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    Is AcadeMedia's (OM:ACAD) Higher SEK 2.25 Dividend Reframing Its Capital Return Priorities?

    Simply Wall St·12/10/2025 22:19:55
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    • At its AGM held on 26 November 2025, AcadeMedia AB (publ) approved a dividend of SEK 2.25 per share for the 2024/25 financial year, with a record date of 28 November and payment scheduled for 3 December through Euroclear Sweden AB.
    • This higher cash distribution signals management’s confidence in the group’s cash generation and capital allocation priorities across its growing education portfolio.
    • Next, we’ll explore how this higher SEK 2.25 per-share dividend shapes AcadeMedia’s investment narrative around earnings growth and capital returns.

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    AcadeMedia Investment Narrative Recap

    To own AcadeMedia, you need to believe that demand for high quality, publicly funded education and lifelong learning will support steady earnings and disciplined capital returns despite political and demographic headwinds. The AGM’s approval of a higher SEK 2.25 dividend per share underlines current cash generation but does not materially change the near term balance between regulatory risk in Sweden and the earnings contribution from Adult Education.

    The most relevant context for this dividend decision is the recent full year 2024/25 report, where AcadeMedia reported SEK 19,021m in sales and SEK 821m in net income, supporting EPS of SEK 8.14. That earnings base, alongside refinancing of SEK 1,660m of loans out to 2028, provides some flexibility for continued cash returns while the group pursues international preschool expansion as a key growth catalyst.

    However, against this backdrop of rising dividends, investors should be aware that...

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    AcadeMedia's narrative projects SEK21.9 billion in revenue and SEK1.2 billion in earnings by 2028.

    Uncover how AcadeMedia's forecasts yield a SEK115.00 fair value, a 17% upside to its current price.

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    Two fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span from SEK 115 to about SEK 150 per share, underscoring how differently individual investors view AcadeMedia’s prospects. When you weigh those ranges against the ongoing political and regulatory scrutiny in Sweden, it becomes even more important to compare several viewpoints before forming a view on the company’s longer term performance.

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