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Truecaller

Annual Report Feb 18, 2025

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YEAR-END REPORT

January-December 2024

The year-end report refers to the group for which Truecaller AB (publ) (559278–2774) is the parent company, called Truecaller in the report.

Truecaller Year-End Report 2024

October-December 2024 (Q4)

Comparative figures refer to October-December 2023

  • Net sales increased by 23 percent to SEK 522.8 million (424.7).
  • EBITDA increased by 19 percent to SEK 201.1 million (168.5), corresponding to an EBITDA-margin of 38.5 (39.7) percent. Excluding the costs of incentive programs, EBITDA would have been SEK 231.4 million (170.5), equivalent to an EBITDA-margin of 44.3 (40.1) percent.
  • Profit after tax increased by 29 percent and amounted to SEK 150.4 million (116.2).
  • Basic earnings per share were SEK 0.44 (0.33) and diluted earnings per share were SEK 0.44 (0.33).
  • The average number of active users (MAU) increased by 55.4 million to 429.4 million (374.0).
  • Net sales increased by 20 percent in India, by 43 percent in the Middle East and Africa and increased by 24 percent in the rest of the world.

January-December 2024

Comparative figures refer to January-December 2023

  • Net sales increased by 8 percent to SEK 1,863.2 million (1,728.9).
  • EBITDA amounted to SEK 684.2 million (702.9), corresponding to an EBITDA-margin of 36.7 (40.7) percent. Excluding the costs of incentive programs, EBITDA would have been SEK 758.0 million (742.7), equivalent to an EBITDA-margin of 40.7 (43.0) percent.
  • Profit after tax amounted to SEK 524.3 million (536.3).
  • Basic earnings per share were SEK 1.51 (1.49) and diluted earnings per share were SEK 1.51 (1.49).
  • The average number of active users (MAU) increased by 45.3 million to 405.9 million (360.5).
  • Net sales increased by 3 percent in India, by 22 percent in the Middle East and Africa and by 23 percent in the rest of the world.

FINANCIAL KEY FIGURES

2024 2023 2024 2023
Group, SEKm (unless otherwise stated) Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Net sales 522.8 424.7 1,863.2 1,728.9
Gross profit 403.0 323.0 1,421.5 1,307.7
Gross margin (%) 77.1% 76.1% 76.3% 75.6%
EBITDA 201.1 168.5 684.2 702.9
EBITDA margin (%) 38.5% 39.7% 36.7% 40.7%
EBIT (operating profit) 187.9 156.3 632.1 657.7
EBIT margin (%) 35.9% 36.8% 33.9% 38.0%
Profit or loss after net financial income or expense 202.6 157.2 698.9 712.3
Basic earnings per share (SEK) 0.44 0.33 1.51 1.49
Diluted earnings per share (SEK) 0.44 0.33 1.51 1.49
Equity 1,506.4 1,743.7 1,506.4 1,743.7
Total assets 1,955.5 2,160.3 1,955.5 2,160.3
Equity to assets ratio (%) 77.0% 80.7% 77.0% 80.7%
Employees at the end of the period 418 419 418 419

Significant events during the quarter

  • Continued high user growth - surpassed 400 million MAU on Android During the quarter, the average number of monthly active users (MAU) increased to 429.4 million, an increase of over 55 million users compared to Q4 2023. The average number of daily active users (DAU) increased to 354.4 million, an increase of approximately 50 million compared to the same period in 2023. Growth in India was around 15%, while in the Middle East & Africa and the rest of the world it was around 20%. Growth was strong on both iOS and Android, with the average number of MAUs on Android reaching 396.0 million (347.3) and on iOS 29.6 million (22.9). Compared to Q3 2024, the total number of MAUs increased by nearly 16 million and DAUs by over 17 million.
  • Advertising revenue increased by 17 per cent Advertising revenue was positively impacted by a growing user base and an increased number of interactions within the Truecaller app. Revenue increased across all reported regions, with the Middle East & Africa showing the strongest growth. The scaling of more innovative ad formats continued, contributing positively to revenue. At the same time, increased interaction and platform development led to more ad impressions and revenue per active user increased.
  • Premium subscription revenues increased by 39 per cent This was driven by both an increased conversion rate to paying users at 0.60% (0.56) and a higher average revenue per paying user, reaching SEK 9.86 per month (8.79). The average revenue grew partly due to the simplification of consolidating all premium services into a global premium plan. The relative growth of subscription revenue remained higher on iOS compared to Android, but both platforms saw positive developments in conversion rates and price per subscriber. The average number of subscribers in Q4 was just under 2.6 million, an increase of about 22%. Subscription revenue grew strongly across all reported regions: nearly 40% in India, over 20% in the Middle East & Africa, and around 50% in the rest of the world. In the Middle East & Africa, currency exchange fluctuations had a negative impact on revenue growth.
  • Revenue from Truecaller for Business increased by 45 percent Both Verified Business (VB) and Business Messaging (BM) saw strong growth. The VB customer experience platform continued its strong development, with deeper integrations from companies choosing to utilize more of the platform's services, which increased the average revenue per customer. Total annually recurring revenue (ARR) within Verified Business reached SEK 234 million, an increase of more than 50% compared to Q4 2023, while net revenue churn (NRR) stood at approximately 2.7%. In Business Messaging, volumes increased by more than 80%, with 4.9 billion messages sent during the quarter. The share of long-term contracts (over six months), the number of services utilized per customer, and the number of larger agreements continued to rise.

Other significant events.

Share buybacks During the quarter, Truecaller continued its share buyback program, repurchasing nearly 0.6 million B-shares. Read more on page 15.

Events after the period

  • New CEO appointed On January 9, Rishit Jhunjhunwala assumed the role of CEO at Truecaller. Rishit has been with Truecaller since 2015 and, prior to his appointment as CEO, led Truecaller's Indian operations and served as Chief Product Officer. Simultaneously, Truecaller's founders Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam stepped down from operational roles to focus on their board positions. Alan and Nami will remain employed at Truecaller as advisors until June 30 to ensure a smooth transition.
  • Major iPhone update launched At the end of January, Truecaller launched its biggest-ever update for iPhone. The new version of the Truecaller iOS app now enables caller identification and spam blocking in the same way as on Android. Previously, OS-level restrictions limited the experience. The new iOS product will primarily be a subscription-based service. At the end of the year, approximately 30 million (7%) of Truecaller's total 435 million monthly active users (MAU) were iOS users. Of Truecaller's 2.6 million paying subscribers, around 750,000 use iOS, and more than 40% of Truecaller's current subscription revenue comes from iOS.

CEO WORD Q4 2024

Increased revenue and profit growth

Net sales increased by 23% in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter last year, reaching 522 (425) million SEK. All three revenue streams contributed to this growth. Our recurring revenues, from Truecaller for Business (TfB) and Truecaller Premium subscriptions, increased by 42% and now account for 29% (25%) of our total revenue. Advertising revenue continued to grow for the second quarter in a row, now by 17% compared to the same quarter last year.

EBITDA increased by 19% to 201 (169) million SEK, despite larger investments in user growth and increased costs for incentive programs related to a higher share price. EBITDA excluding incentive program costs increased by 36%. The EBITDA margin was 38.5% (39.7%) including incentive program costs. Earnings per share increased by 33% to 0.44 (0.33) SEK per share.

Our user base continued to show strong growth, with 16 million new monthly active users and 17 million new daily active users during the quarter. The average number of monthly active users reached 429 million, an increase of 55 million in one year, corresponding to a growth of 15%. Growth remains broadbased, occurring across many countries and regions.

We are rapidly approaching half a billion users, and we have never attracted new users as fast as we did in 2024. We are solving a growing global problem, and the successful investments we have made in focus markets such as Colombia, Nigeria, and the U.S. will be expanded to more markets in 2025. The more users we have and the more they interact with us, through e.g. identifying spammers, adding comments, suggesting better names and adding context about a call, the more effective we become in protecting all users from fraud and unwanted calls or messages.

