Soft org. growth but strong margin expansion among mid/large caps. E-commerce penetration back to growth. We highlight Axfood, H&M, Rugvista and RVRC as top picks.
Q2 saw a sequential deceleration in Nordics and RoW. Nordics declined by 19% and RoW by 11%, which despite a smaller 1% decline in Europe led to an 11% lower top-line for the group y-o-y for net sales of SEK 170m.
Sales +12% vs ABGSCe, adj. EBITA +4% vs ABGSCe. Soft near-term margin outlook, adj. EBITA down 6-1% '23e-'25e. Share trading at '23e-'25e EV/EBITA of 7-5x.