Margins and profitability in combined facilities support activities

Revenue and operating profit

Revenue per employee is calculated on the 65 of 71 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 -5.1 %, and one tenth above 18.3 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.

Top against weakest third

Top third

11.0 %

Weakest third

-1.6 %

Spread

13 percentage points

Equity ratio

29.2 %median of 71

Profitability by size

Companies are split into revenue bands, with the median margin in each. Bands with fewer than ten companies are omitted, because the median becomes too unstable to show.

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

28 of 71 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 39.4 %.

Those that win have median revenue of NOK 17.3m, against NOK 24.7m for those that do not. That is 0.7× as much. It describes who wins, not evidence that contracts make companies large; large companies also find it easier to bid.

Who puts them out to tender

The 87 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 combined facilities support activities

What is a normal operating margin in combined facilities support activities?

The median operating margin was 4.4 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 71 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.

What separates the best from the weakest in combined facilities support activities?

The top third had an operating margin of 11.0 %, against -1.6 % for the weakest. The spread is 13 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.

How many companies are there in combined facilities support activities in Norway?

We hold filed accounts for 71 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 Combined facilities support activities generate per employee?

The median company in Combined facilities support activities turns over NOK 1m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 65 of 71 companies that report an employee count.

How many are loss-making in combined facilities support activities?

23 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.

How large is a typical company in combined facilities support activities?

Median revenue is NOK 23.9m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 8.4m and NOK 59.8m.

How much do public contracts matter in combined facilities support activities?

28 of 71 companies, that is 39.4 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 17.3m, against NOK 24.7m for the rest.

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