Scandi Standard walked into this Q3 2026 print with the share price at SEK183.2 after a powerful 44.3% move over the past three months. On the day after results, traders are reacting to headlines. Longer term investors are staring at a different story. Net sales reached about SEK4,051m and basic earnings per share landed at 1.97 SEK, while adjusted EBIT margin for the quarter sat at 5.4%. The real hinge for the poultry group is the earnings trend behind those numbers rather than the latest price tick.
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Q3 2026 Earnings Summary
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Revenue (Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025):SEK 4,051m vs. SEK 3,723m (up about 9%)
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Net Income (Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025):SEK 131m vs. SEK 120m (up about 9%)
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Basic EPS (Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025):SEK 1.97 vs. SEK 1.83 (up about 8%)
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Adjusted EBIT Margin (Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025):5.4% vs. about 4.9% (indicating a higher profit margin on each krona of sales)
Earnings grab headlines, but investors who care about what Scandi Standard is really worth pay close attention to the cash flowing through the business. Looking at Scandi Standard's cash flows alone, the stock could be a whopping 43% undervalued .
Scandi Standard's Margin Story Meets Hard Numbers
Optimists argue Scandi Standard can turn volume, mix and new plants into structurally higher earnings power.
"Structured improvement programs plus deboning and value ladder initiatives are intended to lift EBIT per kilo from SEK 2.03 toward the SEK 3 target, with a focus on expanding earnings and margin headroom."
Q3 adjusted EBIT margin at 5.4% and adjusted EBIT of SEK 220m show that margin work is getting traction, not just headline growth. Adjusted EBIT per kilo at SEK 2.72, up 15% year on year, sits much closer to that SEK 3 ambition. Ready to eat recovery, with EBIT margin at 6.2% versus 2.4% a year earlier, and Glenhaven plus Factory C ramping, both give this earnings quality push tangible milestones already hit.
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Scandi Standard Bear Fears On Overcapacity Face A Mixed Scorecard
Bearish investors worry Scandi Standard is building more Ready to eat capacity than demand can absorb, which could trap returns below target.
"Significant capacity additions in Lithuania and the Oosterwolde plant, including the plan to double shifts and ramp Factory C to 50,000 tonnes, risk creating overcapacity if European Ready-to-eat demand stays weak or stagnant."
RTE net sales rose 25% and EBIT margin reached 6.2%, so the feared weak demand is not visible yet. The concern is timing. Factory C only started commercial production in Q4 and Glenhaven's headroom is large, so utilization and cash conversion over 2027 to 2028 remain unproven milestones.
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