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ScandBook Holding AB (publ)

SBOK.ST
57
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Price
kr 52.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
kr 239.0M
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count rising — dilution

+46.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 4.6M (2021) → 6.7M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ScandBook Holding AB is a Swedish company that prints and produces physical books. It runs printing facilities that serve publishers, retailers, and other businesses across the Nordic region and Europe. The company is one of the larger book manufacturers in Scandinavia, handling everything from printing to binding and finishing.

ScandBook makes money by charging customers per order — essentially selling printed books as a manufacturing service rather than publishing the books itself. It operates primarily in Sweden and the broader Nordic market, with some exposure to the rest of Europe. The business has a degree of stability because long-term relationships with publishers create repeat orders, but its main risk is the ongoing structural decline in demand for printed books as readers shift toward digital formats and e-books. Managing costs and maintaining factory utilization will be critical to protecting its thin operating margins over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+30.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-13.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

66.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 52M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

ScandBook Holding AB (publ) grew revenue 31% 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
3.4%
Thin — 3.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3.4%
Thin — 3.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
8.4%
Below par — 8.4% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+20.5%
Fast-growing sales (+20.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+45.0%
Earnings growing fast (+45.0% YoY)

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

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
150%
Turns 150% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.0%
Modest free cash flow (7.0%)

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
0.27
Conservative — low debt load (0.27)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.87x
Comfortably covers interest (8.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
8.8x
Attractive valuation — P/E 8.8

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.29%
Healthy income — 5.29% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+57.7%
Dividend growing fast (57.7% YoY)

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