Preliminary Group report Q1 2026 |
May 2026 |
REVENUE
Revenue reached 3.3m EUR, reflecting temporary customer inventory effects after accelerated order intake in Q4 2025 related to the planned SE09 NMC transition.
(EURm)
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
3,3
6,5
EBITDA
EBITDA remained positive at 0.3m EUR, compared to 1.5m EUR in Q1 2025, despite lower revenues.
(EURm)
Q1 2026 0,3
Q1 2025 1,5
OPERATING CASH FLOW
Operating cash flow improved significantly to 3.0m EUR, compared to 1.0m EUR in Q1 2025, reflecting continued cost discipline and improved payment conditions with suppliers.
(EURm)
Q1 2026 3,0
Q1 2025 1,0
PROFIT AND LOSS Q1 2026EURm | ||
Income Statement | Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 |
Revenues | 3.3 | 6.5 |
Increase in contract assets portfolio | ||
Other own work capitalised | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Total Earnings | 4.1 | 7.1 |
Other operating income | 0.1 | |
Cost of materials | -1.6 | -3.1 |
Personnel expenses | -1.5 | -1.7 |
Other operating expenses | -0.8 | -0.8 |
EBITDA | 0.3 | 1.5 |
EBITDA margin % | 10.1% | 23.1% |
Depreciation and amortization | -0.4 | -0.4 |
EBIT | 0.0 | 1.1 |
EBIT margin % | -0.6% | 17.5% |
Finance income | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Finance expenses | -0.3 | -0.5 |
EBT | -0,3 | -0.1 |
Taxes | 0.1 | -0.1 |
Result | -0.1 | 0.6 |
Revenue totaled EUR 3.3m, reflecting the typical slower start to the year and the absence of the prior-year one-off effect related to the SE09 NMC fade-out announcement.
Capitalized own work rose to EUR 0.8m, driven by the final R&D phase of
NMC+.
Cost of materials declined significantly to EUR 1.6m, primarily reflecting lower revenue levels compared to EUR 3.1m in Q1 2025, while gross margin remained stable at 52%.
Personnel expenses decreased slightly to 1.5m EUR compared to 1.7m EUR in Q1 2025.
Other operating expenses remained broadly stable year on year.
As a result, EBITDA remained positive at 0.3m EUR, (Q1 2025: 1.5m EUR) despite lower revenue levels.
Finance expenses were reduced to -0.3m EUR (Q1 2025: -0.5 EUR), reflecting the conversion of shareholder loans into equity.
CASHFLOW Q1 2026EURm
Cash Flow Statement
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
-2.3
-2.8
Cash flow from operating activities
3.0
1.0
Cash flow from investing activities
-0.8
-0.9
Cash flow from financing activities
-0.1
0.2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
2.1
0.2
FX effect
0.0
0.0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
-0.2
-2.6
Cash flow from operating activities strengthened to 3.0m EUR, reflecting the solid operating
performance in the quarter and better payment conditions with suppliers.
Cash flow from investing activities amounted to -0.8m EUR, driven by continued investments in NMC+ modules and packs.
Cash flow from financing activities amounted to -0.1m EUR, mainly reflecting regular bank loan repayments.
EURm | ||
Balance Sheet | Mar 31, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 |
Total Assets | 38.2 | 39.4 |
A. Non-current assets | 27.5 | 26.9 |
B. Current assets | 10.7 | 12.5 |
Equity and liabilities | 38.2 | 39.4 |
A. Equity | 15.1 | 15.2 |
B. Non-current liabilities | 0.7 | 0.7 |
C. Current liabilities | 22.4 | 23.5 |
- Total assets decreased slightly to EUR 38.2m from EUR 39.4m at year-end 2025, mainly driven by lower trade receivables, partly offset by higher inventories for the planned production shutdown and increased capitalized development costs related to NMC+.
- Equity remained stable at EUR 15.1m, compared to EUR 15.2m at year-end 2025.
- Non-current liabilities remained at a low level of EUR 0.7m, broadly in line with year-end 2025.
