Quarterly Report • Feb 18, 2025
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WE LEAD THE WAY AND BUILD TOMORROW'S SOCIETY
In today's society, digitalisation is a crucial factor with respect to companies' delivery capability and competitiveness. As a leading consultancy firm focused on IT and digital communications and with extensive experience, closeness to clients and broad expertise, Bouvet is a very attractive digitalisation partner for organisations in both the private and public sectors.
Digitalisation is about utilising technology to deliver products and services which match user expectations, overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities. This is a broad and ongoing task, since companies can never say that they are "fully digitalised". Put simply, digitalisation involves preparing for the future every single day.
As a company, we have developed an ability to understand our clients' businesses and to collaborate on the creation and development of effective long-term digital solutions. This approach has resulted in very close client relationships and a steadily increasing assignment inflow, from both new and existing clients. We are a strategic partner for many enterprises, and our broad range of IT, design, communications and advisory services often results in our selection as a turnkey supplier.
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Our close relationship with our clients is only possible because we execute all our assignments in accordance with strict security and accountability requirements. Our regional model reduces bureaucracy and ensures short decision-making lines, giving us the adaptability we need to respond to individual client challenges in an ever-changing landscape.
Close ties are a competitive advantage, but also a prerequisite for the development of ever-better solutions in line with our vision. By executing assignments for and in collaboration with important societal stakeholders, we are involved in helping society to progress.
As at 31 December 2024, we had 2 360 employees across 14 offices in Norway and two in Sweden.
| NOK MILLION | OCT-DEC 2024 |
OCT-DEC 2023 |
CHANGE % | JAN-DEC 2024 | JAN-DEC 2023 | CHANGE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1 026.0 | 969.7 | 5.8% | 3 921.4 | 3 525.8 | 11.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 118.9 | 106.3 | 11.8% | 490.4 | 407.0 | 20.5% |
| Ordinary profit before tax | 119.7 | 112.4 | 6.5% | 491.2 | 418.4 | 17.4% |
| Profit for the period | 96.4 | 88.3 | 9.2% | 383.4 | 325.3 | 17.9% |
| Net cash flow operations | 551.3 | 389.0 | 41.7% | 865.1 | 521.0 | 66.0% |
| Liquid assets | 834.3 | 482.0 | 73.1% | 834.3 | 482.0 | 73.1% |
| Number of employees (end of period) | 2 360 | 2 311 | 2.1% | 2 360 | 2 311 | 2.1% |
| Number of employees (average) | 2 363 | 2 306 | 2.5% | 2 345 | 2 191 | 7.0% |
| Earnings per share | 0.94 | 0.86 | 9.2% | 3.72 | 3.15 | 18.0% |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.93 | 0.85 | 9.1% | 3.69 | 3.13 | 17.9% |
| EBIT-margin | 11.6% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 11.5% | ||
| Equity ratio | 25.8% | 26.7% | 25.8% | 26.7% |
The fourth quarter marks the end of a historically good year for Bouvet. Never before have we had more employees, delivered such substantial revenues or achieved such profitable growth. The year can only be summarised as one of our strongest ever.
Our performance can best be explained by considering our client portfolio and the central role of digitalisation in their future operations. Our assignments range from modernising and streamlining patient treatment in the health sector to securing energy supplies to Europe, modernising infrastructure for the electrification of society, developing solutions for a nationwide emergency number, streamlining the municipal and central government sectors, facilitating information-sharing in the transport sector, creating solutions to make industry more efficient and bolstering the operational capacity of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Every day, Bouvet is working with its clients to build an even better and safer society.
Such developments and results do not create themselves. Rather, they are the result of efforts by almost 2,500 Bouvet staff working from early till late to help clients execute vital societal missions. My sincere thanks go to all my colleagues for their individual contributions to the group's development and performance, both in the fourth quarter and the year as a whole. Our progress is due to your efforts and dedication to the company and our clients.
For more than 20 years, our ambition has been to build a company centred on people, where satisfied employees are willing to share their expertise and thereby create satisfied clients. In the fourth quarter, we once again conducted our annual employee survey, which provided many positive confirmations but also highlighted some issues we will continue to address. Having 'the most satisfied employees' is a longterm goal, and one we recognise we may never quite achieve. However, it is primarily intended to give us an objective to strive for, to ensure that we continue to work hard every day to become a little better. This year's employee survey has confirmed that a high level of ambition, dedication and long-term commitment result in progress and development.
As has become our tradition, we rounded off the quarter and the year with the publication of a slightly different kind of report – our employee annual report. This relates the story of our staff over the past year by highlighting work projects, social and work events, and even individual hobbies and pastimes – i.e. all the things which shape the individuals who constitute Bouvet. The employee annual report marked a worthy end to a special year – perhaps the strongest in our history.

