SMCP H1 adjusted EBIT climbs 25% to €53.2 million; net profit rises 52% to €16.8 million

• SMCP posted H1 2026 net profit of EUR 16.8 million, up 52%, despite sales slipping 0.7% to EUR 597 million.
• Adjusted EBIT rose 25% to EUR 53.2 million, lifting the adjusted margin by 1.8 percentage points to 8.9%.
• Net financial debt fell 30% to EUR 144.6 million, cutting leverage to 1.1x from 1.9x a year earlier.
• Free cash flow dropped 90% to EUR 3.5 million, citing a working-capital timing effect within the year.
• Targets were reiterated, with an adjusted EBIT margin of around 10% in H2 and EUR 50 million free cash flow expected for 2026.

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