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ABL Group ASA

ABL.OL
35
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Price
kr 9.26
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
kr 1.23B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
35
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count rising — dilution

+38.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 95.1M (2021) → 131.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

ABL Group ASA is a Norwegian consulting and engineering company that helps businesses work safely in the ocean. It provides technical advisory, risk management, and marine warranty services to companies involved in offshore energy — including oil and gas producers, offshore wind developers, and shipping firms. The company is headquartered in Oslo and operates across the full energy sector, making it one of the broader independent marine and energy consultancies in Europe.

ABL Group earns money by charging fees for professional services — things like engineering studies, inspections, and safety certifications — rather than selling physical products. It operates globally, with offices across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East, serving both traditional energy clients and a growing base of renewable energy customers. The shift toward offshore wind is a key growth opportunity, but the company's very low operating margin and negative return on invested capital suggest it is currently struggling to convert its revenue into meaningful profit, which is the main risk investors should watch.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+125.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

39.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 years

$9M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$9M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

ABL Group ASA's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
5.3%
Thin — 5.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.3%
Thin — 5.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.1%
Weak — 6.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-1.2%
Shrinking sales (-1.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-505%
Weak — only -505% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-1.8%
Burning cash (-1.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.36
Conservative — low debt load (0.36)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.12x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
31.7x
Pricey — P/E 31.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+17.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.7 → 14.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
9.72%
Healthy income — 9.72% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+25.0%
Dividend growing fast (25.0% YoY)

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