- Streaming sales up 45% Y/Y to 429 (296) MSEK
- Subscriber base up 38% Y/Y to 1,154,800 (834,300) on average
- Net turnover increased to 513 (385) MSEK
- Earning per share, after taxes amounted to -0.64 (-1.60) SEK
- Successfully completed a directed share issue of 948 MSEK on 20 February 2020
Table 1: Key performance indicators for Streaming and Print Publishing
| Currency: SEK 000’s | Q1 2019 | Q2 2019 | Q3 2019 | Q4 2019 | Q1 2020 | Q1 2020 | Q2 2020 |
| Streaming Total | Comparable actual8 |
Actual8 | Forecast1 | ||||
| Revenue | 295,994 | 320,034 | 399,178 | 421,454 | 429,251 | 429,251 | 458,000 |
| Contribution Profit2,8 | 31,372 | 29,407 | 53,043 | 58,977 | 64,470 | 92,611 | |
| Contribution Margin | 10.6% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 21.6% | |
| Avg. Paying Subscribers3 | 834,300 | 887,500 | 1,014,400 | 1,083,400 | 1,154,800 | 1,154,800 | 1,250,000 |
| ARPU4 (SEK/Month) | 118 | 120 | 131 | 130 | 124 | 124 | 122 |
| Streaming Nordics5 | |||||||
| Revenue | 258,288 | 276,347 | 340,315 | 352,222 | 349,768 | 349,768 | 366,000 |
| Contribution Profit2,8 | 75,329 | 70,443 | 109,563 | 115,689 | 104,223 | 113,476 | |
| Contribution Margin | 29.2% | 25.5% | 32.2% | 32.8% | 29.8% | 32.4% | |
| Avg. Paying Subscribers3 | 645,500 | 669,200 | 736,000 | 757,600 | 785,800 | 785,800 | 826,000 |
| ARPU4 (SEK/Month) | 133 | 138 | 154 | 155 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
| Streaming Non-Nordics | |||||||
| Revenue | 37,706 | 43,687 | 58,863 | 69,233 | 79,484 | 79,484 | 92,000 |
| Contribution Profit2,8 | -43,957 | -41,036 | -56,521 | -56,713 | -39,752 | -20,866 | |
| Contribution Margin | -116.6% | -93.9% | -96.0% | -81.9% | -50.0% | -26.3% | |
| Avg. Paying Subscribers3 | 188,800 | 218,300 | 278,400 | 325,800 | 369,000 | 369,000 | 424,000 |
| ARPU4 (SEK/Month) | 67 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
| Print Publishing6 | |||||||
| Revenue | 107,316 | 109,053 | 116,371 | 179,562 | 114,737 | 114,737 | |
| Contribution Profit7 | 32,775 | 28,830 | 33,327 | 65,592 | 41,678 | 41,678 | |
| Contribution Margin | 30.5% | 26.4% | 28.6% | 36.5% | 36.3% | 36.3% |
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1 Forecast means an approximation based on information available at the time the report was prepared.
2 Contribution Profit is defined as streaming revenue minus royalties to third-party publishers and rights holders, external production costs, transaction/payment costs and marketing costs. Storytel Reader and Ztory are not included in Streaming.
3 Avg. Paying Subscribers means the average number of paying Storytel subscribers during the quarter. Stand-alone customers from Ztory are not included. For Family subscriptions, each standard stream (not so-called Kids Mode) is considered one paying customer.
4 ARPU = Average Revenue Per User (Subscriber) per month.
5 Storytel Norway is included in the figures @ 100%. In the consolidated accounts, Norway is reported in accordance with the principle of proportional consolidation.
6 Print Publishing refers to physical books and digital sales through channels other than Storytel. Internal revenue from Storytel has been eliminated. All publishing houses both inside and outside of Sweden are included.
7 Contribution Profit is defined as revenue minus cost of goods sold, royalties to rights holders, distribution, sales and marketing costs.
8 Starting in Q1 2020 Storytel has chosen to voluntarily apply the capitalisation model instead of the expensing model regarding internally developed intangible assets. In this table, the development of our digital catalogue will be capitalised and no longer be treated as an expense as of Q1 2020. For reference the Q1 2020 result is shown using both the expensing model (comparable actual) and the capitalisation model, excluding amortisation (actual).
Forthcoming reports
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- Interim Report Jan – Sept 2020 – 10 Nov 2020
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