Industrial company ABAS Protect reports both increased revenue and operating profit in the second quarter compared with the same period the previous year. Revenue rose 24.0 percent to SEK 28.4 million (22.9).Operating profit was SEK 2.5 million (0.3), with an operating margin of 8.8 percent (1.3). Net profit after tax was SEK 1.7 million (-0.2), and earnings per share were SEK 0.24 (-0.03).ABAS Protect is seeing positive development, with more requests for quotations than the previous year and significantly higher invoicing. CEO Niclas Johansson said this, also highlighting that delivery flows have improved and that the time from order to delivery has been shortened by around two weeks.Demand for perimeter protection for critical infrastructure is said to be increasing markedly, with closer cooperation with, among others, the police, the armed forces and the defense industry. A larger number of investments are in the procurement phase, which has contributed to more requests for quotations. The construction segment is also developing positively, with increased order intake.At the same time, the company is seeing higher steel prices and longer delivery times as a result of EU regulations and has therefore increased its buffer inventories. The unrest in the Middle East has temporarily dampened the industrial economy, but ABAS is experiencing a rapid recovery in demand and says that development compared with previous years is positive.After two years of efficiency improvement efforts, the company assesses that the measures are now beginning to have the intended effect. The goal remains to grow with stable profitability.ABAS Protect, SEK millionQ2-2026Q2-2025ChangeNet sales28.422.924.0%Operating profit2.50.3733.3%Operating margin8.8%1.3%Net profit1.7-0.2Earnings per share, SEK0.24-0.03