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Etteplan Oyj ETTE.HE

Finland · Nasdaq Helsinki · Vertical: Listed companies from Finland

6.90EUR−2.27% · 1 dayClose 05 Nov 2026

Etteplan Oyj is a Finnish engineering services and digital solutions company serving industrial manufacturers, and its operating performance is tracked through EBITA, a measure that excludes amortization of acquired assets. The annual report for 2025 shows EBITA of 24.2 million EUR, slightly down from the prior year, which makes the organic growth trend worth examining.

At the close of 05 Nov 2026, Etteplan Oyj (ETTE.HE) stock was 6.90 EUR (−2.27% on the day), with market capitalisation 173.7 m EUR, P/E 16.4 on diluted EPS of 0.42 EUR over the last 12 months, dividend yield 3.19%, beta 0.42, 52-week range 6.86–9.70 EUR.

Data as of · AI analysis dated · Source: ESEF annual reports and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.

Market cap
173.7 m EUR
shares as of 31 Dec 2025
P/E (TTM)
16.4
Diluted EPS TTM 0.42 · TTM to 31 Dec 2025
E/P (TTM)
6.09%
TTM to 31 Dec 2025
Dividend yield
3.19%
DPS 12m 0.22
Beta (2y)
0.42
Volatility (1y) 28%
52-week range
6.869.70

Price history

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Technical reading

RSI (14)
32.2
weak (30–45)
Bollinger (20, 2)
6.83 – 8.04
in the lower half of the band · %B 0.05 · band width 16.3%
SMA 50 / 200
7.91 / 8.02
downtrend (price < SMA50 < SMA200)
MACD (12, 26, 9)
-0.25 / -0.21
MACD below signal

Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).

Performance

CompanyEURO STOXX 50vs EURO STOXX 50Vertical median
1 month−13.7%+0.4%−14.1 pp—
3 months−10.4%−3.3%−7.1 pp—
6 months−4.7%+4.0%−8.7 pp—
Year to date−27.2%+8.1%−35.3 pp—
1 year−29.4%+10.7%−40.1 pp−1.2%
3 years−50.5%+50.1%−100.6 pp+6.8%
5 years−56.9%+43.6%−100.5 pp—
Max drawdown (1y)
−29.3%
06 Nov 2025 → 30 Oct 2026
Max drawdown (5y)
−63.2%
20 Jun 2023 → 30 Oct 2026
Compound annual growth (5y)
−15.5%
EURO STOXX 50 +7.5%

Price returns, dividends excluded.

Quarterly results

ESEF annual reports carry no quarters: the results are annual (below).

E/P over time

E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.

Today's P/E sits at the 0 percentile of its own 2-quarter history (min 22.6, median 23.5, max 24.4; quarters with earnings only).

Fiscal years

Fiscal year20242025
Revenue361.0 m361.4 m
Revenue YoYunavailable+0.1%
Net income10.4 m10.6 m
Net income YoYunavailable+1.7%
Diluted EPS0.410.42
Diluted EPS YoYunavailable+2.4%
net %2.9%2.9%
Free cash flowunavailableunavailable

Balance sheet & financial health

Fiscal year 2025 · 31 Dec 2025

Cash
30.4 m EUR
Financial debt
80.4 m EUR
Net debt
50.0 m EUR
Equity
122.1 m EUR
Total assets
304.0 m EUR
Debt / equity
0.66x
Current ratio
0.98x
ROE
8.8%
ROA
3.5%
FCF margin
unavailable

Financial statements (source on every figure)

Revenue and net income (EUR)

Margins

Income statement · EUR

Revenue
2024
361.0 m
2025
361.4 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Operating income
2024
18.4 m
2025
17.9 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Depreciation & amortisation
2024
18.4 m
2025
18.6 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

