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Apr. 07	Viaplay Group proposes Edyta Sadowska for election to the Board of Directors	FW
Mar. 18	Marshall Wace no longer a public short seller in Viaplay	FW

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Published financial data: VIAPLAY GROUP AB

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LTM

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	12.66B	15.69B	18.57B	18.49B	17.68B
Total Revenues	12.66B	15.69B	18.57B	18.49B	17.68B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	9.45B	13.09B	17.26B	16.46B	15.26B
Gross Profit	3.21B	2.6B	1.3B	2.03B	2.42B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	2.66B	3.2B	2.64B	2.34B	2.45B
Other Operating Expenses	-86M	-148M	-171M	-54M	-41M
Other Operating Expenses, Total	2.58B	3.05B	2.47B	2.29B	2.41B
Operating Income	638M	-444M	-1.17B	-260M	8M
Interest Expense, Total	-73M	-137M	-319M	-380M	-569M
Interest And Investment Income	11M	32M	71M	53M	43M
Net Interest Expenses	-62M	-105M	-248M	-327M	-526M
Income (Loss) On Equity Invest.	40M	275M	63M	151M	-26M
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-10M	6M	52M	1.08B	-74M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	-41M	-	-	-	-122M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	565M	-268M	-1.3B	647M	-740M
Restructuring Charges	-	-	-	-	-18M
Merger & Related Restructuring Charges	-	-	-	-	-26M
Asset Writedown	-15M	-2M	-	-	-
Legal Settlements	-	595M	-	-	-
Other Unusual Items	-74M	-	-9.22B	-439M	-376M
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	476M	325M	-10.52B	208M	-1.16B
Income Tax Expense	111M	2M	-776M	102M	107M
Earnings From Continuing Operations	365M	323M	-9.75B	106M	-1.27B
Earnings Of Discontinued Operations	-40M	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Company	325M	323M	-9.75B	106M	-1.27B
Minority Interest	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income - (IS)	325M	323M	-9.75B	106M	-1.27B
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	325M	323M	-9.75B	106M	-1.27B
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	365M	323M	-9.75B	106M	-1.27B
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	4.24	4.13	-124.6	0.03	-0.28
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	4.76	4.13	-124.6	0.03	-0.28
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	76.73M	78.14M	78.23M	4.11B	4.56B
Net EPS - Diluted	4.22	4.13	-124.61	0.03	-0.28
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	4.74	4.13	-124.61	0.03	-0.28
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	77.03M	78.23M	78.23M	4.11B	4.56B
Normalized Basic EPS	4.6	-2.14	-10.38	0.1	-0.1
Normalized Diluted EPS	4.58	-2.14	-10.38	0.1	-0.1
Dividend Per Share	-	-	-	-	-
Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	751M	-345M	-1.06B	-162M	157M
EBITA	690M	-395M	-1.12B	-215M	108M
EBIT	638M	-444M	-1.17B	-260M	8M
EBITDAR	768M	-291M	-987M	-136M	179M
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	23.32	0.62	7.37	49.04	-9.22
Total Current Taxes	90M	131M	47M	-	-
Total Deferred Taxes	21M	-129M	-823M	-	-
Normalized Net Income	353M	-168M	-812M	404M	-462M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	18M	16M	17M	30M	28M
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Selling and Marketing Expenses	1.03B	1.26B	1.09B	969M	947M
General and Administrative Expenses	1.63B	1.93B	1.54B	1.38B	1.51B
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	-	-	-	-	-
Net Rental Expense, Total	17M	54M	76M	26M	22M
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	2.22M	14.37M	32.15M	15.67M	21.79M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	14.78M	39.63M	43.85M	10.33M	206K
Stock-Based Comp., Other (Total)	44M	31M	-3M	-8M	5M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	44M	31M	-3M	-8M	5M

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	5.7B	2.78B	2.54B	1.04B	1.13B
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	5.7B	2.78B	2.54B	1.04B	1.13B
Accounts Receivable, Total	1.26B	2.16B	2.06B	2.48B	1.99B
Other Receivables	381M	592M	348M	272M	303M
Total Receivables	1.64B	2.75B	2.41B	2.75B	2.29B
Inventory	3.54B	5.21B	2.91B	2.24B	1.91B
Prepaid Expenses	4.58B	6.62B	6.85B	6.52B	6.5B
Other Current Assets, Total	-	-	610M	-	121M
Total Current Assets	15.46B	17.36B	15.32B	12.55B	11.97B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	1.04B	1.15B	1.13B	1.2B	1.23B
Accumulated Depreciation	-558M	-637M	-719M	-825M	-898M
Net Property Plant And Equipment	484M	509M	409M	370M	331M
Long-term Investments	1.33B	1.36B	1.2B	1.12B	4M
Goodwill	1.34B	1.8B	1.29B	1.29B	3.06B
