Norske Skog ASA

OB:NSKOG Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 2.1b

Norske Skog Past Earnings Performance

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Norske Skog has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.9%, while the Forestry industry saw earnings growing at 8.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3% per year. Norske Skog's return on equity is 4%, and it has net margins of 2.2%.

Key information

5.9%

Earnings growth rate

4.3%

EPS growth rate

Forestry Industry Growth16.1%
Revenue growth rate3.0%
Return on equity4.0%
Net Margin2.2%
Next Earnings Update07 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Oct 28
Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Recent updates

Market Cool On Norske Skog ASA's (OB:NSKOG) Earnings Pushing Shares 25% Lower

Nov 19
Market Cool On Norske Skog ASA's (OB:NSKOG) Earnings Pushing Shares 25% Lower

Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Oct 28
Norske Skog's (OB:NSKOG) Problems Go Beyond Weak Profit

Is Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) A Risky Investment?

Sep 09
Is Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) A Risky Investment?

Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Jul 19
Norske Skog ASA (OB:NSKOG) Just Released Its Second-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Feb 16
Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Is Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) A Risky Investment?

May 26
Is Norske Skog (OB:NSKOG) A Risky Investment?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Norske Skog makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

OB:NSKOG Revenue, expenses and earnings (NOK Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2410,9972463,3250
30 Jun 2410,7735333,2900
31 Mar 2411,1663343,2860
31 Dec 2311,7864813,2320
30 Sep 2312,7811,0643,2580
30 Jun 2313,6799193,2540
31 Mar 2314,3821,8083,2680
31 Dec 2214,5372,5723,2980
30 Sep 2213,6691,9073,1770
30 Jun 2212,6591,3163,1170
31 Mar 2211,021263,0290
31 Dec 219,849-3632,9620
30 Sep 219,270-2,1252,9670
30 Jun 218,912-1,6122,9110
31 Mar 218,742-1,3162,8930
31 Dec 209,173-1,8842,9440
30 Sep 209,793-6803,0390
30 Jun 2010,6454273,1500
31 Mar 2011,7891,5173,2140
31 Dec 1912,2002,0443,2120
30 Sep 1912,5012,5113,2080
30 Jun 1912,7062,4993,2150
31 Mar 1912,4871,5733,2060
31 Dec 1812,4281,5253,2200
31 Dec 1711,527-3,5513,0420
31 Dec 1611,852-9723,0560
31 Dec 159,540-1,1302,5400

Quality Earnings: NSKOG has a large one-off gain of NOK538.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: NSKOG's current net profit margins (2.2%) are lower than last year (8.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: NSKOG's earnings have grown by 5.9% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: NSKOG's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: NSKOG had negative earnings growth (-76.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Forestry industry average (-34.1%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: NSKOG's Return on Equity (4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 10:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Norske Skog ASA is covered by 2 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Johannes GrunseliusDNB Markets
Kenneth SivertsenPareto Securities