As at the beginning of the year, the world continues to be marked by significant unpredictability and uncertainty. When we recognised that troubled waters lay ahead at the start of 2024, we adjusted our pace in some areas and concentrated on factors we could influence. These steps now allow us to look back on a robust earnings performance.
As we head into 2025, unpredictability appears to have become a constant, and it is reassuring to know that Bouvet is well-equipped and well-positioned. It has never been more important to secure energy supplies to Europe, modernise and expand the power supply grid and, not least, strengthen the strategic and operational capability of the Norwegian Armed
Forces in collaboration with NATO and new partners. These sectors represent Bouvet's primary spheres of activity, and allow us to look forward with positive anticipation.
Thank you.
Per Gunnar Tronsli President and CEO
Bouvet's operating revenues totalled NOK 1 026.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to NOK 969.7 million in the corresponding quarter of last year. This equates to a 5.8 per cent increase. Fee income from group employees totalled NOK 927.8 million in the quarter, up from NOK 856.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. This corresponds to an increase of 8.3 per cent. Revenues generated by hired sub-consultants totalled NOK 84.1 million in the quarter, down 11.6 per cent on Q4 2023. Other revenue in the quarter amounted to NOK 14.0 million, down 22.3 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of last year.
Fee income from group employees increased by NOK 20.7 million as the average number of employees rose by 2.5 per cent year-on-year. The hourly rates charged by the group for time-based services were 5.7 per cent higher than in the fourth quarter of last year. This had a positive impact of NOK 47.9 million on fee income from group employees. The billing ratio for the group's consultants was 1.5 percentage points higher than in Q4 2023, and this had a positive impact of NOK 14.5 million on fee income. There was one less working day in Q4 2024 than in Q4 2023, and this reduced fee income from group employees by NOK 13.3 million. Other effects such as project progress, holidays, sick leave, time off in lieu and other periods of leave had a positive cumulative impact of NOK 1.6 million on fee income. All in all, fee income from group employees was NOK 71.3 million higher in the quarter than in the same quarter last year.
Overall, revenue from existing customers developed positively during the quarter. Clients who were also customers in the fourth quarter of 2023 accounted for 98.1 per cent of operating revenues. In addition, new clients secured after Q4
2023 contributed total operating revenues of NOK 19.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Bouvet's strategy is to utilise its own employees in its service deliveries. In the event of capacity shortages, sub-consultants are used as permitted by applicable regulations. In Q4 2024, sub-consultants accounted for 8.2 per cent of total revenue, compared to 9.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Operating revenues in the period January to December 2024 totalled NOK 3 921.4 million, compared to NOK 3 525.8 million in the same period last year. This represents an increase of 11.2 per cent.
Full-year fee income from group employees increased by NOK 425.8 million, equating to a 13.7 per cent increase on 2023. The increase in fee income is primarily attributable to a 7.0 per cent rise in the average number of employees, a 5.3 per cent increase in the hourly rates charged by the group for timebased services and a 1.9 percentage point rise in the billing ratio.
Revenues generated by hired sub-consultants fell by NOK 26.8 million year-on-year, corresponding to a 7.4 per cent reduction. Other revenue amounted to NOK 56.8 million, down 5.5% compared to 2023.
Bouvet's total operating costs including depreciation and amortisation came to NOK 907.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, up from NOK 863.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. This represents an increase of 5.1 per cent. Personnel costs increased by 7.9 per cent, to NOK 713.4 million. The rise in personnel costs is attributable to an increase in the average


Operating revenue
number of employees, as well as general pay inflation, which in the group's case has amounted to 4.5 per cent over the past 12 months. Personnel costs have also been impacted by the 5 per cent uplift in employer's national insurance contributions on income exceeding NOK 850 000. This cost accrues once total salary and benefits paid to an individual employee exceed NOK 850 000. In the fourth quarter, the cost amounted to NOK 12.1 million, compared to NOK 13.2 million in Q4 2023. The cost of goods sold totalled NOK 82.4 million in the fourth quarter of the year, compared to NOK 92.4 million in the fourth quarter of last year, and consisted mainly of purchases of sub-consulting services and the hiring of course instructors. Other operating costs were down NOK 2.6 million year-on-year. The reduction is primarily attributable to lower social and technical event hosting costs. Depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 31.2 million, compared to NOK 27.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Total operating costs increased by 10.0 per cent year-on-year in 2024, to NOK 3 431.0 million. The cost of goods sold fell by 6.5 per cent, to NOK 325.0 million. Full-year personnel costs were up 13.1 per cent in 2024, rising to NOK 2 671.1 million. Personnel costs were also impacted by the 5 per cent uplift in employer's national insurance contributions. In 2024 as a whole, this cost amounted to NOK 15.8 million, compared to NOK 18.3 million in 2023. Other operating costs increased by NOK 1.1 million year-on-year. The rise in other operating costs is primarily attributable to higher software, social and technical event hosting costs. Depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 120.4 million, compared to NOK 96.9 million in 2023.
