key figure and alternative performance measure is described in the latest Annual Report.

Other information

Financial calendar
Interim report January-September 2025 23 October 2025
Full-year
report January-December
2025
4
February
2026
For further information, please contact:

Alexis Bonte, President & Group CEO Tel: +46 76 111 91 24, [email protected] Tim Holland, interim Group CFO Tel: +46 76 760 54 88, [email protected]

Patrik Johannesson, Head of Investor Relations & ESG Tel: +46 70 428 90 11, [email protected]

This information is information that Stillfront Group AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on July 22, 2025, at 07.00 CEST.

About Stillfront

Stillfront is a global games company. We develop digital games that are played by approximately 40 million people each month. Our diversified portfolio spans wellestablished franchises like Big, Jawaker and Supremacy, to smaller, niche games across our different genres. We believe gaming can be a force for good and we want to create a gaming universe that is digital, affordable, equal, and sustainable. Our HQ is in Stockholm, Sweden, but our game development is done by teams and studios all over the world. Our main markets are the US, Japan, MENA, Germany, and the UK. Stillfront's shares (SF) are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For further information, please visit: stillfront.com

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