ITcen CITES swung back to profitability in the first half of 2026 as stronger earnings from its core IT infrastructure business combined with substantial equity-method gains from KGE Holdings, the parent company of Korea Gold Exchange. Consolidated revenue rose 10.8% year over year to ₩509.5 billion, gross profit climbed 33.9% to ₩61.6 billion, operating profit reached ₩10.3 billion from a loss of ₩6.9 billion a year earlier, and net income came in at ₩50.3 billion after a prior-year loss of ₩5.4 billion. Gross margin improved to 12.1% from 10.0%. Equity-method income (share of profit from affiliated holdings) reached ₩40.4 billion, up ₩31.1 billion from a year earlier, with ₩39.7 billion attributable to KGE Holdings. On a standalone basis, revenue increased 24.0% to ₩133 billion and gross profit surged 66.2% to ₩12.6 billion, while losses narrowed. The company said it is pushing AX (AI Transformation) as its main second-half growth engine after generating ₩10.7 billion in first-half AX revenue and completing projects including work with the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute.