<a id="bm-comp-175ea917-23ba-42e3-a073-340183b907e7" name="bm-comp-175ea917-23ba-42e3-a073-340183b907e7" class="BMCustomAnchor"></a><table><tr><td bm-component-id="175ea917-23ba-42e3-a073-340183b907e7" style="vertical-align: top; width:100.000000%;"><ul><li>Sales +27<font color="#000000">% vs. ABGSCe, EBIT SEK 19m vs. ABGSCe 9.8m</font></li><li>A beat on all line items, despite very tough comps</li><li>Gross margin 60% (56% LY), though may soften on raw material prices</li></ul></td></tr></table><a id="bm-comp-9ef54492-8d7d-4184-997e-1a454b0b1520" name="bm-comp-9ef54492-8d7d-4184-997e-1a454b0b1520" class="BMCustomAnchor"></a><table><tr><td bm-component-id="9ef54492-8d7d-4184-997e-1a454b0b1520" style="vertical-align: top; width:100.000000%;"><h3 class="bm-h3">Much stronger growth than expected</h3><p>Sales came in above expectations at SEK 53m (+27% vs. ABGSCe 42m), -7% y-o-y (+7% org.). EBIT was SEK 19m (+89% vs. ABGSCe 9.8m), for a margin of +35% (ABGSCe +24%). EBIT adj. was SEK 19m (+89% vs. ABGSCe 9.8m), for a margin of +35% (ABGSCe +24%). Moreover, the gross margin continued to improve in the quarter to 60% (56% LY), however management flags that it may soften going forward due to cost increases in raw materials. I-Tech writes that all major customers continued to develop positively with offtake in line with or exceeding Q1'25. FCF lease adj. came in at SEK 8.5m (vs. ABGSCe 0.38m).</p><h3 class="bm-h3">Estimates and outlook</h3><p>On numbers alone, '26e-'28e sales change by +6%, and EBIT adj. changes by +18%. The company notes the global newbuilding orderbook hit a 17y high at the end of Q1, though pace of newbuild ordering slowed slightly in March on the Middle East conflict. Moreover, during the quarter, I-Tech announced it has received an extension of its regulatory approval in the EU until Dec '26, due to the ongoing process not being finalised within timeframe.</p><h3 class="bm-h3">Valuation</h3><p>The share has returned +44% L3M (vs. peer median +11% and OMXSSMAC +15%), and is currently trading at 16x-9.1x '26e-'28e P/E on our pre-report estimates vs. the peer median of 28x-16x. <font style="background-color:#ffffff;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">T<font color="#212529">he company will host a</font> <a data-bm-trackable="false" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/QtqRaG69sxk" style="color: rgb(0, 123, 255); box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, "Unifont Calibri", "Unifont Helvetica", "Unifont Gotham", "Unifont Arial", Unifont !important;" target="_blank">presentation</a> <font color="#212529">of the Q1 results at</font></font></font> <font color="#000000"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;">13:00 CET.</font></font></font></font></p></td></tr></table><a id="bm-comp-241d2eae-771c-468c-8f70-2d8e3df9c6e7" name="bm-comp-241d2eae-771c-468c-8f70-2d8e3df9c6e7" class="BMCustomAnchor"></a><table><tr><td bm-component-id="241d2eae-771c-468c-8f70-2d8e3df9c6e7" style="vertical-align: top; width:100.000000%;"><table id="bm-img-5721570e-e79a-4603-967e-27e56c3a0702" class="bm-img-table xslt-img-empty xslt-img-include"><tr><td class="xslt-img-caption">Deviation table</td></tr><tr><td><img bm-img-encrypt="5721570e-e79a-4603-967e-27e56c3a0702" bm-img-original-height="512" bm-img-original-width="645" bm-img-svg="image:image_upload/96124_4d530e76-1d49-4466-a7cb-df943922612d.svg" bm-img-width-hint="88.72%" id="bm-id-283cdb52-c2b3-4547-b2fa-cafc3a145cb2" src="https://abgsc.bluematrix.com/images/image_upload/96124_4d530e76-1d49-4466-a7cb-df943922612d_645.png" svg="/nas/web/clients/abgsc/images/image_upload/96124_4d530e76-1d49-4466-a7cb-df943922612d.svg" width="645" alt="" title="" /></td></tr><tr><td class="xslt-img-source">Source: ABG Sundal Collier Estimates, Company Data</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>