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BW Offshore Limited

BWO.OL
52
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Energy
Price
kr 45.40
-0.10 (-0.22%)
Market Cap
kr 8.23B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

15.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 215.1M (2021) → 181.2M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

BW Offshore Limited is a Norwegian company that owns and operates large floating vessels used to produce and store oil at sea. These vessels, called FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading units), sit above offshore oil fields and do the work of a traditional oil platform but on a ship. The company's main customers are oil producers — large energy companies that hire BW Offshore to handle production at deepwater fields around the world.

BW Offshore makes money by leasing its FPSO vessels to oil companies under long-term contracts, often lasting many years. It operates globally, with projects in regions including West Africa, Brazil, Southeast Asia, and the North Sea. Long-term contracts provide relatively stable revenue, which is a key competitive advantage in an otherwise cyclical industry. The main risk the company faces is that falling oil prices can reduce demand for new FPSO projects and make it harder to win contracts when existing ones expire.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
21.1%
Thin — 21.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.1%
Excellent — 21.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
7.3%
Weak — 7.3% 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
-17.6%
Shrinking sales (-17.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-33.4%
Earnings shrinking (-33.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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
410%
Turns 410% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
22.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.5%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.19
Conservative — low debt load (0.19)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.44x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

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)
9.2x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.2

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.14%
Healthy income — 5.14% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+1.4%
Dividend flat

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