AcadeMedia
Market Cap
kr8.4b
Last Updated
2021/01/22 18:51 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
AcadeMedia AB (publ) operates as an independent education provider in northern Europe. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Undervalued with proven track record.
Share Price & News
How has AcadeMedia's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ACAD is less volatile than 75% of Swedish stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ACAD's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.2%
ACAD
-1.4%
SE Consumer Services
1.6%
SE Market
1 Year Return
43.9%
ACAD
38.4%
SE Consumer Services
15.6%
SE Market
Return vs Industry: ACAD exceeded the Swedish Consumer Services industry which returned 39.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ACAD exceeded the Swedish Market which returned 17.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
ACAD | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -2.2% | -1.4% | 1.6% |
30 Day | -1.6% | -0.04% | 5.6% |
90 Day | 9.6% | 7.8% | 10.9% |
1 Year | 46.6%43.9% | 40.6%38.4% | 18.7%15.6% |
3 Year | 30.0%24.5% | 15.4%11.5% | 48.6%30.9% |
5 Year | n/a | 136.1%88.3% | 87.5%47.6% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is AcadeMedia's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is There More To The Story Than AcadeMedia's (STO:ACAD) Earnings Growth?2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Here's Why AcadeMedia (STO:ACAD) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
What Kind Of Shareholders Own AcadeMedia AB (publ) (STO:ACAD)?Valuation
Is AcadeMedia undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ACAD (SEK79.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value (SEK244.21)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ACAD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ACAD is good value based on its PE Ratio (16.5x) compared to the XE Consumer Services industry average (19.6x).
PE vs Market: ACAD is good value based on its PE Ratio (16.5x) compared to the Swedish market (23.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ACAD is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ACAD is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.7x) compared to the SE Consumer Services industry average (2.9x).
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Future Growth
How is AcadeMedia forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
10.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ACAD's forecast earnings growth (10.3% per year) is above the savings rate (0.4%).
Earnings vs Market: ACAD's earnings (10.3% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Swedish market (12% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ACAD's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: ACAD's revenue (6.3% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (3.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ACAD's revenue (6.3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ACAD's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.2%).
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Past Performance
How has AcadeMedia performed over the past 5 years?
5.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ACAD has a large one-off loss of SEK1.1B impacting its September 30 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: ACAD's current net profit margins (4.1%) are higher than last year (3.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ACAD's earnings have grown by 5.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ACAD's earnings growth over the past year (21.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (5.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ACAD earnings growth over the past year (21.7%) exceeded the Consumer Services industry 10.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: ACAD's Return on Equity (10.3%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is AcadeMedia's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ACAD's short term assets (SEK1.4B) do not cover its short term liabilities (SEK3.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: ACAD's short term assets (SEK1.4B) do not cover its long term liabilities (SEK8.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ACAD's debt to equity ratio (43.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: ACAD's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 134.3% to 43.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ACAD's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (121.7%).
Interest Coverage: ACAD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is AcadeMedia current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.88%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: ACAD's dividend (1.88%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (0.94%).
High Dividend: ACAD's dividend (1.88%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (3.41%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether ACAD's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.
Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if ACAD's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (31.1%), ACAD's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: ACAD's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (33% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Marcus Strömberg (53 yo)
16yrs
Tenure
kr9,354,000
Compensation
Mr. Marcus Strömberg has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of AcadeMedia AB since 2005. Mr. Strömberg served as Managing Director of AcadeMedia AB. Mr. Strömberg has several years of experienc...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Marcus's total compensation ($USD1.13M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Swedish market ($USD741.75K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Marcus's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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President & CEO | 16yrs | kr9.35m | 0.28% SEK 23.5m | |
Chief Financial Officer | 1.17yrs | no data | 0.00095% SEK 79.6k | |
Head of Communication & Public Affairs | 2.08yrs | no data | no data | |
Head of HR & Head of AcadeMedia Academy | 7yrs | no data | 0.026% SEK 2.2m | |
Head of Safety & Security | 2.08yrs | no data | 0.012% SEK 970.6k | |
Head of Preschool Norway Business Segment | 7yrs | no data | 0.038% SEK 3.2m | |
Head of the Business Segment Adult Education | no data | no data | 0.021% SEK 1.8m | |
Head of the Upper Secondary School Business Segment | 4.42yrs | no data | 0.024% SEK 2.0m | |
Head of Quality | no data | no data | no data | |
Chief Executive Officer of Pysslingen förskolor | 2.42yrs | no data | no data |
3.4yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: ACAD's management team is considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Independent Director | 3.17yrs | kr451.00k | no data | |
Independent Chairman | 3.17yrs | kr677.00k | 0.015% SEK 1.3m | |
Independent Director | 6yrs | kr391.00k | no data | |
Independent Director | 3.17yrs | kr339.00k | no data | |
Chairman of Advisory Board | no data | kr33.00k | no data | |
Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
Employee Representative Director | 4.92yrs | no data | 0.00011% SEK 9.2k | |
Independent Director | 3.17yrs | kr310.00k | no data | |
Independent Director | 3.17yrs | kr335.00k | 0.00042% SEK 35.2k |
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ACAD's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
AcadeMedia AB (publ)'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: AcadeMedia AB (publ)
- Ticker: ACAD
- Exchange: OM
- Founded: 1996
- Industry: Education Services
- Sector: Consumer Services
- Market Cap: kr8.382b
- Shares outstanding: 105.30m
- Website: https://www.academedia.se
Number of Employees
Location
- AcadeMedia AB (publ)
- Adolf Fredriks Kyrkogata 2
- Box 213
- Stockholm
- Stockholm County
- 101 24
- Sweden
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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ACAD | OM (OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | SE | SEK | Jun 2016 |
V8T | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jun 2016 |
0RHN | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | SEK | Jun 2016 |
ACADS | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | SEK | Jun 2016 |
ACADE N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | MX | MXN | Jun 2016 |
Biography
AcadeMedia AB (publ) operates as an independent education provider in northern Europe. It operates through four segments: Preschool, Compulsory School, Upper Secondary School, and Adult Education. As of Oc...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/22 18:51 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/22 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
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