European Event-Driven Analyst

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Event-Driven

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<li>NAV rose 8% YTD to SEK 179 bn; Industrivärden C trades at a tight 4.5% discount.</li>
<li>Concentrated, high-quality portfolio: Sandvik + Volvo ≈ 60% NAV; ultra-low 0.07% costs. Solid balance sheet (A+/Stable, 3% leverage) but limited near-term upside after discount compression. </li>
<li>Tactically, short-bias positioning (short holdco / long asset basket) is attractive near a 3–6% discount, while a renewed 8–10% gap would again justify a reversal into the classic long-holdco trade.</li>
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NAV rose 8% YTD to SEK 179 bn; Industrivärden C trades at a tight 4.5% discount.
Concentrated, high-quality portfolio: Sandvik + Volvo ≈ 60% NAV; ultra-low 0.07% costs. Solid balance sheet (A+/Stable, 3% leverage) but limited near-term upside after discount compression. 
Tactically, short-bias positioning (short holdco / long asset basket) is attractive near a 3–6% discount, while a renewed 8–10% gap would again justify a reversal into the classic long-holdco trade.


Industrivärden Q3 2025: NAV Growth, Narrowing Discount, and Portfolio Rotation

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<li>Industrivärden offers cost-efficient, long-term exposure to Swedish industrial blue chips, with a high-quality balance sheet and 21% upside potential to our NAV-based target price of SEK 380.2.</li>
<li>While the portfolio remains concentrated in five core holdings, recent underperformance has opened a value gap; Volvo and Sandvik remain key drivers of upside in a cyclical rebound.</li>
<li>The current 5.5% NAV discount is below historical norms, but insider buying and improved fundamentals suggest scope for re-rating as market sentiment stabilizes around Industrivärden’s core assets.</li>
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Industrivärden offers cost-efficient, long-term exposure to Swedish industrial blue chips, with a high-quality balance sheet and 21% upside potential to our NAV-based target price of SEK 380.2.
While the portfolio remains concentrated in five core holdings, recent underperformance has opened a value gap; Volvo and Sandvik remain key drivers of upside in a cyclical rebound.
The current 5.5% NAV discount is below historical norms, but insider buying and improved fundamentals suggest scope for re-rating as market sentiment stabilizes around Industrivärden’s core assets.


Industrivärden's Q1 2025: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

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<li>Industrivärden’s NAV reached SEK 165.6 billion in H1 2025, up 4%, while C shares delivered a flat return and now trade at a 9.7% discount to NAV—below historical levels.</li>
<li>The portfolio is highly concentrated, with 91% of NAV in five stocks: Volvo, Sandvik, Handelsbanken, Essity, and SCA—making it easily replicable but sensitive to industrial sector cycles.</li>
<li>Management costs remain ultra-low at 0.08% of AUM, while net debt is just 2% of the portfolio. Credit quality is strong (A+/Stable), and dividends from holdings totaled SEK 9.4 billion.</li>
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Industrivärden’s NAV reached SEK 165.6 billion in H1 2025, up 4%, while C shares delivered a flat return and now trade at a 9.7% discount to NAV—below historical levels.
The portfolio is highly concentrated, with 91% of NAV in five stocks: Volvo, Sandvik, Handelsbanken, Essity, and SCA—making it easily replicable but sensitive to industrial sector cycles.
Management costs remain ultra-low at 0.08% of AUM, while net debt is just 2% of the portfolio. Credit quality is strong (A+/Stable), and dividends from holdings totaled SEK 9.4 billion.


Industrivärden's H1 2025: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

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<li>Holdco dispersion persists: GBL simplifies and strengthens liquidity yet trades at –30.5%; Industrivärden and Investor remain unusually tight; Heineken Holding stable in its post-Covid range.</li>
<li>Porsche SE’s ~30% discount aligns with “no-liability” scenarios, while Rio Tinto’s DLC premium stays structurally elevated, leaving convergence trades dependent on governance catalysts rather than statistical mean reversion.</li>
<li>Vivendi’s discount widened to 42% on legal timing noise; AMF logic unchanged. Optionality rebuilt, making Vivendi the most asymmetric setup in the current holdco universe.</li>
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Holdco dispersion persists: GBL simplifies and strengthens liquidity yet trades at –30.5%; Industrivärden and Investor remain unusually tight; Heineken Holding stable in its post-Covid range.
Porsche SE’s ~30% discount aligns with “no-liability” scenarios, while Rio Tinto’s DLC premium stays structurally elevated, leaving convergence trades dependent on governance catalysts rather than statistical mean reversion.
Vivendi’s discount widened to 42% on legal timing noise; AMF logic unchanged. Optionality rebuilt, making Vivendi the most asymmetric setup in the current holdco universe.


