Market Cap
kr206.8b
Last Updated
2021/01/15 19:19 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
EQT AB (publ) is a private equity firm specializing in buyout investments. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Exceptional growth potential with excellent balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has EQT's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: EQT is less volatile than 75% of Swedish stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: EQT's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-4.2%
EQT
-3.9%
SE Capital Markets
-0.4%
SE Market
1 Year Return
65.9%
EQT
61.4%
SE Capital Markets
13.3%
SE Market
Return vs Industry: EQT underperformed the Swedish Capital Markets industry which returned 67.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: EQT exceeded the Swedish Market which returned 15.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| EQT | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -4.2% | -3.9% | -0.4% |
| 30 Day | 8.4% | 8.8% | 4.0% |
| 90 Day | 8.7% | 11.8% | 7.8% |
| 1 Year | 67.9%65.9% | 63.6%61.4% | 16.4%13.3% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 99.1%83.6% | 45.2%27.9% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 156.3%116.7% | 85.8%46.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is EQT's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is EQT AB (publ) (STO:EQT) A Great Dividend Stock?Valuation
Is EQT undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
147.28x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: EQT (SEK207) is trading above our estimate of fair value (SEK154.43)
Significantly Below Fair Value: EQT is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: EQT is poor value based on its PE Ratio (147.3x) compared to the SE Capital Markets industry average (27.1x).
PE vs Market: EQT is poor value based on its PE Ratio (147.3x) compared to the Swedish market (23.8x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: EQT is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (5.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: EQT is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (20.9x) compared to the SE Capital Markets industry average (1.3x).
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Future Growth
How is EQT forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 8 analysts?
28.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: EQT's forecast earnings growth (28.4% per year) is above the savings rate (0.4%).
Earnings vs Market: EQT's earnings (28.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (12% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: EQT's revenue (22.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Swedish market (3.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: EQT's revenue (22.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: EQT's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (37.7%)
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Past Performance
How has EQT performed over the past 5 years?
34.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: EQT has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: EQT's current net profit margins (22.1%) are lower than last year (32.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: EQT's earnings have grown significantly by 34.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: EQT's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: EQT had negative earnings growth (-19%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Capital Markets industry average (106.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: EQT's Return on Equity (13.9%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is EQT's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: EQT's short term assets (€1.1B) exceed its short term liabilities (€323.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: EQT's short term assets (€1.1B) exceed its long term liabilities (€78.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: EQT's debt to equity ratio (0.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if EQT's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: EQT's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (2808.8%).
Interest Coverage: EQT's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (22.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is EQT current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.01%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: EQT's dividend (1.01%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (0.93%).
High Dividend: EQT's dividend (1.01%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Swedish market (3.54%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether EQT's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.
Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if EQT's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its high payout ratio (151.2%), EQT's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: EQT's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (68.5% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Christian Sinding (48 yo)
2yrs
Tenure
€400,000
Compensation
Mr. Christian Sinding has been Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of EQT Partners AB since January 1, 2019. He has been Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of EQT AB since January 1, 201...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Christian's total compensation ($USD483.62K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Swedish market ($USD2.00M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Christian's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Managing Partner | 2yrs | €400.00k | 3.28% € 6.8b | |
| Deputy CEO & COO | 3.92yrs | €500.00k | 3.19% € 6.6b | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.25yrs | no data | 0.024% € 48.8m | |
| General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Global Head of Human Resources | 3.25yrs | no data | 0.061% € 125.2m | |
| Deputy Managing Partner | no data | no data | 3.4% € 7.0b | |
| Partner and Head of Client Relations & Capital Raising | 7yrs | no data | 0.20% € 405.3m | |
| Deputy Managing Partner & Chairperson of Asia-Pacific | 2yrs | €481.91k | 4.03% € 8.3b | |
| MD and Head of EQT Australia & New Zealand | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Sustainability | no data | no data | no data | |
| Co-Head of Private Equity Advisory Team | no data | no data | 3.27% € 6.8b |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: EQT's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson | 7.42yrs | €300.00k | 4.86% € 10.0b | |
| Director | 5.42yrs | €100.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.42yrs | €100.00k | no data | |
| Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
| Director | 6.5yrs | €100.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | €200.00k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | €200.00k | 0.0033% € 6.8m | |
| Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data |
3.8yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: EQT's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 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.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
EQT AB (publ)'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: EQT AB (publ)
- Ticker: EQT
- Exchange: OM
- Founded: 2012
- Industry: Asset Management and Custody Banks
- Sector: Diversified Financials
- Market Cap: kr206.771b
- Shares outstanding: 953.30m
- Website: https://www.eqtgroup.com
Number of Employees
Location
- EQT AB (publ)
- Regeringsgatan 25
- Stockholm
- Stockholm County
- 111 53
- Sweden
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQT | OM (OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm) | Yes | Share Capital | SE | SEK | Sep 2019 |
| EQTS | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Share Capital | GB | SEK | Sep 2019 |
| 6EQ | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Share Capital | DE | EUR | Sep 2019 |
| EQBB.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Share Capital | US | USD | Sep 2019 |
Biography
EQT AB (publ) is a private equity firm specializing in buyout investments. It seeks to focus on investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. It seeks to take a majority stake. EQT AB (publ) was f...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/15 19:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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