NSKOG Fundamental Analysis - NORSKE SKOG ASA

Fundamental Rating

NSKOG gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 11 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. Both the profitability and financial health of NSKOG have multiple concerns. NSKOG does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

NSKOG had negative earnings in the past year.

NSKOG had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: NSKOG reported negative net income in multiple years.

In multiple years NSKOG reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

NSKOG has a Return On Assets of -2.98%. This is in the lower half of the industry: NSKOG underperforms 63.64% of its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of NSKOG (-7.13%) is worse than 63.64% of its industry peers.

NSKOG's Return On Invested Capital of 2.51% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NSKOG is outperformed by 63.64% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for NSKOG is in line with the industry average of 6.08%.

The 3 year average ROIC (7.92%) for NSKOG is well above the current ROIC(2.51%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.98%
ROE	-7.13%
ROIC	2.51%

ROA(3y)6.63%

ROA(5y)-1.66%

ROE(3y)15.08%

ROE(5y)-4.97%

ROIC(3y)7.92%

ROIC(5y)5.72%

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 3.45%, NSKOG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.45% of the companies in the same industry.

NSKOG's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

NSKOG has a Gross Margin (34.35%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of NSKOG has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.45%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.35%

OM growth 3Y-10.16%

OM growth 5Y-29.15%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y5.45%

GM growth 5Y0.52%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

NSKOG has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for NSKOG has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

NSKOG has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.73, we must say that NSKOG is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

NSKOG has a Altman-Z score of 0.73. This is in the lower half of the industry: NSKOG underperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.

NSKOG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.79. This is a neutral value indicating NSKOG is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

NSKOG has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.79) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.79
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.73

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.39 indicates that NSKOG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

NSKOG has a Current ratio (1.39) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.78 indicates that NSKOG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.78, NSKOG is doing worse than 72.73% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.39
Quick Ratio	0.78

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

NSKOG shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -103.21%.

Looking at the last year, NSKOG shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -6.71% in the last year.

The Revenue for NSKOG have been decreasing by -29.57% on average. This is quite bad

EPS 1Y (TTM)-103.21%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-104.64%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.71%

Revenue growth 3Y-40.12%

Revenue growth 5Y-29.57%

Sales Q2Q%-12.33%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, NSKOG will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 26.11% on average per year.

Based on estimates for the next years, NSKOG will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.58% on average per year.

EPS Next Y92.21%

EPS Next 2Y28.05%

EPS Next 3Y26.11%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-2.03%

Revenue Next 2Y6.26%

Revenue Next 3Y3.58%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

NSKOG reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year NSKOG is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as NSKOG's earnings are expected to grow with 26.11% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y28.05%

EPS Next 3Y26.11%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

NSKOG has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.65%.

NSKOG's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 4.05.

NSKOG's Dividend Yield is slightly below the S&P500 average, which is at 2.40.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.65%

5.2 History

The dividend of NSKOG decreases each year by -52.50%.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-52.5%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

DP0%

EPS Next 2Y28.05%

EPS Next 3Y26.11%

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NORSKE SKOG ASA

OSL:NSKOG (8/6/2025, 4:04:03 PM)

23.05

-0.05 (-0.22%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products

Earnings (Last)07-15 2025-07-15/bmo

Earnings (Next)10-24 2025-10-24

Inst Owners22.02%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners20.61%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.96B

Analysts81.82

Price Target29.58 (28.33%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.65%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)-52.5%

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)57.45%

Min EPS beat(2)21.1%

Max EPS beat(2)93.79%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)-914.62%

Min EPS beat(4)-3470.39%

Max EPS beat(4)93.79%

EPS beat(8)5

Avg EPS beat(8)317.06%

EPS beat(12)6

Avg EPS beat(12)198.35%

EPS beat(16)10

Avg EPS beat(16)178.71%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-12.57%

Min Revenue beat(2)-23.8%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.34%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-14.55%

Min Revenue beat(4)-23.8%

Max Revenue beat(4)-1.34%

Revenue beat(8)0

Avg Revenue beat(8)-15.04%

Revenue beat(12)0

Avg Revenue beat(12)-12.79%

Revenue beat(16)2

Avg Revenue beat(16)-9.38%

PT rev (1m)11.54%

PT rev (3m)9.43%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-27.54%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-291.3%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-10.9%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)-5.78%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-8.73%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.19
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.33
P/tB	0.33
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-0.29

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-1.68

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-3.87

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-1.71

OCFYN/A

SpS118.46

BVpS69.27

TBVpS69.04

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.98%
ROE	-7.13%
ROCE	3.02%
ROIC	2.51%
ROICexc	2.78%
ROICexgc	2.78%
OM	3.45%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.35%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)6.63%

ROA(5y)-1.66%

ROE(3y)15.08%

ROE(5y)-4.97%

ROIC(3y)7.92%

ROIC(5y)5.72%

ROICexc(3y)10.51%

ROICexc(5y)7.52%

ROICexgc(3y)10.53%

ROICexgc(5y)7.54%

ROCE(3y)9.55%

ROCE(5y)6.89%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-56.9%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-53.47%

ROICexc growth 3Y-56.85%

ROICexc growth 5Y-53.43%

OM growth 3Y-10.16%

OM growth 5Y-29.15%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y5.45%

GM growth 5Y0.52%

F-Score2

Asset Turnover0.71

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.79
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	1.82%
Interest Coverage	7.08
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.39
Quick Ratio	0.78
Altman-Z	0.73

F-Score2

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-103.21%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-104.64%

EPS Next Y92.21%

EPS Next 2Y28.05%

EPS Next 3Y26.11%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.71%

Revenue growth 3Y-40.12%

Revenue growth 5Y-29.57%

Sales Q2Q%-12.33%

Revenue Next Year-2.03%

Revenue Next 2Y6.26%

Revenue Next 3Y3.58%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-68.71%

EBIT growth 3Y-46.21%

EBIT growth 5Y-50.1%

EBIT Next Year680.85%

EBIT Next 3Y110.48%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y36.06%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-106.73%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

NORSKE SKOG ASA (NSKOG.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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