NACE 46.390
Margins and profitability in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
66 Norwegian companies in this industry. The median operating margin was 1.4 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid.
21 % 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 857,053,641 | NOK 730,772,734 |
| Operating profit | NOK 14,958,205 | NOK 24,572,613 |
| Revenue per employee | NOK 10,967,582 | NOK 8,394,019 |
Revenue per employee is calculated on the 65 of 66 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 -2.2 %, and one tenth above 7.1 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.
Top against weakest third
- Top third
- 5.7 %
- Weakest third
- -0.9 %
- Spread
- 7 percentage points
- Equity ratio
- 30.7 %median of 66
Size
Profitability by size
| Revenue | Companies | Median operating margin |
|---|---|---|
| 20 to 100 m | 10 | 1.8 % |
| over 100 m | 56 | 1.4 % |
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 | 17 | |
| Vestby | 5 | |
| Stavanger | 3 | |
| Kristiansand S | 2 | |
| Namsos | 1 | |
| Hunndalen | 1 |
The six postal towns with the most companies in this industry, by registered business address.
Public contracts
Who in the industry wins public contracts
14 of 66 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 21.2 %.
Those that win have median revenue of NOK 5.5bn, against NOK 730.8m for those that do not. That is 7.6× 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 72 contracts we find come most often from these buyers.
| Lørenskog kommune | 4 | |
| GKI Grenlandskommunenes Innkjøpsenhet | 4 | |
| Asker kommune | 4 | |
| Kongsvinger Kommune | 3 | |
| Kongsvinger kommune | 3 |
Agreements in this industry likely to come up again
Buyers that have awarded contracts to companies in this industry, where the forecast expects a new round.
| Buyer | Category | Expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø kommune | Food, beverages and tobacco | Q1 2027 | medium |
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 non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
- What is a normal operating margin in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco?
- The median operating margin was 1.4 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 66 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.
- What separates the best from the weakest in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco?
- The top third had an operating margin of 5.7 %, against -0.9 % for the weakest. The spread is 7 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.
- How many companies are there in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco in Norway?
- We hold filed accounts for 66 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 Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco generate per employee?
- The median company in Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco turns over NOK 11m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 65 of 66 companies that report an employee count.
- How many are loss-making in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco?
- 21 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.
- How large is a typical company in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco?
- Median revenue is NOK 857.1m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 165.4m and NOK 3.2bn.
- How much do public contracts matter in non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco?
- 14 of 66 companies, that is 21.2 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 5.5bn, against NOK 730.8m for the rest.
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