Operating profit (EBIT) totalled NOK 118.9 million Q4 2024, compared to NOK 106.3 million in the corresponding period of last year. The EBIT margin was thus 11.6 per cent, compared to 11.0 per cent in the same period in 2023. The quarterly post-tax profit amounted to NOK 96.4 million, up from NOK 88.3 million in Q4 2023. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter were NOK 0.93, compared to NOK 0.85 in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The cumulative operating profit for 2024 totalled NOK 490.4 million, compared to NOK 407.0 million in 2023. This represents an increase of 20.5 per cent in operating profit and an EBIT margin of 12.5 per cent, up from 11.5 per cent last year. The post-tax profit for the year was NOK 383.4 million, up from NOK 325.3 million in 2023. Diluted earnings per share for 2024 amounted to NOK 3.69, compared to NOK 3.13 last year.
The group's cash flow from operations was NOK 551.3 million in the fourth quarter, compared to cash flow from operations of NOK 389.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Quarterly cash flow was positively affected by a NOK 89.3 million increase in current receivables and a NOK 236.6 million reduction in current liabilities. In 2024, the final day of the quarter was a Tuesday, while it was a Sunday in 2023. As a result, client payments were received on the final day of the quarter, while last year payments were received on the next working day, i.e. in the following quarter. This had a positive cash-flow impact. The group's full-year cash flow from operations amounted to NOK 865.1 million, up from NOK 521.0 in 2023.
Investments during the quarter totalled NOK 12.1 million, where NOK 6.4 million was spent on new operating assets, NOK 0.8 million was invested in intangible assets and NOK 4.9 million is related to buy-back of shares in its subsidiary Sesam. io AS. In Q4 2023, total investments amounted to NOK 32.7 million: NOK 9.7 million invested in property, plant and equipment, NOK 5.2 million invested in intangible assets and NOK 17.8 million paid to acquire Headit AS.
In 2024 as a whole, total investment amounted to NOK 41.4 million, consisting of NOK 29.8 million invested in operating assets, NOK 6.8 million invested in intangible assets and NOK 4.9 million in buy-back of shares in ist subsidiary Sesam.io AS. Total net investment of NOK 41.2 million in 2024 was down from NOK 69.0 million in 2023.
The group's client portfolio consists mainly of large, solvent listed companies and public-sector organisations. The group did not register any material losses on receivables in the fourth quarter or on a full-year basis, and has good control over and insight into its receivables.
The group has no interest-bearing debt, and bank deposits totalled NOK 834.3 million at quarter-end, compared to NOK 482.0 million at the end of Q4 2023. The account containing employee tax deductions totalled NOK 89.7 million at the end of the quarter, meaning that available bank deposits amounted to NOK 744.6 million, compared to NOK 398.6 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023. The group had an unutilised overdraft facility of NOK 100.0 million at quarter-end.
Bouvet held 318 632 treasury shares as at 31 December 2024. Equity totalled NOK 464.8 million at quarter-end, equating to an equity ratio of 25.8 per cent. The corresponding figure for Q4 2023 is NOK 458.4 million, corresponding to an equity ratio of 26.7 per cent.
At a board meeting on 12 November 2024, the board of Bouvet ASA decided to utilise the authorisation granted by the company's general meeting to approve an additional dividend of NOK 1.00 per share in respect of the financial year 2023. The dividend was distributed on 22 November 2024.
On 11 October 2024, Bouvet ASA completed a buy-back of 99 000 shares in its subsidiary Sesam.io AS – equating to 9.9 per cent of the company's shares – from employees and former employees of Sesam.io AS. The buy-back was occasioned by Bouvet ASA's desire to secure 100% ownership of Sesam.io AS in order to implement an intragroup merger between the wholly-owned company Bouvet Norge AS and Sesam.io AS
pursuant to the simplified rules in section 13-24 of the Private Limited Liability Companies Act. The expected effective date of the merger is 1 January 2025. The merger will entail the winding up of Sesam.io AS on the merger completion date.
The group does not report separately on different business areas in internal reports. The group's operations are uniform and concentrated in the Scandinavian market for IT consulting services. Risks and return are monitored for the business as a whole, with reports being prepared for common markets, on a project basis and for individual consultants. Accordingly, the group operates with a single reportable operating segment.
Demand for digitalisation remains high in both the public and private sectors, and there was strong demand for Bouvet's services in the fourth quarter. Due to its long-term, strategic partnerships with key industry stakeholders, Bouvet primarily registered such demand in the form of contract extensions and expansions. Nevertheless, several new agreements were also signed during the quarter. While demand for technical services stands out overall, the group is also experiencing demand for consulting, design and communication services.