Other Intangibles, Total	462M	420M	352M	302M	2.52B
Accounts Receivable Long-Term	127M	104M	78M	57M	24M
Deferred Tax Assets Long-Term	44M	2M	972M	974M	962M
Deferred Charges Long-Term	181M	212M	66M	43M	97M
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	100M	92M	21M	141M	35M
Total Assets	19.53B	21.86B	19.72B	16.85B	19B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	2.89B	3.3B	4.02B	3.01B	2.4B
Accrued Expenses, Total	2.61B	3.3B	2.64B	2.39B	2.22B
Short-term Borrowings	800M	650M	4.7B	200M	920M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	106M	119M	93M	96M	113M
Current Income Taxes Payable	160M	65M	86M	73M	154M
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	676M	920M	828M	1.2B	1.68B
Other Current Liabilities	651M	702M	2.14B	1.73B	1.61B
Total Current Liabilities	7.89B	9.05B	14.5B	8.69B	9.1B
Long-Term Debt	2.5B	3.25B	2.55B	1.86B	5.5B
Long-Term Leases	416M	394M	308M	280M	221M
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	238M	103M	195M	205M	586M
Other Non Current Liabilities	157M	152M	3.25B	2.14B	1.3B
Total Liabilities	11.2B	12.95B	20.81B	13.18B	16.71B
Common Stock, Total	157M	157M	158M	275M	275M
Additional Paid In Capital	4.28B	4.28B	4.28B	8.7B	8.7B
Retained Earnings	3.9B	4.26B	-5.49B	-5.24B	-6.52B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-19M	213M	-44M	-60M	-159M
Total Common Equity	8.32B	8.91B	-1.09B	3.68B	2.29B
Minority Interest	-	-	-	-	-
Total Equity	8.32B	8.91B	-1.09B	3.68B	2.29B
Total Liabilities And Equity	19.53B	21.86B	19.72B	16.85B	19B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	77.97M	78.23M	4.58B	4.58B	4.55B
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	77.97M	78.23M	78.23M	4.58B	4.55B
Book Value / Share	106.75	113.91	-13.93	0.8	0.5
Tangible Book Value	6.52B	6.69B	-2.74B	2.08B	-3.29B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	83.66	85.47	-34.96	0.46	-0.72
Total Debt	3.82B	4.41B	7.65B	2.43B	6.76B
Net Debt	-1.88B	1.64B	5.11B	1.39B	5.62B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	136M	432M	608M	208M	176M
Minority Interest, Total (Incl. Fin. Div)	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Method Investments, Total	1.23B	1.25B	1.09B	1.12B	4M
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	5	3	3	3	3
Machinery, Total	532M	558M	570M	594M	597M
Full Time Employees	1.29K	1.56K	1.22K	1.04K	-
Part Time Employees	18	16	12	10	-
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	77M	49M	33M	63M	73M

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	325M	323M	-9.75B	106M	-1.27B
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	144M	122M	134M	116M	108M
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	52M	49M	48M	45M	100M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	196M	171M	182M	161M	208M
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	102M	97M	118M	40M	31M
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	28M	2M	1M	-	-
(Income) Loss On Equity Investments - (CF)	500M	300M	100M	101M	500M
Net Cash From Discontinued Operations	-40M	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Activities, Total	183M	-589M	7.9B	-1.33B	483M
Change In Accounts Receivable	-	-322M	55M	-119M	396M
Change In Inventories	-	-1.66B	-161M	640M	280M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	-817M	-1.32B	-1.8B	-1.6B	-2.92B
Cash from Operations	477M	-3B	-3.35B	-2B	-2.29B
Capital Expenditure	-216M	-186M	-159M	-43M	-49M
Cash Acquisitions	-	-387M	-	-	-1.74B
Divestitures	443M	-	5M	132M	-
Other Investing Activities, Total	16M	71M	17M	16M	16M
Cash from Investing	243M	-502M	-137M	105M	-1.78B
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	-	1.4B	4.98B	-	4.53B
Total Debt Issued	-	1.4B	4.98B	-	4.53B
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-1.26B	-	-	-	-
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-116M	-872M	-1.72B	-3.25B	-165M
Total Debt Repaid	-1.38B	-872M	-1.72B	-3.25B	-165M
Issuance of Common Stock	4.29B	-	-	4B	-
Repurchase of Common Stock	-	-	-	-	-19M
Common Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing Activities, Total	-6M	7M	21M	-396M	-137M
Cash from Financing	2.91B	535M	3.29B	352M	4.2B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	32M	41M	-10M	13M	-43M
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments	-	-	-	-	-
Net Change in Cash	3.66B	-2.93B	-206M	-1.53B	92M
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	57M	132M	222M	245M	382M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	111M	274M	67M	45M	111M
Levered Free Cash Flow	28.12M	-3.77B	2.44B	-298M	199M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	73.75M	-3.69B	2.64B	-60.5M	555M
