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Gyldendal ASAOB:GYL Stock Report

Market Cap NOK 945.9m
Share Price
NOK 410.00
NOK 2.93k
86.0% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y5.1%
7D-4.7%
1D
Portfolio Value
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Gyldendal ASA

OB:GYL Stock Report

Market Cap: NOK 945.9m

Gyldendal (GYL) Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the publishing and distribution of books in Norway. More details

GYL fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends3/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Gyldendal
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceNOK 410.00
52 Week HighNOK 500.00
52 Week LowNOK 390.00
Beta0.25
1 Month Change-3.76%
3 Month Change-12.77%
1 Year Change5.13%
3 Year Change-26.13%
5 Year Change-26.13%
Change since IPO331.58%

Recent News & Updates

Analysis Article Mar 28

We Think Gyldendal's (OB:GYL) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Gyldendal ASA ( OB:GYL ) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. Our analysis suggests...
Analysis Article Jan 23

Gyldendal ASA's (OB:GYL) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.4x in the Specialty Retail industry in Norway, you could be...

Recent updates

Analysis Article Mar 28

We Think Gyldendal's (OB:GYL) Profit Is Only A Baseline For What They Can Achieve

Gyldendal ASA ( OB:GYL ) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. Our analysis suggests...
Analysis Article Jan 23

Gyldendal ASA's (OB:GYL) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.4x in the Specialty Retail industry in Norway, you could be...
Analysis Article Dec 19

We Think Gyldendal (OB:GYL) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Aug 09

Subdued Growth No Barrier To Gyldendal ASA's (OB:GYL) Price

It's not a stretch to say that Gyldendal ASA's ( OB:GYL ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x right now seems quite...
Analysis Article Jun 11

Gyldendal ASA's (OB:GYL) CEO Might Not Expect Shareholders To Be So Generous This Year

Key Insights Gyldendal will host its Annual General Meeting on 17th of June Total pay for CEO John Thuv includes...
Analysis Article Mar 30

Gyldendal's (OB:GYL) Solid Earnings Are Supported By Other Strong Factors

Even though Gyldendal ASA's ( OB:GYL ) recent earnings release was robust, the market didn't seem to notice. We think...
Analysis Article Feb 19

Getting In Cheap On Gyldendal ASA (OB:GYL) Is Unlikely

There wouldn't be many who think Gyldendal ASA's ( OB:GYL ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x is worth a mention...
Analysis Article Jul 22

The Market Doesn't Like What It Sees From Gyldendal ASA's (OB:GYL) Revenues Yet

You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.4x Gyldendal ASA ( OB:GYL ) is a stock worth checking...
Analysis Article May 11

Investors Met With Slowing Returns on Capital At Gyldendal (OB:GYL)

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? In a...
Analysis Article Feb 11

Shareholders Of Gyldendal (OB:GYL) Must Be Happy With Their 142% Total Return

When you buy a stock there is always a possibility that it could drop 100%. But on a lighter note, a good company can...
Analysis Article Jan 24

Here's Why We Think Gyldendal's (OB:GYL) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative

Broadly speaking, profitable businesses are less risky than unprofitable ones. Having said that, sometimes statutory...
Analysis Article Jan 07

The Returns At Gyldendal (OB:GYL) Provide Us With Signs Of What's To Come

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Firstly, we'd...
Analysis Article Dec 04

What Can We Learn About Gyldendal's (OB:GYL) CEO Compensation?

John Thuv is the CEO of Gyldendal ASA ( OB:GYL ), and in this article, we analyze the executive's compensation package...
Analysis Article Nov 19

Gyldendal ASA's (OB:GYL) Financials Are Too Obscure To Link With Current Share Price Momentum: What's In Store For the Stock?

Gyldendal (OB:GYL) has had a great run on the share market with its stock up by a significant 11% over the last week...

Shareholder Returns

GYLNO Specialty RetailNO Market
7D-4.7%4.7%-0.2%
1Y5.1%-17.8%22.4%

Return vs Industry: GYL exceeded the Norwegian Specialty Retail industry which returned -17.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GYL underperformed the Norwegian Market which returned 22.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GYL's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GYL volatility
GYL Average Weekly Movement5.8%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement5.2%
Market Average Movement5.6%
10% most volatile stocks in NO Market12.0%
10% least volatile stocks in NO Market3.3%

Stable Share Price: GYL has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Norwegian market.

Volatility Over Time: GYL's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19251,526John Thuvwww.gyldendalasa.no

Gyldendal ASA, through its subsidiaries, engages in the publishing and distribution of books in Norway. It also produces and develops knowledge, stories, and entertainment in various formats, channels, and services, including a range of content for children and adults in the general market, as well as for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and the student and professional market. In addition, the company markets, distributes, and sells content in various formats and other goods, such as ARK, Fabel, Bokklubbene and Forlagsentralen.

Gyldendal ASA Fundamentals Summary

How do Gyldendal's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GYL fundamental statistics
Market capNOK 945.92m
Earnings (TTM)NOK 81.27m
Revenue (TTM)NOK 2.92b
11.6x
P/E Ratio
0.3x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GYL income statement (TTM)
RevenueNOK 2.92b
Cost of RevenueNOK 1.22b
Gross ProfitNOK 1.69b
Other ExpensesNOK 1.61b
EarningsNOK 81.27m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)35.22
Gross Margin58.09%
Net Profit Margin2.79%
Debt/Equity Ratio0.8%

How did GYL perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

2.0%
Current Dividend Yield
23%
Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/26 17:31
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Gyldendal ASA is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.