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Gyldendal ASA

GYL.OL
58
Publishing · Communication Services
Price
kr 432.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
kr 996.7M
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Gyldendal ASA is a Norwegian publishing company that makes and sells books, educational materials, and digital learning tools. Its main customers are students, schools, and general readers in Norway. Gyldendal is one of the largest and oldest publishers in Norway, with roots going back to the 1920s, and it covers everything from school textbooks to fiction and non-fiction titles.

The company earns money by selling physical books, digital content, and educational licenses to schools and consumers, mostly within Norway. Its long history, strong author relationships, and dominant position in the Norwegian-language market give it a natural advantage that is hard for foreign competitors to replicate. However, Gyldendal faces ongoing pressure as digital disruption changes how people read and learn, and its thin operating margin of around 3% leaves little room for error if revenues slow or costs rise.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.3M (2021) → 2.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
57.8%
Premium pricing power — 57.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.1%
Modest — 9.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.1%
Below par — 9.1% 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
-29.0%
Shrinking sales (-29.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+89.2%
Earnings growing fast (+89.2% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
485%
Turns 485% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.6%
Modest free cash flow (10.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
15.12x
Comfortably covers interest (15.1x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.0x
Fair value — P/E 15.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.85%
Small dividend — 1.85% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-8.1%
Dividend cut (-8.1% YoY) — warning sign

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