UK's Windar Photonics H1 revenue drops 85% on contract delays

By Reuters News


Overview

  • UK LiDAR wind tech firm's H1 2026 revenue fell sharply due to delayed contracts

  • Company posted significantly wider EBITDA loss and basic loss per share

  • Windar raised £5.1 mln post-period to strengthen balance sheet and fund recovery plan


Outlook

  • Company says trading in H2 2026 remains in line with management expectations for the full year

  • Windar sees potential demand expanding with additional enquiries from leading IPPs

  • Company says wind energy market is benefiting from increased government focus on energy security


Result Drivers

  • CONTRACT DELAYS - Revenue fell due to longer lead times to convert pipeline opportunities and two major contracts not progressing as expected

  • ACCOUNTING IRREGULARITIES - Discovery of accounting issues relating to revenue recognition with Chinese distributors disrupted operations and delayed accounts

  • QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE - Company identified a quality control issue affecting some units in the field, requiring remediation and additional costs


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

H1 Revenue

EUR 400,000

H1 EBITDA

-EUR 2.80 mln


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