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Securitas AB (publ)

SECU-B.ST
50
Security & Protection Services · Industrials
Price
kr 157.10
+1.40 (+0.90%)
Market Cap
kr 89.93B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
50
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Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

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

Securitas AB is a Swedish company that provides security services to businesses, governments, and other organizations around the world. Its core offerings include security guards, electronic surveillance systems, and alarm monitoring. It is one of the largest private security companies in the world, operating in over 45 countries across Europe, North America, Latin America, and beyond.

The company earns most of its revenue by charging clients recurring fees for ongoing security contracts, which creates a relatively stable and predictable income stream. Securitas employs roughly 340,000 people globally, and its scale and long-term client relationships make it difficult for smaller competitors to displace it. The company has been shifting its mix toward higher-margin technology-based security solutions, such as remote monitoring and AI-assisted surveillance, which is its main growth driver — though tight labor markets and wage inflation remain a persistent cost pressure that can squeeze margins.

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin
21.3%
Thin — 21.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
6.4%
Modest — 6.4% operating margin
ROCE
3.0%
Weak — 3.0% 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
-6.5%
Shrinking sales (-6.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-0.3%
Earnings shrinking (-0.3% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
182%
Turns 182% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
5.0%
Thin free cash flow (5.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.85
Moderate — manageable debt (0.85)
Interest Cover
8.03x
Comfortably covers interest (8.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
18.3x
Fair value — P/E 18.3

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

P/E vs Forward
+7.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.3 → 11.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.14%
Moderate income — 3.14% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+35.2%
Dividend growing fast (35.2% YoY)

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