UK’s Raspberry Pi posts record first half on strong industrial demand
FILE PHOTO: Raspberry Pi components are displayed on shelves in an electronics shop in the Akihabara neighbourhood of Tokyo, Japan, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo
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Sept 24 : Britain’s Raspberry Pi reported record first-half revenue and core profit growth on Thursday and maintained an upbeat annual outlook, as strong pricing and industrial demand helped it weather soaring memory-chip costs.
Shares in the Cambridge-based maker of single-board computers rose 15 per cent in early trade, their biggest one-day gain since June 5.
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• Adjusted core profit more than doubled to $40.3 million in the six months to June 30, and revenue jumped 90 per cent to $256.9 million
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• Performance was driven by robust demand from its industrial and original equipment manufacturer customer base, which uses its credit-card-sized computers in everything from factory automation and robotics to medical devices
• Unit volumes are expected to be higher in the second half, thanks to strong demand
• It said it has sufficient memory inventory to meet its FY2026 production goals, while making strategic purchases for 2027
• Raspberry Pi reaffirmed its full-year profit outlook
• It reiterated that its per-unit profitability will “moderate” as its stockpile of cheaper memory chips, secured in 2025, runs down.
• CEO Eben Upton said Raspberry Pi was broadening its supplier base and adding production capacity with Sony to navigate memory shortages.
Source: Reuters
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