The digitalisation efforts of organisations are subject to constantly shifting framework conditions, not least due to the complex challenges facing society as a whole. Nevertheless, the sectors in which the group's client base is most concentrated are among the sectors which are best-equipped to respond to these challenging developments. In the fourth quarter, Bouvet secured extended and renewed agreements with clients including the Norwegian Parliament, the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority, Statnett, Equinor, Bane NOR and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The oil, gas and renewables industry is an important sector for Bouvet, accounting for 40.2 per cent of total revenue. Sales rose by 5.0 per cent compared to the same period in 2023. Customer assignments entail demand for the group's full range of services, although demand is greatest for technology services.
During the quarter, the group secured a contract extension with Offshore Norway, under which Bouvet will continue to assist with development and management of the Collabor8 - Subsurface data platform solution. This solution is a crucial instrument for statutory reporting of production and drilling
activity, as well as the reporting of gas sales in Norway and Europe. Other contract extensions and expansions were secured with Equinor, Enova, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate and Aker BP.
The power sector is known for both long-term thinking and a high rate of innovation. Effective, long-term digitalisation efforts focused on this sector secured demand for Bouvet's full range of services in several extensions, new assignments and agreements in the fourth quarter. Bouvet's sales in this sector accounted for 20.3 per cent of total quarterly sales. This represents an increase of 15.5 per cent compared to Q4 2023.
OMSETNING FRA KUNDER

Revenue from customer 100% public owned: 46.4%
Revenue from customer wholly or partially private owned: 53.6%

OMSETNING PER BRANSJE
Health 1.4% Industry 3.5% Info and communication 1.9% Power supply 20.3% Public admin and defence 18.3% Oil, gas and renewables 40.2% Service industry 6.0% Transportation 4.3% Retail 2.7% Other 1.4% One of the secured extensions relates to Giltre Nett. Among other things, Bouvet will deliver testing, data platform and system development services going forward. The group also won an assignment to develop and operate a data platform for Returkraft. This project will help Returkraft to leverage its data and effectivise its operations.
Further examples of new assignments, new agreements and extensions signed during the quarter include ones with Statnett and Lyse Energi.
The public sector is digitalising at a rapid pace, and continued to demand the group's full range of services in the final quarter of the year. Clients in the public administration and defence sectors accounted for 18.3 per cent of total revenue in the quarter.
An assignment executed for the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research illustrates current demand for digitalisation. This project involved tracking critical sources of food for fish by automatically identifying different types of plankton, debris Technology
and other objects in sample profiles. The results will be included in the basis for sustainable quota proposals.
Other new and extended contracts include agreements with Statsforvalterens Fellestjenester, the Norwegian Coastal Administration, the Norwegian Mapping Authority, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and the Norwegian National Courts Administration.
Bouvet also registered a steady inflow of assignments from outside the group's primary sectors in Q4 2024. This is reflected in, for example, a contract extension with Bane NOR under which Bouvet will assist with the development of a digital coordination solution for traffic management. The solution is part of Bane NOR's customer information programme, which aims to provide travellers with correct, consistent, quick and useful customer information.
Other new and extended agreements outside Bouvet's main sectors includes ones with Color Line, Voice, Viking and Elkem.
There was continued demand for the full breadth of Bouvet's services in the fourth quarter. The market is demanding interdisciplinary teams and has high expectations as to quality, security and direct business value in connection with assignments and deliverables. The majority of new assignments during the quarter involved team-based projects. Willingness to invest in artificial intelligence remained strong during the quarter, with Bouvet executing AI assignments for several clients. Design and communication

Consultancy Client demand for the group's advisory services remained high in the fourth quarter of 2024, particularly with regard to artificial intelligence, systems architecture, security and change management.
One contract renewal secured during the quarter was with the Norwegian Parliament, to which Bouvet has been giving strategic advice for the past year-and-a-half. The assignment has included the development of strategies, architecture and concept studies related to IT. Bouvet has been selected as one of five suppliers under the new framework agreement, and will continue to deliver project management, project support, strategy development and strategic analyses, as well as strategic advisory services.

Two new assignments for Enova were also secured during the quarter. Bouvet will provide insights, conduct a feasibility study and develop digital solutions for energy reporting, as well as lead an insight phase concentrating on energy efficiency in households. Other extensions and new agreements related to advisory services were awarded by Statnett, the Office of the Auditor General and Helse Nord.
Market demand for the group's skills development courses remained high in the quarter. There was particularly strong interest in courses on artificial intelligence, product management, implementation of modern systems architecture and design-driven innovation. Bouvet also won new agreements related to, and held several courses on, these topics during the quarter.