Advertising revenue, our largest revenue stream, continued to grow, at a higher pace than during the previous quarter, reaching 372 (318) million SEK, a growth rate of 17%. We continue working on increasing user interactions and offer advertisers more dynamic and innovative ad formats, which generate higher prices. The recurrence of ads revenue growth during the second half of 2024 is driven by a combination of user growth, higher engagement, improved demand as we onboard more advertising partners, and optimization of our inventory. We continue to gradually scale up new formats, such as video ads and larger formats beyond traditional banners. In terms of geographies, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region continued to show strong demand during the quarter.

The strategic decisions we have made for our Premium offerings are now yielding strong results, with subscription revenue growing by 39% to 78 (56) million SEK. The growth compared to Q3 2024 was 15%. We see strong growth across all regions, increased conversion rates, and a higher average revenue per subscriber. Subscription revenue is growing with good pace on both Android and iOS and in all regions with the fastest growth occurring in regions outside India and MEA. In late January, we launched our new iOS product, which will primarily be a premium offering. With users finally getting the full Truecaller experience on iPhones, our ambition is to increase growth of iOSsubscribers. The new offering should gradually start to have a revenue impact from the second quarter of 2025. Already today, subscription revenues from iOS users is 43% of total subscription revenue.

Revenue from Truecaller for Business grew by 45% to 72 (50) million SEK. Growth continues to be driven by strong performance both in our Verified Business Customer Experience (CX) platform and for Business Messaging. A larger share of enterprise clients are adopting more capabilities of our platform, to improve their communication and marketing efforts. Annual recurring revenue (ARR) for Verified Business increased by more than 50%, and revenue churn remained low at 2.7% during the quarter. In 2025, we will focus on further deepening integrations with our enterprise clients and expanding into more markets by placing local sales teams in strategic locations such as the Middle East and Africa. The Business Messaging segment continues to grow quickly, with a volume increase of more than 80% compared to last year. We continue to believe that we have only scratched the surface of the full potential of our enterprise business revenue stream.

Our conviction is that Truecaller has a much larger role to play in the growing field of mobile communication, including safeguarding people and businesses from the globally growing threat of digital scams and fraud.

Aside from increased growth-related expenses and higher costs for incentive programs due to a rising share price, our underlying cost base remained stable. We continue to invest for long-term global growth, through user acquisition, pre-installation of the Truecaller app on new smartphones, and marketing. We intend to continue and expand these investments in 2025, as they are delivering good results.

It is with great humility that I have taken on the role of CEO following the decision of Truecaller's co-founders and my mentors, Alan and Nami, to step down from their operational roles after 15 years. Alan and Nami and the rest of the company have built a great foundation for future growth. As usage and relevance of mobile communication continues to grow, it brings with it immense opportunities for Truecaller to make communication safer, trusted and efficient. We will continue to execute on our well laid-out long term strategy and back it with Truecaller's agile startup culture, profitable growth and a strong balance sheet. Our conviction is that Truecaller has a much larger role to play in the growing field of mobile communication, including safeguarding people and businesses from the globally growing threat of digital scams and fraud.

Rishit Jhunjhunwala, CEO

Truecaller at a glance

Quarterly review, financialdata

FINANCIAL KEY FIGURES

2024 2023 2024 2023
Group, SEKm (unless otherwise stated) Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Net sales 522.8 424.7 1,863.2 1,728.9
Gross profit 403.0 323.0 1,421.5 1,307.7
Gross margin (%) 77.1% 76.1% 76.3% 75.6%
EBITDA 201.1 168.5 684.2 702.9
EBITDA margin (%) 38.5% 39.7% 36.7% 40.7%
EBIT (operating profit) 187.9 156.3 632.1 657.7
EBIT margin (%) 35.9% 36.8% 33.9% 38.0%
Profit or loss after net financial income or expense 202.6 157.2 698.9 712.3
Basic earnings per share (SEK) 0.44 0.33 1.51 1.49
Diluted earnings per share (SEK) 0.44 0.33 1.51 1.49
Equity 1,506.4 1,743.7 1,506.4 1,743.7
Total assets 1,955.5 2,160.3 1,955.5 2,160.3
Equity to assets ratio (%) 77.0% 80.7% 77.0% 80.7%
Employees at the end of the period 418 419 418 419

OPERATIONAL KEY FIGURES

Middle East & Rest of the
October-December 2024 Total India Africa world
Monthly Active Users (MAU), quarterly average (millions) 429.4 301.9 89.6 38.0
Daily Active Users (DAU), quarterly average (millions) 354.4 261.3 68.4 24.8
Cost per mille impressions (CPM) for ad sales (SEK) 0.62 0.50 1.61 3.04
Average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) for premium
subscriptions (SEK)
9.93 6.90 8.23 16.39
October-December 2023 Total India Middle East &
Africa
Rest of the
world
Monthly Active Users (MAU), quarterly average (millions) 374.1 266.2 76.2 31.7
Daily Active Users (DAU), quarterly average (millions) 304.6 227.1 57.4 20.2
Cost per mille impressions (CPM) for ad sales (SEK) 0.83 0.70 1.41 3.80
Average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) for premium
subscriptions (SEK)
8.79 5.61 9.39 14.61
Middle East & Rest of the
January-December 2024 Total India Africa world
Monthly Active Users (MAU), quarterly average (millions) 405.9 287.1 83.5 35.3
Daily Active Users (DAU), quarterly average (millions) 332.6 246.7 63.1 22.7
Cost per mille impressions (CPM) for ad sales (SEK) 0.66 0.55 1.48 2.78
Average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) for premium
subscriptions (SEK)
9.45 6.24 8.67 15.82
Middle East & Rest of the
January-December 2023 Total India Africa world
Monthly Active Users (MAU). quarterly average (millions) 360.6 259.0 73.3 28.9
Daily Active Users (DAU). quarterly average (millions) 292.6 218.6 55.2 18.7
Cost per mille impressions (CPM) for ad sales (SEK) 1.00 0.89 1.38 3.35
Average monthly revenue per user (ARPU) for premium
subscriptions (SEK)
8.63 5.28 10.27 14.02

Monthly Active Users (MAU), avg Daily Active Users (DAU), avg

Financial performance

Fourth quarter 2024 (October-December)

Revenues

Total revenues during the fourth quarter increased by 23 percent compared to the corresponding quarter the previous year and amounted to SEK 528.5 (434.5) million. Other income amounted to SEK 5.7 (9.8) million.

Net sales amounted to SEK 522.8 (424.7) million during the fourth quarter, an increase by 23 percent compared to the corresponding quarter the previous year. Currency effects had a somewhat negative effect on revenues during the quarter, see Currency exposure below.

Net sales distributed by region

Net sales in India increased by 20 percent to SEK 371.9 (311.1), increased by 43 percent to SEK 76.0 (53.0) million in Africa and the Middle East and by 24 percent in the rest of the world to SEK 74.9 (60.5) million. Weaker currencies in some of Truecaller's largest markets in the Middle East and Africa region had a negative impact on net sales.

Net sales distributed by service

Ad revenues increased by 17 percent to SEK 372.0 (318.1) million. Advertising revenue per daily active user (DAU) increased slightly to 1.05 (1.04) SEK, marking the first time since Q3 2022 that the average revenue per user increased.

Advertising revenue grew across all regions, with the strongest development in the Middle East & Africa, where an increased number of users, more ad impressions per user, and a higher average price per ad all contributed positively.

The average prices for Truecaller's ad products (CPM) decreased by approximately 25%. This decline was partly due to a larger supply of ads relative to demand, particularly in the Indian market. Truecaller continues to prioritize maximizing revenue per user rather than focusing solely on factors like CPM or fill rate.

The number of paid ad impressions on Truecaller increased by 57% compared to the same period last year. This growth was driven by higher user engagement with the app and the addition of previously unused ad spaces on the platform. Truecaller also continues to improve its ability to serve ads more efficiently by enhancing the quality of ad requests and increasing rendering capability (render rate).

