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Havila Shipping ASA

HAVI.OL
15
Marine Shipping · Industrials
Price
kr 1.14
+0.04 (+4.13%)
Market Cap
kr 312.3M
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
15
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most 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
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

2.4% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 571.6M (2021) → 557.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Havila Shipping ASA is a Norwegian company that operates a fleet of offshore supply vessels in the oil and gas industry. These ships deliver equipment, fuel, and supplies to offshore oil platforms and drilling rigs, primarily in the North Sea. The company serves major oil and gas operators and drilling contractors that need reliable logistics support for their offshore operations.

Havila earns revenue by chartering out its vessels under short-term and long-term contracts, meaning customers pay a daily rate to use the ships. The company operates mainly in Norwegian and broader North Sea waters, with a relatively small fleet that makes it sensitive to shifts in vessel day rates and fleet utilization. Its main competitive challenge is that offshore supply shipping is a cyclical, commoditized business where earnings depend heavily on oil company spending levels — if oil prices fall and operators cut budgets, demand for supply vessels drops quickly, putting pressure on Havila's already thin margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-242.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

51.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 222M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Havila Shipping 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
6.9%
Thin — 6.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.0%
Losing money on operations — -0.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-0.4%
Weak — -0.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-13.0%
Shrinking sales (-13.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-103.9%
Earnings shrinking (-103.9% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
5.2%
Thin free cash flow (5.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
3.67
Heavy debt load (3.67)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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