Consultancy
Technology
Design and communication The group's customers continued to request design and user experience services in the fourth quarter. An assignment executed for the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority during the quarter exemplifies this. Design is a key deliverable in the project, in which Bouvet is developing UX and service designs for the product team responsible for internal specialist systems for supervision and approval schemes. The Labour Inspection Authority has a particular focus on automation and becoming a data-driven agency.
Further examples of contracts in which design services are an important deliverable include new and extended agreements with and assignments for Equinor, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills, and the Norwegian Coastal Administration.

Technology The technology services market was strong in Q4, with system development, data platform, artificial intelligence, low code and cloud technology services being in particular demand.
Design and communication During the quarter, the group won an assignment for the University of Bergen in which artificial intelligence takes centre stage. The assignment involves identifying potential AI methods and developing a proof of concept in support of research which, among other things, will be used to provide more customised patient treatments.
Consultancy Microsoft Fabric is also increasingly in demand among the group's clients. This cloud-based platform simplifies data management and analysis through the use of embedded AI and machine learning. Bouvet delivered this technology to several clients during the quarter, including NovaSea.
Also to be noted are new and extended agreements with and assignments for organisations including the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rosenberg Worley, Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), the Norwegian Directorate of Health, the Norwegian Armed Forces and NATO.
At quarter-end, Bouvet had 2 360 employees, down 29 from Q3 2024 and up 49 compared to Q4 2023.
The decline in the number of employees is due to a lower recruitment rate. Recruitment continued in high-demand specialist areas, but was reduced in others. In addition, longer experience was prioritised over the recruitment of recent graduates. These adjustments reflect market demand. Employee departures, often described as turnover, were at a very low level throughout 2024.
High activity levels among its clients are generating exciting and societally beneficial assignments for Bouvet's employees. These projects allow employees to develop their expertise and participate in active value creation, which in turn is positive for job satisfaction. Additionally, assignments with a high degree of societal benefit build the group's reputation in connection with recruitment.
The collective expertise of its employees is Bouvet's most important resource, and must always be aligned with client demand for an interdisciplinary, broad-based approach. Facilitating continuous skills development and expansion is therefore an investment priority, with related initiatives ranging from internal schools and courses to external events and seminars. Nevertheless, the sharing of expertise during assignment execution and in other activities, within teams, across different backgrounds and between disciplines remains the group's most important skills-development tool.
One of the most important arenas for in-house knowledgesharing is BouvetOne, the group's internal professional development evening, held twice a year across its offices and regions. The autumn edition was arranged during the quarter, and was very well received. Collectively, these efforts are
Sesam continues to deliver Sesam HUB, a specialised engine for data integration and master data management. During the quarter, Bouvet bought back the shares in its subsidiary Sesam in order to merge Sesam with Bouvet Norge AS with
Number of employees (end of quarter)

building a culture in which generous and curious employees give high priority to sharing knowledge and experience, thereby facilitating effective collaboration and a higher pace of innovation.
The employees' annual report has become a tradition at Bouvet, and once again provided a fine end to the quarter and the year. The report tells the story of Bouvet's greatest asset, namely its people. It provides an insight into life at Bouvet, both professionally and socially, and relates how these factors combine to form the Bouvet culture. While the report is primarily produced for staff, it is also made available to potential employees curious about what Bouvet has to offer.
The group's annual employee survey was conducted in the fourth quarter, and revealed high levels of job satisfaction, loyalty and security among staff. The results will be utilised directly in ongoing efforts to offer positive, attractive jobs.
effect from 1 January 2025. The transaction has secured the group important integration expertise for new assignments. Existing product commitments will continue to be fulfilled.
Combined with the situation in energy markets, unstable geopolitical and security policy conditions are resulting in economic uncertainty both globally and in Norway.
Generally speaking, the group is always exposed to various forms of operational, market and financial risk.
The board and executive management maintain a constant focus on risk management and control. This is described in more detail on pages 44-45 and in note 18 of Bouvet's 2023 annual report. See also section 10 of the corporate governance chapter in the report.
An unpredictable global situation means that organisations have to deal with unpredictable and shifting framework conditions. This is particularly true of financial budgets and security risks. The ability of organisations to digitalise, innovate and adapt is therefore becoming increasingly important. Bouvet's clients are communicating higher standards and expectations regarding the quality of deliveries, security at all levels and clear business value. Consequently, agreements and assignments are increasingly focused on collaboration and partnerships.
Bouvet has numerous longstanding client relationships and partnerships in the oil, gas, renewables and power supply sectors, and client confidence in the group is evidenced by the award of assignments with a long horizon. These sectors are highly committed to digitalisation. Key objectives in this context include optimisation of business value, simplification and securing efficiency gains by adopting new technology.