Revenue from premium subscriptions increased by 39% to 77.7 (55.7) million SEK. Premium revenue saw strong growth as a result of an improved offering, with new features continuously being developed and better-targeted marketing of premium subscriptions. In 2024, all premium features were consolidated into a single plan instead of multiple premium packages, which had a positive impact on revenues and average revenue per subscriber. The average number of paying users during the quarter reached 2.58 (2.11) million The conversion rate to paying users continued to improve, averaging 0.60% (0.56%) during the quarter. Additionally, the average revenue per user grew positively to 9.93 (8.79) SEK per month. Revenue increased significantly across all regions, with the strongest relative growth in the rest of the world region (outside India and MEA).

Revenue from Truecaller for Business increased by 45% to 71.9 (49.6) million SEK. Revenue growth was strong for both Verified Business and Business Messaging. Within Verified Business, annual recurring revenue (ARR) increased by over 50% to 234 (154) million SEK. More customers are opting for longer contracts and plans that include a wider range of features developed for businesses, increasing revenue per customer. Truecaller's business services are highly valued by clients, leading to low churn among key enterprise customers. The revenue loss from such churn, relative to total revenue, averaged approximately 2.7% (2.7%) during the quarter. Through a partnership with the CPaaS provider Tanla, Truecaller also delivers B2C messages to its users. The volume of business messages has steadily increased, with 4.9 (2.6) billion messages sent during the quarter. Business Messaging now accounts for approximately 25% of revenue within Truecaller for Business.

Other revenue within net sales amounted to 1.2 (1.3) million SEK.

Gross profit

The gross profit inreased by 25 percent to SEK 403.0 (323.0) million compared to the same period last year. The gross margin amounted to 77.1 (76.1) percent. The gross margin is mainly determined by fees to partners such as Google and Apple, and by costs for verification of new users and for servers used for the company's services. The main driver behind the improved margin is efficiency improvements for server costs and verification costs. These vary slightly over time as a function of, for example, changing prices for SMS messages in different markets. Truecaller works to continuously optimize these costs.

Operating profit

EBITDA increased by 19 percent and amounted to SEK 201.1 (168.5) million and the EBITDA margin amounted to 38.5 (39.7) percent.

Operating profit (EBIT) increased by 20 per cent to SEK 187.9 (156.3) million, corresponding to an operating margin of 35.9 (36.8) percent.

Staff costs during the quarter increased to SEK 120.2 (90.3) million. The cost increase excluding costs for incentive programs was 2 percent to SEK 89.9 (88.4) million. The group's long-term incentive program entailed a salaryrelated cost for the period of SEK 18.5 (0.9) million with a corresponding increase in equity and social security contributions of SEK 11.8 (1.0) million reported as a provision in the balance sheet. Salary-related incentive costs are valued at fair value and amortized over the term of the program. The social security contributions are affected by the share price at the end of each accounting period and may therefore amount to significantly higher amounts in the future and create volatility in the income statement. In the fourth quarter 2023 incentive costs where particularly low due to the dissolution of provisions regarding stock options within LTIP 2021 where the performance conditions have not been met, which lowered cost by approximately SEK 11 millon. Excluding costs for incentive programs, the EBITDA margin during the quarter would have increased by 5.8 (0.5) percentage points and been 44.3 (40.1) percent. See more info in note 5.

Other external costs increased to SEK 87.5 (74.0) million compared to the same period last year. The increase in costs is mainly due to increased growth investments in several regions, i e increased investments in user acquisition through digital marketing and increased expenses for agreements with phone manufacturers where the Truecaller app comes pre-installed. Other external costs excluding these growth-focused investments decreased somewhat.

Profit and earnings per share for the period

Profit before tax increased with 29 percent to SEK 202.6 (157.2) million. Profit after tax for the period was SEK 150.4 (116.2) million. Net financial income amounted to SEK 14.7 (0.9) million.

The total tax amounted to SEK 52.1 (41.0) million which corresponds to an effective tax rate of 25.7 (26.1) percent for the Group.

Basic earnings per share were SEK 0.44 (0.33) and diluted earnings per share were SEK 0.44 (0.33).

Cash flow and financial position

Net cash from operating activities amounted to SEK 181.9 (170.6) million of which SEK -6.4 (56.8) million was attributable to changes in working capital and SEK -46.2 (-

58.9) million was attributable to income tax paid. Net cash from investing activities amounted to SEK -1.6 (-40.8) million and included investments in short-term interest rate funds of SEK - (-). Net cash used in financing activities was SEK -32.7 (-180.9) million and included purchase of treasury shares of SEK -23,7 (-173.3) million. Net cash flow for the period was SEK 147.7 (-51.1) million.

Truecaller had cash and cash equivalents of SEK 496.0 (631.3) million at the end of the quarter and SEK 828.0 (941,3) million invested in short-term interest rate funds. The equity to assets ratio was 77.0 (80.7) percent.

Truecaller have a revolving credit facility of SEK 500.0 (500.0) million. SEK - (-) million had been utilized as of the reporting date. Consolidated total assets amounted to SEK 1,955.5 (2,160.3) million at 31 December 2024. The carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities are estimated to coincide with fair value in all material respects.

Trade receivables for the Group amounted to SEK 231.8 (162.0) million and claims on advertising networks and platform owners was SEK 109.2 (86.0) million. The increase in trade receivables is attributable mainly to the increase in direct sales in the advertising business and growth in Truecaller for Business. Payment terms for the company's customers are normally 30-60 days. Recognized but unrealized customer credit losses in the balance sheet amounted to SEK 12.5 (4.6) million as of 31 December 2024. The claims on advertising networks and platform owners is mainly linked to outstanding claims against Google and Meta.

Investments

During the fourth quarter of 2024, SEK 5,7 (7.3) million were capitalized as internally developed intangible assets.

Currency exposure

The majority of Truecaller's revenues are denominated in Swedish kronor (SEK) via partners including Google and Apple. Accordingly, there is little direct currency exposure. In turn, these partners bill users of Truecaller's services partly in local currency, which causes an indirect currency exposure for Truecaller. Truecaller does not, however, have complete information concerning currency exposure or how currency effects are managed by partners and thus cannot at present accurately quantify indirect currency exposure. A depreciation of SEK against currencies including USD and INR, however, has a positive impact on the company's sales and profit, although it also increases the company's costs. The largest currency exposures are against INR and USD. The company estimates that exchange rate changes had a somewhat negative impact on sales during the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the corresponding quarter in 2023 mainly as an effect of a slightly weakened Indian rupee and as an effect of the sharp depreciations of the Egyptian pound and the Nigerian naira. The company's estimate is that exchange rates also had a negative effect of about 1 percentage points on the EBITDA margin.

Parent company

Parent company income for the quarter amounted to SEK 4.0 (2.0) million which refers to billing of subsidiaries for services rendered. The profit before tax amounted to SEK 154.4 (-5.1) million. The profit after tax amounted to SEK 153.5 (-4.1) million. Cash and cash equivalents on 31 December 2024 amounted to SEK 68.4 (176.5) million. In addition to the cash and cash equivalents the parent company has SEK 260.3 (400.0) million invested in short-term interest rate funds. No investments have taken place in intangible or tangible assets. At the end of the period, 2 (2) people were employed in the parent company.

January-December 2024

Revenues

Total revenues for the period January-December increased by 8 percent compared to the corresponding period the previous year and amounted to SEK 1,876.3 (1,740.4) million. Other income, amounted to SEK 13.1 (11.5) million.

Net sales during the period January-December increased by 8 percent compared to the corresponding period the previous year and amounted to SEK 1,863.2 (1,728.9) million. Currency effects had a negative effect on revenues during the period, see Currency exposure below.

Net sales distributed by region

Net sales in India increased by 3 percent to SEK 1,350.0 (1,309.9), increased with 22 percent to SEK 254.3 (206.3) million in the Africa and the Middle East and by 23 percent in the rest of the world to SEK 258.9 (212.6) million. Weaker currencies in some of Truecaller's largest markets in the Middle East and Africa region had a negative impact on net sales.

Net sales distributed by service

Ad revenues remained stable at SEK 1,344.6 (1,346.1) million. Excluding the decrease in advertising revenues related to the Indian cricket season (IPL) during the first half of the year compared to the previous year ad revenues increased by 5 percent.

