Rusta (OM:RUSTA) Is Up 17.6% After Q2 Margin Gains And CEO Confirmation - What's Changed

• Rusta AB (publ) has already reported second-quarter 2025 results showing sales of SEK 2,948 million and net income of SEK 106 million, alongside confirming Cathrine Wigzell as CEO from June 1, 2026.
• The company also highlighted 9.3% currency-adjusted sales growth, a higher gross margin of 44.8%, and a growing Nordic and German store and online footprint.
• Now we’ll explore how Rusta’s stronger Q2 profitability and margin uplift may influence the existing investment narrative around its expansion.

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Rusta Investment Narrative Recap

To own Rusta, you need to believe in its ability to convert Nordic and German expansion into sustained, profitable growth while keeping its value positioning intact. The latest Q2 results, with stronger profitability and higher gross margin, support the near term catalyst of store and online rollout, but do not remove key risks around competitive pressure and cost inflation, especially in Germany.

The appointment of Cathrine Wigzell as CEO from June 1, 2026, looks particularly relevant here, as her retail experience arrives just as Rusta is scaling in a challenging German market and integrating new store formats. That leadership transition will likely be watched closely alongside the company’s continued investment in store openings and refurbishments, which require meaningful capital outlay before returns become clear.

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Rusta's narrative projects SEK15.4 billion revenue and SEK794.0 million earnings by 2028. This requires 9.2% yearly revenue growth and about SEK318 million earnings increase from SEK476.0 million today.

Uncover how Rusta's forecasts yield a SEK87.50 fair value, a 6% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

Three fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly SEK 87.5 to SEK 154.94 per share, showing how far apart views can be. When you compare that spread with Rusta’s reliance on profitable expansion in a competitive German market, it underlines why many investors look at several viewpoints before forming a view on the company’s prospects.

Explore 3 other fair value estimates on Rusta - why the stock might be worth just SEK87.50!

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