W5 Solutions AB (W5.ST) Tuesday revealed wider loss in the second quarter of 2025, impacted by higher operating expenses. Sales, however, climbed 14 percent from last year, helped by a huge jump in order intakes.
On the Stockholm Exchange, the stock is down 4 percent on Tuesday's trading at 62.80 Kroner.
The company, which specializes in high-tech systems for defense and civil security sectors, posted second quarter net loss of 10.46 million Swedish Kroner or 0.66 Kroner per share, compared to net loss of 4.73 million Kroner or 0.31 Kroner per share in the prior-year quarter.
During the three-month period, the company's operating loss or EBIT widened to 7.97 million Kroner from 6.24 million Kroner in the same period last year. Total operating expenses rose to -119.22 million Kroner from -104.45 million Kroner in the previous-year period.
According to W5 Solutions, net sales for the second quarter climbed 14.3 percent to 111.1 million Kroner from 97.3 million Kroner in the year-ago period. Order intake for the period surged 211 percent to 358 million Kroner from 115 million Kroner in the same quarter of 2024.
Looking ahead, the company reaffirmed its 2027 financial goals of turnover amounting to SEK 1.0 billion and a profitability of 10 percent.
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