ERIC-B Stock Analysis: Telefonaktiebolaget LM | ST
Communication Equipment | ST, Sweden | Market Cap: 300.903m SEK | 12M Return: 34.9% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 1.05B
EPS Trend: 93.0%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -94.0%
Qual. Beats: -2
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Ericsson is a Swedish-founded (1876) telecommunications equipment vendor headquartered in Stockholm, operating as a business-to-business supplier of mobile network infrastructure, software, and services to communications service providers, enterprises, and public-sector customers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific (including India). The company reports through four segments: Networks (5G radio access network hardware and software, antennas, transport, and deployment/lifecycle services), Cloud Software and Services (core networks, BSS/OSS, and managed network operations), Enterprise (private 5G, wireless wide area networks, and a global communications platform), and Other (RedBee Media, which prepares and distributes broadcast and on-demand video).
Its business model is anchored in long-cycle infrastructure sales and recurring managed-services revenue to mobile carriers, with a growing push into enterprise private networks. Ericsson maintains a strategic collaboration with T-Mobile US on an AI-native Scheduler with Link Adaptation product.
- 5G RAN demand from North American carriers drives Networks segment growth
- Cloud Software margins under pressure as operators cut managed services spend
- Enterprise private 5G sales accelerate but remain small versus Networks revenue
- Nokia and Huawei competition intensifies in cost-sensitive emerging markets
| Net Income: 24.6b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.92 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 6.94% < 20% (prev 4.37%; Δ 2.57% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.12 > 3% & CFO 33.6b > Net Income 24.6b |
| Net Debt (-6.61b) to EBITDA (46.1b): -0.14 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.12 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (3.32b) vs 12m ago -0.63% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 48.13% > 18% (prev 46.52%; Δ 1.60% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 81.49% > 50% (prev 90.87%; Δ -9.38% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.18 > 6 (EBIT TTM 39.1b / Interest Expense TTM 2.58b) |
| A: 0.05 (Total Current Assets 147b - Total Current Liabilities 131b) / Total Assets 288b |
| B: 0.23 (Retained Earnings 65.1b / Total Assets 288b) |
| C: 0.14 (EBIT TTM 39.1b / Avg Total Assets 279b) |
| D: 0.57 (Book Value of Equity 104b / Total Liabilities 183b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.64 = A |
| DSRI: 1.41 (Receivables 62.3b/47.6b, Revenue 228b/246b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 46.52% / 48.13%) |
| AQI: 0.95 (AQ_t 0.43 / AQ_t-1 0.46) |
| SGI: 0.93 (Revenue 228b / 246b) |
| TATA: -0.03 (NI 24.6b - CFO 33.6b) / TA 288b) |
| Beneish M = -2.80 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 29, 2026, the stock is trading at SEK 93.36 with a total of 8,570,027 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.47%, over one month by -13.48%, over three months by -10.23% and over the past year by +34.92%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 86.70 (which is 7.1% or 2.1 ATR below the current price).
Telefonaktiebolaget LM has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 12.3848
P/E Forward = 20.284
P/S = 1.3224
P/B = 2.942
P/EG = 1.9301
Revenue TTM = 228b SEK
EBIT TTM = 39.1b SEK
EBITDA TTM = 46.1b SEK
Long Term Debt = 22.0b SEK (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 11.2b SEK (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 47.5b SEK (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 8.02b
Net Debt = -6.61b SEK (calculated: Debt 47.5b - CCE 54.1b)
Enterprise Value = 294b SEK (301b + Debt 47.5b - CCE 54.1b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.18 (Ebit TTM 39.1b / Interest Expense TTM 2.58b)
EV/FCF = 9.49x (Enterprise Value 294b / FCF TTM 31.0b)
FCF Yield = 10.53% (FCF TTM 31.0b / Enterprise Value 294b)
FCF Margin = 13.62% (FCF TTM 31.0b / Revenue TTM 228b)
Net Margin = 10.83% (Net Income TTM 24.6b / Revenue TTM 228b)
Gross Margin = 48.13% ((Revenue TTM 228b - Cost of Revenue TTM 118b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 48.36% (prev 48.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.02 (Enterprise Value 294b / Total Assets 288b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.43% (Interest Expense 2.58b / Debt 47.5b)
Taxrate = 24.77% (8.18b / 33.0b)
NOPAT = 29.4b (EBIT 39.1b * (1 - 24.77%))
Current Ratio = 1.12 (Total Current Assets 147b / Total Current Liabilities 131b)
Debt / Equity = 0.46 (Debt 47.5b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 104b)
Debt / EBITDA = -0.14 (Net Debt -6.61b / EBITDA 46.1b)
Debt / FCF = -0.21 (Net Debt -6.61b / FCF TTM 31.0b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 105b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.83% (Net Income 24.6b / Total Assets 288b)
RoE = 23.57% (Net Income TTM 24.6b / Total Stockholder Equity 105b)
RoCE = 30.92% (EBIT 39.1b / Capital Employed (Equity 105b + L.T.Debt 22.0b))
RoIC = 18.82% (NOPAT 29.4b / Invested Capital 156b)
WACC = 7.09% (E(301b)/V(348b) * Re(7.56%) + D(47.5b)/V(348b) * Rd(5.43%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 7.56% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -6.14 | Cagr: -0.17%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈33.4b ; Y1≈29.3b ; Y5≈23.7b
[DCF] Fair Price = 127.6 (EV 380b - Net Debt -6.61b = Equity 387b / Shares 3.03b; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 93.02 | EPS CAGR: 42.79% | SUE: -0.23 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -94.03 | Revenue CAGR: -5.51% | SUE: -0.87 | # QB: -2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.58 | Chg30d=+0.36% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.39 | Chg30d=-1.93% | Revisions=-22% | GrowthEPS=-29.2% | GrowthRev=-4.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=6.90 | Chg30d=-3.87% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+7.9% | GrowthRev=+2.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -12% (up=6, down=8)