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Inwido (INWI.ST)
Industri · Fönstertillverkare (Inwido) · LTM Q1 2026
Analysis date: 2026-06-04
Price at analysis: SEK 144.80
Method: mttssn_streamlined_v1
Conviction: MEDIUM
SELL
Conviction: MEDIUM
A clear overvaluation/value-trap: ROIC 6.9% is below the 8% WACC, economic profit is negative (−SEK 90M), free cash flow is negative, and the price embeds ~11% perpetual growth a sub-WACC cyclical can't deliver. Reverse-DCF fair value is roughly half the price. SELL.
Adj. ROIC
6.9%
WACC 8% → spread -1.1pp
Economic Profit
SEK -90M
Negative — destroys value
FCF Yield
-3.2%
Negative LTM — stress signal
Price / Target
SEK 145 → SEK 110
-24% base; SELL
Revenue (LTM)
SEK 9.1B
LTM; RMI + new-build
EBIT Margin
8.9%
GAAP; cyclical trough
EV / IC
1.35×
Enterprise value / invested capital
Net Debt
SEK 2.6B
SEK 2.6B; amplifies risk
Thesis

Inwido is the Nordic leader in windows and exterior doors, heavily exposed to consumer renovation (RMI) and new-build construction — both depressed by high Nordic rates and weak housing activity. The business earns below its cost of capital (ROIC 6.9% vs 8% WACC) and currently posts negative economic profit (−SEK 90M) and negative free cash flow.

The screen's valuation percentile 68 reads 'cheap' off a depressed-cycle EV/EBIT, but that is the trap: with returns below WACC, growth destroys value, and the reverse-DCF fair value (~SEK 70 vs SEK 145 price) sits at roughly half the market price across scenarios.

Valuation · reverse-DCF & scenarios

Capitalising adjusted NOPAT of SEK 561M and bridging through SEK 2,592M net debt and 58M shares, the reverse-DCF fair value runs SEK 72 (zero growth) and falls toward SEK 58 at higher growth — because sub-WACC returns mean growth is value-destructive. Against a SEK 145 price, the equity is roughly twice its through-cycle value.

Base SEK 110 (−24%, partial de-rate); bull SEK 180 (a genuine RMI/renovation upcycle restores margins and returns above WACC); bear SEK 85 (prolonged housing weakness, continued negative FCF).

Market-implied growth
≥6.6%
model ceiling — EV implies more than constant-ROIC sustains
No-growth value / share
SEK 72
50% of price; rest = priced-in growth
ROIC − WACC
-1.1 pp
ROIC 6.9% vs WACC 8.0% — positive = value creation
CAP (priced-in)
n/a
years of excess returns the price implies (fades to WACC)

At today’s enterprise value the constant-ROIC reverse-DCF maxes out: even at its sustainable-growth ceiling (~6.6%, limited by ROIC 7% ≈ WACC 8%) it cannot reach the current EV. No-growth value is SEK 72/share (50% of price); the market prices in growth and/or a higher ROIC than booked — richly valued on this lens. Read the sensitivity grid.

Scenario24m targetImpl. gUpsideProb.Driver
BullSEK 180≥7%+24%30%Genuine RMI upcycle restores above-WACC returns
BaseSEK 110≥7%-24%40%Partial de-rate toward through-cycle value
BearSEK 85≥7%-41%30%Prolonged housing weakness; continued negative FCF
Prob-weightedSEK 124-15%100%Scenario-weighted expected value

Sensitivity — fair value / share at WACC × growth

WACC \ g0%3%5%8%10%15%
6.50%111114115117117116
7.25%898888858374
8.00% (base)727067635844
8.75%605652464022
9.50%50454032265

Green = fair value above the current price of SEK 144.80. The reverse-DCF conclusion is dominated by WACC and growth — see the whole surface, not a single fair value.

Method & data. NOPAT SEK 561, invested capital and ROIC 6.9% are observed (adjustments.json); WACC 8.0% and terminal g 2.5% are assumptions. EV→equity uses net debt SEK 2,592. The model holds ROIC constant (no fade) over the explicit horizon; the CAP figure instead fades excess returns to WACC.

⤓ Download the full model (.xlsx) — formula-driven sheets; flex the blue input cells and the model cascades in Excel.

Key drivers

1. RMI recovery optionality

A Nordic renovation/new-build upcycle as rates fall would lift volumes and restore returns — the bull path.

2. Market leadership

Scale and brand in Nordic windows provide pricing and distribution advantages into a recovery.

3. Operating leverage

Depressed volumes mean high incremental margins if demand returns.

4. Cost/self-help actions

Restructuring and footprint optimisation could lift ROIC toward WACC.

5. Acquisition history

A track record of bolt-on M&A could add value if executed at low multiples.

Key risks
Conclusion

Inwido is cheap-looking on a depressed multiple but destroys value at current returns and trades at ~2× its through-cycle worth. We rate it SELL/Avoid, medium conviction; base target SEK 110 (−24%) — a clear screen-correction on the long side.

The thesis flips only on a genuine RMI upcycle that pushes ROIC durably above WACC; until then, growth and leverage cut against shareholders.