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Atea ASA

ATEA.OL
62
Information Technology Services · Technology
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
62
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Exceptional
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Atea ASA is a Nordic IT company that helps businesses and governments set up and manage their technology systems. It sells hardware like computers, servers, and networking equipment, and also provides software and IT services to customers across Scandinavia and the Baltic region. Atea is the largest IT infrastructure provider in the Nordic and Baltic markets, serving thousands of public sector and private sector clients.

Atea makes money by selling IT products from major brands like Microsoft, Cisco, and HP, and by charging for services such as installation, support, and cloud consulting. The company operates mainly in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and the Baltic states, with roughly 7,500 employees. Its scale and deep vendor relationships give it a cost and logistics advantage that smaller competitors struggle to match. The main risk is that hardware sales, which drive most revenue, carry thin margins and can slow sharply when businesses cut IT spending during economic downturns.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+14.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+39.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

36.5%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Runway

~3 months

kr 880M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Atea ASA has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
5.4%
Thin — 5.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.1%
Thin — 3.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
23.3%
Exceptional — 23.3% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+9.6%
Steady sales growth (+9.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+53.0%
Earnings growing fast (+53.0% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
88%
Modest — 88% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
1.4%
Thin free cash flow (1.4%)

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
0.59
Conservative — low debt load (0.59)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
7.88x
Adequate interest coverage (7.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
16.8x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 16.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (16.8 → 13.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.20%
no trend
Healthy income — 4.20% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+9.4%
no trend
Dividend growing modestly (9.4% YoY)

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