Net Sales in 2017 Decreased by 19.6 Percent Year-On-Year and Operating Result Was Negative
Bittiumīs net sales in January-December 2017 decreased by 19.6 percent year-on-year to EUR 51.6 million (EUR 64.2 million, in 2016).
The share of the product-based net sales was EUR 16.3 million (EUR 11.9 million, in 2016), which resulted mainly from the product deliveries of the tactical communication system, product deliveries of Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smartphones and related security software, and deliveries of products for measuring and monitoring biosignals. The increase in the product-based net sales year-on-year resulted mainly from product sales in the medical business acquired at the end of 2016 and increased deliveries of Bittium Tough Mobile LTE smartphones.
The share of the services-based net sales decreased significantly and was EUR 34.9 million (EUR 51.8 million, in 2016). The decrease in the services business net sales was caused by the termination of significant customer cooperation with a global network equipment manufacturer. Bittium has won new R&D services projects for wireless products, however, it has not been able to replace the decrease in the net sales in total.
Operating loss was EUR -6.2 million (operating profit of EUR 2.5 million, in 2016). This loss was caused by the significant decrease in the net sales and significant R&D investments.
