Bigben reports nine-month sales of €219.8M, Nacon Gaming down 4.4%, Audio-Video/Telco up 2.1%

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Bigben reported consolidated sales of €219.8M for the first nine months of fiscal 2025-26, down 1.7% year-on-year. Nacon Gaming fell 4.4% to €124.2M due to US accessories tariff impact, while Audio-Video/Telco grew 2.1% to €95.6M, prompting guidance reset to flat full-year activity.

1. Consolidated Sales Slide 1.7% Year-Over-Year

Bigben Interactive reported consolidated sales of €219.8 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2025-26 (April–December 2025), down 1.7% from €223.6 million a year earlier. The first quarter fell 2.4% to €56.5 million, the second quarter rose 1.3% to €79.0 million, and the third quarter dropped 3.8% to €84.4 million. The cumulative performance reflects mixed momentum across its divisions, with total sales trailing the prior period by €3.8 million.

2. Divergent Segment Trends

Within the nine-month period, the Nacon Gaming division generated €124.2 million, a 4.4% decrease compared with €129.9 million a year ago. The decline was driven by a 29.1% drop in US accessories sales in Q3, where accessory revenues fell to €17.9 million, and back-catalogue games revenue eased to €12.2 million in Q3 despite new-games growth. Conversely, Bigben Audio-Video/Telco saw revenues rise 2.1% to €95.6 million, led by mobile accessories growth of 11.9% to €28.3 million in Q3 and an 11.1% boost in audio products to €7.8 million, thanks to strong performances from Force® wireless headphones and the K7 portable player.

3. Full-Year Outlook Revised to Flat Growth

Citing a slowdown in the global video game market and ongoing uncertainty in US customs duties, Bigben now expects full-year 2025-26 activity to be roughly in line with the prior fiscal year. The company had previously anticipated moderate growth driven by major forthcoming game launches—such as Styx: Blades of Greed™, GreedFall The Dying World™, and Dragonkin: The Banished™—but has tempered expectations for accessories in North America. Audio-Video/Telco divisions plan to expand Force® laptop offerings and diversify distribution for new Thomson® products to support stable annual performance.

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