Storytel Ab Class B · OMXSTO:STORY_B
Storytel Ab Class B — Q3 2026 Earnings Presentation
15 slides from Storytel Ab Class B's earnings presentation, Oct 27, 2026
Slide 1: Third Quarter 2026
Third Quarter 2026 27 October 2026
Slide 2: Bodil Eriksson Torp, CEO and Stefan Wård, CFO
Bodil Eriksson Torp Stefan Wård CEO CFO Third quarter report 2026
Slide 3: Accelerating growth, largest subscriber increase since 2023
“Accelerating growth, our largest subscriber increase since 2023 and continued expansion of the adjusted EBITDA margin on a rolling twelve-month basis with full-year guidance confirmed” Third quarter report 2026
Slide 4: Q3 2026 Highlights
Q3 2026 Highlights Strong growth and earnings ● Net sales growth of +16.5% in constant currency (CER); +11.7% organic ● Adjusted EBITDA of 268m (232), +15.7% YoY; +24.7% excluding LTIP1 ● Net profit of 151m (138); EPS of SEK 1.83 (1.69) ● Net cash of 132m at period-end (−0.15x adjusted EBITDA) Strong
Slide 5: Group financial highlights
Group financial highlights Comments Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025 All amounts in SEK unless otherwise stated. ● Group net sales +16.5% CER Net sales up 16.4% (16.5% in CER) Gross Margin (+16.4% reported); +11.7% organic ● Streaming net sales +7.8% CER ● Publishing external net sales +53.8% CER MSEK S
Slide 6: R12M net sales and adjusted EBITDA margin
R12M net sales and adjusted EBITDA margin* R12M EBITDA adj: 860m (719) +20% YoY SEKm * Since Q1 2026 LTIP-related costs have been restated and are not classified as items affecting comparability (IAC). Third quarter report 2026
Slide 7: Publishing
Publishing Comments Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025 All amounts in SEK unless otherwise stated. Publishing (SEKm) Q3-26 Q3-25 Change, % Net sales 423 324 31% ● Net sales +30.8% CER, to SEK 423m Cost of sales -268 -209 28% Gross profit 155 115 35% ● External net sales +53.8% CER to 280m; +26.6% organic
Slide 8: Streaming Segments
Comments Streaming Segments Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025 All amounts in SEK unless otherwise stated. ● EoP subscribers +200k, +7.6% YoY Nordics Europe Americas APAC ○ Nordics +50k Net sales Net sales Net sales Net sales 642m (600) 246m (211) 101m (100) 11m (11) ○ Europe +125k +7.0% YoY, +5.6% CER +
Slide 9: Streaming
Streaming Comments Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025 All amounts in SEK unless otherwise stated. Streaming (SEKm) Q3-26 Q3-25 Change, % Net sales 1,000 923 8% ● Streaming net sales +7.8% CER, to 1,000m (923) Cost of sales -595 -555 7% ○ Nordics: +5.6% CER Gross profit 405 368 10% ○ Europe: +18.6% CER ○ A
Slide 10: Strong operating cash flow
Strong operating cash flow Comments Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025 All amounts in SEK unless otherwise stated. SEKm Q3-26 Q3-25 Jan-Sep 2026 R12M ● Cash flow from operations before working capital 246m (203), +21% Profit before tax 172 144 377 508 ● Change in working capital 40m (−45), Cash flow from ope
Slide 11: Strong operating cash flow after CAPEX
Strong operating cash flow after CAPEX R12M Operating cash flow after CAPEX: 587 (373) +57% YoY SEKm SEKm Third quarter report 2026
Slide 12: Strong financial position
Strong financial position Comments Q3 2026 compared with Q3 2025 All amounts in SEK unless otherwise stated. SEKm Q3-26 Q3-25 2025 Intangible assets 2,002 1,871 1,831 ● Net cash of 132m at period-end (net debt of 23m Tangible assets 14 17 15 a year ago) Right-of-use assets 116 62 130 Non-current finan
Slide 13: Book Discovery and Author Insights
Book Discovery made hyper-personal Author Insights made real-time
Slide 14: Summary
Summary ● Net sales +16.5% CER and adjusted EBITDA +15.7% to SEK 268m (+24.7% excl. LTIP) ● +80k net additions, the highest in a quarter since Q3 2023 ● Publishing external net sales +53.8% CER, with Overamstel included for the first full quarter ● 2026 EBITDA adj. guidance of SEK 900m confirmed ● Str
Slide 15: Storytel Group
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