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Napatech A/S

NAPA.OL
25
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
kr 41.95
-0.50 (-1.18%)
Market Cap
kr 4.63B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+27.9% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 86.1M (2021) → 110.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Napatech is a Danish technology company that makes specialized computer hardware and software used to capture, process, and analyze network traffic at very high speeds. Its main products are programmable network adapters — cards that plug into servers — used by telecom companies, cybersecurity firms, financial institutions, and network equipment makers. The company is a niche player in the market for high-performance network monitoring and packet processing equipment.

Napatech earns revenue by selling its hardware adapters and bundling them with software and support services. It operates primarily in Europe and North America, with a relatively small global footprint and a market focused on demanding, technical customers who need reliable, low-latency network visibility. The company's main competitive edge is its deep technical specialization, but its very low gross margin of around 7% and significant operating losses highlight that scaling profitably remains the central challenge the business must overcome to reach long-term sustainability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+55.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+45.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

31.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 years

kr 99M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

kr 99M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Napatech A/S grew revenue 55% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
-29.8%
Thin — -29.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-58.6%
Losing money on operations — -58.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-34.9%
Weak — -34.9% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+34.6%
Fast-growing sales (+34.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-9.8%
Burning cash (-9.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.03
Conservative — low debt load (0.03)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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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

Not applicable for this business.
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