⚠ Margins Fell as Logistics Costs RoseLow threat

Synektik (SNT) — threat to the moat

Synektik's radiopharmaceutical profit fell by a third in the quarter as delivery costs rose.

The latest quarter was the radiopharmaceutical business's weakest in some time. Segment revenue, excluding sales within the group, was 13,4 million złoty in April-June 2026 against 14,8 million złoty a year earlier, and EBITDA 3,6 million złoty against nearly 5,2 million złoty, with higher logistics costs among the reasons1. The fall came from complementary products, 2,2 million złoty against nearly 5,5 million złoty2; basic radiopharmaceuticals rose slightly to 7,2 million złoty3.

Radiopharmaceutical segment, Apr-Jun (zł m)14,8Revenue 202513,4Revenue 20265,2EBITDA 20253,6EBITDA 2026Synektik interim report, nine months to June 2026
A weaker quarter on both lines.

Over nine months the picture is steadier: revenue up 7% to 40,9 million złoty and EBITDA 12,3 million złoty against 12,9 million złoty4. But margins were already lower in the year to September 2025, 30,3% against 34,9%5.

A product that decays within hours has to be driven to the scanner every day. Distribution cost is part of the product and it rises with fuel and wages.

The half-year before had shown the opposite: revenue up 17% and EBITDA up 13% to 8,7 million złoty in the six months to March 20266. One quarter is not a trend, but it is a reminder of how thin the segment's absolute numbers are.

Segment EBITDA back above 16 million złoty for a full year would show the quarter was a blip.