EBITDA
2024
36.8 m ≈
2025
36.5 m ≈

esef· 18 Mar 2026derived

Interest expense
2024
5.9 m
2025
4.8 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Pre-tax income
2024
13.6 m
2025
13.4 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Income tax
2024
3.2 m
2025
2.8 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Net income
2024
10.4 m
2025
10.6 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Diluted EPS
2024
0.41
2025
0.42

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Dividend per share
2024
0.30
2025
0.22

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Balance sheet · EUR

Cash
2024
25.2 m
2025
30.4 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Receivables
2024
61.2 m
2025
57.3 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Inventories
2024
658.0 k
2025
636.0 k

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Current assets
2024
116.9 m
2025
114.9 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Property, plant & equipment, net
2024
4.5 m
2025
4.1 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Goodwill
2024
117.4 m
2025
126.7 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Intangibles (excl. goodwill)
2024
29.1 m
2025
28.8 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Total assets
2024
297.8 m
2025
304.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Accounts payable
2024
60.8 m
2025
58.7 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Short-term debt
2024
27.2 m
2025
39.5 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Long-term debt
2024
49.5 m
2025
40.9 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Current liabilities
2024
107.4 m
2025
117.4 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Total liabilities
2024
179.9 m
2025
181.8 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Equity
2024
117.8 m
2025
122.1 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Shares outstanding at year end
2024
25.4 m
2025
25.2 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026derived

Cash flow · EUR

Operating cash flow
2024
31.0 m
2025
32.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Investing cash flow
2024
-21.9 m
2025
-13.7 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Financing cash flow
2024
-7.2 m
2025
-13.0 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Dividends paid
2024
7.5 m
2025
5.6 m

esef· 18 Mar 2026verified

Computed indicators

Growth

Revenue growth (YoY)
0.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Revenue CAGR 3Y
unavailable
input data missing
Revenue CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
EBIT growth (YoY)
-3.0%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Net income growth (YoY)
1.7%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Net income CAGR 3Y
unavailable
input data missing
Net income CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
EPS growth (YoY)
2.4%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
EPS CAGR 3Y
unavailable
input data missing
EPS CAGR 5Y
unavailable
input data missing
FCF growth (YoY)
unavailable
input data missing

Profitability

Gross margin
unavailable
input data missing
EBITDA margin
10.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
EBIT margin
4.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Net margin
2.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
FCF margin
unavailable
input data missing

Returns

ROE
8.8%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROA
3.5%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROIC
8.3%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROCE
9.6%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Payout ratio (EPS)
52.4%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Payout ratio (FCF)
unavailable
input data missing

Balance sheet

Net debt
50.0 m EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Net debt / EBITDA
1.4x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Debt / equity
0.7x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Interest coverage
3.7x
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Liquidity

Current ratio
1.0x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Quick ratio
1.0x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Cash ratio
0.3x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025

Cash

Operating cash flow
32.0 m EUR
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Capital expenditure
unavailable
input data missing
Free cash flow
unavailable
input data missing
FCF conversion
unavailable
input data missing
Cash conversion
87.8%
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Efficiency

Days sales outstanding
60 days
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Days inventory outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Days payables outstanding
unavailable
input data missing
Cash conversion cycle
unavailable
input data missing

Market and valuation

Market capitalisation
173.7 m EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Enterprise value
223.7 m EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Market cap / net income TTM
16.4x
computed by olivLawFY 2025
P/E (TTM)
16.4x
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Earnings yield
6.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
P/B
1.4x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
P/S
0.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/EBITDA
6.1x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/EBIT
12.5x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/Sales
0.6x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
P/FCF
unavailable
input data missing
FCF yield
unavailable
input data missing
Dividend yield
3.2%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Shareholder yield (distributions)
3.2%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025

1 indicators that do not apply to the sector.

Valuation

olivLaw classification

Neutral profile

Score: 41 / 100

A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.