A lower demand in the wake of weak global macroeconomic development and a larger supply in the Indian market resulted in lower average pricing for Truecallers ads products (CPM) which decreased by approximately 34 percent. Truecaller continues to maximize revenue per user instead of e g CPM or fill rates.

The number of impressions increased by 39 percent compared to the same period last year. Truecaller continues to enhance its ability to display ads more efficiently for users by improving the quality of ad requests and rendering capabilities (render rate). A contributing factor to number of impressions has also been increased engagement with the Truecaller-app from the user base.

Revenue from premium subscriptions increased by 30 percent to SEK 267.8 (206.2) million. The conversion rate to becoming a paid subscriber continued to improve. Truecaller has added more advanced features to the premium offering in the past year, which has had a positive impact on both revenue per user and the growth of paying users. The growth has been particularly strong among iOS users.

Revenue from Truecaller for Business (TfB) increased by 44 percent to SEK 244.9 (170.2) million. Revenue showed positive growth for both verified business and business messaging. For verified business, both new partnerships and expanded collaborations with existing customers contributed positively to the revenue. Additionally, the new pricing structure introduced in the second quarter of the year also played a positive role in the revenue development. In collaboration with the CPAAS company Tanla, Truecaller also sends B2C messages to Truecaller's users. The volumes of business messages have gradually increased and during 2024 a total of 13.1 (8.5) billion messages was sent, an increase with more that 50 percent.

Other income in net sales amounted to SEK 5.9 (6.4) million.

Gross profit

The gross profit increased by 9 percent to SEK 1,421.5 (1,307.7) million compared to the same period the previous year. The gross margin increased to 76.3 (75.6) percent. The gross margin is mainly determined by fees to partners such as Google and Apple, and by costs for verification of new users and for servers used for the company's services. Efficiency projects have led to lower costs for verifying new users, which positively contributed to the margin increase.

Operating profit

EBITDA decreased somewhat and amounted to SEK 684.2 (702.9) million and the EBITDA margin amounted to 36.7 (40.7) percent.

Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to SEK 632.1 (657.7) million, corresponding to an operating margin of 33.9 (38.0) percent.

Staff costs during the period increased to SEK 419.9 (361.1) million. The cost increase excluding costs for incentive programs was 8 percent to SEK 346.2 (321.4) million. Salary costs increased primarily as a result of the annual salary adjustment that takes effect at the beginning of the second quarter of the year. The group's long-term incentive program entailed a salary-related cost for the period of SEK 55.9 (35.1) million with a corresponding increase in equity and social security contributions of SEK 17.8 (4.8) million reported as a provision on the balance sheet. Salary costs are valued at fair value and amortized over the term of the program. The social security contributions are affected by the share price at the end of each accounting period and may therefore amount to significantly higher amounts in the future and create volatility in the income statement. Excluding costs for incentive programs, the EBITDA margin during the period would have increased by 4.0 (2.3) percentage points and been 40.7 (43.0) percent. See more info in note 5.

Other external costs increased to SEK 330.5 (255.2) million compared to the same period last year. The increase in costs is mainly due to growth investments in several regions. Costs have primarily increased due to more investments in user acquisition through digital marketing and increased expenses for agreements with phone manufacturers where the Truecaller app comes preinstalled. Excluding these growth-focused investments, other external costs have been stable.

Profit and earnings per share for the period

Profit before tax amounted to SEK 698.9 (712.3) million. Profit after tax for the period was SEK 524.3 (536.3) million. Net financial income amounted to SEK 66.7 (54.6) million.

The total tax amounted to SEK 174.5 (176.0) million which corresponds to an effective tax rate of 25.0 (24.7) percent for the Group.

Basic earnings per share were SEK 1.51 (1.49) and diluted earnings per share were SEK 1.51 (1.49).

Cash flow and financial position

Net cash from operating activities amounted to SEK 604.0 (582.0) million of which SEK -18.7 (57.4) million was attributable to changes in working capital and SEK -177.1 (- 213.8 million was attributable to income tax paid. Net cash from investing activities amounted to SEK 130.2 (-626.9) million and included a sale of short-term interest rate funds SEK 400.0 (-) million, investments in non-current financial assets of SEK - (-32.7) million and investments in shortterm interest rate funds of SEK -250 (-500,0) million. Net cash used in financing activities was SEK -882.1 (-643.1) million and included purchase of treasury shares SEK -241.8 (-659.6) million, repurchase of warrants of SEK -18.4 (-) million and dividend paid to shareholders of SEK -589.8 (-) million. Net cash flow for the period was SEK -147.9 (-688.0) million.

Truecaller had cash and cash equivalents of SEK 496.0 (631.3) million at the end of the period and SEK 828.0 (941.3) million invested in short-term interest rate funds. The equity to assets ratio was 77.0 (80.7) percent.

Truecaller have a revolving credit facility of SEK 500.0 (500.0) million. SEK - (-) million had been utilized as of the reporting date. Consolidated total assets amounted to SEK 1,955.5 (2,160.3) million at 31 December 2024. The carrying amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities are estimated to coincide with fair value in all material respects.

Trade receivables for the Group amounted to SEK 231.8 (162.0) million and claims on advertising networks and platform owners was SEK 109.2 (86.0) million. The increase in trade receivables is attributable mainly to the increase in direct sales in the advertising business and growth in Truecaller for Business. Payment terms for the company's customers are normally 30-60 days. Recognized but unrealized customer credit losses in the balance sheet amounted to SEK 12.5 (4.6) million at year-end. The claims on advertising networks and platform owners is mainly linked to outstanding claims against Google and Meta.

Investments

During the period SEK 11.9 (8.9) million were capitalized as internally developed intangible assets.

Currency exposure

The majority of Truecaller's revenues are denominated in Swedish kronor (SEK) via partners including Google and Apple. Accordingly, there is little direct currency exposure. In turn, these partners bill users of Truecaller's services partly in local currency, which causes an indirect currency exposure for Truecaller. Truecaller does not, however, have complete information concerning currency exposure or how currency effects are managed by partners and thus cannot at present accurately quantify indirect currency exposure. A depreciation of SEK against currencies including USD and INR, however, has a positive impact on the company's sales and profit, although it also increases the company's costs. The largest currency exposures are against INR and USD. The company estimates that exchange rate changes had a negative impact on sales during January-December 2024 compared to the corresponding period in 2023 mainly as an effect of a slightly weakened Indian rupee and as an effect of the sharp depreciations of the Egyptian pound and the Nigerian naira. The company's estimate is that exchange rates had a negative effect of a bit more than 1%-point on the EBITDA margin.

Parent company

Parent company income for the period amounted to SEK 10.4 (8.2) million which refers to billing of subsidiaries for services rendered. The profit before tax amounted to SEK 550.0 (400.3) million where the majority of the results are attributable to dividends from subsidiaries. The profit after tax amounted to SEK 549.9 (400.2) million. Cash and cash equivalents on 31 December 2024 amounted to SEK 68.4 (176.5) million. In addition to the cash and cash equivalents the parent company had SEK 260.3 (400.0) million invested in short-term interest rate funds. No investments have taken place in intangible or tangible assets. At the end of the period, 2 (2) people were employed in the parent company.

Product update

Truecaller continues to make significant progress in its mission of making communication smarter, safer, and more efficient for everyone across the globe. Key product developments in Q4 included AI and machine learning advancements, the launch of an improved LLM-powered Assistant for Premium users, and the rollout of the in-app Scam Feed community in India. Development of an upgraded caller ID and call blocking experience for iPhone users also progressed. Premium subscriptions and revenue continued to grow, while Truecaller for Business delivered strong performance.

Improvements to core product offerings and increased in-app engagement

Truecaller made improvements to core focus areas like fraud and spam detection thanks to continued investment in AI and machine learning capabilities. In Q4, Truecaller successfully rolled out a brand new neural network-based approach to spam detection that greatly improved its spam detection capabilities, including a 50 percent increase in the number of spam calls detected in focus markets like Colombia, in addition to significant gains in all other top markets. Truecaller also improved fraud detection based on calling pattern analysis with first-of-its-kind number spoofing detection capabilities that led to correctly identifying millions of additional calls as fraud every day.

