Margins and profitability in activities of excursion and event organisers

Revenue and operating profit

Revenue per employee is calculated on the 35 of 39 companies that report an employee count, as the median of the ratio within each company.

Median, not mean. A mean would be pulled up by the largest companies in the industry, and would say little about a typical one.

What companies in the industry earned

One tenth of companies fell below -13.5 %, and one tenth above 14.5 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.

Top against weakest third

Top third

10.6 %

Weakest third

-9.0 %

Spread

20 percentage points

Equity ratio

19.5 %median of 39

Where the companies are based

The six postal towns with the most companies in this industry, by registered business address.

Who in the industry wins public contracts

5 of 39 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 12.8 %.

Only 5 companies in the industry have won a public contract since 2022. That is too few for us to say how large they are compared with the rest.

Who puts them out to tender

The 9 contracts we find come most often from these buyers.

Contracts come from Doffin and TED. Our collection is not complete, and TED covers only contracts above the EEA threshold, so the figures are a floor and not a full count. We say what we find, not what exists.

Common questions about activities of excursion and event organisers

What is a normal operating margin in activities of excursion and event organisers?

The median operating margin was 2.7 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 39 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.

What separates the best from the weakest in activities of excursion and event organisers?

The top third had an operating margin of 10.6 %, against -9.0 % for the weakest. The spread is 20 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.

How many companies are there in activities of excursion and event organisers in Norway?

We hold filed accounts for 39 Norwegian companies on this industry code with at least one million kroner in revenue. The real number is higher, since dormant and very small companies are excluded.

How much revenue does a company in Activities of excursion and event organisers generate per employee?

The median company in Activities of excursion and event organisers turns over NOK 355,000 per employee. The figure is calculated on the 35 of 39 companies that report an employee count.

How many are loss-making in activities of excursion and event organisers?

44 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.

How large is a typical company in activities of excursion and event organisers?

Median revenue is NOK 12.5m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 6.8m and NOK 22.2m.

How much do public contracts matter in activities of excursion and event organisers?

We find almost no public contracts in this industry since 2022, so public procurement appears to play little role here.

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