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  1. ReportedSegment revenue, excluding sales within the group, was 13,4 million złoty in April-June 2026 against 14,8 million złoty a year earlier, and EBITDA 3,6 million złoty against nearly 5,2 million złoty, with higher logistics costs among the reasons.
    Synektik S.A. and Synektik Group interim condensed financial statements for 1 October 2025 - 30 June 2026 (third quarter of the fiscal year) - radiopharmaceutical segment: plants, products, sales by type and quarterly results. — October 2025 - June 2026 · publ. 5 August 2026 · source ↗
  2. ReportedThe fall came from complementary products, 2,2 million złoty against nearly 5,5 million złoty; basic radiopharmaceuticals rose slightly to 7,2 million złoty.
    Synektik S.A. and Synektik Group interim condensed financial statements for 1 October 2025 - 30 June 2026 (third quarter of the fiscal year) - radiopharmaceutical segment: plants, products, sales by type and quarterly results. — October 2025 - June 2026 · publ. 5 August 2026 · source ↗
  3. ReportedThe fall came from complementary products, 2,2 million złoty against nearly 5,5 million złoty; basic radiopharmaceuticals rose slightly to 7,2 million złoty.
    Synektik S.A. and Synektik Group interim condensed financial statements for 1 October 2025 - 30 June 2026 (third quarter of the fiscal year) - radiopharmaceutical segment: plants, products, sales by type and quarterly results. — October 2025 - June 2026 · publ. 5 August 2026 · source ↗
  4. ReportedOver nine months the picture is steadier: revenue up 7% to 40,9 million złoty and EBITDA 12,3 million złoty against 12,9 million złoty.
    Synektik S.A. and Synektik Group interim condensed financial statements for 1 October 2025 - 30 June 2026 (third quarter of the fiscal year) - income statement, segment note, cash flow and balance sheet. — October 2025 - June 2026 · publ. 5 August 2026 · source ↗
  5. Moat Explorer calcBut margins were already lower in the year to September 2025, 30,3% against 34,9%.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Synektik's reported figures (thousands of złoty unless stated). Market value: 352,60 złoty x 8 529 129 shares = 3 007,4 million złoty (about 3,0 billion złoty); at the NBP rate of 3,8570 = $779,7 million (about $780 million). Trailing revenue to June 2026: 681 598,6 - 482 060,1 + 733 427,1 = 932 965,6 (about 933 million złoty). Trailing continuing net profit: 126 019,2 - 85 705,2 + 137 952,7 = 178 266,7; over 8 529 129 shares = 20,90 złoty; P/E 352,60 / 20,90 = 16,9. Equipment and IT segment EBITDA over segment revenue: 187 190,7 / 631 915,5 = 29,6% (FY2025); 143 577,5 / 579 299,1 = 24,8% (FY2024); 98 943,8 / 410 834,1 = 24,1% (FY2023); 29 865,3 / 139 272,7 = 21,4% (FY2022); 18 636,4 / 100 878,6 = 18,5% (FY2021); 19 605,9 / 112 126,1 = 17,5% (FY2019). Radiopharmaceutical segment EBITDA margin: 16 061,3 / 52 937,4 = 30,3% (FY2025); 16 276,6 / 46 615,7 = 34,9% (FY2024). Recurring revenue, trailing: 374,7 / 59,8 = 6,3 times (September 2022 to June 2026); installed base 142 / 37 = 3,8 times. Recurring revenue per year-end robot: 311,3 / 113 = 2,75 million złoty (FY2025); 193,9 / 86 = 2,25 million złoty (FY2024). Procedures per year-end robot, FY2025: Poland 19 800 / 75 = 264; Czechia and Slovakia 12 500 / 38 = 329. Revenue per average employee: 681,6 / 221 = 3,08 million złoty. Export share: 183,7 / 681,6 = 27,0%. Equipment segment share of revenue excluding intragroup sales: 631,1 / 681,6 = 92,6% (about 93%). Intuitive products: 44,9% x 681,6 = 306,0 million złoty; other equipment, IT and service 681,6 - 306,0 - 50,5 = 325,1 million złoty. Synektik market value over the Estonian contract: 3 007,4 / 41 = 73 (roughly seventy). Dividend paid February 2026: 10,75 x 8 529 129 = 91,7 million złoty; dividend per share 10,75 / 0,45 = 23,9 times since 2021. Free cash flow: FY2025 78,3 - 17,4 = 60,9 million złoty; FY2024 89,6 - 44,9 = 44,7 million złoty. IT4KAN price over market value: 4,15 / 3 007,4 = 0,14%. Recurring revenue, April-June 2025: 103,6 / 1,26 = 82,2 million złoty. Backlog plus active offers at June 2026: 44,2 + 160,8 = 205,0 million złoty. NFZ spending per robotic operation: 59 / 2,1 = 28 thousand złoty (2022); 167 / 5,4 = 31 thousand złoty (2023); 300 / 11 = 27 thousand złoty (2024). NFZ-funded PET studies: 96,1 / 89,3 - 1 = 7,6% (about 8%); per scanner 96 100 / 37 = about 2 600. Affidea: 29,0% x 52,9 = 15,3 million złoty, against segment EBITDA of 16,1 million złoty. Synektik's installed base as a share of Intuitive's: 142 / 11 710 = 1,2%. Czech and Slovak installed base: 42 / 16 = 2,6 times. Equipment segment purchases from others: 100 - 80,2 - 6,8 = 13,0%. Years of exclusivity from September 2026 to 31 December 2031: about 5,3. Year-end P/E and P/S (market value at 30 September over net profit and revenue; continuing profit from FY2024): 122,8 / 9,136 = 13,4 and 122,8 / 134,8 = 0,91 (FY2019); 190,2 / 8,811 = 21,6 and 1,52 (FY2020); 252,5 / 8,384 = 30,1 and 1,96 (FY2021); 237,5 / 10,709 = 22,2 and 1,42 (FY2022); 516,9 / 52,452 = 9,9 and 1,16 (FY2023); 1 635,9 / 98,909 = 16,5 and 2,62 (FY2024); 2 149,3 / 126,019 = 17,1 and 3,15 (FY2025); market values from closing prices of 14,40 złoty, 22,30, 29,60, 27,85, 60,60, 191,80 and 252,00 x 8 529 129. — October 2018 - June 2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
    Method: Arithmetic on figures reported in Synektik's financial statements, management board reports, factsheet and market data; operands shown in the source line.
  6. ReportedThe half-year before had shown the opposite: revenue up 17% and EBITDA up 13% to 8,7 million złoty in the six months to March 2026.
    Synektik management board report for the half-year 1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026 - including the HistoSonics Edison exclusive distribution agreement and the installed base at March 2026. — October 2025 - March 2026 · publ. June 2026 · source ↗
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