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Sanoma

HEX:SANOMA · FI0009007694
MediaMedium

360

80
EV / EBIT62
Price / Owner Earnings33
Owner Earnings Yield46
Dividend Yield71
Price/Sales31
EV / Gross Profit77
Price/Book16
Return on Capital57
Cash Return on Capital63
Return on Equity31
EBIT Margin58
Gross Profitability88
Cash Conversion95
Accruals75
Owner Earnings Margin63
Sales growth41
Profit Growth68
Long-Term EPS Growth83
Owner Earnings Growth34
Reinvestment98
Price momentum51
Debt load29
Refinancing27
Debt Payback25
Liquidity53
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside64
Market mood60
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Sanoma clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryFinland
IndustryMedia
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeHLSE
Founded1999
Employees457
Websitesanoma.com
ISINFI0009007694
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Digital MediaContent CreationAd NetworkEdTechE-learningStreaming MediaAdvertisingMedia and EntertainmentNewsTelecommunications

Description

Sanoma Oyj operates as a media and learning company. Business Segments The company operates through two segments: Learning and Media Finland. Learning The Learning segment encompasses the creation and distribution of educational content, primaril…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Sanoma Oyj is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is attractive. You pay 13.6× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 1% yearly growth; analysts expect 16%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
60
2023202420252026

All-time high

67

Jan 2025

All-time low

11

Jan 2023

Average rank

34

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
31
48
60
65
Price/Earnings
40
36
34
56
Price/Book
16
45
45
41
Dividend Yield
71
76
72
79
Value (overall)
32
56
47
69

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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