Interlink Electronics Reports First Quarter 2025 Results; Strategic Execution Positions Company for Double-Digit Organic Growth and Profitability in 2026
- Secured major design win with top 10 global OEM, expecting $1M revenue in 2026 with growth potential
- Expanded gas sensor product line with new offerings including industry-first odor sensors
- Strategic production shift from China to Scotland to reduce tariff impact
- Projecting return to profitability and double-digit organic growth in 2026
- Strong M&A pipeline with potential for strategic acquisitions
- Revenue declined 14.7% YoY to $2.6M in Q1 2025
- Net loss increased to $805,000 from $741,000 YoY
- Gross margin dropped to 35.6% from 40.1% YoY
- Lower shipments of traditional force-sensor and gas-sensor products
- Adjusted EBITDA worsened to -$623,000 from -$508,000 YoY
Insights
Interlink Electronics posted declining Q1 results but secured strategic wins that position it for projected 2026 turnaround.
Interlink Electronics' Q1 2025 results reveal a 14.7% year-over-year revenue decline to
Looking beneath the headline numbers, there are several strategic developments worth noting. The company secured a major integrated sensing solution contract with a division of a top 10 global company, expected to generate nearly
Management has expanded their gas sensor portfolio with new product launches targeting high-value environmental and safety applications, including industry-first odor sensors and new carbon monoxide detectors. These higher-margin products address industrial safety, infrastructure, and environmental monitoring markets.
The company is making strategic operational adjustments, shifting some production from China to Scotland to mitigate tariff impacts, demonstrating supply chain flexibility that could protect margins. While organic growth is the primary focus, management continues evaluating acquisition opportunities that align with long-term objectives.
Management explicitly characterizes Q1 as the "low point of a transitional year" while setting expectations for a return to profitability and double-digit organic growth in 2026. This frames 2025 as a rebuilding year with investment in new product development and customer acquisition intended to drive future growth. The consecutive quarters of losses require monitoring cash reserves and burn rate, but the design win and product expansions provide tangible evidence supporting their turnaround narrative.
• Expanded Gas Sensor Portfolio Targeting High-Value Environmental & Safety Markets
• Secures Integrated Sensing Solution Design Win with Division of Top 10 Global OEM
• Operational Discipline and Customer Momentum Lay Groundwork for Strong 2026
FREMONT, Calif., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interlink Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LINK) (“Interlink” or the “Company”), a global leader in sensor technology and printed electronic solutions, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
We believe the first quarter marked the low point of a transitional year. The Company is focused on executing against its strategic priorities and is laying the foundation for a return to profitability and double-digit organic growth in 2026.
Q1 2025 and Recent Operational Highlights
- In April, secured a major integrated sensing solution design win with a division of a top 10 global company. Pre-production is scheduled to begin in Q3 2025, with almost
$1 million of revenue expected in 2026 and meaningful expansion anticipated in 2027 and beyond. - Expanded the gas sensor product line, launching multiple new and enhanced offerings, including industry-first odor sensors and new 4-Series carbon monoxide detectors, targeting industrial safety, infrastructure, and environmental monitoring applications.
- Continued building momentum with new and existing Fortune 500 customers, supported by a scalable product portfolio and strong operational execution.
- Strengthened positioning in global markets through ongoing product innovation, disciplined go-to-market execution, and customer engagement across multiple growth verticals.
Outlook
- In 2026, Interlink expects to return to profitability, underpinned by double-digit organic revenue growth and a continued recovery in gross margins.
- While organic execution remains the Company’s top priority, Interlink continues to evaluate a growing pipeline of strategic acquisition opportunities and will act opportunistically when transactions align with long-term goals and enhance shareholder value.
Management Commentary
“Q1 was in line with our expectations and marks the start of a year focused on disciplined execution and steady progress toward our long-term goals,” said Steven N. Bronson, Chairman, President, and CEO. “We’ve entered 2025 with clarity, focus, and a strong commitment to building a more scalable, innovation-driven business. Recent customer wins and new product introductions demonstrate that our strategy is beginning to take hold.
“We’re particularly encouraged by the traction in our gas sensor product line. Our advancements in odor and carbon monoxide detection represent a meaningful step forward and significantly expand our relevance in high-value environmental and safety applications.
“Operationally, we maintain a strong position. Our facility in China offers a low-cost production base, but due to recent tariff fluctuations, we will shift some of our production activities to our facility in Scotland. This move aims to reduce the impact of tariffs on our cost structure and customer pricing. Our diverse global presence and experienced leadership team enable us to adapt to changing trade dynamics while ensuring continuity and high service levels for our customers.
“Our focus remains on executing our organic growth strategy and scaling our core business. At the same time, we’re monitoring a healthy M&A pipeline and will act decisively when opportunities align with our long-term goals. We believe 2026 will be a breakout year for Interlink, driven by profitability, margin expansion, and sustained revenue growth. We’re building a platform for durable, long-term value creation, and we believe the best is yet to come.”
Consolidated Financial Results
(Amounts in thousands except per share data and percentages)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | $ ∆ | % ∆ | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 2,664 | $ | 3,124 | $ | (460 | ) | (14.7 | ) | % | ||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 949 | $ | 1,253 | $ | (304 | ) | (24.3 | ) | % | ||||||
| Gross margin | 35.6 | % | 40.1 | % | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | $ | (849 | ) | $ | (751 | ) | $ | (98 | ) | (13.0 | ) | % | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (805 | ) | $ | (741 | ) | $ | (64 | ) | (8.6 | ) | % | ||||
| Net loss applicable to common stockholders | $ | (905 | ) | $ | (841 | ) | $ | (64 | ) | (7.6 | ) | % | ||||
| Earnings (loss) per common share – diluted | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.00 | 0.0 | % | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (623 | ) | $ | (508 | ) | $ | (115 | ) | (22.6 | ) | % | ||||
First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
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About Interlink Electronics, Inc.