Change In Net Working Capital	451M	3.52B	-3.23B	48M	-355M
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-1.38B	528M	3.27B	-3.25B	4.36B

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	2.25	-1.34	-3.51	-0.89	0.03
Return on Total Capital	3.89	-2.18	-7.33	-2.56	0.07
Return On Equity %	6.31	3.75	-249.25	8.19	-42.46
Return on Common Equity	6.32	3.75	-249.25	8.19	-42.46
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	25.38	16.6	7.01	10.98	13.69
SG&A Margin	21.03	20.37	14.21	12.68	13.87
EBITDA Margin %	5.93	-2.2	-5.73	-0.88	0.89
EBITA Margin %	5.45	-2.52	-6.02	-1.16	0.61
EBIT Margin %	5.04	-2.83	-6.28	-1.41	0.05
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	2.88	2.06	-52.5	0.57	-7.17
Net Income Margin %	2.57	2.06	-52.5	0.57	-7.17
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	2.88	2.06	-52.5	0.57	-7.17
Normalized Net Income Margin	2.79	-1.07	-4.37	2.19	-2.62
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	0.22	-24.05	13.13	-1.61	1.13
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	0.58	-23.5	14.2	-0.33	3.14
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.71	0.76	0.89	1.01	0.99
Fixed Assets Turnover	26.94	31.6	40.45	47.47	50.45
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	10.61	9.18	8.79	8.15	7.91
Inventory Turnover (Average Inventory)	3.07	2.99	4.25	6.39	7.34
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	1.96	1.92	1.06	1.44	1.31
Quick Ratio	0.93	0.61	0.34	0.44	0.38
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	0.06	-0.33	-0.23	-0.23	-0.25
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	34.39	39.74	41.51	44.92	46.12
Days Outstanding Inventory (Average Inventory)	118.94	122.02	85.8	57.32	49.72
Average Days Payable Outstanding	88.91	76.58	89.27	81.5	66.07
Cash Conversion Cycle (Average Days)	64.42	85.18	38.03	20.74	29.76
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	45.92	49.52	-701.93	66.2	294.89
Total Debt / Total Capital	31.47	33.12	116.61	39.83	74.68
LT Debt/Equity	35.04	40.89	-262.2	58.15	249.8
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	24.01	27.35	43.56	34.99	63.26
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	57.38	59.24	105.53	78.18	87.94
EBIT / Interest Expense	8.74	-3.24	-3.66	-0.68	0.01
EBITDA / Interest Expense	11.42	-1.99	-3.08	-0.26	0.38
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	8.47	-3.35	-3.58	-0.37	0.29
Total Debt / EBITDA	4.58	-16.16	-7.78	-24.59	31.28
Net Debt / EBITDA	-2.25	-6	-5.19	-14.08	26.04
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	6.18	-9.61	-6.69	-17.14	40.46
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-3.04	-3.57	-4.47	-9.82	33.68
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	5.48	23.93	18.33	-0.41	-4.37
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	0.75	-18.95	-50.74	55.99	19.15
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-29.75	-145.94	308.85	-84.76	-196.91
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	-29.38	-157.25	260.65	-80.77	-150.23
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	-30.88	-169.59	224.79	-77.7	-103.08
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-87.28	-11.51	-3.12K	-101.09	-1.3K
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-85.47	-0.62	-3.12K	-101.09	-1.3K
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	-42.72	-147.43	609.84	-149.81	-214.37
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	-88.86	-12.87	-3.12K	-100.02	-1.19K
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	11.15	72.05	-4.58	20.13	-19.62
Inventory, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.54	46.94	-44.08	-22.91	-14.71
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	6.14	5.17	-19.65	-9.54	-10.54
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	22.43	11.96	-9.82	-14.52	12.73
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	356.15	2.5	-140.91	-176.23	-257.79
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	157.2	7.06	-112.23	-437.34	-37.69
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	-68.74	-729.14	11.56	-40.29	14.71
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	46.94	-13.89	-14.52	-72.96	13.95
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-84.28	-201K	-165.53	-112.22	-164.86
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	-67.78	-5.1K	-172.56	-102.29	-1.02K
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-5.59	14.34	21.1	8.55	-2.41
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-13.71	-9.63	-36.35	-12.34	36.33
