Has the Norwegian Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Investors are pessimistic on the Norwegian Chemicals industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically. The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 10.0x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 20.3x. The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.67x.

Which industries have driven the changes within the Norwegian Materials industry?

Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 73.7x. Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 65.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 74.1% per year.

Norwegian (OSEAX) Chemicals Industry Analysis

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Thu, 23 Jul 2026	NOK 145.6b	NOK 192.4b	NOK 14.6b	41.8x	10x	0.8x
Sat, 20 Jun 2026	NOK 145.7b	NOK 190.4b	NOK 13.8b	26.4x	10.5x	0.8x
Mon, 18 May 2026	NOK 165.8b	NOK 184.0b	NOK 13.3b	26.3x	12.5x	0.9x
Wed, 15 Apr 2026	NOK 179.3b	NOK 181.0b	NOK 13.2b	28.5x	13.6x	1x
Fri, 13 Mar 2026	NOK 183.0b	NOK 185.1b	NOK 13.5b	27.6x	13.5x	1x
Sun, 08 Feb 2026	NOK 156.3b	NOK 179.7b	NOK 7.5b	27.8x	20.7x	0.9x
Tue, 06 Jan 2026	NOK 149.8b	NOK 185.3b	NOK 8.0b	23.5x	18.7x	0.8x
Thu, 04 Dec 2025	NOK 138.6b	NOK 185.9b	NOK 8.0b	22.9x	17.2x	0.7x
Sat, 01 Nov 2025	NOK 135.3b	NOK 186.6b	NOK 8.1b	23.1x	16.8x	0.7x
Mon, 29 Sep 2025	NOK 135.9b	NOK 179.6b	NOK 7.9b	21.7x	17.2x	0.8x
Wed, 27 Aug 2025	NOK 139.5b	NOK 182.0b	NOK 8.0b	23.5x	17.4x	0.8x
Fri, 25 Jul 2025	NOK 141.2b	NOK 182.0b	NOK 8.0b	22.2x	17.7x	0.8x
Sun, 22 Jun 2025	NOK 138.5b	NOK 177.9b	NOK 5.2b	21.6x	26.4x	0.8x
Tue, 20 May 2025	NOK 128.9b	NOK 180.6b	NOK 5.3b	21.2x	24.3x	0.7x
Thu, 17 Apr 2025	NOK 113.4b	NOK 182.4b	NOK 2.3b	20.1x	49x	0.6x
Sat, 15 Mar 2025	NOK 121.9b	NOK 182.2b	NOK 2.3b	21x	52.2x	0.7x
Mon, 10 Feb 2025	NOK 119.7b	NOK 207.6b	NOK 478.4m	304.1x	250.2x	0.6x
Wed, 08 Jan 2025	NOK 114.6b	NOK 209.3b	NOK 6.5b	22.3x	17.7x	0.5x
Fri, 06 Dec 2024	NOK 119.0b	NOK 205.4b	NOK 6.2b	22.7x	19.1x	0.6x
Sun, 03 Nov 2024	NOK 121.6b	NOK 205.9b	NOK 6.2b	23.2x	19.6x	0.6x
Tue, 01 Oct 2024	NOK 125.3b	NOK 201.0b	NOK 2.4b	27.7x	52.7x	0.6x
Thu, 29 Aug 2024	NOK 116.5b	NOK 200.2b	NOK 2.4b	26x	49.2x	0.6x
Sat, 27 Jul 2024	NOK 120.5b	NOK 207.9b	NOK 2.5b	25.3x	47.4x	0.6x
Mon, 24 Jun 2024	NOK 116.5b	NOK 206.3b	-NOK 1,512,760,434.99	23.7x	-77x	0.6x
Wed, 22 May 2024	NOK 125.0b	NOK 207.9b	-NOK 1,531,000,177.52	23.8x	-81.6x	0.6x
Fri, 19 Apr 2024	NOK 125.7b	NOK 223.7b	-NOK 468,305,360.04	92.2x	-268.4x	0.6x
Sun, 17 Mar 2024	NOK 125.3b	NOK 218.5b	NOK 920.3m	167x	136.2x	0.6x
Tue, 13 Feb 2024	NOK 130.7b	NOK 216.5b	NOK 887.7m	183.5x	147.2x	0.6x
Thu, 11 Jan 2024	NOK 131.1b	NOK 236.8b	NOK 7.5b	15.2x	17.4x	0.6x
Sat, 09 Dec 2023	NOK 130.4b	NOK 246.9b	NOK 7.8b	14.7x	16.7x	0.5x
Mon, 06 Nov 2023	NOK 130.3b	NOK 249.3b	NOK 8.1b	15.7x	16x	0.5x
Wed, 04 Oct 2023	NOK 142.3b	NOK 273.8b	NOK 15.9b	13.2x	9x	0.5x
Fri, 01 Sep 2023	NOK 140.1b	NOK 270.3b	NOK 15.7b	13x	8.9x	0.5x
Sun, 30 Jul 2023	NOK 150.7b	NOK 260.4b	NOK 15.5b	14.1x	9.8x	0.6x