Interlink Electronics is a leading provider of sensors and printed electronic solutions, boasting nearly 40 years of success in delivering mission-critical technologies across diverse markets. Our blue-chip customers benefit from our robust instruments and printed electronics solutions, which span various markets, including industrial, medical, consumer, and automotive. Our expertise in materials science, manufacturing, embedded electronics, firmware, and software enables us to create custom solutions tailored to our customers’ unique needs.
We serve our international customer base from our corporate headquarters and proprietary gas sensor production and product development facility in Fremont, California (Silicon Valley area); our Global Product Development and Materials Science Center and distribution and logistics center in Camarillo, California; and our advanced printed-electronics manufacturing facilities in Shenzhen, China; Irvine, Scotland; and Barnsley, England.
For more information, please visit www.InterlinkElectronics.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can be generally identified by phrases such as “thinks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” and similar words. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements about our financial and operating performance for the remainder of 2025 and 2026 and beyond, our ability to mitigate the effects of tariffs, our acquisition strategy and prospects, opportunities for organic growth and synergies, our projections for growth in demand and sales, and our projections of gross margin and profitability. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are inherently subject to uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statement. These statements are based upon, among other things, assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, including management’s own knowledge and assessment of the company’s industry, R&D initiatives, competition and capital requirements. Other factors and uncertainties that could affect the company’s forward-looking statements include, among other things, the following: our success in predicting new markets and the acceptance of our new products; efficient management of our infrastructure; the pace of technological developments and industry standards evolution and their effect on our target product and market choices; the effect of outsourcing technology development; changes in the ordering patterns of our customers; a decrease in the quality and/or reliability of our products; protection of our proprietary intellectual property; competition by alternative sophisticated as well as generic products; continued availability of raw materials for our products at competitive prices; disruptions in our manufacturing facilities; risks of international sales and operations including fluctuations in exchange rates and tariffs; compliance with regulatory requirements applicable to our manufacturing operations; and customer concentrations. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by our forward-looking statements are under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report (Form 10-K) or Quarterly Report (Form 10-Q) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), we use the following non-GAAP financial measure: Adjusted EBITDA. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We define Adjusted EBITDA for a particular period as net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and as further adjusted for stock-based compensation expense.
We use this non-GAAP financial measure for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of our core business operating results, such as amortization expense related to our recent acquisitions. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to this non-GAAP financial measure in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. This non-GAAP financial measure also facilitates management’s internal comparisons to our historical performance and liquidity as well as comparisons to our competitors’ operating results. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to investors both because (1) is allows for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making and (2) it is used by our investors to help them analyze the health of our business.
There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their relevant financial measures in accordance with GAAP.
| INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) | ||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,585 | $ | 2,950 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,640 | 1,612 | ||||||
| Inventories | 1,840 | 2,009 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 329 | 328 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 6,394 | 6,899 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 576 | 411 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 1,807 | 1,874 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 2,491 | 2,658 | ||||||
| Right-of-use assets | 981 | 1,064 | ||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 124 | 82 | ||||||
| Other assets | 99 | 128 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 12,472 | $ | 13,116 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 767 | $ | 573 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 292 | 377 | ||||||
| Lease liabilities, current | 357 | 352 | ||||||
| Accrued income taxes | 176 | 88 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,592 | 1,390 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities, long term | 688 | 777 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 427 | 456 | ||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 1,115 | 1,233 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,707 | 2,623 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Common stock | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 62,320 | 62,313 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 185 | 15 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (52,752 | ) | (51,847 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 9,765 | 10,493 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 12,472 | $ | 13,116 | ||||
| INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) | |||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 2,664 | $ | 3,124 | |||
| Cost of revenue | 1,715 | 1,871 | |||||
| Gross profit | 949 | 1,253 | |||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||
| Engineering, research and development | 434 | 576 | |||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 1,364 | 1,428 | |||||
| Total operating expenses | 1,798 | 2,004 | |||||
| (Loss) from operations | (849 | ) | (751 | ) | |||
| Other income (expense), net | 5 | 32 | |||||
| (Loss) before income taxes | (844 | ) | (719 | ) | |||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (39 | ) | 22 | ||||
| Net (loss) | $ | (805 | ) | $ | (741 | ) | |
| Net (loss) applicable to common stockholders | $ | (905 | ) | $ | (841 | ) | |
| Earnings (loss) per common share – basic and diluted | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 9,864 | 9,860 | |||||
| INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC. RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED NET LOSS TO CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED EBITDA (unaudited) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||||
| Net (loss) | $ | (805 | ) | $ | (741 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to arrive at earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA): | ||||||||
| Interest (income) | (5 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | (39 | ) | 22 | |||||
| Depreciation expense | 47 | 40 | ||||||
| Amortization expense | 172 | 189 | ||||||
| EBITDA | (630 | ) | (508 | ) | ||||
| Adjustments to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 7 | — | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (623 | ) | $ | (508 | ) | ||
Company Contact: Interlink Electronics, Inc. Steven N. Bronson, CEO LINK@IESensors.com 805-623-4184 Investor Relations Contact: Gateway Group Matt Glover and Clay Liolios LINK@IESensors.com 949-574-3860
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