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Logicom Reports 55% Drop In Q1 Profit

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

June 22, 2026

Earnings And Profitability In Q1 2026

Logicom Public Ltd reported a 55.2% decline in shareholder profit for the first quarter of 2026, with earnings falling to €10.7 million from €23.9 million in the same period last year.

According to the company, the decrease mainly reflected a smaller write-off of negative goodwill related to investment acquisitions, as well as lower turnover, gross profit, and other income. Lower administrative expenses, reduced expected credit losses, and lower taxation partly offset the impact.

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Regional Sales And Division Performance

Gross sales declined by 2% to €286.6 million, compared with €292.4 million a year earlier. Sales in the distribution segment fell by 0.9%, with weaker performance recorded in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Romania. A steeper decline was reported in the software solutions and integrated IT division, where gross sales dropped by 18.4%, mainly due to lower activity in Cyprus and Greece.

Operational Adjustments And Financial Management

Despite lower revenue, gross profit margins on gross sales improved slightly to 7.9% from 7.8%, while reported sales margins increased to 11.3% from 9.7%. Excluding controlled entity Demetra Holdings Plc, operating profit from ordinary activities rose by 4%, supported by lower administrative expenses and reduced expected credit losses. Financing costs also declined. Expenses related to banking facilities fell by 27.7% to €1.6 million, reflecting lower net borrowings and more favourable lending rates.

Strategic Acquisitions And Future Outlook

Logicom acquired a 31.8% stake in AGI-Cypre Property 45 Limited through Najada Holdings Limited, while Demetra Holdings Plc acquired an additional 26.3% stake. According to the company, the transaction resulted in a write-off of negative goodwill, reflecting the difference between the acquisition cost and the net asset valuation at the time of purchase. Operations through Verendrya Ventures Limited also continued, with the group maintaining its participation in the desalination plants in Episkopi and Larnaca.

Outlook

In line with board estimates, first-quarter results did not include non-recurring gains or extraordinary items. Management said it remains focused on financial discipline and operational efficiency as the group responds to current economic conditions.

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Mirendil Signs $100 Million Google Cloud Deal To Advance Self-Improving AI

by News Editor

August 6, 2026

AI startup Mirendil has signed a multi-year agreement worth more than $100 million with Google Cloud to secure computing infrastructure for its self-improving AI research.

The partnership reflects growing competition among AI companies to lock in access to high-performance computing, while cloud providers race to attract promising startups developing next-generation AI models.

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Backing The Next Stage Of AI Research

Mirendil plans to use Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), Nvidia GPUs and managed training infrastructure to develop AI systems capable of improving their own performance over time.

Known as recursive self-improvement, the concept focuses on building AI that can refine its knowledge and capabilities with minimal human intervention. The technology is attracting growing interest across the industry, with several startups and leading AI labs exploring similar approaches.

According to co-founder and Chief Executive Behnam Neyshabur, the long-term goal is to develop AI that can automate scientific research and accelerate discoveries in fields such as medicine, biology and materials science.

Compute Capacity Becomes A Strategic Asset

Training increasingly advanced AI models requires enormous computing resources, making long-term infrastructure agreements a critical competitive advantage.

Mirendil said Google’s combination of TPUs and GPUs allows workloads to be matched with the most suitable hardware, improving efficiency while reducing costs for customers.

For Google Cloud, the agreement strengthens its position in the race to provide infrastructure for frontier AI developers, while giving the company exposure to one of the industry’s emerging approaches to next-generation artificial intelligence.