Exsitec Holding (OM:EXS) Stock Faces Softer Q2 EPS Challenging Bullish Growth Narrative

Exsitec Holding (OM:EXS) has put fresh numbers on the table for Q2 2026, reporting revenue of SEK254.979 million and basic EPS of SEK1.37, alongside trailing twelve month EPS of SEK6.42 and net income of SEK86.262 million. The company has seen quarterly revenue range from SEK187.559 million to SEK254.979 million over the past six reported periods, with basic EPS moving between SEK0.74 and SEK2.44, while earnings grew 44.2% over the past year and are forecast to grow about 18.0% annually. With net margin at 9.4% versus 7.0% last year, Exsitec Holding’s latest print points to profitability trends that investors will be weighing closely.

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With the headline numbers in place, the next step is to see how these results line up with the widely followed bullish and bearish stories around Exsitec Holding and where those narratives might need updating.

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TTM earnings up 44.2% supports bullish growth story

• Over the last 12 months, Exsitec Holding generated trailing twelve month net income of SEK86.262 million and basic EPS of SEK6.42, compared with quarterly EPS that has swung between SEK0.74 and SEK2.44 across the last six reported periods.
• Bulls point to the 44.2% earnings growth over the past year and forecast earnings growth of about 18.0% a year as support for a growth story. However, the quarterly pattern, with Q1 2026 EPS at SEK2.44 and Q2 2026 at SEK1.37, shows that even within an improving trend, individual periods can look softer than the trailing average.
  • Consensus narrative highlights stronger sales activity and efficiency work as drivers, and the SEK919.845 million in trailing twelve month revenue versus SEK254.979 million in Q2 alone is consistent with a business that leans on a broad, recurring revenue base rather than a single quarter.
  • At the same time, the weaker Q3 2025 EPS of SEK0.74 alongside the higher TTM EPS of SEK6.42 illustrates how periods of lower utilization or integration costs cited in the consensus view can show up in single quarters without derailing the wider earnings trend.

For a closer look at how different investors are interpreting these earnings against longer term growth ideas, check out the community narrative range for Exsitec Holding via See what the community is saying about Exsitec Holding

9.4% net margin and trainee costs test the bearish concerns

• Net profit margin sits at 9.4% on the latest trailing twelve month numbers, compared with 7.0% a year ago, on TTM revenue of SEK919.845 million and TTM net income of SEK86.262 million.
• Bears focus on cost pressures from integration work and a large trainee program, yet the shift from a 7.0% to 9.4% margin suggests that, over the last year, those factors have not prevented overall margin improvement.
  • Critics highlight lower utilization in Swedish professional services and longer sales cycles as risks to profitability, which line up with the softer quarterly EPS prints such as SEK0.74 in Q3 2025 and SEK1.37 in Q2 2026 compared with SEK2.44 in Q1 2026.
  • What stands out for a cautious view is that, even with the higher TTM margin, quarterly net income has ranged from SEK9.934 million to SEK32.804 million, so any sustained period of weaker utilization like that described in the bearish points could still compress margins from the current 9.4% level.

Anyone weighing these risks against the recent margin record may want to see how the cautious case is built out in full in the 🐻 Exsitec Holding Bear Case

P/E of 16.2x and DCF fair value of SEK261.99 create valuation gap

• At a share price of SEK104.00 and a P/E of 16.2x compared with peers at 16.4x and the European IT industry at 17.8x, Exsitec Holding also sits below the stated DCF fair value of SEK261.9990324796792 and below the analyst price target of SEK164.50.
• Supporters of a bullish angle argue that the combination of 44.2% trailing earnings growth, forecast earnings growth of about 18.0% a year, and revenue growth forecasts of roughly 12.9% a year help justify a premium. Yet the current P/E sits slightly under peer and sector averages, which creates tension with that growth profile.
  • The gap between the SEK104.00 price and both the DCF fair value of roughly SEK262.00 and the analyst target of SEK164.50 is often framed by bulls as a valuation buffer, especially when paired with an improved 9.4% net margin.
  • Against that, the high level of debt cited as a financial risk may help explain why the market is not assigning the higher multiples implied by those valuation markers, even with trailing twelve month net income of SEK86.262 million and EPS of SEK6.42.

Investors who want to see how these valuation numbers connect back to the optimistic growth case can review the detailed bullish narrative via the 🐂 Exsitec Holding Bull Case

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