Investment AB Latour (publ) (LATO-B.ST) stock analysis
In our weekly check, Investment AB Latour (publ) is graded C (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 2.
About Investment AB Latour (publ)
Investment AB Latour (publ) is a Financial Services company (Asset Management) based in Sweden, listed on STO as LATO-B.ST.
What our checks show for LATO-B.ST
Red flags
- Free cash flow is negative (-1.3% of revenue): the business spends more cash than it brings in.
- Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.
Warning signs
- Operating cash flow is only 0.56x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
- Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 100% a year.
- Analysts expect only about 4.2% a year of growth in revenue.
- The stock has fallen as much as 60% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
- Recovering from its deepest fall took about 2.3 years.
- Beta 1.29: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.
- Return on capital (ROCE) is only 6.6%.
Strengths
- The gross margin is 39.9% and has risen by 1.8 points: pricing power is holding.
- Earnings per share grew 17.1% a year over the last 3 years.
- Net profit grew 17.1% a year over the last 3 years.
- The company keeps 23.7% of its revenue as net profit.
- A large company: market value $12.97 billion.
Next earnings report: 2026-11-03
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Questions
What grade does Investment AB Latour (publ) (LATO-B.ST) have?
In our weekly check, Investment AB Latour (publ) is graded C (A to F). Of 23 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 2. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What are the main risks of LATO-B.ST stock?
This week's biggest flags for Investment AB Latour (publ): Weak free cash flow, Heavy stock pay, Profits not backed by cash. In total 9 of 23 checks show a warning or a red flag.
What does Investment AB Latour (publ) do?
Investment AB Latour (publ) is a Financial Services company (Asset Management) based in Sweden, listed on STO as LATO-B.ST.
When does Investment AB Latour (publ) report earnings next?
The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-03. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.
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 2026-10-31
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