AI capabilities continue to improve other product offerings, like the launch of a new, improved LLM-powered Assistant that delivers a more natural conversational experience, faster response times, and enhanced capabilities at a significantly lower infrastructure cost than comparable solutions. This new Assistant experience has been rolled out to Premium users in the US, with answer rate improving 33 percent, compared to the previous version, and active Assistant usage up by over 50 percent. Truecaller plans to launch the new Assistant experience in all major markets, including India, in the coming months.

Q4 also saw the launch of Scam Feed, a new feature in the Android app that offers the Truecaller community a place to discuss and raise awareness about different types of fraud they might come across in the real world, or ask questions about suspicious activity they might encounter. Scam Feed started as a small experiment with a few million users in India, but thanks to good engagement from the community, it has now been rolled out to all users in the country.

Overall, Truecaller's biggest engagement-driving features in 2024 focused on AI-powered improvements, gamification, user experience improvements, and platform expansion. Launched in Q3, the Rewards Program incentivizes users for actions like granting key permissions and submitting community feedback, among other things, while rewarding them with Premium benefits. The program led to higher engagement, increased feature discovery, and improved retention, providing a key blueprint for Truecaller's continued success in key and focus markets.

Additionally, the calling & messaging experience-related enhancements launched throughout the year made the app easier to navigate, leading to greater interaction with communication features. The introduction of AI-generated Message ID improved SMS categorization, helping users manage their messages more efficiently.

Expanding to new platforms, Wear OS smartwatch integration and enhancements to Truecaller.com allowed users to engage with Truecaller beyond their smartphones, further increasing retention. On iOS, spam auto-blocking for Premium users and the upcoming live caller ID for users on iOS 18.2 (and later) will further boost engagement and revenue from subscriptions. These enhancements collectively led to stronger retention, higher feature adoption, and more active daily usage throughout the year, driving a 37 percent year-on-year increase in in-app engagement.

Continued growth in global Premium revenues

Premium subscriptions and revenue continued their strong growth driven by the foundations laid earlier in the year. In Q4, global Premium subscriptions revenue grew an impressive 15 percent compared to the previous quarter

(Q3), and 39 percent compared to Q4 last year. This included strong growth in India as well as other markets. Subscription revenue outside of India and MEA grew with more than 15 percent compared to Q3, and more than 50 percent YoY.

Efforts to simplify the Premium offering and move users on to higher-value plans continue to bear fruit. These new Premium plans, launched at the end of Q2, have significantly enhanced average revenue per Premium user (ARPPU), resulting in a more than 6 percent increase in ARPPU compared to the previous quarter (Q3). At the end of Q4, more than half of Premium users have adopted these higher-value plans.

In India, both iOS and Android Premium subscriptions showed impressive growth, mainly driven by the single plan strategy, and continued adoption of Premium features like Verified Badge and fraud insurance that were launched in Q3 and Q2, respectively. Towards the end of Q4, the higher value Premium Family Plan was launched on iOS, allowing iOS users to purchase and fully manage their family subscriptions.

Talking about iOS, part of Q4 was spent gearing up for the much-anticipated launch of the first-ever full-scale caller ID and call blocking experience on iPhone, developed by Truecaller in collaboration with and support from Apple. This set of features launched in mid-January 2025 exclusively for Truecaller Premium subscribers running iOS 18.2 and above, delivering on the most sought-after request from our iPhone users. This new launch, coupled with the upcoming expansion of the new Assistant experience described earlier, sets Premium subscription revenues for continued growth in 2025.

Truecaller continues to invest in and extend the capabilities of its proprietary User Monetization Engine (UME)to better engage both Android and iPhone users. For iOS, new retention components and segmentation helped drive growth, while on Android, users with low purchase intent are rewarded with temporary access to Premium features, gamifying engagement and increasing ad reach. Overall, these updates allow Truecaller to connect with and reward users more effectively on both platforms.

Strong demand for new ad formats and continued investments in AdTech

This quarter, Truecaller continued to improve its ad monetization through targeted investments in supply, demand, and AdTech platform capabilities. Rewarded Ads, introduced in Q3, leverage a value exchange model where users engage with ads in return for access to product features. As this format scaled in Q4, it maintained strong demand with high fill rates and competitive yields. Tests conducted this quarter explored additional product features that could be offered as rewards, further expanding opportunities to serve such inventory.

Interstitial ads, another high-yield format launched in the second half of 2024, has also demonstrated strong monetization. In Q4, demand was further strengthened by onboarding additional demand partners and extending interstitial ads to include more interactions, enabling growth in impressions volume while maintaining a balance with user experience. Truecaller is now strongly placed to scale revenues through this format by incorporating even more interactions suited for interstitial ads.

During the fourth quarter, the first pilot campaigns on caller ID were launched. This exclusive ad space is managed through Truecaller's proprietary in-house ad server and direct sales channel, offering full targeting capabilities that provide the right blend of scale and precision. With billions of untapped ad opportunities per day, this format holds significant potential for future growth.

On the video front, custom video ads continued to scale. In Q4, more programmatic partners were onboarded for VAST (Video Ad Serving Template) formats, and successful paid pilots were executed on OTT and in-stream video apps via the Truecaller DSP.

Investments in Truecaller Ad Server, the in-house ad tech platform, continued to show strong progress around advanced user targeting, innovative ad formats, and an enhanced optimization engine, among other capabilities. It now supports demand onboarding via third-party programmatic partners as well as direct sales channels across a range of ad formats and placements for different demand-side use cases.

Enterprise offering continues global expansion; record quarter for business messaging in India

Truecaller for Business (TfB) continues its growth thanks to strong momentum across key product offerings. This is underpinned by deeper integration with existing customers, who are increasingly utilizing a broader range of features within the Verified Business Customer Experience (CX) platform. As a result, the value of contracts continues to rise, supported by the growing adoption of more advanced plans and longer-term agreements. Significant wins in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in Q4 underscore the platform's growing traction in the region. With a strategic focus on expanding operations and offerings in the region, Truecaller continues to invest in strengthening its presence and impact in this key market for enterprises.

Introduced in Q3 as part of Verified Business Customer Experience (CX) platform, Verified Campaigns allows businesses to create branded, hyper-personalized, and contextual engagements with rich media capabilities, enabling marketing teams to increase customer engagement with targeted and relevant campaigns, as well as drive retention and growth. Verified Campaigns has received early customer interest and has begun to show encouraging signs of commercial adoption.

Truecaller also continued to create value for businesses to engage their customers with innovations in the existing "Call-Me-Back" functionality. The "Call-Me-Back" functionality has been an useful lead conversion tool for businesses, and improvements rolled out in Q4 made it easier for businesses to engage with the customers most likely to convert.

Business Messaging achieved a record-breaking quarter, exceeding all previous benchmarks in both revenue and message volume. This exceptional performance, fueled by the continued strategic partnership with Tanla in India, drove a remarkable 86 percent year-over-year growth in message volume, with over 4.5 billion messages delivered. Rich media messaging also continued its strong upward trajectory, showing substantial quarter-over-quarter growth.

In recent quarters, Truecaller integrated large language models (LLMs) into its messaging experience with AIpowered Message ID. Built on voluntary user contributions with on-device processing, the model ensures continuous improvement while safeguarding user privacy. Truecaller recently expanded this use case to enterprise services, allowing businesses to customize how their messages are summarized via Message ID in real-time, promising increased engagement and better visibility. Its adoption in Q4 by companies like Swiggy, one of India's leading food delivery services, and Nobroker, a prominent real estate tech platform, underlines its versatility and effectiveness across industries.

TfB's risk and safety product, Risk Intelligence, Risk Intelligence, though still in its early stages, is beginning to show growth in both customer base and revenue potential. Beyond its significant value for financial institutions serving new-to-credit/ banking customers, it is also finding new applications, such as the detection of fraudulent actors (or "mule accounts") for major fintech companies.