Closing price

6.90 EUR

05 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series

Market cap: 173.7 m EUR

Key indicators

Market capitalisation
173.7 m EUR
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
P/E (TTM)
16.4x
computed by olivLawFY 2025
P/B
1.4x
computed by olivLawbalance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
EV/EBITDA
6.1x
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
ROE
8.8%
computed by olivLawFY 2025 · balance sheet at 31 Dec 2025
Net margin
2.9%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Revenue growth (YoY)
0.1%
computed by olivLawFY 2025
Dividend yield
3.2%
computed by olivLawFY 2025

Coverage and freshness

29/37 reporting lines present
Latest full fiscal year: 2025
Latest reported period: 31 Dec 2025
Latest balance sheet date: 31 Dec 2025
Share count (cover of the latest filing), as of: 31 Dec 2025
Source: esefpublished 18 Mar 2026
verified 59derived 3

Score by group

  • Balance sheet20
  • Valuation50
  • Quality52
  • Returns46

Estimated value range

Low
3.46
EUR per share
Mid
4.66
EUR per share
High
7.27
EUR per share
Price: 6.90 EUR
The price is within the range
Potential to the central value: -32.5% (value / price − 1)
Margin of safety: -48.0% (1 − price / value)
Agreement between methods: low · 3 methods used · 2 independent bases

The combined range = the median of the valid methods' low, central and high values; it is not a probability interval and does not cover every result. Envelope of all methods: 2.99 – 7.77 EUR.

Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.

Method ranges (EUR per share)

— — Mid · ▏ Price

Valuation methods

  • DCF (discounted cash flow)unavailable · input data missing
  • Peers: EV/EBITDA6.76 – 7.27 (Mid 6.87)
    5 companies used · median multiple 6.1x · quartiles 6.0x – 6.4x
    ANORA.HE, HARVIA.HE, HONBS.HE, ICP1V.HE, KAMUX.HE
  • Peers: P/E3.46 – 7.77 (Mid 4.66)
    23 companies used · median multiple 11.1x · quartiles 8.2x – 18.5x
    ALMA.HE, APETIT.HE, ASPO.HE, ATRAV.HE, BIOBV.HE, CAPMAN.HE, CONSTI.HE, DIGIA.HE, ELEAV.HE, ELISA.HE, ENENTO.HE, FORTUM.HE, FSECURE.HE, GLA1V.HE, GRK.HE, HARVIA.HE, ICP1V.HE, ILKKA.HE, INVEST.HE, KALMAR.HE, KAMUX.HE, KCR.HE, KEMIRA.HE
  • Dividend discount (DDM)2.99 – 4.08 (Mid 3.45)

Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)

Risk-free rate
3.0%
Equity risk premium
5.5%
Beta (default)
1.00
Cost of equity
8.5%
Terminal growth
2.0%

Factor scorecard

Neutral profile · Score 41/100

FactorValueScoreWeight used
ROIC · Quality8.3%54 (vs peers)16%
Net margin · Quality2.9%49 (vs peers)10%
FCF conversion · Qualityunavailableunavailable—
Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growthunavailableunavailable—
EPS CAGR 3Y · Growthunavailableunavailable—
Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheet1.4x14 (vs peers)16%
Interest coverage · Balance sheet3.7x34 (on a fixed band)10%
Current ratio · Balance sheet1.0x15 (on a fixed band)6%
P/E (TTM) · Valuation16.4x43 (vs peers)16%
EV/EBITDA · Valuation6.1x57 (vs peers)16%
FCF yield · Valuationunavailableunavailable—
Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returns3.2%46 (on a fixed band)10%
Payout ratio (FCF) · Returnsunavailableunavailable—

Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.

Score groups

  • Balance sheet20/100 · 3/3 factors with a value
  • Growth· partialunavailable · 0/2 factors with a value
  • Quality52/100 · 2/3 factors with a value
  • Returns· partial46/100 · 1/2 factors with a value
  • Valuation50/100 · 2/3 factors with a value

A «partial» group is computed from under half of its weight or from one factor: it is not a full assessment of the group.

Memo

Etteplan Oyj (ETTE.HE). Latest full fiscal year: 2025; data up to 2025-12-31.

