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Micro Systemation AB (publ)

MSAB-B.ST
40
Software - Application · Technology
Price
kr 72.60
-0.20 (-0.27%)
Market Cap
kr 1.34B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
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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.

Micro Systemation AB, known as MSAB, makes software tools that help police and other law enforcement agencies extract and analyze data from mobile phones and other digital devices. Their main product line, called XRY, is used by investigators to pull information off seized smartphones — things like messages, call logs, and location data — as part of criminal investigations. MSAB is a Swedish company and one of the leading specialized providers of mobile forensics software globally.

MSAB sells its software through licenses and recurring support contracts, which gives it a relatively predictable revenue stream. The company operates across Europe, North America, and other regions, selling primarily to government agencies and law enforcement bodies rather than private consumers. Its moat comes from deep integration into official investigative workflows and the high cost of switching to a different forensics platform. The key risk is that the mobile forensics market is competitive, with larger defense and cybersecurity firms also targeting law enforcement budgets.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-106.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

38.3%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 years

$146M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$146M cash & investments at current burn rate

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Growth context

Micro Systemation AB (publ) is growing revenue at 8% 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
21.9%
Thin — 21.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-7.2%
Losing money on operations — -7.2%
ROCE
-4.9%
Weak — -4.9% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+15.5%
Fast-growing sales (15.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
+9.2%
Earnings growing (9.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
230%
Turns 230% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
13.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
9.63x
Comfortably covers interest (9.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
24.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 24.6

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

P/E vs Forward
-5.1
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
1.96%
Small dividend — 1.96% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+3.3%
Dividend growing modestly (3.3% YoY)

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