SCA B (SCA-B) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SCA-B does

SCA B (symbol SCA-B) is a stock listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm market in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Paper & Paper Products industry. The company, headquartered in Sundsvall, Sweden, operates across the forest business in Sweden, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, Asia, and internationally. It works through five segments: Forest, Wood, Pulp, Containerboard, and Renewable Energy. Its offerings range from sawn wood and construction timber to wood pellets, logistics services using RoRo vessels, and various wood solutions for industrial and merchant customers. With 3,500 employees, it is a significant player in the European forest products landscape and a component of the OMXS30 index.

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 123.3 SEK reflects the latest trading value; the +0.24% change today shows a modest intraday gain.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 39 indicates investors are paying 39 times the company's last twelve months of earnings per share (3.16 SEK), a level typical for established industrial firms.
• The forward P/E ratio of 18.6 uses expected future earnings, suggesting a lower valuation if those forecasts hold.
• The dividend yield of 2.43% means the annual dividend represents roughly 2.43% of the current share price, with 95% of earnings paid out as dividends.
• The ex-dividend date of Mar 30, 2026 is the cutoff for receiving the next dividend payment.
• A beta of 0.38 suggests the stock tends to be less volatile than the broader market.
• The price-to-book ratio of 0.86 indicates the stock trades below its book value per share.
• The 52-week range of 96.02 – 129.6 shows the lowest and highest prices over the past year, with the current price near the upper end.

What to watch

Investors tracking SCA-B often monitor its exposure to the Boliden (BOL) and UPM-Kymmene (UPM) peer group, as commodity price cycles in pulp and timber can affect margins. The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 15.4% is a conservative level of leverage, which can provide stability during downturns. Revenue growth of -1.4% year over year and a profit margin of 9.7% are useful benchmarks for assessing operational efficiency. The operating margin of 3.9% and return on equity of 2.2% highlight the capital intensity of the forest products business. The next earnings release is scheduled for Oct 23, 2026, which typically prompts closer attention to forward guidance.