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TCM Group A/S: Interim report Q1 2026 (January 1 - March 31)
TCM Group A/S: Interim report Q1 2026 (January 1 - March
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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT No. 267/2026 Tvis, 21 May 2026Interim report Q1 2026 (January 1 - March 31) (All figures in brackets refer to the corresponding period in 2025)A fairly strong start to the year in a volatile marketCEO Torben Paulin:“Sales in the first quarter developed as expected, with increasing sales both within B2B and B2C. Revenue in Q1 was DKK 362.4 million, compared to DKK 308.1 million in Q1 2025. Organically, sales in the quarter increased by 8.2% year on year. Sales to Norway contributed positively to the growth in the quarter, growing slightly more than the sales in Denmark. Overall order intake in the quarter was above last year, driven by the B2C segment. Order intake within the B2B segment was below last year primarily driven by fewer large project orders. Additionally, we observed a continued recovery in the Norwegian market, marked by growth in the order intake. The gross margin increased to 23.3% in Q1, compared to 21.1% in Q1 2025. The positive trend in gross margin is thus intact and can be traced to a combination of the internal efficiency projects we have launched and a shift in sales mix towards the more profitable B2C segment.Towards the end of the quarter, we began to see price increases within raw materials as well as an increase in freight costs as a consequence of the rising oil prices. Operating expenses increased in the quarter, because of the addition of Celebert and two retail stores compared to the same quarter last year. The acquired retail stores will be spun off as soon as we have found suitable new franchisees to run them and we are pleased to announce that one of the acquired stores, the AUBO store in Esbjerg, was sold to a local dealer as of the end of the quarter. EBIT for the first quarter amounted to DKK 23.0 million, up from DKK 17.1 million in Q1 2025, corresponding to an EBIT margin of 6.3%, compared to 5.6% in the same period last year, with the increase being primarily attributed to the increase in gross margin. Free cash flow in Q1 was at DKK 48 million, compared to a negative DKK 4 million in Q1 2025. The improvement was primarily due to a significant improvement in the Net Working Capital. In Q1 the Svane brand introduced new products in our popular Notes series in the form of a new bronze veneer color. Within the same series we now offer fully veneered ...