Circus (CA1) H2 2024 earnings summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
H2 2024 earnings summary
14 Nov, 2025Executive summary
Transitioned from R&D to full-scale industrial production in 2024, with serial production of CA-1 robots starting in May 2025 and first deliveries to enterprise clients scheduled for fall 2025.
Expanded product portfolio with CA-M, a mobile autonomous field kitchen for defense and crisis environments, and acquired FullyAI to enhance AI capabilities.
Secured major enterprise clients including REWE, Tamoil (HEM), and Mangal, with additional clients in advanced negotiations.
Completed a capital increase in early 2025, raising €18.7 million, and was added to the MSCI Global Micro Cap Index.
Financial highlights
Revenue for 2024 was €251 thousand, derived solely from test site meal sales; no technology sales revenue was recognized.
EBITDA for 2024 was €-11,915 thousand, in line with the forecast; net loss for the year was €-15,229 thousand.
Total assets at year-end 2024 were €19,621 thousand, with equity of €2,409 thousand and an equity ratio of 15%.
Cash flow from operating activities was €-6,923 thousand; cash flow from financing activities was €+9,048 thousand.
Share price rose 137% in 2024, closing at €25.60, with an average daily trading volume of 1,897 shares.
Outlook and guidance
Initial commercial revenues from CA-1 and software subscriptions expected in Q3/Q4 2025, with first deliveries to major clients.
Anticipates low single-digit million euro revenue for 2025, with recurring software revenues commencing in Q4.
Medium-term targets: annual production in the four-digit range, over €1 billion in revenue, and 70%+ from recurring software sales; EBIT margin goal of 30-35%.
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