Fortnox develops and sells software in the administration segment for small and medium sized enterprises. The company offers software for bookkeeping, CRM, archiving, invoicing, orders, time reports, webshops and client management. Through its cloud-based solution, customers can access the software and their data from any place at any time. Revenues are generated through a subscription-based model, where customers pay per system and per active user. Due to small variable costs whenever a new customer is acquired, the business model is highly scalable, giving Fortnox the potential to reach higher margins.
Many small companies in Sweden have not yet utilized the digital transformation. While Fortnox has historically had rapid growth, there is still a domestic market to grow in. Also, we see that the company has a strong competitive offering that eventually could be expanded to other markets. Two other segments that Fortnox has recently made investments in are finance and insurance. We find these segments to be interesting areas in which to expand the current customer base. This could pay off in the future, both in terms of profitability and having a fully covered offering - i.e. stickiness.
We see two major risks for Fortnox. 1) Increased competition due to a highly profitable, growing market. This could affect prices, customer growth, as well as the current customer base. 2) Expansion into the new verticals might not pay off. There is a risk that Fortnox’s investments into finance and insurance may not pay off as anticipated, mainly due to expansion outside the company’s key area.
