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Beijer Alma AB (publ)

BEIA-B.ST
47
Industrial - Specialties · Industrials
Price
kr 289.50
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
kr 17.45B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
47
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

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

Beijer Alma is a Swedish industrial group that makes and sells specialized components used in machines and equipment. Its two main business areas are Lesjöfors, one of Europe's largest spring manufacturers, and Habia Cable, which makes high-performance cables for demanding industries like defense, telecom, and nuclear power. Customers are typically manufacturers and industrial companies across Europe and beyond.

The company earns money by selling physical products — springs, wire forms, and specialty cables — to industrial buyers, often under long-term supply relationships. Beijer Alma operates primarily in Europe but has a growing international footprint, and its scale in niche components gives it a cost and expertise advantage that is hard for smaller rivals to match. The key growth driver is continued demand from defense and energy sectors, particularly for Habia Cable, though the business faces risk from slowing industrial production cycles and raw material cost swings that can pressure margins.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+30.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

28.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$535M 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

Beijer Alma AB (publ) is growing revenue at 4% 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
31.7%
Modest — 31.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
15.0%
Healthy — 15.0% operating margin
ROCE
3.9%
Weak — 3.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+6.4%
Slow sales growth (6.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-14.8%
Earnings shrinking (-14.8% 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
156%
Turns 156% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
8.8%
Modest free cash flow (8.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.65
Moderate — manageable debt (0.65)
Interest Cover
6.26x
Adequate interest coverage (6.3x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
26.1x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.1

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

P/E vs Forward
+4.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.1 → 21.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.66%
Small dividend — 0.66% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
-7.5%
Dividend cut (-7.5% YoY) — warning sign

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