Why is Karnov Group AB ?
1
Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 6.50%
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 6.50% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)
2
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.49% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
3
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 28.14% and Operating profit at 24.57%
4
The company declared very negative results in Dec'24 after flat results in Sep'24
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at SEK 542.7 MM
5
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 22.76%, its profits have risen by 5.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 10.8
How much should you hold?
- 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, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Karnov Group AB
18.99%
0.57
28.69%
OMX Stockholm 30
8.01%
0.51
18.11%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
28.14%
EBIT Growth (5y)
24.57%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.29
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
2.46
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.85
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.52
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
6.50%
ROE (avg)
6.49%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
60
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
NA
ROCE (Latest)
7.64%
ROE (Latest)
8.14%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
14What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at SEK 450.7 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -24.59% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SEK 220.9 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 32.85 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SEK 125.3 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at SEK 105 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at SEK 0.72
-1What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at SEK 542.7 MM
Here's what is working for Karnov Group AB
Pre-Tax Profit
At SEK 125.3 MM has Grown at 326.19%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 29.4 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive
Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)
Net Profit
At SEK 105 MM has Grown at 251.76%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of SEK 29.85 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (SEK MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at SEK 450.7 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (SEK MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at SEK 220.9 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (SEK MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 32.85 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at SEK 125.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (SEK MM)
Net Profit
Highest at SEK 105 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (SEK MM)
EPS
Highest at SEK 0.72
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (SEK)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -24.59% (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 101.7 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 Karnov Group AB
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at SEK 542.7 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Non Operating Income
Highest at SEK 0.43 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income






