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Alcadon Group AB (publ)

ALCA.ST
19
Communication Equipment · Technology
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
19
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Alcadon Group is a Swedish technology distributor that sells networking and communication equipment to businesses and organizations across Northern Europe. The company acts as a middleman between large hardware and software manufacturers — such as vendors making cables, switches, and wireless systems — and the installers, resellers, and IT companies that deploy those products for end customers. It operates in the infrastructure side of the technology industry, helping connect offices, data centers, and public institutions.

Alcadon makes money by buying products from manufacturers and reselling them at a markup, earning a margin on each transaction. The company operates primarily in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, and has grown partly through acquiring smaller distributors in the region. Its competitive position relies on strong supplier relationships and regional scale, but with an operating margin below 5%, there is little room for error. The main growth driver is continued investment in network infrastructure across Northern Europe, while the key risk is margin pressure from larger global distributors competing for the same customers.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-14.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+30.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

53.6%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 92M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Alcadon Group AB (publ)'s revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.2%
Weak — 6.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-10.6%
Shrinking sales (-10.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-128.1%
Earnings shrinking (-128.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
9.1%
Modest free cash flow (9.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.41
Conservative — low debt load (0.41)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.06x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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