Industrial company ABAS Protect reports lower revenue for the first quarter compared with the same period last year. Operating profit decreased.Revenue fell 7.8 percent to SEK 18.8 million (20.4).Operating profit was SEK 0.4 million (1.1), with an operating margin of 2.1 percent (5.4). Profit after tax was SEK 0.1 million (0.3), a decrease of 66.7 percent compared with the previous year. Earnings per share amounted to SEK 0.05 (0.13), which means a decrease of 61.5 percent compared with the previous year."After a period with a continued weak and uncertain market, during the autumn and the beginning of the year we have worked intensively to adapt and develop ABAS for the future. Order intake rose sharply as soon as the harsh winter loosened its grip, with an average volume 29 percent higher than during the corresponding periods of the previous two years. At the same time, the late spring means that invoicing is shifted a few weeks forward in time," says CEO Niclas Johansson. ABAS Protect, SEK millionQ1-2026Q1-2025ChangeNet sales18.820.4-7.8%Operating profit0.41.1-63.6%Operating margin2.1%5.4%Net profit0.10.3-66.7%Earnings per share, SEK0.050.13-61.5%