In the fourth quarter, Truecaller achieved three significant ISO certifications: ISO 27001 for Information Security Management, ISO 22301 for Business Continuity Management, and ISO 9001 for Quality Management Systems.

As Truecaller continues to expand into new markets, particularly in emerging regions, these certifications affirm its leadership in providing secure and efficient communication solutions catering to consumers and businesses. These certifications reinforce Truecaller's commitment to global standards and provide a competitive edge in highly regulated industries such as telecommunications, finance, and energy, where compliance with stringent security, continuity, and quality standards is essential.

Other disclosures

Buybacks during the quarter

During the fourth quarter, 567,500 Class B shares were repurchased for approximately 23.9 million SEK. By the end of the quarter, Truecaller had repurchased a total of 3,945,332 Class B shares and 6,100,000 Class C shares, representing 2.85% of the outstanding capital. See Note 6 for more details. In total, repurchases under the current program amount to 143.4 million SEK, with an average repurchase price of 36.35 SEK per share. Truecaller's board has been authorized by the annual general meeting to repurchase up to 10% of the outstanding capital until the next AGM on May 23, 2025. Since Truecaller began share repurchases in 2022, a total of 32.6 million Class B shares have been repurchased for approximately 1,083 million SEK, corresponding to an average repurchase price of 33.2 SEK per share.The buybacks are updated on a weekly basis on Truecallers website https://corporate.truecaller.com/investors/the-share.

Changed number of shares

The number of shares and votes in Truecaller AB changed in November due to a new issue of 38,666 Class B shares and an increase in share capital by 83,616 SEK following the exercise of employee stock options from the 2021:4 series.

The total number of shares in Truecaller now stands at 353,079,080, comprising: 46,783,800 Class A shares, each carrying ten (10) votes per share, 300,195,280 Class B shares, each carrying one (1) vote per share, and 6,100,000 Class C shares, each carrying one (1) vote per share. The total number of votes in Truecaller is 774,133,280.Excluding Truecaller's own holdings of 3,945,332 Class B shares and 6,100,000 Class C shares, the total number of votes outstanding is 764,087,948.

Indian tax survey

During the fourth quarter 2024, Truecaller was subject to a tax survey in India. Such surveys and audits are commonplace for multinational companies, and often focuses on transfer pricing arrangements. Truecaller has a well balanced and well documented transfer pricing policy in place since 2018, and at this point in time the company sees no reason to assume that this recent Indian survey will result in any material increased tax payments in India, once the process reaches its final conclusion. This assessment may change during the course of the process.

Risks and uncertainties

Like all companies. Truecaller is exposed to various types of risk in the course of business. These include risks related to currency movements. dependence upon certain strategic partners. the general economic trend and developments in the financial market. technical progress. dependence on key individuals. legal risks and risks associated with personal privacy. as well as tax risks and political risks. Risk management is an integrated component of the management of Truecaller. The risks described for the Group could also have indirect impact on the parent company. A complete description of risks and uncertainties associated with Truecaller is provided in the 2023 annual report.

Forward-looking statements

The report presents statements pertaining to matters including Truecaller's financial position and performance as well as statements on market conditions that may be forward-looking. Truecaller believes the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions. Forward-looking statements are. however. associated with risks and uncertainties and actual outcomes or consequences may differ materially from those presented here. In addition to that required under applicable law. forward-looking statements apply only on the date presented and Truecaller disclaims any obligation to update them in the light of new information or future events.

Outlook

Truecaller does not publish forecasts.

Parent company

Truecaller AB, corporate registration number 559278-2774, is a Swedish public company whose registered office is in Stockholm. Sweden.

Financial calendar

Interim report Q1: 8 May 2025 Annual General Meeting: 23 May 2025 Interim report Q2: 18 July 2025 Interim report Q3: 7 November 2024

Contact details

Rishit Jhunjhunwala CEO E-mail: [email protected]

Odd Bolin, CFO Ph: +46 70 428 31 73 E-mail: [email protected]

Andreas Frid, Head of IR & Communication Ph: +46 705 29 08 00 E-mail: [email protected]

Auditor's review This year-end report has not been reviewed by the company's auditor.

This year-end report constitutes insider information that Truecaller AB is required to disclose under the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at the time stated by the Company's news distributor, Cision, at the publication of this press release.

Condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss

2024 2023 2024 2023
Amounts in SEK 000s
Note
Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Net sales 3
522,776
424,723 1,863,218 1,728,895
Other income 53 2,537 1,236 2,598
Work performed by the entity and capitalized 5,685 7,280 11,881 8,930
Third party fees -119,947 -101,713 -441,728 -421,203
Other external costs -87,502 -73,968 -330,501 -255,209
Employee costs -120,170 -90,341 -419,898 -361,127
Depreciation, amortization and impairments -13,120 -12,208 -52,067 -45,207
EBIT (operating profit) 187,884 156,310 632,140 657,677
Net financial income or expense 14,674 915 66,724 54,616
Profit or loss after net financial income or expense 202,558 157,226 698,864 712,293
Tax -52,128 -40,993 -174,541 -175,960
Profit for the period 1) 150,430 116,233 524,323 536,333
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (SEK) 0.44 0.33 1.51 1.49
Diluted earnings per share (SEK) 0.44 0.33 1.51 1.49
Average number of shares before dilution 343,170,960 353,287,951 346,995,706 359,728,698
Average number of shares after dilution 343,170,960 353,287,951 346,995,706 359,728,698

1) The profit for the period is attributable entirely to shareholders in the parent company.

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

2024 2023 2024 2023
Amounts in SEK 000s Note Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Profit or loss for the period 150,430 116,233 524,323 536,333
Other comprehensive income for the period
Items that will be reclassified to profit and loss in
subsequent periods
Foreign exchange translation differences 15,797 -12,009 14,403 -10,533
Changes in cashflow hedges -1,416 - -1,416 -
Items that will not be reclassified to profit and loss in
subsequent periods
Remeasurements of defined-benefit pension plans -1,551 3,140 68 3,140
Other comprehensive income for the period 12,831 -8,868 13,056 -7,393
Comprehensive income for the period 1) 163,261 107,364 537,378 528,941

1) The profit for the period is attributable entirely to shareholders in the parent company.

Condensed consolidated statement of financial position

Amounts in SEK 000s Note 2024
31 Dec
2023
31 Dec
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Goodwill 49,083 45,432
Other intangible assets 27,589 24,993
Property. plant and equipment 14,455 18,352
Right-of-use assets 95,744 118,805
Non-current financial assets 4 32,698 32,698
Deferred tax assets 36,229 34,878
Other non-current receivables 4 22,664 26,584
Total non-current assets 278,461 301,742
Current assets
Current receivables 4 353,020 285,995
Short-term placements 4 827,950 941,256
Cash and cash equivalents 4 496,047 631,347
Total current assets 1,677,017 1,858,599
TOTAL ASSETS 1,955,479 2,160,340
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Equity attributable to owners of the parent 1,506,439 1,743,703
Total equity 1,506,439 1,743,703
Non-current liabilities
Liability arising from defined-benefit pension plans 9,386 6,608
Lease liabilities 74,331 98,176
Deferred tax liability 35,399 38,731
Other non-current liabilities 4 13,779 9,150
Total non-current liabilities 132,893 152,665
Current liabilities
Lease liability 25,798 22,763
Other current liabilities 4 290,347 241,208
Total current liabilities 316,146 263,972
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,955,479 2,160,340

