AMUSE GROUP (08545) announces interim results, with loss attributable to shareholders of HK$1.659 million.

AMUSE GROUP (08545) announced its interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2026, with revenue of HK$75.763 million, down 17.3% year-on-year; loss attributable to owners of the company of HK$1.659 million, compared with a profit of HK$1.16 million in the same period last year; basic loss per share of 0.14 HK cents. The decrease in revenue was mainly due to: i) a decline in ODM toy sales, primarily caused by tighter corporate strategy and operational bottlenecks. Brand licensors often experienced delays in approving product designs, packaging specifications, or production prototypes, directly resulting in stalled production schedules and delayed bulk deliveries. ii) a decrease in distribution of imported toys, primarily due to the temporary lack of high-profile anime, movie derivative products, or viral product launches from licensors, which prevented wholesale buyers from securing guaranteed "hot-selling" items that could generate pre-orders. This situation coincided with a decline in retail sales, as consumer interest in existing imported character series weakened. Downstream wholesale customers consequently reduced large-volume restocking. As a result, due to recent weak end-consumer demand, B2B distributors implemented strict inventory controls to avoid making large advance commitments on imported product lines.