The public sector is pursuing ongoing, long-term digitalisation in response to operational and societal needs. Bouvet is a relevant partner for these organisations thanks to its interdisciplinary services, in-depth domain knowledge and extensive sector experience.
Bouvet also enjoys continued confidence among existing clients in other sectors. The group's contribution to total defence, which embraces a number of sectors, is a good example of this. Demand for interdisciplinary development teams and the breadth of Bouvet's service range are recurring topics. Recurring requests for interdisciplinary approaches make the group confident that demand for team deliveries linked to construction contracts will continue to grow.
Demand for generative AI and artificial intelligence is increasing in all sectors. Organisations are having to respond to security and quality-related challenges. Bouvet is working actively on value creation, quality assurance and knowledgedevelopment related to this technology, both with clients and internally within its organisation. Cloud technology uptake is also growing in all sectors.
Putting employees first, promoting active skills development and fostering a culture of sharing and collaboration safeguards Bouvet's strong reputation in connection with recruitment and helps the company secure and retain the expertise demanded by the market. Combined with the group's client portfolio and other market conditions, this leaves Bouvet well-positioned and equipped for future recruitment and further growth in its operational sectors.
Per Gunnar Tronsli President and CEO Tel: +47 23 40 60 00 | +47 900 20 622
Steffen Garder CFO Tel: +47 23 40 60 00 | +47 930 99 940
We declare that, to the best of our knowledge, the interim financial statements for the period 1 January to 31 December 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2024 have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, and that the information in the financial statements provides a true and fair view of Bouvet ASA's overall assets, liabilities, financial position and results. We also declare that, to the best of our knowledge, the interim report provides a true and fair overview of important events during the accounting period and their impact on the interim financial statements, the most important risks and uncertainty factors facing the company in the next accounting period, and material transactions with related parties.
Oslo, 17 February 2025 The board of directors of Bouvet ASA
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Tove Raanes Deputy chair
Pål Egil Rønn Chair of the board
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Lill Hege Hals Director
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Egil Christen Dahl Director
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Sverre Hurum Director
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Per Gunnar Tronsli President and CEO
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CHANGE | CHANGE % | UNAUDITED JAN-DEC 2024 |
JAN-DEC 2023 |
CHANGE | CHANGE % |
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| Revenue | 2 | 1 025 956 | 969 672 | 56 284 | 5.8% 3 921 399 3 525 761 | 395 638 | 11.2% | ||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||
| Cost of sales | 82 401 | 92 350 | -9 949 | -10.8% | 324 955 | 347 460 | -22 505 | -6.5% | |
| Personell expenses | 713 407 | 661 079 | 52 328 | 7.9% 2 671 115 2 360 906 | 310 209 | 13.1% | |||
| Depreciation fixed assets | 4 | 22 297 | 20 422 | 1 875 | 9.2% | 92 594 | 79 178 | 13 416 | 16.7% |
| Amortisation intangible assets | 3 | 8 906 | 6 819 | 2 087 | 30.6% | 27 837 | 17 740 | 10 097 | 56.9% |
| Other operating expenses | 80 049 | 82 685 | -2 636 | -3.2% | 314 537 | 313 485 | 1 052 | 0.3% | |
| Total operating expenses | 907 060 | 863 355 | 43 705 | 5.1% 3 431 038 3 118 769 | 312 269 | 10.0% | |||
| Operating profit | 118 896 | 106 317 | 12 579 | 11.8% | 490 361 | 406 992 | 83 369 | 20.5% | |
| Financial items | |||||||||
| Interest income | 6 969 | 5 009 | 1 960 | 39.1% | 25 259 | 16 274 | 8 985 | 55.2% | |
| Financial income | 22 | 4 228 | -4 206 | -99.5% | 825 | 4 666 | -3 841 | -82.3% | |
| Interest expense | -5 784 | -3 182 | -2 602 | 81.8% | -23 664 | -8 748 | -14 916 | 170.5% | |
| Finance expense | -389 | 14 | -403 | N/A | -1 594 | -766 | -828 | 108.1% | |