Figures computed from the financial statements: revenue 361.4 m EUR in 2025; YoY growth 0.1%; net margin 2.9%; ROE 8.8%; net debt/EBITDA 1.4x.

The estimated value range is 3.46–7.27 EUR per share (median of 3 methods, agreement: low); assumptions are illustrative. Against the central value of 4.66 EUR, the price of 6.90 EUR leaves a potential of -32.5% (value / price − 1) and a margin of safety of -48.0% (1 − price / value). The range is the median of the methods' low, central and high values, not a probability interval.

olivLaw score 41/100, methodological classification: neutral profile (score, margin of safety and method agreement together; not a judgement of the right price). Groups assessed only in part: growth, returns. Not investment advice.

Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.

What supports the thesis

No signal among the computed factors. That is not an absence of risk: factors without data were not assessed, and business risks (margins, inventory, demand) are in the source-based analysis.

What contradicts it

  • Net debt / EBITDA: 1.4x
  • Current ratio: 1.0x
  • The valuation methods diverge

Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): FCF conversion, Revenue CAGR 3Y, EPS CAGR 3Y, FCF yield, Payout ratio (FCF).

Versus the vertical median

Listed companies from Finland · same country · compared with 39 companies

Multiples and returns vs the median

P/E
16.4x
vertical median 14.2x
above median (+16.1%)
EV/EBITDA
6.1x
vertical median 6.4x
at median
P/S
0.5x
vertical median 0.5x
below median (−5.7%)
P/B
1.4x
vertical median 1.5x
at median
ROE
8.8%
vertical median 7.5%
above median (+17.3%)
Net margin
2.9%
vertical median 4.9%
below median (−40.7%)
EBIT margin
4.9%
vertical median 5.3%
below median (−7.5%)
Revenue YoY
0.1%
vertical median 1.2%
below median (−90.9%)
Net debt/EBITDA
1.4x
vertical median -0.1x
above median
Dividend yield
3.2%
vertical median 4.3%
below median (−26.2%)

Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)

Companies in the vertical

Market capP/EROENet marginRevenue YoY1A / 3A
FORTUM.HEFortum Oyj20.8 bn27.28.7%15.3%−14.0%+32% / +81%
ELISA.HEElisa Oyj5.6 bn16.327.0%15.2%+3.0%−8% / −15%
KEMIRA.HEKemira Oyj2.5 bn13.610.5%6.6%−6.6%−17% / +4%
KALMAR.HEKalmar Oyj2.4 bn14.724.1%9.4%+1.2%+0% / unavailable
KCR.HEKonecranes Oyj2.2 bn5.620.3%9.5%−0.9%−4% / +134%
EXEL.HEExel Composites Oyj1.8 bn—-18.5%-5.3%+3.6%+163% / +74%
BITTI.HEBittium Oyj1.2 bn55.817.5%17.9%+40.1%+73% / +603%
ALMA.HEAlma Media Oyj1.2 bn21.223.0%16.9%+4.6%+9% / +57%
FIA1S.HEFinnair Oyj927.4 m50.42.9%0.6%+1.9%+54% / +22%
GRK.HEGRK Infra Oyj788.5 m18.327.8%4.9%+19.7%+52% / unavailable
HARVIA.HEHarvia Oyj768.7 m29.321.0%13.3%+13.5%−1% / +64%
ATRAV.HEAtria Oyj451.7 m11.19.8%2.2%+3.3%+13% / +57%
ANORA.HEAnora Group Oyj317.6 m57.81.4%0.8%−4.9%+26% / +11%
CAPMAN.HECapMan Oyj300.2 m23.16.8%20.9%+9.4%−8% / −20%
ICP1V.HEIncap Oyj261.0 m18.710.4%6.5%−6.7%−3% / +37%
FSECURE.HEF-Secure Oyj243.7 m10.943.4%15.3%−0.4%−17% / −23%
ASPO.HEAspo Oyj219.4 m9.315.4%5.0%+2.1%+2% / +9%
ETTE.HEEtteplan Oyj173.7 m16.48.8%2.9%+0.1%−27% / −51%
DIGIA.HEDigia Oyj131.6 m10.514.5%5.9%+5.5%−16% / −12%
ILKKA.HEIlkka Oyj93.8 m8.16.2%30.8%+22.6%+0% / +21%
CONSTI.HEConsti Oyj77.4 m11.615.3%2.0%+2.9%−8% / −6%
APETIT.HEApetit Oyj75.6 m8.48.2%5.4%+3.1%−14% / −3%
ESENSE.HEEnersense International Oyj74.9 m74.73.1%0.4%−27.7%+12% / +9%
CTH1V.HEComponenta Oyj66.1 m324.00.8%0.2%−4.6%+49% / +182%
KAMUX.HEKamux Oyj47.4 m10.34.2%0.5%+0.8%−40% / −77%

