Opinion and market research company Novus Group reports lower turnover during the first quarter compared with the same period last year. Operating profit increased.Turnover fell 4.2 percent to SEK 15.9 million (16.6).Operating profit was SEK 2.0 million (0.4), with an operating margin of 12.6 percent (2.4). Profit before tax was SEK 2.0 million (0.4). Profit after tax was SEK 1.6 million (0.3). Earnings per share amounted to SEK 0.15 (0.03).Cash flow from operating activities amounted to SEK 4.3 million (1.7). Cash and cash equivalents amounted to SEK 8.0 million (6.3)."During the quarter, MiOs (our multimodal data collection platform) has continued to strengthen our control over data collection and delivery. This gives us better conditions to conduct surveys among complex target groups with greater cost efficiency, while maintaining our quality requirements. MiOs thereby strengthens our own delivery capability and is an important part of the method development that sets Novus apart in the market," says CEO Torbjörn Sjöström Novus Group, SEK mQ1-2026Q1-2025ChangeNet sales15.916.6-4.2%Operating profit2.00.4400.0%Operating margin12.6%2.4%Profit before tax2.00.4400.0%Net profit1.60.3433.3%Earnings per share, SEK0.150.03400.0%Cash flow from operating activities4.31.7152.9%Cash and cash equivalents8.06.327.0%