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Neutral 46 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:46Neutral
Price Target:
kr4.50
▼(-29.47% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/06/26
The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (declining revenue, heavy recent losses, and a thinner equity cushion) and bearish technicals (below key moving averages with negative momentum). Support comes from strong cash generation and an earnings-call focus on improving margins, deleveraging, and DTC-driven mix benefits, but revenue contraction and impairment-related balance sheet damage remain key risks.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent, sizable free cash flow provides durable operational flexibility: it funds selective reinvestment, debt repayments and buybacks while supporting day-to-day live-ops. Strong FCF cushions near-term shocks and underpins a multi-quarter deleveraging path despite weak reported net income.
Improving margins and DTC mix
A higher gross margin and a meaningful shift toward direct-to-consumer bookings reduce reliance on paid UA and third-party monetization, structurally improving unit economics. This mix shift supports margin sustainability and profitability resilience across cycles, especially for live-service titles.
Franchise focus and cost discipline
Concentrating resources on proven, large franchises and cutting UA and operating costs increases capital allocation efficiency. A clearer franchise-led strategy plus demonstrated cost discipline should raise ROI on new investment, limit underperforming launches and improve longer-term margin conversion.
Negative Factors
Ongoing revenue decline
Multi-year organic revenue contraction reduces operating leverage and raises the bar for sustainable profit recovery. Even with cost cuts, declining topline constrains cash conversion durability, makes FCF more sensitive to single-title performance, and lengthens the time needed to return to structural growth.
Large impairment weakened equity
A material goodwill write-down signals weaker long-term cash expectations from acquisitions and erodes the equity cushion. Reduced book equity raises leverage metrics, limits balance-sheet flexibility for future M&A or investment, and increases the risk premium on recovery plans.
North America setback and launch delays
A severe revenue drop in a major market highlights product/monetization weaknesses and increases reliance on other regions. Combined with delayed major launches, this concentration and timing risk hinders the company’s ability to restore organic growth and slows diversification of revenue streams.

Stillfront Group AB (SF) vs. iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (EWD)

Stillfront Group AB Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionStillfront Group AB is a leading free-to-play gaming company that specializes in developing, publishing, and distributing games across various platforms, including PC, mobile, and console. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company operates through a portfolio of multiple game studios, each focused on creating unique and engaging gaming experiences. Stillfront's core products include a diverse range of games that appeal to different audiences, with a strong emphasis on live operations and community engagement to enhance player retention and monetization.
How the Company Makes MoneyStillfront Group AB generates revenue primarily through in-game purchases and microtransactions within its free-to-play games. Players can buy virtual goods, upgrades, and in-game currency, which contributes significantly to the company's earnings. Additionally, Stillfront benefits from advertising revenue generated through in-game ads and partnerships with other gaming companies. The company also explores strategic acquisitions of game studios to expand its portfolio and enhance its market presence, which can lead to increased revenue streams from new and existing titles. Overall, the combination of direct player spending, advertising, and portfolio expansion through acquisitions constitutes the core of Stillfront's revenue model.

