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would reduce revenue by approximately NOK 14 million. Given the Group’s gross margin of 39%, this would result in
a reduction in gross profit of approximately NOK 5–6 million, with a corresponding decrease in EBITDA and profit
before tax, assuming fixed operating costs remain unchanged.
The Group is exposed to risk related to pandemic outbreaks like Covid-19. However, based on the existing portfolio
of products, the Company is probably less prone to be affected to the same extent as many other companies. The
demand for most of the Company’s products, except for some Consumer Health products, is less likely to be
affected since the end users typically use the products based on needs and cannot easily stop using them. There is a
risk that some products’ production and delivery could be affected in the event of long term shut down.
Navamedic is exposed to risk related to outbreak of war, like the current war in Ukraine and Gaza. Navamedic has
no direct business relation with neither Ukraine, Russia nor Israel, however, if the war has negative effect on prices
of raw material or transportation costs, this will likely have an effect on Navamedic, although it is difficult to assess
to what extent.
Navamedic owns shares in Observe Medical ASA, a company listed on Oslo Euronext Growth trading exchange. As is
the case with any company’s share, the share price and value is subject to fluctuations stemming from one or more
of the following factors: Economic down-turns, share trading and speculation, inability to comply to its financial
and other obligations, liquidity challenges and more. Hence there is a not insignificant risk, as well as upside
potential related to the value of the shares as recorded in the Navamedic accounts.
Currency risk
The Group is exposed to currency risk. A significant proportion of the Group's revenue and expenses are in
currencies other than the functional currency in the individual entities (mostly NOK, SEK, DKK and EUR). Materials
are generally paid for in EUR, SEK, GBP, USD, DKK and NOK. Most of the sales in Navamedic AB take place in Nordic
currencies and EUR. Payroll and operating expenses are generally incurred in the currency of the country in which
the individual company is registered. Over the last two years, the value of NOK vs EUR and SEK has decreased. A
further 5% depreciation of NOK against the Group’s main purchase currencies would be expected to reduce the
gross margin by approximately 1–2 percentage points. This would translate into a reduction in EBITDA and profit
before tax of approximately NOK 8 million. Conversely, a 5% appreciation of NOK would be expected to have a
positive effect of a similar magnitude. The Group does not currently employ formal currency hedging strategies but
relies on natural hedging and evaluates hedging needs in major agreements on a case-by-case basis.
Variable interest rate risk
The interest rate on the Group’s loans is variable. As of 31 December 2025, the Group had gross interest-bearing
debt of approximately NOK 205.7 million. A 100 basis point increase in the NIBOR would, in isolation, increase
annual interest expenses by approximately NOK 2 million, thereby reducing profit before tax by the same amount.
However, the Group has entered into interest rate swap agreements with Nordea to mitigate exposure to
fluctuations in NIBOR. As a result, the actual impact of such an interest rate increase would be lower. This means
that Navamedic does not bear significant risk related to changes in interest rates. Please refer to note 20 for more
details about the loan terms and interest rate hedging.
Credit risk
The Group is exposed to concentrations of credit risk for non-current loans receivable. For trade receivables and
other current receivables the Group is not exposed to significant risk given the short-term nature of these