NACE 42.110
Margins and profitability in construction of roads and motorways
59 Norwegian companies in this industry. The median operating margin was 3.1 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid.
27 % of the companies in this industry posted a negative operating result that year.
In kroner
Revenue and operating profit
| Median company | Top third | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | NOK 98,672,170 | NOK 96,426,784 |
| Operating profit | NOK 3,691,483 | NOK 13,004,219 |
| Revenue per employee | NOK 3,082,776 | NOK 3,311,140 |
Revenue per employee is calculated on the 53 of 59 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.
The distribution
What companies in the industry earned
One tenth of companies fell below -5.6 %, and one tenth above 13.0 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.
Top against weakest third
- Top third
- 10.9 %
- Weakest third
- -4.1 %
- Spread
- 15 percentage points
- Equity ratio
- 32.8 %median of 59
Size
Profitability by size
| Revenue | Companies | Median operating margin |
|---|---|---|
| 20 to 100 m | 22 | 2.8 % |
| over 100 m | 28 | 3.2 % |
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.
Geography
Where the companies are based
| Oslo | 5 | |
| Vikersund | 3 | |
| Nesttun | 2 | |
| Inderøy | 2 | |
| Stange | 2 | |
| Skedsmokorset | 2 |
The six postal towns with the most companies in this industry, by registered business address.
Public contracts
Who in the industry wins public contracts
40 of 59 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 67.8 %.
Those that win have median revenue of NOK 173.8m, against NOK 76.8m for those that do not. That is 2.3× 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 275 contracts we find come most often from these buyers.
| Statens vegvesen | 66 | |
| Vestland fylkeskommune | 22 | |
| Bane NOR SF | 19 | |
| Rogaland fylkeskommune | 12 | |
| Helse Sør-Øst RHF | 8 |
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.
Questions and answers
Common questions about construction of roads and motorways
- What is a normal operating margin in construction of roads and motorways?
- The median operating margin was 3.1 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 59 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.
- What separates the best from the weakest in construction of roads and motorways?
- The top third had an operating margin of 10.9 %, against -4.1 % for the weakest. The spread is 15 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.
- How many companies are there in construction of roads and motorways in Norway?
- We hold filed accounts for 59 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 Construction of roads and motorways generate per employee?
- The median company in Construction of roads and motorways turns over NOK 3.1m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 53 of 59 companies that report an employee count.
- How many are loss-making in construction of roads and motorways?
- 27 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.
- How large is a typical company in construction of roads and motorways?
- Median revenue is NOK 98.7m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 46.2m and NOK 686m.
- How much do public contracts matter in construction of roads and motorways?
- 40 of 59 companies, that is 67.8 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 173.8m, against NOK 76.8m for the rest.
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