TomTom reported Q1 revenues of €217.2m, up 5.7% yoy and down 23.2% sequentially due to the traditional seasonality. Consumer decreased by 4.1% yoy at €116.6m, while similarly to the previous quarter all other businesses displayed double-digit growth: 25.8% for Automotive (€29.7m), 16.2% for Licensing (€33.7m) and 19.3% for Telematics (€37.1m). The gross margin came in at 56.8%, up 330bp yoy, but a surge in opex led to a negative EBIT margin of -2% (€-4.3m); no di

19 Apr 2016
Better than expected gross margin, but rather high opex

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Better than expected gross margin, but rather high opex
TomTom reported Q1 revenues of €217.2m, up 5.7% yoy and down 23.2% sequentially due to the traditional seasonality. Consumer decreased by 4.1% yoy at €116.6m, while similarly to the previous quarter all other businesses displayed double-digit growth: 25.8% for Automotive (€29.7m), 16.2% for Licensing (€33.7m) and 19.3% for Telematics (€37.1m). The gross margin came in at 56.8%, up 330bp yoy, but a surge in opex led to a negative EBIT margin of -2% (€-4.3m); no di