Condensed consolidated statement of cash flows

2024 2023 2024 2023
Amounts in SEK 000s Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Operating activities
Profit or loss after net financial income or expense 202,558 157,226 698,864 712,293
Adjustments for non-cash items 32,056 15,447 101,090 26,047
Income tax paid -46,238 -58,876 -177,128 -213,822
Cash flow from operating activities before
changes in working capital
188,376 113,796 622,826 524,519
Net cash from changes in working capital
Change in operating receivables -52,245 21,714 -68,657 19,066
Change in operating liabilities 45,790 35,050 49,916 38,377
Net cash from operating activities 181,922 170,559 604,086 581,962
Investing activities
Acquisitions of Group companies, net effect on cash and cash
equivalents - -22,136 - -27,422
Purchases of property, plant and equipment -720 -1,243 -2,298 -17,070
Purchases of intangible assets -5,685 -7,280 -11,881 -8,930
Purchases of short-term investments - - -250,000 -500,000
Sale of short-term investments - - 400,000 -
Change in financial receivables 4,808 -10,169 -5,665 -40,766
Investment in non-current financial assets - - - -32,679
Net cash used in investing activities -1,596 -40,829 130,157 -626,868
Financing activities
New share issue - 66 - 66
Funds received for warrants - - 1,126 46,718
Repurchase of warrants - -114 -18,361 -450
Amortization of lease liability -8,997 -7,543 -33,272 -29,869
Buyback of treasury shares -23,665 -173,267 -241,797 -659,548
Dividend - - -589,799 -
Net cash from (-used in) financing activities -32,662 -180,859 -882,104 -643,082
Net cash flow for the period 147,663 -51,128 -147,861 -687,988
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 334,381 694,003 631,347 1,327,801
Foreign exchange differences in cash and cash equivalents 14,002 -11,528 12,560 -8,466
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 496,046 631,347 496,046 631,347

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Retained profits Total equity
Other including attributable
Share capital profit for to owners
Amounts in SEK 000s capital contributions Reserves the period of the parent
Opening balance at 1 January 2023 758 1,710,139 2,400 90,797 1,804,093
Profit for the period - - - 536,333 536,333
Other comprehensive income for the period - - -10,533 3,140 -10,533
Comprehensive income for the period - - -10,533 539,473 528,941
Transactions with owners of the Group
Share issue 4 46,781 - 46,785
Treasury shares after transaction costs - - - -653,022 -653,022
Warrants - -18,622 - -18,622
Share-based payment - - - 35,529 35,529
Total 4 28,159 - -617,494 -589,331
Closing balance at 31 December 2023 762 1,738,298 -8,133 12,776 1,743,703
Opening balance at 1 January 2024 762 1,738,298 -8,133 12,776 1,743,703
Profit for the period - - - 524,323 524,323
Other comprehensive income for the period - - 14,403 68 14,471
Changes in cashflow hedges - - -1,416 - -1,416
Comprehensive income for the period - - 12,987 524,391 537,378
Transactions with owners of the Group
Bonus issue 58 - - -58 -
Cancellation of treasury shares -57 - - 57 -
Treasury shares after transaction costs - - - -241,797 -241,797
Warrants - -126 - - -126
Share-based payment - - - 57,079 57,079
Dividend 1) - - - -589,799 -589,799
Total 1 -126 - -774,518 -774,643
Closing balance at 31 December 2024 764 1,738,172 4,854 -237,350 1,506,440

1) Dividend amounted to SEK 1.70 per share (ordinary dividend SEK 0.40, extra dividend SEK 1.30) and refers to the parent company's owners.

Condensed parent company income statement

Profit or loss for the period 153,481 -4,071 549,893 400,162
Tax -924 1,019 -129 -131
Profit or loss before tax 154,405 -5,090 550,023 400,292
Appropriations 8,500 13,000 8,500 13,000
Profit or loss after financial items 145,905 -18,090 541,523 387,292
Net financial income or expense 148,848 -15,341 556,974 400,695
EBIT (operating profit) -2,943 -2,749 -15,451 -13,403
Employee costs -4,879 -2,655 -14,937 -11,675
Other external costs -2,086 -2,097 -10,919 -9,918
Operating revenue 4,022 2,003 10,405 8,191
Note Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec
Amounts in SEK 000s 2024 2023 2024 2023
Jan-Dec

Condensed parent company balance sheet

2024 2023
Note 31 Dec 31 Dec
10,297,177 10 297 177
10,297,177 10 297 177
3,604 6,124
24,306 13,688
260,311 400,000
68,414 176,479
356,635 596,291
10,653,812 10,893,468
10,645,516 10,870,265
- -
8,296 23,203
10,635,812 10,893,468

Notes

Note 1. Significant accounts policies

This interim report covers the Swedish parent company Truecaller AB ("Truecaller"), company registration number 559278-2774, and its subsidiaries. The principal business of the Group is to develop and publish software. primarily mobile Caller ID applications, under the Truecaller brand. The parent is a limited liability company registered and domiciled in Stockholm, Sweden. The address of the head office is Mäster Samuelsgatan 56, 111 21 Stockholm. Sweden.

Truecaller applies International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). as adopted by the EU. The interim report for the Group was prepared in compliance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and applicable sections of the Swedish Annual Accounts Act (1995:1554). Disclosures according to IAS 34 are provided in other parts of the interim report. in addition to the financial statements. The interim report for the parent company was prepared in accordance with the Annual Accounts Act. Chapter 9 Interim Financial Reporting. and recommendation RFR 2 Accounting of Legal Entities issued by the Swedish Financial Accounting Standards Council. The accounting principles, basis for measurement and estimates and judgements applied on the interim report for the Group and the parent are identical to those applied in Truecaller's annual report. Accordingly, refer to the most recently published annual report for a description of applied accounting policies.

Equity

Shares issued by the company are classified as equity. Additional costs arising directly from the issue of common shares and stock options are recognized as a debit item in equity after deducting tax effects, if any. When Truecaller's shares classified as equity are repurchased. the amount of consideration paid is recognized as a reduction in equity. after deducting tax effects. if any. Repurchased shares are classified as treasury shares and recognized as a debit item under equity. When treasury shares are subsequently sold or reissued. the amount received is recognized as an increase in equity and the surplus or deficit resulting from the transaction is transferred to or from other capital contributions.

Financial instruments at fair value

The group has non-current financial assets consisting of the investment in Mayhem Studios. The non-current financial assets are valued at fair value through the income statement. As no market quotation exists for the investment, its fair value is determined through other observable data (level 2)

Note 2. Key judgements and estimates

Preparation of the interim report requires management to make judgements. estimates and assumptions that affect the application of the accounting policies and the recognized amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and costs. Actual outcomes may differ from these judgements and estimates. The key judgements and sources of estimation uncertainty are unchanged from those described in the most recently published annual report.

Note 3. Revenue from contracts with customers

DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

2024 2023 2024 2023
Amounts in SEK 000s Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Geographical region
India 371,850 311,174 1,350,600 1,309,882
Middle East and Africa 76,042 52,996 253,512 206,366
Rest of the world 74,884 60,553 259,106 212,647
Revenue from contracts with customers 522,776 424,723 1,863,218 1,728,895

The geographical distribution is based on where the customer has their mobile subscription.

2024 2023 2024 2023
Amounts in SEK 000s Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Type of service
Advertising revenues 371,980 318,082 1,344,598 1,346,114
User revenues 77,695 55,689 267,821 206,219
Truecaller for Business 71,859 49,634 244,943 170,198
Other revenues 1,242 1,319 5,856 6,363
Revenue from contracts with customers 522,776 424,723 1,863,218 1,728,895

Note 4. Financial instruments

Measurement of financial assets and liabilities at 31 December 2024

Financial assets
measured at fair value
Financial assets
measured at amortized
FINANCIAL ASSETS through profit and loss cost Total carrying amount
Other non-current receivables - 22,664 22,664
Non-current financial assets 32,698 - 32,698
Claims on advertising networks and platform
owners
- 124,076 124,076
Trade receivables - 110,437 110,437
Short-term placements 827,950 - 827,950
Cash and cash equivalents - 496,046 496,046
Total 860,648 753,224 1,613,871

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Total 10,307 32,476 42,783
Conditional consideration (earnout) 10,307 - 10,307
Trade payables - 32,476 32,476

Measurement of financial assets and liabilities at 31 December 2023

FINANCIAL ASSETS Financial assets
measured at fair value
through profit and loss
Financial assets
measured at amortized
cost
Total carrying amount
Other non-current receivables - 26,584 26,584
Non-current financial assets 32,698 - 32,698
Claims on advertising networks and platform
owners
- 86,020 86,020
Trade receivables - 75,965 75,965
Short-term placements 941,256 - 941,256
Cash and cash equivalents - 631,347 631,347
Total 973,954 819,916 1,793,870
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Trade payables - 46,149 46,149
Conditional consideration (earnout) 8,404 - 8,404
Total 8,404 46,149 54,553

The carrying amount is considered a good estimate of the fair value of current receivables and liabilities. The maximum credit risk of the assets comprises the net amounts of the carrying amounts shown in the table above.