1- and 3-year price returns: for ETTE.HE from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.

olivLaw engine forecast

The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.

The engine has no published run for this company yet.

Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)

Illustrative scenarios

Illustrative: not forecasts and without probabilities. Each case is one coherent set of assumptions, computed on today's figures.

Bear
Allowed range: -50 … 50%
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Base
Allowed range: -50 … 50%
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Bull
Allowed range: -50 … 50%
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Nothing is saved.

Estimated price (EUR)

Estimated priceBearBaseBull
1 years
3.90
Total return -41% · Per year -41%
6.91
Total return 3% · Per year 3%
10.43
Total return 55% · Per year 55%
3 years
3.46
Total return -43% · Per year -17%
6.92
Total return 10% · Per year 3%
11.52
Total return 79% · Per year 21%
5 years
3.07
Total return -45% · Per year -11%
6.94
Total return 17% · Per year 3%
12.73
Total return 106% · Per year 16%
What moves the 3-year price the most
  • Exit P/E± 1.73
  • Net margin± 1.21
  • Annual revenue growth± 1.04
  • Annual dilution± 0.10

AI analysis

AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.

In brief

Etteplan Oyj is a Finnish engineering services and digital solutions company serving industrial manufacturers, and its operating performance is tracked through EBITA, a measure that excludes amortization of acquired assets. The annual report for 2025 shows EBITA of 24.2 million EUR, slightly down from the prior year, which makes the organic growth trend worth examining.

SWOT

Strengths

  • Presence in several European countries and in the USA, which diversifies geographic exposure.
  • Clear strategy of growing Managed Services, which could stabilize profitability.
  • Detailed reporting of organic growth and currency effects, which increases transparency.

Weaknesses

  • Reported operating profit is well below EBITA because of amortization of acquisitions.
  • Dependence on engineering projects makes revenue sensitive to clients' investment cycle.
  • Estimates used for part of the emissions data introduce uncertainty into the sustainability reporting.

Opportunities

  • Digitalization of industrial production could open new engineering service projects.
  • Growth in Managed Services could improve margins and revenue predictability.
  • Climate-related opportunities identified in the materiality analysis could extend the portfolio.

Threats

  • A slowdown in industrial investment could postpone new projects.
  • Clients could take projects in-house or outsource them to global providers.
  • Currency fluctuations could affect results reported in euro.

Risks

  • Industrial investment cyclehigh

    If clients postpone investment, the volume of engineering projects could fall and affect organic growth.

  • Amortization of acquired assetsmedium

    Amortization from acquisitions reduces reported operating profit and could become a burden if acquisitions continue.

  • Currency exposuremedium

    Activity in several currencies could produce exchange effects that differ from growth in comparable currencies.

  • Quality of sustainability datalow

    Estimates for value chain emissions introduce uncertainty, which could limit comparability between years.

  • Concentration on key clientsmedium

    Dependence on major accounts could expose revenue to the loss of a large client.

