Kentima Holding
Kentima Holding AB is a Swedish industrial technology group organized around Kentima AB and Kentima Control R&D AB. The company develops and sells proprietary automation and security products, including HMI/SCADA software, operator panels, industrial computers, video management software, and customized control systems.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2021–2025
Business
Share of revenueProprietary automation and security hardware/software sold through Kentima AB.
Customer-specific control systems developed by Kentima Control R&D AB.
Training, accessories, options, and consulting time tied to product sales.
Customers
Kentima sells mainly through system integrators, installers, consultants, OEMs, and end customers. Its products are used in automation and security applications, where buyers need software and hardware that can be integrated into larger control or surveillance environments.
Buy HMI/SCADA, operator hardware, and video/security software for project delivery.
Specify and install Kentima solutions in automation and security projects.
Use Kentima's proprietary products or subsystems in their own equipment and systems.
Purchase directly for operational control, monitoring, and security applications.
Strategy
Kentima's strategy is built around proprietary product development, channel-led sales, and a broader partner network. The company also emphasizes expanding sales capacity while continuing to invest in software and hardware that serve automation and security customers.
The channel model gives Kentima access to more projects without building a large direct-sales footprint.
More sales capacity can convert the installed product base and partner network into higher order intake.
Own software and hardware help differentiate the company against larger competitors.
Geography
Kentima is headquartered in Staffanstorp, Sweden, with regional offices in Gothenburg, Stockholm, and Karlskrona. The company develops and manufactures in Sweden, while sales reach a mix of Nordic and wider European markets as well as selected export markets such as Taiwan.
Risks
Kentima depends on continued demand from automation and security projects, where order timing can be uneven and customer decisions can be delayed. The business also relies on a partner/channel model and on continued product differentiation, which creates execution risk if competitors offer broader platforms or if channel relationships weaken.
- Channel concentrationImpact: HighLikelihood: Low
A large share of sales flows through system integrators, installers, and consultants.
Exposure: Partner network and OEM channel
- Competitive pressureImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
Automation and security markets include larger vendors with broader product portfolios.
Exposure - Project timing and demand volatilityImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
Customer orders can shift between quarters depending on project schedules.
Exposure: Customized control systems and end-customer projects
- Foreign market exposureImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
Sales extend beyond Sweden into Europe and Taiwan, adding currency and market risk.
Exposure: Export markets
Accounting
Judgemental itemsProduct sales, training, and consulting may be recognized at different points in time.
Impact: Can shift reported revenue between quarters
Product development is central to the business and may create intangible assets.
Impact: Affects operating expense, amortization, and impairment risk
Order timing and project delivery can vary materially by quarter.
Impact: Can distort short-term margin and growth trends
Operator panels, industrial computers, and related hardware require stock management.
Impact: Can affect gross profit through write-downs or mix changes
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Last updated: 24/09/2026