| Net financial items | 818 | 6 069 | -5 251 | -86.5% | 826 | 11 426 | -10 600 | -92.8% | |
| Ordinary profit before tax | 119 714 | 112 386 | 7 328 | 6.5% | 491 187 | 418 418 | 72 769 | 17.4% | |
| Income tax expense | |||||||||
| Tax expense on ordinary profit | 23 302 | 24 069 | -767 | -3.2% | 107 745 | 93 126 | 14 619 | 15.7% | |
| Total tax expense | 23 302 | 24 069 | -767 | -3.2% | 107 745 | 93 126 | 14 619 | 15.7% | |
| Profit for the period | 96 412 | 88 317 | 8 095 | 9.2% | 383 442 | 325 292 | 58 150 | 17.9% | |
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| Shareholders in parent company | 96 412 | 88 355 | 383 442 | 325 419 | |||||
| Non-controlling interests | 0 | -38 | 0 | -127 | |||||
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.08 | 9.1% | 3.69 | 3.13 | 0.56 | 17.9% | |
| Earnings per share | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.08 | 9.2% | 3.72 | 3.15 | 0.57 | 18.0% | |
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CHANGE | CHANGE % | UNAUDITED JAN-DEC 2024 |
JAN-DEC 2023 |
CHANGE | CHANGE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the period | 96 412 | 88 317 | 8 095 | 9.2% | 383 442 | 325 292 | 58 150 | 17.9% |
| Items that may be reclassified through profit or loss in subsequent periods |
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| Currency translation differences | -194 | 822 | -1 016 | -123.6% | 64 | 1 660 | -1 596 | -96.2% |
| Sum other income and costs | -194 | 822 | -1 016 | -123.6% | 64 | 1 660 | -1 596 | -96.2% |
| Total comprehensive income | 96 218 | 89 139 | 7 079 | 7.9% | 383 506 | 326 952 | 56 554 | 17.3% |
| Assigned to: | ||||||||
| Shareholders in parent company | 96 218 | 89 177 | 383 506 | 327 080 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests | 0 | -38 | 0 | -127 |
| NOK 1 000 | NOTE | UNAUDITED 31.12.2024 |
31.12.2023 | CHANGE | CHANGE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||||
| NON-CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Intangible assets | |||||
| Deferred tax asset | 13 052 | 7 013 | 6 039 | 86.1% | |
| Goodwill | 3 | 54 010 | 53 871 | 139 | 0.3% |
| Other intangible assets | 3 | 26 071 | 50 122 | -24 051 | -48.0% |
| Total intangible assets | 93 133 | 111 006 | -17 873 | -16.1% | |
| Fixed assets | |||||
| Office equipment | 39 788 | 31 495 | 8 293 | 26.3% | |
| Office machines and vehicles | 5 451 | 4 345 | 1 106 | 25.5% | |
| IT equipment | 22 929 | 26 975 | -4 046 | -15.0% | |
| Right-of-use assets | 4 | 298 558 | 316 468 | -17 910 | -5.7% |
| Total fixed assets | 366 726 | 379 283 | -12 557 | -3.3% | |
| Financial non-current assets | |||||
| Other financial assets | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Other long-term receivables | 2 003 | 2 223 | -220 | -9.9% | |
| Total financial non-current assets | 2 013 | 2 233 | -220 | -9.9% | |
| Total non-current assets | 461 872 | 492 522 | -30 650 | -6.2% | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||||
| Work in progress | 2 | 30 069 | 51 486 | -21 417 | -41.6% |
| Trade accounts receivable | 411 213 | 629 880 | -218 667 | -34.7% | |
| Other short-term receivables | 63 336 | 59 818 | 3 518 | 5.9% | |
| Liquid assets | 834 341 | 482 048 | 352 293 | 73.1% | |
| Total current assets | 1 338 959 | 1 223 232 | 115 727 | 9.5% | |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 1 800 831 | 1 715 754 | 85 077 | 5.0% |
| NOK 1 000 | NOTE | UNAUDITED 31.12.2024 |
31.12.2023 | CHANGE | CHANGE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | |||||
| EQUITY | |||||
| Paid-in capital | |||||
| Share capital | 5 | 10 380 | 10 380 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Own shares - nominal value | 5 | -32 | -19 | -13 | 68.4% |
| Share premium | 179 | 179 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total paid-in capital | 10 527 | 10 540 | -13 | -0.1% | |
| Earned equity | |||||
| Other equity | 454 317 | 442 760 | 11 557 | 2.6% | |
| Total earned equity | 454 317 | 442 760 | 11 557 | 2.6% | |
| Non-controlling interests Total equity |
0 464 844 |
5 074 458 374 |
-5 074 6 470 |
-100.0% 1.4% |
|
| DEBT | |||||
| Long-term debt | |||||
| Lease liabilities | 242 839 | 253 550 | -10 711 | -4.2% | |
| Other provisions for obligations | 5 545 | 5 545 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total long-term debt | 248 384 | 259 095 | -10 711 | -4.1% | |
| Short-term debt | |||||
| Current lease liabilities | 72 921 | 67 317 | 5 604 | 8.3% | |
