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Tele2 AB (publ)

TEL2-B.ST
76
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
76
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tele2 AB is a Swedish telecommunications company that provides mobile phone service, home internet, and TV to everyday consumers and businesses. It operates mainly in Sweden and the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania — and owns well-known brands in those markets. The company competes in a crowded telecom industry where a small number of players divide up most customers.

Tele2 makes money by charging monthly fees for mobile plans, broadband subscriptions, and TV packages, giving it a relatively predictable, recurring revenue stream. It is a mid-sized regional telecom with a strong position in Sweden, where it is one of the top two or three mobile operators. The company's main competitive advantage is its established network infrastructure, which is expensive for new rivals to replicate. The key risk is ongoing price competition in Sweden and the Baltic markets, where rivals regularly undercut each other on plan pricing, which can squeeze profit margins over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+1.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

17.1%ownership

Declining

Insider ownership declining — could be dilution or selling

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 3.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

Growth context

Tele2 AB (publ) is growing revenue at 2% 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
43.4%
Healthy — 43.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
24.1%
Excellent — 24.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
26.6%
Exceptional — 26.6% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+1.8%
Nearly flat sales (+1.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+143.4%
Earnings growing fast (+143.4% 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
113%
Turns 113% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
25.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.04
Elevated debt (1.04)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
12.37x
Comfortably covers interest (12.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.5

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

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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