Exploring 3 Undiscovered Gems in Sweden with Solid Foundations

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As global markets react to the recent Federal Reserve rate cuts, small-cap indices have shown promising performance, although they remain below their historical peaks. Amid this backdrop, Sweden's market offers intriguing opportunities for investors seeking solid foundations in undiscovered gems. In today's environment, a good stock typically exhibits strong fundamentals and resilience to broader market fluctuations.

Top 10 Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals In Sweden

Name

Debt To Equity

Revenue Growth

Earnings Growth

Health Rating

Softronic

NA

3.58%

7.41%

★★★★★★

Bahnhof

NA

9.02%

15.02%

★★★★★★

AB Traction

NA

5.38%

5.19%

★★★★★★

Firefly

NA

16.04%

32.29%

★★★★★★

AQ Group

7.30%

14.89%

22.26%

★★★★★★

Creades

NA

-28.54%

-27.09%

★★★★★★

Svolder

NA

-22.68%

-24.17%

★★★★★★

Byggm?stare Anders J Ahlstr?m Holding

NA

30.31%

-9.00%

★★★★★★

Linc

NA

56.01%

0.54%

★★★★★★

Solid F?rs?kringsaktiebolag

NA

7.64%

28.44%

★★★★☆☆

Click here to see the full list of 59 stocks from our Swedish Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals screener.

Underneath we present a selection of stocks filtered out by our screen.

Clas Ohlson

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: Clas Ohlson AB (publ) is a retail company that sells hardware, electrical, multimedia, home, and leisure products in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and internationally with a market cap of SEK10.53 billion.

Operations: Clas Ohlson AB (publ) generates revenue primarily through its retail segment, which amounted to SEK10.66 billion. The company's net profit margin was 3.5%.

With earnings growth of 281.8% over the past year, Clas Ohlson has outpaced the Specialty Retail industry’s 21%. The company is debt-free, a significant improvement from a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.5% five years ago. Trading at 65.6% below its estimated fair value, it offers good relative value compared to peers and industry standards. Recent first-quarter results showed sales of SEK 2.62 billion and net income of SEK 145.8 million, reversing last year's loss.

OM:CLAS B Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024
OM:CLAS B Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Sep 2024

Duni

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★★

Overview: Duni AB (publ) develops, manufactures, and sells concepts and products for the serving, take-away, and packaging of meals in Sweden and internationally with a market cap of approximately SEK4.84 billion.

Operations: Duni generates revenue primarily from dining solutions (SEK 4.52 billion) and food packaging solutions (SEK 3.05 billion).

Duni has shown strong financial health, with earnings growing 23% annually over the past five years and a debt-to-equity ratio decreasing from 60.7% to 29.3%. The company’s EBIT covers interest payments by 11.2 times, indicating robust profitability. Despite recent earnings of SEK 81 million for Q2 being lower than last year’s SEK 104 million, Duni is trading at nearly half its estimated fair value and continues to generate positive free cash flow.