Shares of XMax Inc. XMAX have lost 3.8% since the company reported its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. This compares to the S&P 500 Index’s 2% loss over the same time frame. Over the past month, the stock lost 0.6% against the S&P 500’s 1.7% gain.
XMax’s Earnings Snapshot
XMax reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $2.7 million, up 7.1% from $2.6 million a year earlier. Net income was $32.4 million, or 53 cents per share, against a net loss of $289,907, or 2 cents per share, in the prior-year quarter.
Residential and commercial furniture sales fell 35.9% to $1.6 million from $2.6 million, while the newly launched API-based services generated $1.1 million in revenues against none a year earlier.
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The furniture segment recorded an operating income of $314,123, while the API-based services segment posted an operating loss of $605,816.
XMAX’s Other Key Business Metrics
Gross profit decreased 15.1% to $1.1 million from $1.3 million, while gross margin contracted to 40% from 50%. Excluding API-based service revenues, however, gross margin improved to 73% from 50%, reflecting a greater mix of higher-margin furniture products.
Operating expenses rose 55.9% to $2.3 million from $1.5 million. Selling expenses declined 6% to $290,479, but general and administrative expenses jumped 72.3% to $2 million, primarily reflecting higher cloud service and filing fees. XMAX recorded an operating loss of $1.2 million compared with $196,494 a year earlier.
XMax ended June with $34.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, up from $6.7 million at the end of 2025. Total current assets increased to $46.9 million from $11.8 million. XMAX also reported working capital of $45.3 million as of June 30, 2026, compared with $9.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2025.
For the first six months of 2026, operating activities used $4.3 million of cash, compared with $230,104 a year earlier, while financing activities provided $45.3 million.
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XMax’s Management Commentary
CEO Xiaohua Lu described the quarter as transformative, citing the launch of XMax’s API platform and the generation of its first AI-related revenues. Management said that the company intends to build scalable AI software and platform-based services through XMax AI Inc. in the United States and Elonx AI Holdings PTE. LTD. in Singapore.
XMAX also highlighted service agreements with new customers as steps toward establishing its AI infrastructure and serving enterprises seeking to incorporate advanced AI capabilities into commercial applications.
Factors Influencing XMAX’s Results
The sharp improvement in reported earnings was primarily investment-driven rather than the result of operating profitability. Other income totaled $41.5 million against an expense of $94,410 a year earlier, largely because XMax recognized a $42.1 million unrealized gain on its investment in Preamble Capital. The gain also resulted in $7.8 million of deferred income tax expense.
At the operating level, furniture demand remained under pressure. Management attributed lower furniture sales to challenging market conditions and tariffs, while the first contribution from API-based services helped consolidated revenues grow. The new AI services also weighed on the overall gross-margin profile because of their initial cost mix.
XMax’s Other Developments
XMax advanced a strategic expansion into AI during the period while retaining furniture as a principal business line. The company incorporated XMax AI Inc. in Nevada on April 1 and Elonx AI Holdings PTE. LTD. in Singapore on June 4. Both businesses focus on enterprise AI infrastructure and Model-as-a-Service solutions delivered through cloud-based inference APIs, with revenues based on customer compute usage.
The expansion represents a significant diversification of XMAX’s operations, with management targeting areas including AI software, cloud and GPU compute infrastructure, model access and enterprise AI deployment while continuing to operate its established furniture business.
XMax also entered into a June 24 term sheet for a proposed joint venture transaction to acquire a 68% stake in a company that is owned by two professors for $4 million. The company paid a $500,000 deposit upon execution of the term sheet.
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