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Size Storytel (STORY-B.ST) is a Sweden Communication Services company (Publishing: Books/Magazines) with a market value of $1.01B, the 133rd largest of 221 Sweden companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at SEK 127.60 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 37.0%, against -2.5% for the median peer and +8.2% for the Sweden market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 9.5% over the last twelve months (peer median -4.0%); the operating margin is 11.6% (peer median 5.8%).
Valuation It trades at 20.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.0× (6th most expensive of 15).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 12% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +12%, so the hurdle is -0 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 7.4 points above its cost of capital (10.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | SEK 4.33B | SEK 4.02B | SEK 3.80B | SEK 3.49B | SEK 3.20B |
| Revenue growth | — | +6% | +9% | +9% | — |
| Gross profit | SEK 2.23B | SEK 1.66B | SEK 1.54B | SEK 1.13B | SEK 1.03B |
| EBITDA | n/a | SEK 717M | SEK 525M | SEK 136M | -SEK 106M |
| Net income | SEK 610M | SEK 483M | SEK 197M | -SEK 819M | -SEK 394M |
| Free cash flow | SEK 904M | SEK 568M | SEK 544M | SEK 245M | -SEK 107M |
| Capital expenditure | SEK 243M | SEK 194M | SEK 228M | SEK 188M | SEK 257M |
| Total debt | SEK 666M | SEK 679M | SEK 722M | SEK 841M | SEK 1.22B |
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| Measure | STORY-B.ST | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +10.1% | +1.4% | 6th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +37.0% | -2.5% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -1.9% | -23.3% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +9.5% | -4.0% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 5.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 20.2× | 15.0× | 6th most expensive of 15 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 12.0% | 8.0% | 9th most demanding of 19 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +12.5% | +0.9% | 2nd highest of 19 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -0.4 pp | +6.1 pp | 8th least demanding of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +7.4 pp | +2.7 pp | 4th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storytel STORY-B.ST | Sweden | $1.01B | +37% | +9% | 12% | 20.2× | 12.0% | +12.5% |
| Heilongjiang Publishing & Media 605577.SS | China | $1.03B | +37% | +2% | 7% | n/a | 3.2% | -0.5% |
| Citic Press 300788.SZ | China | $958M | -6% | -2% | 1% | 42.0× | 26.8% | -2.1% |
| Time Publishing & Media 600551.SS | China | $761M | -5% | -25% | 4% | 11.7× | -21.0% | +0.7% |
| Bloomsbury Publishing BMY.L | United Kingdom | $722M | +9% | -7% | 9% | 14.1× | 0.7% | +12.0% |
| Scholastic SCHL | United States | $685M | -7% | -3% | 1% | 20.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Chinese Universe Publishing & Media 600373.SS | China | $1.57B | -6% | -5% | -4% | 26.0× | n/a | n/a |
| China Publishing & Media 601949.SS | China | $1.64B | -2% | -10% | 3% | 15.9× | 6.3% | -2.1% |
| Changjiang Publishing & Media 600757.SS | China | $1.67B | +6% | -3% | 11% | 9.9× | -9.5% | +1.2% |
| Dook Media 301025.SZ | China | $603M | -11% | -5% | 4% | n/a | 52.3% | -3.1% |
| Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) 601999.SS | China | $581M | -4% | -20% | 2% | n/a | 20.0% | -3.8% |
| Astro Century Education & Technology 300654.SZ | China | $580M | -4% | -3% | 4% | 132.0× | 48.9% | +7.3% |
| Arnoldo Mondadori Editore MN.MI | Italy | $579M | -5% | +2% | 9% | 8.8× | -4.9% | +4.6% |
| DuZhe Publishing&Media 603999.SS | China | $577M | 0% | -6% | 2% | n/a | 24.3% | -3.5% |
| Inner Mongolia Xinhua Distribution 603230.SS | China | $554M | -3% | -27% | 1% | n/a | 34.7% | +3.6% |
| Southern Publishing & Media 601900.SS | China | $2.09B | +27% | -3% | 16% | 11.6× | -10.2% | +4.7% |
| China Science Publishing & Media 601858.SS | China | $2.31B | -23% | 0% | 10% | 31.4× | 25.2% | +3.6% |
| Shandong Publishing & Media 601019.SS | China | $2.41B | +3% | -8% | 8% | 12.2× | -14.1% | +2.9% |
| MPS MPSLTD.NS | India | $404M | +36% | +10% | 29% | 18.2× | 9.6% | +12.7% |
| John Wiley & Sons WLY | United States | $2.55B | +21% | 0% | 18% | 10.5× | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| Value Line VALU | United States | $398M | +22% | -5% | 11% | n/a | 33.3% | -3.7% |