Selected European HoldCos and DLC: November 2025 Report

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<li>NAV of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/industrivarden-ab-8f0a0f6c-a595-41f6-a032-9b4820474704" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:43732:1" rel="noopener">Industrivarden (INDUC SS)</a> was c. SEK 160 bn (SEK 370/share) on December 31. NAV increased by 6% during FY 2024. 5-Y total return 78% (OMX30, 64%).</li>
<li>Industrivärden C shares are trading at a 3.9% discount to NAV (vs. 7.4% average for last 5-years). It seems risky to bet on a further discount reduction, rather a reversal.</li>
<li>My target NAV is SEK 171 bn. My TP for the C shares of Industrivärden, assuming a 5% discount to NAV, is SEK 376.5 (4.5% downside).</li>
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NAV of Industrivarden (INDUC SS) was c. SEK 160 bn (SEK 370/share) on December 31. NAV increased by 6% during FY 2024. 5-Y total return 78% (OMX30, 64%).
Industrivärden C shares are trading at a 3.9% discount to NAV (vs. 7.4% average for last 5-years). It seems risky to bet on a further discount reduction, rather a reversal.
My target NAV is SEK 171 bn. My TP for the C shares of Industrivärden, assuming a 5% discount to NAV, is SEK 376.5 (4.5% downside).


Industrivärden's FY 2024: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

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Industrivarden AB is an investment company.  The Company's holdings consists of a portfolio of listed Nordic industrial companies.

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Industrivärden Q3 2025: NAV Growth, Narrowing Discount, and Portfolio Rotation

Industrivärden offers low-cost exposure to Sweden’s industrial core via Volvo and Sandvik. NAV +8% YTD; discount shrinks to 4.5%. Quality holdco...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden's Q1 2025: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

Industrivärden offers long-term exposure to Swedish industrial blue chips with potential for upside as market sentiment stabilizes and core assets...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden's H1 2025: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

Industrivärden offers low-cost, concentrated exposure to Sweden’s industrial giants. With solid returns, low debt, and a narrow NAV discount, it’s...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Selected European HoldCos and DLC: November 2025 Report

Holdco discounts diverged in November: GBL strengthens its case, Investor stays rich, Porsche SE sits at structural levels, Vivendi’s setback...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden's FY 2024: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

Industrivarden's NAV increased by 6% in FY 2024, with a target NAV of SEK 171 bn. C shares trading at a 3.9% discount to NAV, TP for C shares at...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

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Industrivärden Q3 2025: NAV Growth, Narrowing Discount, and Portfolio Rotation

Industrivärden offers low-cost exposure to Sweden’s industrial core via Volvo and Sandvik. NAV +8% YTD; discount shrinks to 4.5%. Quality holdco...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden's Q1 2025: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

​Industrivärden offers long-term exposure to Swedish industrial blue chips with potential for upside as market sentiment stabilizes and core assets...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden's H1 2025: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

Industrivärden offers low-cost, concentrated exposure to Sweden’s industrial giants. With solid returns, low debt, and a narrow NAV discount, it’s...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Selected European HoldCos and DLC: November 2025 Report

Holdco discounts diverged in November: GBL strengthens its case, Investor stays rich, Porsche SE sits at structural levels, Vivendi’s setback...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden's FY 2024: NAV Evolution, Discount, Target NAV, Replication

​Industrivarden's NAV increased by 6% in FY 2024, with a target NAV of SEK 171 bn. C shares trading at a 3.9% discount to NAV, TP for C shares at...

Jesus Rodriguez Aguilar

Industrivärden offers long-term exposure to Swedish industrial blue chips with potential for upside as market sentiment stabilizes and core assets...

Industrivarden's NAV increased by 6% in FY 2024, with a target NAV of SEK 171 bn. C shares trading at a 3.9% discount to NAV, TP for C shares at...