NO Market	0.40%
Materials	-4.64%
Chemicals	-4.10%
Specialty Chemicals	3.56%
Commodity Chemicals	3.46%
Industrial Gases	0%	0
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals	-6.18%

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
BRG Borregaard	NOK 162.60	7.4% +NOK 1.1b	-17.3%	PE95.9x
BEWI BEWI	NOK 18.46	2.2% +NOK 94.6m	-20.3%	PS0.5x
TEKNA Tekna Holding	NOK 4.25	9.0% +NOK 79.6m	-14.1%	PS3.8x

Announcement • Jul 21

Desert Control Applies Liquid Natural Clay To Romaine Lettuce Yield Trial In Salinas Valley

Desert Control’s Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) was applied to a 6-row trial block at a commercial lettuce operation in California’s Salinas Valley. Liquid Natural Clay (“LNC”) was applied to 6 rows (1 acre) of romaine lettuce located in California’s Salinas Valley and compared against an untreated control (“UTC”) group. Results after one growing season showed a nearly 30% increase in boxes per acre and a 33% increase in Water Use Efficiency. LNC is an OMRI-listed organic soil amendment that uses exfoliated clay platelets in a liquid suspension to improve soil structure. Because it is applied directly through the growers’ existing irrigation systems, LNC delivers sustained results without requiring mechanical soil disruption or changes to current farming operations. Once applied, LNC increases the reactive surface area within soil macropores, slowing the percolation of water and extending its residence times in the root zone. This allows the plant to uptake a significantly higher proportion of applied water and nutrients. The field trial was conducted in the Salinas Valley of California during the spring 2026 growing season. The trial focused on commercial romaine lettuce production. The experimental design consisted of a side-by-side field comparison: Treatment Plot: One acre of commercial romaine lettuce treated with Liquid Natural Clay (LNC). Control Plot: One acre of commercial romaine lettuce grown under standard historical grower practices, serving as the untreated control group. Prior to the trial, a 0-to-6-inch soil sample from the specific trial block was collected and analyzed by Midwest Laboratories (March 31, 2026). The analysis confirmed a light-textured sandy loam soil profile characterized by rapid drainage, low organic matter, and limited native buffering capacity. The treatment utilized was a proprietary formulation of Liquid Natural Clay (LNC) developed by Desert Control, designed to permanently or semi-permanently alter the water- and nutrient-holding behavior of light soils. The application occurred in April 2026 shortly after the beginning of the vegetative growing season. The treatment was executed as a vendor-applied service by Desert Control, requiring no additional operational labor from the grower. LNC was delivered through the field's existing drip tape irrigation infrastructure. Both the treated and untreated plots were harvested simultaneously on May 19, 2026. The primary agronomic metric evaluated was yield volume (measured in standard harvest boxes per acre) and average carton weight. The data indicates that the LNC application significantly improved the productive output of the historically weak ground. The primary driver of the yield increase was total volume (number of mature, harvestable heads) rather than an increase of individual carton weights, as box weights remained virtually identical between the two plots. Untreated Control (UTC) Acre: Total Yield 329 boxes, Average Box Weight 17.7 lbs. LNC-Treated Acre: Total Yield 427 boxes, Average Box Weight 17.8 lbs. Net Change: +98 boxes, +0.1 lbs. Percentage Change: +29.8%, +0.56%. The application of LNC in this trial is considered highly successful. By generating a 29.8% increase in total harvestable yield an additional 98 boxes per acre without compromising individual carton weight or requiring additional grower inputs, LNC met the primary objective of enhancing productive output on historically underperforming sandy loam soils. Water Use Efficiency (WUE) is a useful tool in comparing yields per unit of applied water, expressed in tons of yield per acre foot (AF) of water. The LNC-treated and control plots each received 0.57-acre feet per acre (AF/ac) of irrigation, and 1.2” of rainfall over the growing season. This converts to 8.04 inches per acre or 0.67 AF/ac of total water applied. Table 4 shows a WUE of 4.3 tons of yield per acre foot of applied water for the untreated control group, while the LNC group has a calculated WUE of 5.7 tons/AF. This represents a 33% increase in yield per AF of applied water. The Spring 2026 Romaine lettuce trial in California’s Salinas Valley demonstrates that LNC is a highly viable solution for mitigating the compounding challenges of sandy soils and severe water scarcity in commercial agriculture. LNC treatment generated a nearly 30% increase in harvestable romaine lettuce yield and significantly improved overall Water Use Efficiency without requiring additional grower labor or water inputs. Furthermore, this enhanced water-holding capacity acted as a critical agronomic buffer against late-season water stress, preserving crop quality during a delayed dry-down harvest.

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