Hexatronic Group’s acquisition of Texas based Superior Fiber & Data Services gave its U.S. data center arm a fresh service foothold with education, healthcare, government, and commercial clients. Holding Hexatronic Group from the start of the year would have returned 80.9%, including dividends. If you had been weighing a purchase before that move, what would you have needed to believe about future acquisitions and data center growth to feel comfortable owning it?
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The shares cost SEK23.09 at the start of the period, and you were effectively choosing between two very different stories about Hexatronic Group.
The bullish narrative put Fair Value at SEK25.17, a rough guide to what the stock might be worth if its assumptions played out, and leaned on Hexatronic using U.S. cable manufacturing and data center demand to lift margins while future acquisitions broadened services.
The bearish view pointed to a Fair Value of SEK21.5 and focused on reliance on traditional FTTH markets, where pricing pressure and overcapacity could keep Fiber Solutions weak and group earnings uneven.
Hexatronic Group’s completed purchase of Superior Fiber & Data Services directly backed the optimistic case that future deals would deepen its U.S. data center reach. The Q2 2026 report, with revenue at 2,245 million SEK and net income at 131 million SEK, plus a net margin of 5.8% versus 4.0% a year earlier, still left the cautious argument alive because management flagged no material near term earnings impact from the acquisition.
The lesson is simple. When an investment idea hinges on acquisitions and higher profitability, track both the deal flow and later shifts in reported net margin rather than assuming each purchase instantly upgrades the earnings profile.
Hexatronic Group now trades at SEK42.63, with this Narrative’s Fair Value framed as above that level rather than below it. The argument focuses on Hexatronic’s higher North American mix, data center exposure, and efficiency work in Fiber Solutions as the key earnings levers.
On that view, today’s buyer has to judge whether the current price still underestimates the profit contribution from data center, Harsh Environment, and future submarine cable capacity once those pieces are fully used.
"The current valuation implies that Hexatronic Group’s share price does not fully reflect the contribution from higher-margin Data Center and Harsh Environment earnings, the completed performance improvement program in Fiber Solutions, and the planned expansion in submarine cable capacity."
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