What is a normal operating margin in wholesale of other household goods?

The median operating margin was 4.2 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 80 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.

What separates the best from the weakest in wholesale of other household goods?

The top third had an operating margin of 12.3 %, against 0.1 % for the weakest. The spread is 12 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.

How many companies are there in wholesale of other household goods in Norway?

We hold filed accounts for 80 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 other household goods generate per employee?

The median company in Wholesale of other household goods turns over NOK 4.3m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 73 of 80 companies that report an employee count.

How many are loss-making in wholesale of other household goods?

16 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.

How large is a typical company in wholesale of other household goods?

Median revenue is NOK 157.7m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 50.6m and NOK 274.1m.

How much do public contracts matter in wholesale of other household goods?

41 of 80 companies, that is 51.2 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 146.4m, against NOK 188.4m for the rest.

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Margins and profitability in wholesale of other household goods

80 Norwegian companies in this industry. The median operating margin was 4.2 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid.

16 % of the companies in this industry posted a negative operating result that year.

In kroner

Revenue and operating profit

Revenue and operating profit
	Median company	Top third
Revenue	NOK 157,685,943	NOK 165,796,442
Operating profit	NOK 4,036,863	NOK 16,363,154
Revenue per employee	NOK 4,344,871	NOK 4,588,275

Revenue per employee is calculated on the 73 of 80 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 -1.5 %, and one tenth above 14.5 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.

Top against weakest third

Top third: 12.3 %
Weakest third: 0.1 %
Spread: 12 percentage points
Equity ratio: 39.1 %median of 80

Size

Profitability by size

Profitability by size
Revenue	Companies	Median operating margin
20 to 100 m	22	2.5 %
over 100 m	48	4.4 %

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

Where the companies are based
Oslo		16
Kristiansand S		5
Drammen		3
Moss		2
Sandnes		2
Hagavik		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

41 of 80 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 51.2 %.

Those that win have median revenue of NOK 146.4m, against NOK 188.4m for those that do not. That is 0.8× 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 311 contracts we find come most often from these buyers.

Who puts them out to tender
Tromsø kommune		15
Viken Vest Innkjøpssamarbeid (VVI)		13
Sarpsborg kommune		11
Øvre Romerike Innkjøpssamarbeid		10
Innherred Anskaffelser		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 wholesale of other household goods

What is a normal operating margin in wholesale of other household goods?: The median operating margin was 4.2 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 80 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.
What separates the best from the weakest in wholesale of other household goods?: The top third had an operating margin of 12.3 %, against 0.1 % for the weakest. The spread is 12 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.
How many companies are there in wholesale of other household goods in Norway?: We hold filed accounts for 80 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 other household goods generate per employee?: The median company in Wholesale of other household goods turns over NOK 4.3m per employee. The figure is calculated on the 73 of 80 companies that report an employee count.
How many are loss-making in wholesale of other household goods?: 16 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.
How large is a typical company in wholesale of other household goods?: Median revenue is NOK 157.7m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 50.6m and NOK 274.1m.
How much do public contracts matter in wholesale of other household goods?: 41 of 80 companies, that is 51.2 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 146.4m, against NOK 188.4m for the rest.

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