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Sequans Posts 2025 Loss on Bitcoin Impairment but Touts Growing IoT Pipeline and Buybacks

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  • Sequans’ Q4 2025 revenue grew sequentially on IoT chip sales but heavy Bitcoin-related impairments drove a sharp quarterly and full-year loss.
  • The company highlights a $300 million IoT design-win pipeline, rising mass production and aggressive ADS buybacks as it targets cash-flow break-even by end-2026.
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Sequans Posts 2025 Loss on Bitcoin Impairment but Touts Growing IoT Pipeline and Buybacks

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Sequans Communications S A ( (SQNS) ) has issued an announcement.

On February 10, 2026, Sequans reported unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, with Q4 revenue rising 72.6% sequentially to $7 million on predominantly product-driven IoT sales, but falling year-on-year due to the prior year’s large Qualcomm licensing deal. Despite solid demand, lower gross margins, inventory provisions and a $56.9 million non-cash Bitcoin impairment pushed the quarter to a net loss of $87.1 million and an operating loss of $74.5 million, while full-year 2025 swung to a loss from 2024’s profit.

Management highlighted a design-win pipeline exceeding $300 million over three years, more than 44% already in mass production, and reiterated a goal of reaching cash-flow break-even by the end of 2026, underscoring confidence in the IoT franchise despite near-term losses. Sequans also leaned on its Bitcoin treasury strategy and capital allocation discipline, using Bitcoin sales to help redeem convertible debt and repurchasing about 9.7% of its ADSs in Q4, with board authorization for a further 10%, moves that aim to unlock balance-sheet value but also tighten the company’s exposure to volatile digital asset valuations and associated financing structures.

The most recent analyst rating on (SQNS) stock is a Sell with a $4.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Sequans Communications S A stock, see the SQNS Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on SQNS Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, SQNS is a Neutral.

The score is held down primarily by weak financial performance (declining revenue, ongoing losses, and negative operating/free cash flow) and a clearly bearish technical trend. The latest earnings call provides some support via debt reduction, pipeline growth, and cost actions, but recent revenue/margin deterioration and liquidity decline remain key risks. Valuation impact is limited because P/E and dividend yield are not provided.

To see Spark’s full report on SQNS stock, click here.

More about Sequans Communications S A

Sequans Communications S.A., based in Colombes near Paris and listed on the NYSE, develops 5G and 4G cellular IoT semiconductor solutions serving applications such as LTE‑M, Cat 1bis and emerging 5G eRedCap devices. The company also operates a sizeable Bitcoin-based digital asset treasury, integrating capital markets strategies with its core IoT chip business.

Average Trading Volume: 214,720

Technical Sentiment Signal: Sell

Current Market Cap: $58.16M

Learn more about SQNS stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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