NACE 46.810
Margins and profitability in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
31 Norwegian companies in this industry. The median operating margin was 1.5 %, 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
| Median company | Top third | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | NOK 310,402,000 | NOK 273,516,132 |
| Operating profit | NOK 5,996,401 | NOK 15,856,692 |
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 -1.4 %, and one tenth above 3.9 %. That is the real spread in the industry, not an average.
Top against weakest third
- Top third
- 2.9 %
- Weakest third
- 1.1 %
- Spread
- 2 percentage points
- Equity ratio
- 27.8 %median of 31
Geography
Where the companies are based
| Oslo | 4 | |
| Øvre Vats | 2 | |
| Bodø | 1 | |
| Deknepollen | 1 | |
| Skedsmokorset | 1 | |
| Kløfta | 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
23 of 31 companies in the industry have won at least one public contract since 2022, that is 74.2 %.
Those that win have median revenue of NOK 281.9m, against NOK 718m for those that do not. That is 0.4× 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 69 contracts we find come most often from these buyers.
| Forsvarsbygg | 10 | |
| Anskaffelser i Akershus, Buskerud og Østfold KO | 6 | |
| Politiets fellestjenester | 4 | |
| Sykehusinnkjøp HF | 3 | |
| Innherred Anskaffelser | 3 |
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 solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
- What is a normal operating margin in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products?
- The median operating margin was 1.5 %, meaning what was left of revenue once every cost had been paid. Half of the 31 companies in the sample were above it, and half below.
- What separates the best from the weakest in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products?
- The top third had an operating margin of 2.9 %, against 1.1 % for the weakest. The spread is 2 percentage points, within the same industry, the same country and the same year.
- How many companies are there in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products in Norway?
- We hold filed accounts for 31 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 many are loss-making in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products?
- 16 % of the companies in the sample posted a negative operating result.
- How large is a typical company in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products?
- Median revenue is NOK 310.4m. Half of the companies fall between NOK 168.4m and NOK 1.2bn.
- How much do public contracts matter in wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products?
- 23 of 31 companies, that is 74.2 %, have won at least one public contract since 2022. They have median revenue of NOK 281.9m, against NOK 718m for the rest.
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