- Current liabilities decreased to EUR 22.4m from EUR 23.5m at year-end 2025, reflecting disciplined working capital management.
CURRENT STATUS SE09 & NMC+
Production of SE09-Battery-pack is coming to an end
Production of spare parts and final production finalized 7.5.26
SE09 shipments to customers until July ´26
Modules, Packs and other components (BMS, S-boxes) available as spare parts
Production line modification has started for EOL- Testing and Module phase-in
Cell stacking and module welding station set up ongoing
Serial production will start in June ´26
Svolt cell serial production started in April, first cells on the way to LION Smart.
NMC+ START OF SERIAL PRODUCTION & ELECTRONIC INTEGRATIONNMC+ prototype and C-samples have been sent out to
customers for integration (electric & electronic)
Main focus is communication between BMS and electronic vehicle bus system gateway
First serial applications realised
First buses shipped to end customers in Portugal and Lithuania
Main sales 2026 for NMC+ battery 53 kWh is coming from bus customers in Europe, Canada and US
Integration project ongoing for BMW i3 conversion First Defence projects started
MAIN BUS CUSTOMERS - KARSAN & LION ELECTRIC
Karsan - Fast growing mini bus OEM - kept as customer:Due to backwards compability, high quality and trustful collaboration (customer orientation and service)
Good price performance ratio and long life time
Lion Electric - after restructuring very successful in acquiring new projects promising inquiries and growing substantial order pipelineContinue to rely on LION battery packs, own battery assembly in Canada not continued
End customers trust in LION Smart´s technology
Canada keeps boosting electrification in transportation of people and goods (funding)
ACTIVE ON ADDITIONAL MARKETSAfter cell update BMW battery has one of the highest gravimetric energy density in the
commercial sector well prepared for competition, better chances at tenders
As regional assembler and supplier a lot of interest of the defence sector Resilient supply chains, regional partner for defense
Customers and end users appreciate robustness, quality and safety of our battery packs
keeping them loyal to LION products
Further growth of customer base & strong market demand from new markets:Defense, automated transport, agriculture, mining, infrastructure, auxiliary power supply Several mechanical and electronical integration projects are ongoing.
DEFENSE MARKET PROGRESS Customers:UGV
Designed-in; Serial production expected Q4 2026
UGV
Defence vehicle release
Using our battery packs in defence applications
UGV
4x additional packs ordered
Prototype & demo vehicles
Production ramp up expected Q4 2026
Trailer
Designed-in for trailer platform Defence trailer application
Energy Harvesting System: awaiting Series PO
Key Takeaway: Defence is a large and growing market. While many UGV programs focus on low-cost batteries due to high wear and tear, platforms targeting long-term operational deployment require robust and durable battery systems - where we are already designed-in or strongly positioned.
Battery trailer by Akku Trailer Hybrid E-Harvesting System
for island grids by Go Electric
UGV electric by Quantum
UGV electric by Voltrac
Ongoing projects with truck OEM
Order intake in steps, simulation phase finalized soon, no final strategic decisions made yet
Next step: Prototype immersion cooled module
Technical feasibility discussions with high performance car OEM
New requirements check, presentation engineering team in 2 weeks
Partnership with Castrol
Partnership for immersion cooling oil and shared public visibility at conferences
and trade fairs, e.g. aabc in Mainz
- First project: Germany 5 MW / 20 MWh with delivery end of May 2026
Positive FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) in China with attendance of LION
engineers
4x battery container & 2 inverter booster containers arrived at Hamburg harbour
Arrival at the building site planned for 19th of May
Electrical connection before end of June 2026
- Second project final negotiations: Germany 5 MW / 10 MWh with delivery 2026
Pipeline of budgetary quotes exceeds 7.5 GWh with >10 customers
Build up of second source BESS supplier: Sunwoda
KI generated
Build up Sales team BESS
4x more sales & business development manager hired
Posted 1x more technical sales engineers & 1 more application engineer
In Hildburghausen engineers dedicated to BESS business: Dedicated trainings for LION Smart engineers and service professionals in China done in December 2025.
Build up Sales team Mobility
Sales manager hired
Further sales manager posted
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