The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

KAR.ST

Concerning the House

Karnov Group AB (publ) provides information and workflow solutions in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain, and Portugal. It offers research, business valuation tools, international guides and workflow solutions, and literature; legal research solutions, continued legal education, and compliance workflow solutions. The company provides its products under the Karnov, Norstedts Juridik, Aranzadi LA LEY, Lamy Liaisons, Notisum, Echoline, BELLA Intelligence, DIBkunnskap, and Nørskov Miljø brand names. It serves practitioners, corporate, and public sector markets. Karnov Group AB (publ) was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sweden · www.karnovgroup.com

The Ledger
LineJun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue$649.10M$654.40M$664.90M$628.10M
Gross profit$288.30M$580.90M$583.70M$299.90M
Operating income$47.00M$88.70M$895.70M$94.90M
Net income$7.90M$43.40M$842.10M$58.70M
Diluted EPS0.070.407.790.54
Free cash flow-$33.10M-$48.80M$21.60M$246.30M
CapEx-$43.00M-$37.70M-$53.40M-$43.40M
Quotation

$71.90

+0.20 (+0.3%)

52w hi$123.60
52w lo$62.00
Vol94.04K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.07

Short-0.10
Medium+0.08
Long+0.37

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Karnov Group AB (publ)

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Market cap$6.91B
Enterprise value$8.89B
Trailing P/E8.17x
Forward P/E43.84x
EV / EBITDA6.81x
P / S (ttm)2.66x
Profit margin36.7%
Return on equity38.0%
Revenue growth-6.6%
Earnings growth-24.7%
Debt / equity81.76
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.19
Corr SPX0.09
Annual vol36.0%
Annual ret+2.1%
Sharpe0.06
Max DD-51.0%

Window: 504 trading days (490 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.36
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$71.70$72.70$71.40$71.9094.04K
Aug 12$73.00$73.00$71.50$71.7079.61K
Aug 11$73.20$74.20$72.00$73.10161.64K
Aug 10$73.00$73.00$71.80$72.5070.13K
Aug 7$70.80$73.50$70.80$73.1073.48K