NACE 37.000
Margins and profitability in sewerage
33 Norwegian companies in this industry. The median operating margin was 7.5 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid.
24 % 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 62,364,000 | NOK 97,386,015 |
| Operating profit | NOK 2,562,605 | NOK 18,838,251 |
| Revenue per employee | NOK 2,273,009 | NOK 2,396,366 |
Revenue per employee is calculated on the 32 of 33 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 -7.4 %, and one tenth above 16.5 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.
Top against weakest third
- Top third
- 14.6 %
- Weakest third
- -3.6 %
- Spread
- 18 percentage points
- Equity ratio
- 29.5 %median of 33
Geography
Where the companies are based
| Oslo | 2 | |
| Kristiansand S | 2 | |
| Nærbø | 1 | |
| Ålesund | 1 | |
| Slemmestad | 1 | |
| Fagerstrand | 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
21 of 33 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 63.6 %.
Those that win have median revenue of NOK 66.1m, against NOK 42.9m for those that do not. That is 1.5× 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 67 contracts we find come most often from these buyers.
| Asker kommune | 4 | |
| Lier kommune | 3 | |
| Attvin AS | 3 | |
| Sola kommune | 3 | |
| Cowi AS | 2 |
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 sewerage
- What is a normal operating margin in sewerage?
- The median operating margin was 7.5 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 33 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.
- What separates the best from the weakest in sewerage?
- The top third had an operating margin of 14.6 %, against -3.6 % for the weakest. The spread is 18 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.
- How many companies are there in sewerage in Norway?
- We hold filed accounts for 33 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 Sewerage generate per employee?
- The median company in Sewerage turns over NOK 2.3m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 32 of 33 companies that report an employee count.
- How many are loss-making in sewerage?
- 24 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.
- How large is a typical company in sewerage?
- Median revenue is NOK 62.4m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 27.9m and NOK 92.9m.
- How much do public contracts matter in sewerage?
- 21 of 33 companies, that is 63.6 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 66.1m, against NOK 42.9m for the rest.
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