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Sweco AB (publ)

SWEC-A.ST
49
Engineering & Construction · Industrials
Price
kr 134.00
+3.50 (+2.68%)
Market Cap
kr 48.32B
Exchange
Stockholm Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
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Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

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

Sweco is a European engineering consulting firm. It helps governments, cities, and private companies plan and build things like roads, bridges, water systems, buildings, and energy infrastructure. The company employs tens of thousands of engineers and architects across Europe, making it one of the largest engineering consultancies on the continent.

Sweco makes money by charging clients fees for professional services — essentially selling the time and expertise of its engineers and architects. It operates primarily across Europe, with a strong presence in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Germany. Its competitive advantage comes from its scale, deep local market relationships, and the difficulty clients face in switching away from a firm that already understands their infrastructure. The key growth driver is Europe's ongoing need to upgrade aging infrastructure and expand renewable energy systems, though a slowdown in construction activity or public spending cuts could weigh on demand for its services.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-8.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

94.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~8 months

$553M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

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Sweco AB (publ) has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
9.9%
Thin — 9.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
9.9%
Modest — 9.9% operating margin
ROCE
5.0%
Weak — 5.0% 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
+2.7%
Nearly flat sales (2.7% YoY)
EPS YoY
+0.5%
Flat earnings

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
170%
Turns 170% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
10.2%
Modest free cash flow (10.2%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.26
Conservative — low debt load (0.26)
Interest Cover
14.59x
Comfortably covers interest (14.6x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
21.4x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.4

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

P/E vs Forward
+4.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.4 → 17.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
2.80%
Moderate income — 2.80% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+16.6%
Dividend growing fast (16.6% YoY)

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