Karnov Group AB (KAR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Strong Sell

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Hold

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Karnov Group AB ?

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 27.91% and Operating profit at 28.48%

With a growth in Net Profit of 1840.32%, the company declared Outstanding results in Dec 25

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at SEK 340.2 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 34.56%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -368.55% (YoY)

With ROE of 8.14%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 4.85 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -20.46%, its profits have risen by 5.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 10.8

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Karnov Group AB should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Miscellaneous should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Karnov Group AB for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Karnov Group AB

-20.46%

-0.50

38.14%

OMX Stockholm 30

10.97%

0.59

18.59%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

27.91%

EBIT Growth (5y)

28.48%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

3.29

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.46

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.85

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.53

Tax Ratio

Tax Ratio is Negative%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

6.50%

ROE (avg)

6.49%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

4.85

EV to EBIT

40.06

EV to EBITDA

18.39

EV to Capital Employed

3.06

EV to Sales

5.16

PEG Ratio

10.84

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

7.64%

ROE (Latest)

8.14%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

28What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at SEK 340.2 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 34.56%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -368.55% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 38.09 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at SEK 278.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 41.93 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at SEK 859 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at SEK 842.1 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at SEK 7.79

-2What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(Q)

At SEK 38.2 MM has Grown at 53.41%

Here's what is working for Karnov Group AB

Pre-Tax Profit

At SEK 859 MM has Grown at 1,167.9%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 67.75 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)

Net Profit

At SEK 842.1 MM has Grown at 1,540.01%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 51.35 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (SEK MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at SEK 340.2 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (SEK MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at SEK 278.8 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (SEK MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 41.93 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at SEK 859 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)

Net Profit

Highest at SEK 842.1 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (SEK MM)

EPS

Highest at SEK 7.79

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (SEK)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 38.09 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -368.55% (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 106.7 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (SEK MM)

Here's what is not working for Karnov Group AB

Interest

At SEK 38.2 MM has Grown at 53.41%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (SEK MM)