4C Group Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
4C Group has a total shareholder equity of SEK268.7M and total debt of SEK135.8M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 50.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are SEK572.0M and SEK303.3M respectively. 4C Group's EBIT is SEK6.1M making its interest coverage ratio -0.4. It has cash and short-term investments of SEK1.2M.
Key information
50.54%
Debt to equity ratio
SEK 135.79m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -0.4x |
| Cash | SEK 1.24m |
| Equity | SEK 268.67m |
| Total liabilities | SEK 303.32m |
| Total assets | SEK 571.99m |
Recent financial health updates
We Think 4C Group (STO:4C) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 4C's short term assets (SEK237.3M) do not cover its short term liabilities (SEK259.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: 4C's short term assets (SEK237.3M) exceed its long term liabilities (SEK43.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 4C's net debt to equity ratio (50.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: 4C's debt to equity ratio has increased from 24.3% to 50.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: 4C's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: 4C earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/08/16 07:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/08/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
4C Group AB (publ) is covered by 1 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| John Westborg | Redeye |