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Wyniki Finansowe 3Q25

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This financial analysis details the third-quarter 2025 performance of PCF Group S.A. (People Can Fly), a global game development studio. The primary thesis centers on a strategic pivot toward financial stability following a period of reorganization and disappointing performance from self-published titles. The scope covers the group’s global operations, including studios in Warsaw, Montreal, Newcastle, and Dublin, with a specific focus on the nine-month period ending September 30, 2025. The financial data reveals a significant net loss of 117 million PLN for the first nine months of 2025, compared to a 33.3 million PLN loss in the same period of 2024. This deficit is largely driven by substantial non-cash write-offs totaling over 100 million PLN. Key impairments include a 92 million PLN write-down for the project Lost Rift (Victoria) following its Early Access launch on September 25, 2025, which failed to meet sales and player reception expectations. Other write-offs include 6 million PLN for PCF Chicago goodwill and 5 million PLN for Unreal Engine licenses. Despite these losses, revenues increased to 152.1 million PLN from 131.9 million PLN year-over-year, bolstered by work-for-hire (WFH) projects such as Delta, Zulu, and Echo. The group’s methodology emphasizes "adjusted EBITDA" to illustrate underlying operational health, reporting a corrected EBITDA of 6 million PLN for the first nine months of 2025. Following a reorganization that left the workforce at 756 employees, the company is shifting its strategy to prioritize cash flow. Future objectives include securing at least one new WFH contract by the end of 2025, scaling back the Lost Rift team to achieve self-funding by 2026, and halting investment in new self-published projects until the group generates positive cash flow. Current active partnerships include ongoing projects with Microsoft, Krafton, and Sony.

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