Stillfront Group AB Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 04, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Apr 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed picture: management delivered meaningful margin expansion, strong cash generation and debt reduction, significant progress on DTC adoption and a North American profitability turnaround, and MENA/APAC continued to grow at healthy margins. Offsetting these positives were a 9% organic revenue decline, a sharp 31.3% fall in North American revenue, a large non-cash goodwill impairment (~SEK 2.3bn), and some product delays. Management emphasized disciplined investment and a franchise-focused strategy to drive a return to organic growth over time.
Q4-2025 Updates
Positive Updates
Adjusted EBITDAC Margin Expansion
Group adjusted EBITDAC margin expanded to 27% in Q4 (up from 25% a year ago) despite an organic revenue decline, reflecting cost savings and disciplined UA deployment.
Strong Gross Margin and DTC Mix
Group gross margin rose to 83% (up 3 percentage points YoY) and direct-to-consumer (DTC) bookings increased to 45% of total bookings (from 34% last year), supporting higher margin revenue.
Robust Free Cash Flow and Deleveraging
LTM free cash flow reached SEK 922 million; quarterly free cash flow SEK 290 million; total net debt reduced to SEK 5.0 billion (down SEK 1.1 billion YoY) and leverage improved to 2.02x EBITDAC (from 2.1x).
North America Profitability Turnaround
North America delivered an adjusted EBITDAC of SEK 23 million (up from SEK 6 million a year ago) and margin expanded to 12% from 1%, driven by sharp UA reductions (SEK 88m vs SEK 258m) and DTC rollout (24% of bookings vs 7% prior).
MENA & APAC Strong Growth and High Margins
MENA & APAC net revenue SEK 537 million with organic growth of 6.6%; adjusted EBITDAC grew to SEK 288 million delivering a 54% margin (up from 51% year-on-year).
Product and Portfolio Actions
Divestment of non-core narrative portfolio completed for USD 4 million (4x EBITDAC multiple) and management introduced a new franchise-focused reporting structure to prioritize >SEK200m annual revenue key franchises.
New Game Launch with Early Positive Signs
Big Farm Homestead launched in December with encouraging early metrics (no material revenue in quarter yet), indicating potential future growth opportunities in Europe.
Operational Cost Discipline Delivered Savings
Group UA spend declined to SEK 356 million from SEK 504 million YoY (UA as % of revenue down to 26% from 30%), and targeted cost programs reduced personnel and other operating costs in key areas.
Negative Updates
Overall Organic Revenue Decline
Group net revenues declined to SEK 1.356 billion in Q4, representing an organic revenue decline of 9% year-over-year.
Severe North America Revenue Drop
North America reported a material organic revenue decline of 31.3% (net revenue SEK 197 million), reflecting a deliberate shift to prioritize profitability over short-term volume.
Adjusted EBITDAC Absolute Decline and FX Headwinds
Group adjusted EBITDAC fell to SEK 368 million from SEK 410 million a year ago, with approximately SEK 45 million of the decline attributed to FX headwinds.
Goodwill and Intangible Impairment
A non-cash goodwill impairment totalling just under SEK 2.3 billion was taken in Q4 related to business area Europe and other acquisition-related intangible assets in North America, reducing reported equity book value.
Europe Revenue Pressure and Increased UA Share
BA Europe net revenue SEK 622 million with an organic decline of 6%; UA rose to 37% of net revenue (from 31% last year), contributing to lower Europe margin (adjusted EBITDAC SEK 94m, 15% margin).
Delayed Major Launch
Supremacy Warhammer 40,000 launch missed the target window and was delayed for additional polishing and content, pushing expected revenue into later in the year.
Relatively Modest Proceeds from Divestment
The narrative portfolio divestment generated USD 4 million (USD 2.5 million settled in 2025), a small cash inflow relative to the broader portfolio and impairment levels.
Company Guidance
The guidance from the call was that Stillfront aims to return to organic net revenue growth over time while 2026 is expected to be an investment year with disciplined, targeted UA deployment into key franchises (defined as >SEK 200m annual revenue), continued rollout of direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels and a focus on cash generation and deleveraging; management reiterated no material debt maturities until 2027 and the final earn‑out due in 2027, and said it will prioritize maintaining healthy cash flows (Q4 free cash flow SEK 290m, LTM FCF SEK 922m; cash from operations Q4 SEK 440m) even as it selectively invests (Q4 investing cash flow SEK 122m) and funds repayments and buybacks (Q4 financing outflows SEK 371m including SEK 234m debt repaid and SEK 146m buybacks; FY buybacks SEK 248m); operational context for that guidance included Q4 net revenue SEK 1,356m (organic −9%), adjusted EBITDAC SEK 368m (margin 27% vs 25% a year ago, despite FX headwinds ~SEK 45m), lower UA spend SEK 356m (26% of revenue vs 30% prior year) and higher group gross margin 83%, while segment dynamics (e.g., Europe net revenue SEK 622m, adj. EBITDAC SEK 94m margin 15%; North America net revenue SEK 197m, adj. EBITDAC SEK 23m margin 12% with UA down to SEK 88m from SEK 258m and DTC now 24% of NA bookings; MENA/APAC net revenue SEK 537m, adj. EBITDAC SEK 288m margin 54%) underpin the plan.

Stillfront Group AB Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Fundamentals are pressured: multi-year revenue declines and very large net losses in 2024–2025 weigh heavily, and leverage risk rose as equity shrank (higher debt-to-equity, deeply negative ROE). Offsetting this, operating cash flow and free cash flow are strong and improving, providing some resilience despite weak reported earnings quality.
Income Statement
28
Negative
Revenue has been declining for several years (down about 5.3% in 2025 after a modest decline in 2024 and 2023). Profitability deteriorated sharply: the company swung from modest profitability in 2022 (about 7.9% net margin) and near break-even in 2023 to sizable losses in 2024 and 2025 (net margin roughly -109.5% in 2024 and -42.0% in 2025). Gross margin also compressed materially versus earlier years, indicating weaker unit economics and/or higher costs. While reported operating profit in SEK is positive in 2024–2025, overall earnings quality is weak given the large net losses.
Balance Sheet
40
Negative
Leverage increased and the equity cushion shrank: debt-to-equity moved up to ~1.12 in 2025 from ~0.78 in 2024 and ~0.36 in 2023, reflecting both higher relative leverage and reduced equity. Returns to shareholders are deeply negative (return on equity about -60% in 2025 and about -99% in 2024), consistent with the heavy net losses. Total assets have also declined meaningfully since 2022–2023, suggesting balance sheet contraction. A positive is that absolute debt is not at peak levels versus 2024, but the risk profile has risen because equity has fallen.
Cash Flow
67
Positive
Cash generation is a relative bright spot: operating cash flow remained solid (about SEK 1.47B in 2025 and SEK 1.69B in 2024), and free cash flow improved materially in 2025 (up ~29.9% to about SEK 1.46B). Cash flow is also tracking close to accounting earnings signals in the provided dataset, with operating cash flow covering the stated earnings figure at ~1.03x in 2025 (and ~0.91x in 2024). The main weakness is volatility in free cash flow growth over time and the disconnect between strong cash generation and very weak reported net income, which raises questions about sustainability and underlying profitability.
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue5.71B6.74B7.01B7.06B5.46B
Gross Profit1.40B1.40B4.17B7.67B5.92B
EBITDA-1.40B-6.05B2.24B2.04B1.68B
Net Income-2.40B-7.38B7.00M559.00M590.00M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets11.02B16.37B22.61B24.13B20.05B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments701.00M957.00M807.00M989.00M1.13B
Total Debt4.47B5.86B4.94B4.76B4.58B
Total Liabilities7.04B8.89B8.76B9.88B10.25B
Stockholders Equity3.99B7.48B13.84B14.24B9.77B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow1.46B1.07B857.00M971.00M761.00M
Operating Cash Flow1.47B1.69B1.69B2.03B1.62B
Investing Cash Flow-1.11B-1.14B-1.67B-3.76B-4.18B
Financing Cash Flow-505.00M-452.00M-175.00M1.46B2.62B

