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Aug 3, 2023
Second quarter 2023: Profitable growth continued despite challenges in the operating environment
April-June 2023
January-June 2023
The figures in brackets refer to the comparison period, i.e., the corresponding period in the previous year. The percentage of change in net sales at comparable exchange rates is calculated by translating the net sales from the comparison period 2022 with the actual exchange rates of the reporting period 2023 and by comparing the reported net sales in 2023 with the calculated 2022 net sales at comparable exchange rates.
EUR 1,000 |
4-6/2023 |
4-6/2022 |
Change, % |
1-6/2023 |
1-6/2022 |
Change, % |
1-12/2022 |
Net sales |
43,469 |
37,090 |
17.2% |
83,440 |
68,661 |
21.5% |
155,318 |
Operating profit (EBITA) |
12,492 |
9,971 |
25.3% |
20,292 |
15,558 |
30.4% |
42,249 |
EBITA, % |
28.7% |
26.9% |
|
24.3% |
22.7% |
|
27.2 % |
Operating profit (EBIT) |
10,484 |
9,052 |
15.8% |
16,277 |
13,720 |
18.6% |
36,870 |
EBIT, % |
24.1% |
24.4% |
|
19.5% |
20.0% |
|
23.7 % |
Return on equity, % |
8.5% |
19.0% |
|
13.2% |
26.2% |
|
49.6 % |
Return on investment, % |
8.5% |
12.6% |
|
13.1% |
19.1% |
|
41.5 % |
Interest-bearing liabilities1 |
29,051 |
19,934 |
45.7% |
29,051 |
19,934 |
45.7% |
28,159 |
Cash and cash equivalents1 |
26,821 |
18,615 |
44.1% |
26,821 |
18,615 |
44.1% |
8,815 |
Net gearing, % 1 |
2.3% |
2.4% |
|
2.3% |
2.4% |
|
22.3 % |
Equity ratio, % 1 |
56.6% |
52.7% |
|
56.6% |
52.7% |
|
52.8 % |
Earnings per share (EPS), EUR |
0.31 |
0.41 |
-23.5% |
0.48 |
0.56 |
-13.6% |
1.36 |
Diluted earnings per share, EUR |
0.31 |
0.40 |
-21.6% |
0.48 |
0.55 |
-11.5% |
1.36 |
Personnel, on average |
717 |
574 |
25.0% |
708 |
555 |
27.7% |
603 |
1 At the end of the period
In the second quarter of 2023, Qt Group’s net sales increased 19 percent at comparable currencies and were EUR 43 million. The sales of developer licenses for embedded devices increased well, which supports the income from distribution licenses in the long term. Net sales from distribution licenses have developed well throughout the review period. Challenging macroeconomic operating environment was perceivable in particular in our North American sales and demand for consulting services.
EBITA amounted to EUR 12 million during the second quarter, an increase of 25 percent compared to the previous year. EBITA margin was 29 percent. Due to the scalability of our business and good financial performance, our ability to ensure profitability is at a very good level. We have continued to make necessary growth investments in sales to support our growth objectives.
The release of Qt 6.5 LTS in April brought several new functionalities and improvements to graphics, UI development, and the application backend. The new Qt Quick Effect module provides ready-to-use graphical effects that can be easily combined without compromising performance. Additionally, we enhanced connections to web services across different modules, making integrating web-based functionalities into applications smoother and facilitating data exchange between devices. In the second quarter, we also released versions of Axivion Suite 7.6, Qt for MCUs 2.5 LTS, and Qt Design Studio 4.2 software, among others.
Ensuring a smooth product development process and delivering a top-notch user experience to end customers are essential for our customers, and we have a very good opportunity to boost net sales growth in the second half of the year. We keep our outlook for the full year 2023 unchanged.
We estimate that our full-year net sales for 2023 will increase by 20-30 percent year-on-year at comparable exchange rates and that our operating profit margin (EBITA-%) will be 20-30 percent in 2023.
News conference
A news conference, where CEO Juha Varelius and CFO Jouni Lintunen will present the results, will be held on August 3, 2023, at 15.00-16.00 EEST in Helsinki, Finland and as a webcast at http://www.qt.io/investors. Analysts and investors can participate in the news conference in person and via conference call at https://palvelu.flik.fi/teleconference/?id=10010163
Further information:
President and CEO Juha Varelius, tel. +358 9 8861 8040
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
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