AB Industrivärden (publ) (INDU-C.ST) stock analysis
In our weekly check, AB Industrivärden (publ) is graded C (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 6.
About AB Industrivärden (publ)
AB Industrivärden (publ) is a Financial Services company (Asset Management) based in Sweden, listed on STO as INDU-C.ST.
What our checks show for INDU-C.ST
Red flags
- Operating cash flow is only 0.26x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
- Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 5.2% a year.
- Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 117 points from today's 371%.
- The dividend takes 100% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
- The stock has fallen as much as 74% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
- Recovering from its deepest fall took about 6 years.
Warning signs
- Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 16.4% a year.
- Thinly traded (about 340 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.
Strengths
- Net debt is only 0.2x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
- Operating profit covers interest 25.4 times over.
- The net margin rose by 272 points over 5 years, to 371%.
- Earnings per share grew 36.3% a year over the last 3 years.
- The company keeps 371% of its revenue as net profit.
- Free cash flow is 96.6% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
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Questions
What grade does AB Industrivärden (publ) (INDU-C.ST) have?
In our weekly check, AB Industrivärden (publ) is graded C (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 15 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What are the main risks of INDU-C.ST stock?
This week's biggest flags for AB Industrivärden (publ): Profits not backed by cash, Weak revenue forecast, Margins expected to shrink. In total 8 of 23 checks show a warning or a red flag.
What does AB Industrivärden (publ) do?
AB Industrivärden (publ) is a Financial Services company (Asset Management) based in Sweden, listed on STO as INDU-C.ST.
The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.
Updated 2026-10-24
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