Esprit FY26 H1 net loss widens to HK$ 87.74 million; revenue more than doubled to HK$ 14.92 million

• Esprit posted a loss attributable to shareholders of HKD 87.74 million, swinging from a profit in the year-earlier period.
• Revenue more than doubled to HKD 14.92 million, driven by royalty income from its licensing business.
• Operating loss widened to HKD 85.25 million, pressured by a HKD 48.62 million trademark impairment.
• Expenses also rose on higher legal and professional fees, including a one-off additional provision of about HKD 22.5 million tied to an arbitration award.
• Cash, bank balances and deposits held steady at HKD 55.29 million; the board kept the interim dividend at nil.

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