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INTERIM REPORT Q1 2024
5th Planet Games At-A-Glance
CEO Letter
Outlook for 2024, Key figures and financial performance
Statement by the Board of Directors and the Executive Board
Independent Auditiors’ review report
Consolidated income statement and statement of other comprehensive income
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Statement of changes in equity
Consolidated cash flow statement
Notes to the financial statements
Given our outstanding performance as shown in our recently published 2023 Annual Report,
I am really pleased to continue the flood of good news in releasing the Q1 report and accounts
for 2024. Our financial performance in the first quarter of the year is summarized here;
Revenue for Q1 has increased by 13% from DKK 2.47m in 2023 to DKK 2.78m in 2024.
EBITDA has increased from DKK 8,000 in 2023 to DKK 1.27m in 2024.
Cash reserves have also increased from DKK 36m in 2023 to DKK 44.6m in 2024.
Our performance over the last two years is even more impressive when set against the
challenges being faced by the video games sector globally; the layoffs announced in recent
weeks by Sony and Electronic Arts, who join the likes of Embracer Group, Microsoft, Take-Two
Interactive, Amazon, Bungie, CD Projekt Red, Ubisoft, Riot Games, and Unity. In just the first two
months of 2024, the games industry saw an estimated 8,100 people laid off as it adjusts to the
new and challenging market conditions.
Against this background and the challenges of the wider industry, we can reflect with pride on
our efforts in recent years to minimize our cost of operations, maintain a strong cash position
and to actively pursue strategic opportunities in related sectors that mitigate the risk of video
games publishing (e.g., our investment in Sagafilm).
As a result of all the above we find ourselves in the enviable position of being presented with
new opportunities that under normal circumstances may not have been presented to us; we
are currently reviewing a number of these opportunities both within and outside of video games
publishing and I look forward to announcing more details in the coming weeks.
In terms of recent announcements, I was especially pleased to reveal details of both of the
initiatives below as they are great examples of our increasingly diverse business interests and
areas of activity.
Our interest in VAKA - a co-production between Skybound Entertainment, Amazon MGM
Studios, Unlimited Stories, and Sagafilm ehf, the entity in which 5th Planet Games is a
significant shareholder. The new series was announced in mid-March.
Our partnership with Nordisk Interactive - under the terms of the agreement, 5th Planet
Games will manage the distribution of Physical Video Games across the Nordic regions with
marketing, logistics, and distribution capability being provided by Nordisk Interactive. This is
a whole new line of business for 5th Planet and will start to contribute later this year.
Today we are a small but growing, stable and well-resourced company operating in markets
that are presenting exciting opportunities for further, dynamic growth and diversification.
Our guidance for the year remains unchanged from that published in the 2023 Annual Report
a few weeks ago.
Wishing you all a happy Spring,
Mark Stanger, CEO
May 2024
CEO Letter
Mark Stanger - CEO
5th Planet Games At-A-Glance
CEO Letter
Outlook for 2024, Key Figures and Financial Performance
Statement by the Board of Directors and the Executive Board
Independent Auditiors’ Review Report
Consolidated Income Statement and Statement of Other Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Statement of Changes in Equity
Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
Notes to the Financial Statements