Stillfront Group AB Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Negative
Last Price6.38
Price Trends
50DMA
5.24
Negative
100DMA
5.72
Negative
200DMA
5.98
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
-0.23
Negative
RSI
37.84
Neutral
STOCH
61.21
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For SE:SF, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 6.38 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 4.43, above the 50-day MA of 5.24, and above the 200-day MA of 5.98, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.23 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 37.84 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 61.21 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for SE:SF.

Stillfront Group AB Peers Comparison

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Sector (55)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
61
Neutral
kr12.92B103.9722.69%3.16%-18.54%71.38%
61
Neutral
kr404.74M12.9612.65%9.28%-14.68%-29.97%
56
Neutral
kr143.07M-11.23-3.04%13.12%-3.51%-192.91%
55
Neutral
$13.29B17.4210.03%0.93%7.13%-12.93%
46
Neutral
kr2.25B-0.92-11.82%-7499.16%
44
Neutral
kr1.39B-0.721.74%-5214.06%
40
Underperform
kr140.98M-0.34-76.88%8.38%-48.41%
* Services Sector Average
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SE:SF
Stillfront Group AB
4.35
-1.87
-30.01%
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0.08
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15.70
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31.38%

Stillfront Group AB Corporate Events

Stillfront to Shift to Single-Segment Reporting with Greater Focus on Key Game Franchises
Feb 4, 2026

Stillfront Group is overhauling its financial reporting from the first quarter of 2026, moving from three geographical segments to reporting the entire company as a single segment in order to align disclosures with its increasingly franchise-focused strategy. The group plans to offset the loss of regional granularity by providing expanded data and alternative performance metrics tied to its key game franchises, a shift intended to give investors greater transparency into the performance and value creation of its most important titles and underlying assets.

The most recent analyst rating on (SE:SF) stock is a Hold with a SEK5.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Stillfront Group AB stock, see the SE:SF Stock Forecast page.

Stillfront takes SEK 2.3bn non-cash impairment as 2025 revenue and earnings decline
Feb 2, 2026

Stillfront Group will book a non-cash impairment of SEK 2,258 million, equivalent to about 20% of its goodwill and other intangible assets, mainly related to its Europe and North America businesses, but stressed that the charge will not affect cash flow or day-to-day operations. Preliminary 2025 figures show declining net revenue and adjusted EBITDAC versus 2024, largely driven by weaker performance in North America and Europe and FX headwinds, partly offset by strong MENA & APAC growth and a higher-margin mix that lifted gross and adjusted EBITDAC margins, while free cash flow also eased on negative working capital movements ahead of the company’s full year report on 4 February 2026.

The most recent analyst rating on (SE:SF) stock is a Hold with a SEK5.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Stillfront Group AB stock, see the SE:SF Stock Forecast page.

Stillfront Sets Date for 2025 Year-End Results and Investor Webcast
Jan 21, 2026

Stillfront Group has scheduled the release of its year-end report for 2025 on 4 February 2026, with results to be published early in the morning and followed by a live webcast later that day. President and Group CEO Alexis Bonte and CFO Emily Villatte will present the figures and take questions in English via both webcast and teleconference, signaling management’s intent to engage actively with investors and analysts around the company’s full-year performance and outlook.

The most recent analyst rating on (SE:SF) stock is a Hold with a SEK5.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Stillfront Group AB stock, see the SE:SF Stock Forecast page.

Emily Villatte Assumes Role as Stillfront Group CFO Ahead of Schedule
Dec 8, 2025

Stillfront Group AB has announced that Emily Villatte has started her role as the Group Chief Financial Officer earlier than planned, assuming her responsibilities on December 8, 2025. This change in leadership is expected to bring stability and continuity to the company’s financial operations, with Tim Holland resuming his position as Deputy Group CFO.

The most recent analyst rating on (SE:SF) stock is a Hold with a SEK6.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Stillfront Group AB stock, see the SE:SF Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Feb 06, 2026