Looking ahead, we have two confirmed major releases to look forward to in 2018: Surviving Mars and Battletech. This is a sign of strength for the products that make up our long tail, and it speaks to our ability to release relevant updates. Furthermore, we once again have five games on Steam’s list of the 100 best-selling games worldwide in 2017. Also, all expansions help us to continue broadening our audience. However, it is important to remember that several of our expansions can be compared with other full-price titles in the market, both in terms of content and price. New content was added to Crusader Kings II through the Jade Dragon expansion.Įuropa Universalis IV got the Cradle of Civilization expansion.įor Stellaris, we released a new content pack: Humanoids Species Pack.Īs we have mentioned earlier, we are far from satisfied with only one single full-price release during the year. We launched the expansion Snowfall for Cities: Skylines on console.
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We released an additional expansion and a content pack for Cities: Skylines on PC (Green Cities and European Suburbia) We close the fourth quarter in much the same way as the entire year – by launching a number of expansions to our existing titles. Therefore, my focus for 2018 will be to make changes in my role which will enable me to once again put more time and effort into what I do best. But for the past two years, I have not been able to spend as much time on these tasks as I’ve wanted. This also gives us the luxury to organize ourselves in the manner that best fits our targets and what we are trying to achieve.ĭuring my own time at Paradox for example, I have mainly focused on the company’s growth and business opportunities.
A sign of how far Paradox has come as an organisation lies in the very talented people we have in senior positions, across all areas of the company. This way, we can also ensure that we’ve got what it takes to be able to meet the needs of our players and our employees. It’s about matching each person’s skills, personal strengths and motivation with the stage the company finds itself in. When we expand the organization, it’s also important to ensure we have the right people in the right places and in different key roles. This means lower margins in the short term, but an expected high growth curve in the long term – even if all games do not reach their maximum potential. To meet these demands, we have expanded the organization a little in advance so that we can prepare for the ventures that await us in the future.
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One example of this is the player expectation that our game series should be long term and have high replayability value. Currently, we are doing bigger and better productions than before and we have more parallel productions in the works, all while facing higher quality demands. As we gear up for 2020, we can see that our investments are larger than ever. Steam Winter Sale started December 21 and continued until January 4.įor the past two years, Paradox has been gradually increasing its investments. Several expansions were released during the period Green Cities to Cities: Skylines, Cradle of Civilization to Europa Universalis IV, Jade Dragon to Crusader Kings II and Snowfall to Cities: Skylines Console. Important events in the fourth quarter 2017 The Board of Directors propose a dividend of SEK 1.00 (1.00) per share for the financial year 2017. Profit before tax amounted to SEK 339.6 (308.6) million, and profit after tax amounted to SEK 264.9 (240.4) million.Įarnings per share amounted to SEK 2.51 (2.28).
Operating profit amounted to SEK 339.8 (308.0) million, an increase by 10 %. Revenues for the period amounted to SEK 813.8 (653.7) million, an increase by 24 % compared to the same period last year. Revenue from the fourth quarter of 2017 are mainly attributable to Cities: Skylines, Stellaris, Europa Universalis IV, Hearts of Iron IV and Crusader Kings II. Profit before tax amounted to SEK 86.7 (86.0) million, and profit after tax amounted to SEK 68.8 (68.1) million.Ĭash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 139.7 (90.6) million, and cash flow from investing activities amounted to SEK -63.4 (-58.8) million.īy the end of the period cash and short term placements amounted to SEK 320.1 (246.9) million.Įarnings per share amounted to SEK 0.65 (0.65) per share. Operating profit amounted to SEK 86.7 (85.9) million, an increase by 1 %. Revenues amounted to SEK 222.4 (198.4) million, an increase by 12 % compared to the same period last year.