NORSKE SKOG ASA (NSKOG.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - OSL:NSKOG - NO0010861115 - Common Stock
14.78 NOK
-0.2 (-1.34%)
NSKOG gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 11 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. NSKOG may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. NSKOG has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
NSKOG had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year NSKOG has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: NSKOG reported negative net income in multiple years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: NSKOG reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
NSKOG has a Return On Assets of -2.98%. This is in the lower half of the industry: NSKOG underperforms 63.64% of its industry peers.
NSKOG has a worse Return On Equity (-7.13%) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
NSKOG has a Return On Invested Capital (2.51%) which is in line with its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for NSKOG is above the industry average of 5.30%.
The 3 year average ROIC (7.92%) for NSKOG is well above the current ROIC(2.51%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -2.98% | ||
| ROE | -7.13% | ||
| ROIC | 2.51% |
ROA(3y)6.63%
ROA(5y)-1.66%
ROE(3y)15.08%
ROE(5y)-4.97%
ROIC(3y)7.92%
ROIC(5y)5.72%
1.3 Margins
The Operating Margin of NSKOG (3.45%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
NSKOG's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
NSKOG has a Gross Margin (34.35%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
NSKOG's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.45% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 34.35% |
OM growth 3Y-10.16%
OM growth 5Y-29.15%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y5.45%
GM growth 5Y0.52%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
NSKOG has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
NSKOG has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
NSKOG has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.68, we must say that NSKOG is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of NSKOG (0.68) is worse than 81.82% of its industry peers.
NSKOG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.79. This is a neutral value indicating NSKOG is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
NSKOG has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.79) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.79 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.68 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.39 indicates that NSKOG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
NSKOG has a Current ratio (1.39) which is in line with its industry peers.
NSKOG has a Quick Ratio of 1.39. This is a bad value and indicates that NSKOG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.78, NSKOG is doing worse than 63.64% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for NSKOG have decreased strongly by -114.57% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, NSKOG shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -78.63% in the last year.
The Revenue for NSKOG have been decreasing by -29.57% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y (TTM)-114.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-24.41%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-78.63%
Revenue growth 3Y-40.12%
Revenue growth 5Y-29.57%
Sales Q2Q%-16.21%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, NSKOG will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 29.13% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.58% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y71.1%
EPS Next 2Y29.75%
EPS Next 3Y29.13%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.94%
Revenue Next 2Y2.26%
Revenue Next 3Y3.58%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for NSKOG. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Also next year NSKOG is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
NSKOG's earnings are expected to grow with 29.13% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y29.75%
EPS Next 3Y29.13%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
NSKOG has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.65%.
The stock price of NSKOG dropped by -36.97% in the last 3 months. With lower prices the dividend yield is higher, but it may be a sign investors do not trust the long term dividend.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.98, NSKOG has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
Compared to the average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.39, NSKOG is paying slightly less dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.65% |
5.2 History
The dividend of NSKOG decreases each year by -52.50%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-52.5%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DP0%
EPS Next 2Y29.75%
EPS Next 3Y29.13%
OSL:NSKOG (11/5/2025, 3:53:20 PM)
14.78
-0.2 (-1.34%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners19.35%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners20.61%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.25B
Revenue(TTM)2.11B
Net Income(TTM)-419000000
Analysts81.82
Price Target23.97 (62.18%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.65% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)-52.5%
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)57.45%
Min EPS beat(2)21.1%
Max EPS beat(2)93.79%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-914.62%
Min EPS beat(4)-3470.39%
Max EPS beat(4)93.79%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)317.06%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)198.35%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)178.71%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-12.57%
Min Revenue beat(2)-23.8%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.34%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-14.55%
Min Revenue beat(4)-23.8%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.34%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-15.04%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-12.79%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-9.38%
PT rev (1m)-18.97%
PT rev (3m)-18.97%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-87.5%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-87.5%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-270.76%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.98%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.98%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.05%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.12 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | 0.21 | ||
| P/tB | 0.21 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
EPS(TTM)-0.64
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.48
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-3.87
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-1.71
OCFYN/A
SpS118.46
BVpS69.27
TBVpS69.04
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -2.98% | ||
| ROE | -7.13% | ||
| ROCE | 3.02% | ||
| ROIC | 2.51% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.78% | ||
| ROICexgc | 2.78% | ||
| OM | 3.45% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 34.35% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)6.63%
ROA(5y)-1.66%
ROE(3y)15.08%
ROE(5y)-4.97%
ROIC(3y)7.92%
ROIC(5y)5.72%
ROICexc(3y)10.51%
ROICexc(5y)7.52%
ROICexgc(3y)10.53%
ROICexgc(5y)7.54%
ROCE(3y)9.55%
ROCE(5y)6.89%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-56.9%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-53.47%
ROICexc growth 3Y-56.85%
ROICexc growth 5Y-53.43%
OM growth 3Y-10.16%
OM growth 5Y-29.15%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y5.45%
GM growth 5Y0.52%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.71
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.79 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | N/A | ||
| Cap/Depr | N/A | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.82% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 7.08 | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.68 |
F-Score2
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-114.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-24.41%
EPS Next Y71.1%
EPS Next 2Y29.75%
EPS Next 3Y29.13%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-78.63%
Revenue growth 3Y-40.12%
Revenue growth 5Y-29.57%
Sales Q2Q%-16.21%
Revenue Next Year-8.94%
Revenue Next 2Y2.26%
Revenue Next 3Y3.58%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-68.71%
EBIT growth 3Y-46.21%
EBIT growth 5Y-50.1%
EBIT Next Year816.5%
EBIT Next 3Y112.07%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y36.06%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-106.73%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
NORSKE SKOG ASA / NSKOG.OL FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for NSKOG stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to NSKOG.OL.
What is the valuation status for NSKOG stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to NORSKE SKOG ASA (NSKOG.OL). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of NSKOG stock?
NORSKE SKOG ASA (NSKOG.OL) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for NSKOG stock?
The dividend rating of NORSKE SKOG ASA (NSKOG.OL) is 2 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.