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Knowit AB (publ)

KNOW.ST
33
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
kr 94.10
-0.50 (-0.53%)
Market Cap
kr 2.56B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
33
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Mixed

Share count rising — dilution

+15.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 23.7M (2021) → 27.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Knowit AB is a Swedish IT consulting firm that helps businesses solve technology and design problems. The company offers services in three main areas: software development, digital experience design, and IT management. Its customers are mostly large organizations in the public sector, healthcare, finance, and retail, primarily across the Nordic countries.

Knowit makes money by billing clients for the hours its consultants work, which is a straightforward professional services model. The company operates mainly in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, with roughly 4,000 consultants on staff. Its competitive position relies on deep regional relationships and specialized expertise in Nordic markets, but the low margins shown in its financials highlight how thin the buffer is when project demand slows or consultant utilization rates drop. The biggest risk the business faces is a prolonged slowdown in corporate IT spending, which would quickly pressure revenue since there are few recurring contracts to cushion the impact.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+555.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

26.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 175M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue declining

Knowit 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
100.0%
Premium pricing power — 100.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-1.2%
Losing money on operations — -1.2%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
2.7%
Weak — 2.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-7.5%
Shrinking sales (-7.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-458.1%
Earnings shrinking (-458.1% 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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.0%
Thin free cash flow (6.0%)

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
0.19
Conservative — low debt load (0.19)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.88x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.9x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
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

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.52%
Moderate income — 2.52% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-62.2%
Dividend cut (-62.2% YoY) — warning sign

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