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Largest Health & Beauty Public Companies in Sweden
Benchmark revenue and EBITDA valuation multiples for public comps like
Essity, Synsam, Midsona, Lyko Group and Nosium.
 | Essity is a health and hygiene company spun out of Svenska Cellulosa in June 2017. Essity's products span the feminine care, baby care, toilet paper, facial tissue, and wet wipes categories, as well as hand soap, hand sanitizers, and tissue dispensers for institutional customers. Essity also offers medical solutions in the form of wound care, orthopedics, and compression therapy, accounting for around 8% of net sales. Essity operates in 150 markets and generates 60% of its revenue in Europe. | $28 | -8% | $19B | $22B | 1.4x | 7.9x | ||
| Synsam AB is a lifestyle company in optics and eye health in the Nordic region. The company offers various products and services in physical and digital stores such as eye examinations, spectacles, sunglasses, sports spectacles, contact lenses, and accessories in optical retail as well as spectacles subscriptions and related services under the name Synsam Lifestyle. Its stores are operated under the Synsam brand in Sweden, Norway, and Finland and under the Profil Optik brand in Denmark and Iceland. The company comprises four segments: Sweden which generates key revenue, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. | $6 | +9% | $823M | $1B | 1.4x | 6.1x | ||
| Midsona AB is a consumer goods company. It markets and sells health foods, sports nutrition, superfood, dietary supplements,and cold remedies. Its products are within three categories: organic products, healthfoods and self care products. The firm markets and sells its products under Urtekram, Friggs, Dalblads, Naturdiet, Tri tolonen, Kung markatta, Helios and Miwana brand names. It operates in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. | $1 | +56% | $212M | $241M | 0.6x | 7.8x | ||
| Lyko Group AB is engaged in offering beauty products. The company operates globally via Lyko.com, the Lyko app, and various stores in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. It manages the entire chain from product development in its labs and manufacturing in a factory in Gothenburg to warehousing and sales to hairdressers and retailers. The company offers various hair, skin, makeup, fragrance, and other personal care products through brands like Waterclouds, Rebecca Stella, Pusher, Happy Crazy Mine, Bear Junk, By Lyko, and others. It reports its operations within two business segments: Nordics, which includes Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark; and Europe, which includes Germany, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the Nordics segment. | $7 | -49% | $100M | $259M | 0.6x | 8.8x | ||
| Nosium AB invests in companies with operations online, organic and sustainable. It owns, manages, and acquires shares in companies where it can increase growth and market value by implementing new digital strategies. Its investments are found in innovative tech platforms and product brands that target a health and sustainability-conscious target group. | $0 | -25% | $1M | $907K | 1.7x | (1.7x) | ||
| Median | $6 | -8% | $212M | $259M | 1.4x | 7.8x |
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