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What Happened?

Qualitas Semiconductor announced its preliminary Q2 2025 earnings on August 14, 2025. With revenue of ₩9 billion, an operating loss of ₩-63 billion, and a net loss of ₩-55 billion, the company fell short of market expectations.

Why These Results?

The continuing semiconductor market downturn and increased expenses due to aggressive R&D investments are analyzed as the main causes of the worsening profitability. Increasing dependence on a specific customer (‘Company A’) is also pointed out as a risk factor.

  • Revenue Decline: 56.8% decrease year-on-year to ₩27.95 billion (first half of 2025)
  • Operating Loss Widens: Q2 operating loss of ₩-63 billion, increasing the deficit
  • R&D Investment: High R&D expenditure ratio of 421.40% of revenue

What’s Next?

On the positive side, the company is making continuous efforts to secure future growth engines, such as the successful development of UCIe 2.0 PHY IP. However, continued operating losses and declining sales remain a concern for investors. Increasing sales through the commercialization of new IPs and improving the efficiency of R&D investment are identified as key challenges.

  • Positive Factors: Growth of the AI and chiplet markets, development of next-generation IP, expectation of semiconductor market recovery
  • Negative Factors: Continued operating losses, declining sales, increasing dependence on a specific customer

What Should Investors Do?

Qualitas Semiconductor has long-term growth potential based on its technology, but short-term uncertainty remains high. Investors should carefully monitor the success of new IP commercialization, profitability improvement trends, and exercise caution in their investment decisions. Pay particular attention to stock price volatility due to future earnings announcements and changes in market conditions.