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-30.59	-43.19	18.97	-21.06	-61.57
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-32.36	-36.42	27.29	-16.72	-68.92
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-33.34	-30.64	35.19	-14.9	-91.72
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-17.63	-66.45	416.76	-42.71	-63.95
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-25.72	-61.99	447.64	-42.71	-63.95
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-36.91	-47.88	51.63	88.03	-24.52
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-22.82	-68.84	412.73	-92.1	-95.26
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-16.05	38.29	28.13	7.06	-1.74
Inventory, 2 Yr. CAGR %	17.85	41.12	-9.36	-34.35	-18.91
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	-18.63	5.65	-8.07	-14.74	-10.04
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	15.27	17.08	0.49	-12.2	-1.84
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	90.95	116.23	-35.25	-44.16	9.68
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	140.92	65.94	-63.81	-35.76	44.98
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-10.99	40.23	164.93	-18.38	-17.24
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	10.78	12.49	-14.2	-51.92	-44.49
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-78.06	359.28	3.51K	-71.7	-71.4
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	-65.44	301.39	497.99	-87.1	-54.13
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-4.57	3.37	15.65	13.45	4.06
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-12.29	-15.49	-25.82	-14.19	-2.9
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-23.34	-39.51	-0.19	-40.03	-15.48
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-24.56	-36.02	4.6	-32.21	-29.64
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-25.66	-32.38	8.1	-25.86	-71.86
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-34.38	-15.64	50.31	-33.78	57.71
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-36.78	-18.15	63.36	-31.17	57.71
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-27.51	-42.63	9.61	4.62	59.32
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-37.15	-19.64	43.07	-82.41	-59.22
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-11.27	6.64	22.2	25.4	-2.69
Inventory, 3 Yr. CAGR %	13.42	26.84	3.65	-14.12	-28.36
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	47.12	-11.37	-3.56	-8.56	-13.36
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	16.97	14.15	7.33	-4.79	-4.57
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	34.85	55.19	24.13	-31.63	-21.05
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	142.87	83.85	-30.42	-23.84	-36.41
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-24.67	70.83	29.94	61.22	-8.58
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-26.77	1.86	2.65	-41.61	-35.89
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-43.7	86.21	138.87	441.67	-62.3
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	-26.75	81.43	125.87	-6.39	-46.55
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-0.37	2.77	4.97	5.42	8.06
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.26	-10.98	-22.85	-13.99	-5.38
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-12.47	-26.19	-8.61	-36.42	-31.86
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-13.1	-23.63	-7	-32.27	-35.63
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-14.11	-21.48	-5.57	-28.95	-61.31
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-17.06	-24.24	49.8	-27.74	-15.09
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-18.93	-24.16	49.94	-29.04	-10.74
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-14.43	-28.07	-2.62	-14.54	-5.59
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-19.35	-26.44	45.53	-68.22	-63.39
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-5.97	5.87	2.78	6.81	12
Inventory, 5 Yr. CAGR %	17.72	20.58	3.7	-2.53	-6.04
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	28.16	33.51	21.89	-12.73	-6.21
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	14.66	16.01	10.07	2.78	3.56
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	47.48	84.35	0.56	3.11	18.13
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	33.44	28.3	13.41	20.72	-6.67
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-3.97	32.97	24.57	27.13	8.48
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	3.71	3.85	-21.98	-24.56	-19.73
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-	63.29	72.93	-12.6	2.19
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	-	58.38	69.66	-37.16	19.38