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Bahnhof AB (publ)

BAHN-B.ST
56
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
kr 51.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
kr 5.49B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
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A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Winston Score between 40 and 70. The stock passes some quality checks but not all.

Bahnhof AB is a Swedish internet service provider (ISP) that sells broadband, fiber, and data center services to homes, businesses, and organizations across Sweden. The company is known for operating some of Sweden's most secure and unusual data centers, including one built inside a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Stockholm. It is one of Sweden's larger independent ISPs and has built a reputation for strong privacy protections for its customers.

Bahnhof makes money by charging monthly fees for internet subscriptions and by renting space and computing infrastructure inside its data centers to businesses that need secure, reliable hosting. It operates almost entirely within Sweden, which limits its geographic exposure but also its growth ceiling. With a return on invested capital above 21%, the business generates solid returns, but its main growth challenge is competing against much larger telecom companies like Telia, which have deeper pockets and broader networks across the country.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+8.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+7.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

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

Insider Activity

78.3%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$689M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

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Growth context

Bahnhof AB (publ) is growing revenue at 9% 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

Gross Margin
13.5%
Thin — 13.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
13.5%
Healthy — 13.5% operating margin
ROCE
12.6%
Good — 12.6% 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 YoY
+9.5%
Steady sales growth (9.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-16.6%
Earnings shrinking (-16.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
168%
Turns 168% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
4.1%
Thin free cash flow (4.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.04
Conservative — low debt load (0.04)
Interest Cover
50.51x
Comfortably covers interest (50.5x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
31.2x
Pricey — P/E 31.2

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

P/E vs Forward
+12.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.2 → 19.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.02%
Healthy income — 4.02% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+124.1%
Dividend growing fast (124.1% YoY)

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