Margins and profitability in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies

Revenue and operating profit

Revenue per employee is calculated on the 32 of 35 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 -2.3 %, and one tenth above 5.7 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.

Top against weakest third

Top third

4.4 %

Weakest third

-0.9 %

Spread

5 percentage points

Equity ratio

22.3 %median of 35

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

9 of 35 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 25.7 %.

Only 9 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 14 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 wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies

What is a normal operating margin in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies?

The median operating margin was 2.7 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 35 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.

What separates the best from the weakest in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies?

The top third had an operating margin of 4.4 %, against -0.9 % for the weakest. The spread is 5 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.

How many companies are there in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies in Norway?

We hold filed accounts for 35 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 Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies generate per employee?

The median company in Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies turns over NOK 5.7m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 32 of 35 companies that report an employee count.

How many are loss-making in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies?

29 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.

How large is a typical company in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies?

Median revenue is NOK 157.7m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 88.4m and NOK 289.7m.

How much do public contracts matter in wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies?

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

• Open tenders in this industry→Notices with a deadline still ahead, collected from Doffin and TED every morning.
• Check a company→Enter the name and see operating margin, equity and public contracts measured against everyone else in the same industry.

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