Axfood AB (publ) (AXFOY) Stock

About Axfood AB (publ)

Axfood AB (publ) is a prominent Swedish company with operations spanning both food retail and wholesale. Its business is structured across key segments: Willys, Hemköp, Dagab, and Snabbgross. The company manages various grocery store brands, including Willys, Hemköp, Eurocash, and Mat.se, and maintains a robust e-commerce presence. Beyond general food sales, Axfood develops and markets its own private label product lines. Its diverse offerings also encompass specialized ventures such as Middagsfrid, a home delivery service for meal kits, and Urban Deli, a concept blending restaurant dining with a market hall experience. Furthermore, it runs Apohem, an online pharmaceutical platform. In the wholesale sector, Axfood supplies a broad clientele, ranging from restaurants, fast-food establishments, and cafés to independent retailers, convenience stores, mini-marts, and service stations. As of December 31, 2021, Axfood's extensive network featured 226 Willys supermarkets, 27 Snabbgross stores, and a combined 197 Hemköp locations (which includes 63 directly owned and 134 owned or franchised outlets), alongside 130 Tempo stores, also either owned or franchised. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Axfood AB (publ) operates as a subsidiary of Axel Johnson AB.

Axfood AB (publ) is headquartered in SE.

Axfood AB (publ) (AXFOY) stock trades at $27.24 with a market capitalization of $5.88B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.41, price-to-book of 8.04, price-to-sales of 0.55. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $25.22 and $27.24, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 3.52%.

On profitability, Axfood AB (publ) generates a return on equity (ROE) of 35.60% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 14.75%, an operating margin of 3.61%, a net profit margin of 2.69%.

Official website: www.axfood.se