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NKT A/S

NKT.CO
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Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
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NASDAQ Copenhagen
Winston Score
55
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
Strong
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

NKT A/S is a Danish company that makes power cables — the thick wires that carry electricity across long distances. Its main products are high-voltage cables used to connect offshore wind farms to the power grid, link countries together through undersea connections, and upgrade aging electricity networks. Customers include energy companies, grid operators, and governments across Europe and beyond.

NKT earns money by selling and installing these cables under large, long-term contracts, often worth hundreds of millions of dollars each. The company operates mainly in Europe, with manufacturing facilities in Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and Poland, and generates roughly $2–3 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive position is strong because building high-voltage cable factories requires enormous capital and specialized expertise, leaving only a handful of global competitors. The key growth driver is the rapid expansion of offshore wind energy and grid modernization across Europe, though the main risk is project delays and cost overruns on large, complex installations.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+5.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~12 months

kr 914M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

NKT A/S is growing revenue at 0% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
6.3%
Thin — 6.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.3%
Modest — 7.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.5%
Strong — 17.5% 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
+1.9%
Nearly flat sales (+1.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+28.3%
Earnings growing fast (+28.3% YoY)

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

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

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
357%
Turns 357% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-17.7%
Burning cash (-17.7%)

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
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
140.34x
Comfortably covers interest (140.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
25.1x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 25.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (25.1 → 17.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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