Atea reports strong Q2 profitability driven by sales growth

Atea's Q2 gross sales surged 14.4% to NOK 16.8bn, with hardware sales up 11.0%, software rising 19.6%, and services growing 8.9%. Operating profit increased 10.4% to NOK 268m, while net profit climbed 13.3% to NOK 157m.

The Nordic IT infrastructure provider forecasts full-year gross sales of NOK 57-60bn and operating profit of NOK 1,330-1,450m. Key growth drivers include defense, IT security, AI opportunities, and the Windows 10 end-of-life cycle.