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PowerCell Sweden AB (publ)

PCELL.ST
20
Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials
Also trades as: 0G9R.L
Price
kr 20.26
-0.36 (-1.75%)
Market Cap
kr 1.17B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+11.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 52.1M (2021) → 57.9M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

PowerCell Sweden AB makes hydrogen fuel cell systems. These systems generate electricity from hydrogen gas without burning it, producing only water as a byproduct. The company sells its technology to customers in marine shipping, defense, and stationary power markets, and it also licenses its fuel cell stack designs to other manufacturers.

PowerCell earns revenue through a mix of product sales, engineering development contracts, and technology licensing agreements. It is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and operates primarily in Europe, though it has licensing partnerships that extend its reach globally — most notably a long-running agreement with Robert Bosch GmbH to co-develop and commercialize fuel cell stacks. The company is not yet profitable, with operating losses reflecting heavy investment in scaling production and R&D. The key growth driver is broader adoption of hydrogen as a clean energy source across transport and industrial sectors, but the main risk is that this adoption is moving slowly, and PowerCell faces intense competition from larger, better-funded rivals.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-71.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-325.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

kr 114M/ year

Flat (+3% vs prior year)

29.7% of revenue

7.4x the sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

13.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 59M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

PowerCell Sweden 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
10.4%
Thin — 10.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-124.7%
Losing money on operations — -124.7%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-50.4%
Weak — -50.4% 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
-37.0%
Shrinking sales (-37.0% 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
-15.1%
Burning cash (-15.1%)

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
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
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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