Equity Brief · Healthcare2026-10-27
AMBEA.ST·Healthcare

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Ambea AB (publ)

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Ambea operates nursing homes, home care services for elderly people, social care facilities for adults and children with disabilities and neuropsychiatric disorders, and provides staffing solutions for social welfare services across Scandinavia through brands including Vardaga, Nytida, Stendi, Altiden, and Klara [Yahoo Finance].

Ambea AB (publ) is a Swedish healthcare services provider operating elderly care, disability care, and psychosocial support across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark with approximately 41,000 employees [Yahoo Finance]. The company is finalizing its acquisition of Humana next week, with plans to divest the assistance operations [hejaolika.se]. Financially, the company shows moderate concerns with a health score of 4.8/10, elevated debt at 4.6x net debt to EBITDA, and trailing net income significantly depressed by one-off charges [Sentinellis calculation].

Ambea shows revenue growth and solid free cash flow generation, but carries elevated debt and reported earnings are depressed by substantial one-off charges.

The brief AI analysisConfidence 6/10

Sentinellis health

Moderate concerns

4.8/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

14% of score0.0/10
Net margin+4.6%· need ≥ 6.9%, the lower third of Healthcare in our libraryGross margin+27.9%· need ≥ 57.4%, the lower third of Healthcare in our library

Returns on capital

14% of score3.3/10
ROIC+5.4%· need > 10%Return on equity+15.3%

Growth & momentum

19% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+7.3%Operating margin trend+0.8pp YoY

Balance sheet

29% of score0.0/10
Current ratio0.4x· need > 1.2xNet debt / EBITDA4.6x· need < 3.5xInterest coverage2.7x· need > 3.0xDebt / equity2.57· need < 1.5

Cash generation

14% of score10.0/10
Free cash flowSEK 2.2BCash vs reported profitSEK 2.3B vs SEK 787.0M

Value creation

10% of score10.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital+0.3pp

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

SEK 13.9B

Revenue (TTM)

SEK 17.0B

Explainers

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II · Recent news

What moved

2 stories · ranked by relevance

  • Company2026-10-26

    BNP Paribas Asset Management cuts its stake in Ambea - www.marketscreener.com

    marketscreener.com

  • Company2026-10-22

    Ambea tar över Humana nästa vecka – assistansen ska säljas - Hejaolika.se

    hejaolika.se

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High leverage with net debt at 4.6x EBITDA creates financial vulnerability and limits flexibility, particularly in a services business sensitive to operating disruptions [Sentinellis calculation]

1 of 6 risks in this report

Risks

6

Opportunities

5

Red flags

1

Leadership

10

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Produced 27 Oct 2026, 11:01 UTC

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