Why is Axfood AB ?
1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 39.33%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 12.08
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 10.68%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -3.96% (YoY)
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at SEK 22,994 MM
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at SEK 1,806 MM
4
With ROE of 35.35%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 9.93 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 13.30%, its profits have fallen by -9.6%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Axfood AB should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Axfood AB for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Axfood AB
13.3%
68.47
19.96%
OMX Stockholm 30
8.01%
0.44
18.11%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
10.68%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.05%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.08
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.48
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.92
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
8.47
Tax Ratio
22.53%
Dividend Payout Ratio
86.14%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
39.33%
ROE (avg)
49.14%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
28
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
9.93
EV to EBIT
23.74
EV to EBITDA
10.07
EV to Capital Employed
6.24
EV to Sales
0.76
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.45%
ROCE (Latest)
26.29%
ROE (Latest)
35.35%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -3.96% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at SEK 22,994 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SEK 1,806 MM
-4What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 241.77 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 15.54%
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Lowest at SEK 37.3
Here's what is working for Axfood AB
Net Sales
Highest at SEK 22,994 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (SEK MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at SEK 1,806 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (SEK MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -3.96% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at SEK 1,014 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (SEK MM)
Here's what is not working for Axfood AB
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 241.77 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 15.54%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Dividend per share
Lowest at SEK 37.3
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years
DPS (SEK)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)






