Nau Robotics' First-Half Revenue Soars 172.7% as Hanyang Robotics Acquisition Drives Growth

Nau Robotics, an intelligent robotics company, posted a record-high revenue for the first half of this year, driven by the acquisition of Hanyang Robotics. As sales growth outpaced the rate of cost increase, profit margins have also improved significantly, raising expectations for better financial performance in the second half of the year.

On August 31, Nau Robotics announced that its consolidated revenue for the first half reached 9.183 billion won, up 172.7% from the 3.367 billion won recorded during the same period last year. This represents the highest first-half revenue in the company’s history.

The growth momentum accelerated in the second quarter. Second-quarter revenue reached 6.165 billion won, up 104.3% compared to 3.018 billion won in the first quarter. Approximately 67% of first-half revenue was generated in the second quarter, indicating rapid quarterly expansion in business scale.

The company explained that as revenue from major projects began to be recognized, and performance from Hanyang Robotics — acquired earlier this year — was incorporated into the consolidated financial statements, total revenue expanded substantially.

The acquisition of Hanyang Robotics also broadened Nau Robotics' product portfolio. The company has built a comprehensive lineup of industrial robots by adding injection automation robots and factory automation (FA) capabilities to its existing Cartesian robots, articulated robots, SCARA robots, and autonomous mobile logistics robots (AMR).

The company is not only expanding its product range but also focusing on increasing synergy between its robotics and automation operations by integrating both firms' production, sales, and technical infrastructures. With this expansion of customer base and production capabilities, Nau Robotics expects to strengthen its competitiveness in securing contracts in both domestic and global industrial automation markets.

Cost efficiency efforts are also underway. While first-half revenue surged by 172.7% compared to the same period last year, selling and administrative expenses increased by only 106.9%. As a result, the ratio of selling and administrative expenses to revenue fell by 24.94 percentage points, from 103.26% in the first half of last year to 78.32% this year.

Quarterly efficiency was also maintained: the selling and administrative expense ratio decreased from 82.0% in the first quarter to 76.5% in the second quarter. With revenue outpacing cost increases, the expansion of business scale is easing the fixed cost burden and further improving operational efficiency.

However, the company posted a net loss in the first half due to a total of 4.783 billion won in non-operating accounting expenses, which included a 4.108 billion won valuation loss on derivatives related to convertible bonds and a 675 million won amortization of conversion rights adjustment. The company clarified that valuation losses from derivatives are non-operating, accounting-based losses arising from fluctuations in its share price, and should be viewed separately from core operating performance and cash flow.

Nau Robotics plans to focus on both external growth and profitability improvement in the second half. Recognizing that revenue timing may differ depending on the progress of projects in its industrial robotics and FA businesses, the company expects sequential revenue recognition from projects currently in progress.

Expanding its business into physical AI and industrial humanoid robotics is also emerging as a new growth driver. Nau Robotics has been selected for the physical AI demonstration project, as part of the domestic AI semiconductor-based pilot and diffusion program led by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and is currently working on developing and demonstrating an industrial humanoid robot based on a "mobile dual-arm robot" at a total scale of approximately 2.4 billion won.

The strategy is to leverage the technology and field experience accumulated in its existing industrial robotics and automation operations to enter the physical AI and industrial humanoid segments, thereby establishing references for future commercialization.

A Nau Robotics official stated, "The first half of this year was significant, as the enlarged business scope and integration synergies following the Hanyang Robotics acquisition began translating into tangible revenue growth. In the second half, we will focus on maximizing synergy between our existing industrial robotics and FA businesses to achieve both top-line growth and further profitability improvement."

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