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Kid ASA

KID.OL
47
Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0RCW.L
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Kid ASA is a Norwegian retail chain that sells home textiles and interior products. Its stores carry items like bed linens, curtains, pillows, towels, and decorative goods aimed at everyday households. Kid is the largest specialty retailer of home textiles in Norway and also operates stores in Sweden under the Hemtex brand.

The company makes money by selling products directly to consumers through its physical stores and online shop. It operates primarily across Scandinavia, with most of its revenue coming from Norway. Kid's competitive position comes from its wide store network, strong brand recognition in a niche category, and private-label products that support its roughly 45% gross margin. The main risk the business faces is that consumer spending on home goods tends to fall when household budgets are squeezed by inflation or rising interest rates, making Kid's sales sensitive to the broader economic climate in the Nordic region.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-29.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

16.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

kr 5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Kid 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
18.1%
Thin — 18.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1.4%
Losing money on operations — -1.4%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
16.5%
Strong — 16.5% 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
+5.0%
Slow sales growth (+5.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-41.6%
Earnings shrinking (-41.6% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
280%
Turns 280% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.9%
Modest free cash flow (8.9%)

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
0.72
Moderate — manageable debt (0.72)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.01x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
24.0x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 24.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+9.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (24.0 → 15.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.88%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.88% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+10.6%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (10.6% YoY)

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