Investment thesis

What would need to be true (bull case)

  • If the share of Managed Services keeps growing, profitability could become more stable and predictable.
  • Digitalization of industrial production could support demand for the company's engineering services.
  • Presence in several countries could reduce dependence on a single market.

What would break the thesis

  • If industrial investment slows, new projects could be postponed and organic growth could weaken.
  • Acquisition amortization could keep reducing reported profit, while EBITA remains the main indicator.
  • Competition from global providers and clients' internal departments could pressure margins.

What to watch

  • Trend in organic revenue growthQ1 2027
  • Share of Managed Services in revenue2027
  • Gap between EBITA and reported operating profitnext 10-K
  • Quality and completeness of value chain emissions data2027

Products, market & competition

AI-generatedAI-generated analysis (Claude) from cited public sources; it may contain errors. Not investment advice. As of 27 Oct 2026 · Model: claude-haiku-5-5.

The business

Etteplan provides product engineering, technical documentation and digital solutions to industrial clients, with operations in Finland, Sweden, China, the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Denmark and the USA. The company measures its strategy through the share of revenue from Managed Services, where the customer pays for results rather than resources. The 2025 annual report also includes a sustainability statement under ESRS standards covering the entire value chain.

The business model is a technology services model without its own manufacturing, which is reflected in the materiality analysis: the topic of workers in the value chain was removed as a material topic for 2025. Profitability depends on the mix of projects and continuous services, while recent acquisitions add significant amortization.

Reporting separates organic growth, acquisition-driven growth and growth in comparable currencies, to isolate the effect of underlying activity from the integration of acquired companies. These indicators help judge whether the growth strategy depends on acquisitions or on the core business.

Segments

Engineering and digital solutions

The main segment covers product development, automation and technical documentation for industrial clients. The share of Managed Services in revenue is the key indicator of the strategy, as it supports more stable profitability.

Managed and continuous services

This segment combines projects and continuous services in which the customer pays for results. If the share of these services grows, profitability could become more predictable, though the report does not give a detailed breakdown by segment.

Market context

The industrial engineering services market in Northern and Central Europe is concentrated on clients in manufacturing, electronics and equipment. Demand depends on the industrial investment cycle and the digitalization of production, and the annual report does not quantify the market size.

The company operates in several countries, which diversifies geographic exposure but also makes it sensitive to exchange rates, given that it reports in euro. The currency effect is separated in the growth indicators of the report.

Trends

  • Digitalization of industrial productiontailwind

    Demand for automation and digital solutions in industry could support engineering projects. The effect depends on clients' investment budgets.

  • Shift toward managed service modelstailwind

    Clients who pay for results could provide more predictable revenue and more stable margins, in line with the company's stated strategy.

  • Industrial investment cycleheadwind

    If industrial investment slows, new engineering projects could be postponed, which would pressure organic growth.

  • Cost of acquisition amortizationmixed

    Amortization of acquired assets reduces reported operating profit but does not affect EBITA. The gap between the two measures remains relevant for investors.

Competitive position

Etteplan competes with engineering and technical consulting firms, as well as with service divisions of equipment makers. The annual report does not name direct competitors, so the list below is indicative.

The stated competitive advantage rests on technical expertise across several countries and the ability to deliver integrated projects. Competitive pressure could increase if clients prefer global providers with broader services.

  • Global engineering and technical consulting firms

    Compete for product engineering projects in industry. The list is not exhaustive and does not come from the company's report.

  • Regional engineering services providers

    Compete locally, especially in Northern and Central Europe, for medium-sized contracts.

  • Clients' internal engineering departments

    Clients may take projects in-house, an alternative that could limit the volume outsourced.

  • Industrial software providers

    Compete on the digital component, where standardized solutions could reduce demand for customized services.

News & filings

In the press

No news in our archive over the last 180 days.

Annual reports (ESEF)

Sources

  1. [1] Annual report, fiscal year ended 2025-12-31 (ESEF) · SEC / Etteplan Oyj · 31 Dec 2025

Figures computed by olivLaw from ESEF annual reports and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.