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Lerøy Seafood Group ASA

LSG.OL
51
Agricultural Farm Products · Consumer Defensive
Price
kr 43.30
+1.74 (+4.19%)
Market Cap
kr 25.78B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Winston Score History

The full picture

Lerøy Seafood Group is a Norwegian company that catches, farms, and sells fish and seafood. Its main products are Atlantic salmon and trout, along with whitefish and shellfish. It sells to grocery stores, restaurants, and food companies across Europe and beyond, making it one of the largest seafood companies in the world.

Lerøy makes money by raising fish on its own farms, processing the fish in its own facilities, and selling the finished products to customers. It operates mainly in Norway but sells to markets across Europe, Asia, and North America. Its vertical integration — controlling everything from the fish farm to the dinner plate — gives it a cost and quality advantage over smaller rivals. The main risk the company faces is the volatile price of farmed salmon, which is set by global supply and demand and can swing sharply, directly hitting revenue and profit margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-10.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-261.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

52.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 3.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Lerøy Seafood 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.

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: 595.5M (2021) → 595.4M (2025)

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
6.7%
Thin — 6.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.7%
Modest — 6.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.1%
Good — 13.1% 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
+1.3%
Nearly flat sales (+1.3% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-45.8%
Earnings shrinking (-45.8% 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
485%
Turns 485% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.1%
Modest free cash flow (7.1%)

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
0.29
Conservative — low debt load (0.29)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.55x
Adequate interest coverage (4.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
36.7x
Pricey — P/E 36.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+27.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (36.7 → 9.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
5.95%
Healthy income — 5.95% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

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

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