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Selvaag Bolig ASA

SBO.OL
41
Residential Construction · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0Q92.L
Price
kr 32.85
+0.10 (+0.31%)
Market Cap
kr 3.08B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
41
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Selvaag Bolig ASA is a Norwegian homebuilder that designs and sells residential homes, primarily apartments and housing units, to everyday buyers in Norway. The company focuses on urban and suburban areas, with most of its activity centered around the Oslo region and other major Norwegian cities. It is one of Norway's larger dedicated residential developers, tracing its roots back to the Selvaag family, which has been active in Norwegian real estate for decades.

The company makes money by buying land, developing housing projects, and selling completed homes to private buyers. Revenue is recognized when homes are delivered to customers, which means earnings can be uneven from year to year depending on project timing. Selvaag Bolig operates almost entirely within Norway, making it heavily exposed to the domestic housing market, interest rates, and local planning regulations. The key risk is that rising mortgage rates or a slowdown in Norwegian housing demand could reduce sales volumes and compress already thin margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+455.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

kr 0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

2.3%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

kr 632M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Revenue accelerating

Selvaag Bolig ASA grew revenue 455% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

+0.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 93.5M (2021) → 93.6M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
12.6%
Thin — 12.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
8.1%
Modest — 8.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.9%
Weak — 3.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+180.7%
Fast-growing sales (+180.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+860.3%
Earnings growing fast (+860.3% YoY)

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

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
-343%
Weak — only -343% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-23.8%
Burning cash (-23.8%)

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
1.70
Elevated debt (1.70)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
24.90x
Comfortably covers interest (24.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
13.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 13.9

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
+1.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.03%
Moderate income — 3.03% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-52.8%
Dividend cut (-52.8% YoY) — warning sign

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