The Group has short-term placements, conditional consideration (earnouts) and non-current financial assets that are measured at fair value through profit or loss. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The measurement methods are classified in a hierarchy consisting of three levels defined as follows:

  • Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets
  • Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable directly (prices) or indirectly (derived from prices)
  • Level 3 Non-observable market data

There were no transfers between the levels during the period. The Group has no financial assets or liabilities that have been offset in the accounts or which are covered by a legally binding netting agreement.

Short-term placements

Truecaller has investments placed in short-term fixed income funds. The fair value of the holding is determined by using market prices on the reporting date according to Level 1. The effect of the measurement at fair value is recognized in profit or loss. The adjustment to the fair value of these instruments is reflected directly in "Shortterm placements" in the statement of financial position.

Short-term
placements,
SEK 000s
2024
Jan-Dec
2023
Jan-Dec
Balance at 1 January 941,256 400,490
Investment in short-term
placements
250,000 500,000
Sale of short-term
placements
-400,000 -
Change in value
recognized in profit and
loss
36,694 40,766
Closing balance 827,950 941,256

Conditional consideration (earnout)

Conditional consideration is categorized at level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of conditional consideration is calculated by discounting future cash flows by a riskadjusted discount rate. The conditional consideration for CallHero is classified as a non-current liability.

Conditional
consideration
(earnout), SEK 000s
2024
Jan-Dec
2023
Jan-Dec
Balance at 1 January 8,404 13,301
Acquisition value - -
Payout - -5,550
Change in value
recognized in profit and
loss
1,903 653
Closing balance 10,307 8,404

Non-current financial assets

The group's non-current financial assets consist of the investment in Mayhem Studios that was made in 2023. The non-current financial assets belong to level 2 in the valuation hierarchy.

Note 5. Incentive programs

LTIP 2024 was approved on The Annual General Meeting on 23 May 2024 and refers to an employee stock option program and share program for senior executives, key individuals and employees of the Truecaller Group. LTIP 2024 consists of a maximum of 7,400,000 employee stock options and a maximum of 500,000 performance-based share rights.

The Group applies IFRS 2 Share-based Payment to employee stock options and performance-based share rights, where the cost is measured at fair value and .allocated over the term of the program and recognized in equity. The Group recognizes a reserve for accrued social insurance costs for the program based on the estimated benefit value for participants.

For detailed information about the incentive programs, refer to the 2023 annual report.

Costs of incentive
programs, SEKm
2024
Oct-Dec
2023
Oct-Dec
2024
Jan-Dec
2023
Jan-Dec
Cost of vested warrants
per IFRS 2
-18,7 -0.9 -55,9 -35.1
Social insurance
contributions
-11,8 -1.0 -17,8 -4.8
Costs of incentive
programs
-30,5 -2.0 -73,8 -39.9

Note 6. Treasury shares

In accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting on 23 May 2024, Truecaller AB has during June 2024 cancelled 28,647,115 series B shares repurchased under the company's buyback program. Truecaller has also bought back 3,945,332 B shares for SEK 143.4 million including transaction costs. Truecaller's total holding of own shares per 2024-12-31 amounts to 3,945,332 B shares and 6,100,000 C shares.

Note 7. Related party transactions

No transactions with related parties have been made during the period.

Note 8. Events after the reporting period

On January 9, Rishit Jhunjhunwala, former head of Truecaller´s Indian operations and product manager, took over as CEO of Truecaller AB. Founders Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam have chosen to leave their operational roles to instead focus on their board roles.

Assurance

The CEO and the Board of Directors hereby certify that the interim report provides a true and fair view of the operations. position and earnings of the parent company and the Group and describes the material risks and uncertainties faced by the parent company and the companies included in the Group.

Stockholm, 2025-02-17

Nami Zarringhalam Board Chair

Alan Mamedi Director

Annika Poutiainen Director

Helena Svancar Director

Shailesh Lakhani Director

Rishit Jhunjhunwala CEO

Alternative performance measurements

In accordance with ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures. the definition and reconciliation of alternative performance measures used by Truecaller are presented here. The guidelines entail additional disclosures regarding financial measures not defined under IFRS. The performance measures shown below are presented in the interim report. They are used for the purposes of internal control and monitoring. As all companies do not calculate financial measures in the same way. these measures are not always comparable to measures used by other companies. The following measures are measures used by Truecaller to clarify the company's performance and simplify evaluation for users of the company's financial reports.

Key performance
measurements
Definition Purpose
Gross profit Net sales minus brokerage costs. Gross profit is used to analyze profit minus direct costs
(costs related directly to brokerage of ad space and
the costs to onboard new premium users).
Gross margin Gross profit as a percentage of net sales. Gross margin is a measure of profitability minus direct
costs.
EBITDA EBIT before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization.
EBITDA is a measurement Truecaller uses to show how
current operations develop over time.
EBITDA margin EBITDA as a percentage of net sales. EBITDA margin is used to illustrate the profitability of
current operations excluding items affecting
comparability and before amortization.
EBIT (operating profit) Operating profit (earnings) before
interest and taxes
EBIT is used to analyze the profit generated by the
operating entity.
EBIT margin EBIT as a percentage of net sales. The EBIT margin is used to illustrate the profitability of
current operations.
Equity to assets ratio Equity divided by total assets. A measure to illustrate financial risk. expressed as the
percentage of total assets financed by shareholders'
equity.
Monthly Active Users
(MAU)
The number of users that have a
Truecaller profile and are active on the
platform on a monthly basis. Calculated
as an average of all days in the period.
Used to illustrate the volume of active users of
Truecaller's services.
Daily Active Users (DAU) The number of users that have a
Truecaller profile and are active on the
platform on a daily basis. Calculated as
an average of all days in the period.
Used to illustrate the volume of active users of
Truecaller's services.
Cost per thousand
impressions (CPM)
CPM illustrates the cost of displaying one
ad one thousand times.
Used to illustrate the effectiveness of the ad platform.
Average revenue
per user (ARPU)
The average revenue for one recurring
paying user (Truecaller Premium)
Used to illustrate how revenues per user develop over
time.

RECONCILIATION OF SELECTED KEY FIGURES THAT ARE NOT DEFINED UNDER IFRS

2024 2023 2024 2023
Group, SEKm Oct-Dec Oct-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Gross profit and gross margin
Net sales 522.8 424.7 1,863.2 1,728.9
Minus third party fees -119.7 -101.7 -441.7 -421.2
Gross profit 403.0 323.0 1,421.5 1,307.7
Divided by Net sales 522.8 424.7 1,863.2 1,728.9
Gross margin 77.1% 76.1% 76.3% 75.6%
EBITDA och EBITDA-margin
EBIT (operating profit) 187.9 156.3 632.1 657.7
Excluding depreciation and amortization 13.2 12.1 52.1 45.2
EBITDA 201.1 168.5 684.2 702.9
Divided by Net sales 522.8 424.7 1,863.2 1,728.9
Adjusted EBITDA margin 38.5% 36.6% 36.7% 40.7%
EBIT (operating profit) and EBIT margin
EBIT (operating profit) 187.9 156.3 632.1 657.7
Divided by Net sales 522.8 424.7 1,863.2 1,728.9
EBIT margin 35.9% 36.8% 33.9% 38.0%
Equity to assets ratio
Total equity 1,506.4 1,743.7 1,506.4 1,743.7
Divided by Total assets 1,955.5 2,160.3 1.955.5 2,160.3
Equity to assets ratio 77.0% 80.7% 77.0% 80.7%

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