| Trade accounts payable | 80 760 | 119 685 | -38 925 | -32.5% | |
| Income tax payable | 115 405 | 95 210 | 20 195 | 21.2% | |
| Public duties payable | 332 084 | 304 440 | 27 644 | 9.1% | |
| Deferred revenue | 2 | 6 177 | 5 899 | 278 | 4.7% |
| Other short-term debt | 480 256 | 405 734 | 74 522 | 18.4% | |
| Total short-term debt | 1 087 603 | 998 285 | 89 318 | 8.9% | |
| Total liabilities | 1 335 987 | 1 257 380 | 78 607 | 6.3% | |
| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES | 1 800 831 | 1 715 754 | 85 077 | 5.0% |
| NOK 1 000 | NOTE | UNAUDITED OCT-DEC 2024 |
UNAUDITED OCT-DEC 2023 |
UNAUDITED JAN-DEC 2024 |
JAN-DEC 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flow from operating activities | |||||
| Ordinary profit before tax | 119 714 | 112 387 | 491 186 | 418 418 | |
| Paid tax | -9 596 | -10 978 | -93 159 | -82 627 | |
| (Gain)/loss on sale of fixed assets | -38 | 38 | -98 | -135 | |
| Ordinary depreciation1 | 22 297 | 20 422 | 92 415 | 79 178 | |
| Amortisation intangible assets | 3 | 8 906 | 6 818 | 27 837 | 17 740 |
| Share based payments | 4 310 | 3 646 | 17 775 | 19 218 | |
| Changes in work in progress, accounts receivable and accounts payable | 288 050 | 152 297 | 201 159 | -18 197 | |
| Changes in other accruals | 117 695 | 104 381 | -127 946 | 87 377 | |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 551 336 | 389 012 | 865 060 | 520 972 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||||
| Sale of fixed assets | 50 | -32 | 185 | 382 | |
| Purchase of fixed assets | -6 403 | -9 715 | -29 751 | -28 907 | |
| Purchase of intangible assets | 3 | -830 | -5 160 | -6 750 | -22 674 |
| Purchase of business | -17 801 | -17 801 | |||
| Investment in subsidiary | -4 917 | -4 917 | |||
| Net cash flow from investing activities | -12 100 | -32 708 | -41 233 | -69 000 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||||
| Purchase of own shares | 0 | -572 | -50 185 | -63 545 | |
| Sales of own shares | 31 200 | 28 710 | 31 200 | 28 710 | |
| Repayment of share premium | 4 | -19 039 | -19 089 | -78 867 | -61 924 |
| Dividend payments | -103 801 | -57 090 | -373 682 | -316 592 | |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | -91 639 | -48 042 | -471 534 | -413 351 | |
| Net changes in liquid assets | 447 597 | 308 262 | 352 293 | 38 621 | |
| Liquid assets at the beginning of the period | 386 744 | 173 786 | 482 048 | 443 427 | |
| Liquid assets at the end of the period | 834 341 | 482 048 | 834 341 | 482 048 | |
| Unused credit facilities | 100 000 | 101 388 | 100 000 | 101 388 |
| NOK 1 000 | SHARE CAPITAL |
OWN SHARES |
SHARE PREMIUM |
TOTAL PAID-IN EQUITY |
OTHER EQUITY |
TRANSLATION DIFFERENCES |
TOTAL OTHER EQUITY |
NON-CON TROLLING INTERESTS |
TOTAL EQUITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity at 01.01.2023 | 10 380 | -6 | 179 | 10 553 | 442 472 | -1 262 | 441 210 | 5 202 | 456 966 |
| Profit for the period | 0 | 325 419 | 325 419 | -127 | 325 292 | ||||
| Other income and costs | 0 | 1 660 | 1 660 | 1 660 | |||||
| Purchase/sale of own shares (net) | -13 | -13 | -28 155 | -28 155 | -28 168 | ||||
| Employee share scheme | 0 | 19 218 | 19 218 | 19 218 | |||||
| Dividend | 0 | -316 592 | -316 592 | -316 592 | |||||
| Equity at 31.12.2023 | 10 380 | -19 | 179 | 10 540 | 442 362 | 398 | 442 760 | 5 074 | 458 374 |
| Equity at 01.01.2024 | 10 380 | -19 | 179 | 10 540 | 442 362 | 398 | 442 760 | 5 074 | 458 374 |
| Profit for the period | 0 | 383 442 | 383 442 | 383 442 | |||||
| Other income and costs | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | |||||
| Purchase/sale of own shares (net) | -13 | -13 | -19 039 | -19 039 | -19 052 | ||||
| Employee share scheme | 0 | 20 616 | 20 616 | 20 616 | |||||
| Change non-controlling interests | 0 | 157 | 157 | -5 074 | -4 917 | ||||
| Dividend | 0 | -373 682 | -373 682 | -373 682 | |||||
| Equity at 31.12.2024 (Unaudited) | 10 380 | -32 | 179 | 10 527 | 453 856 | 462 | 454 317 | 0 | 464 844 |
This interim report is presented in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations determined by the European Union, and have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34. The interim financial statements have not been audited, do not include all the information required in annual financial statements and should be viewed in conjunction with the group's annual report for 2023.
The accounting policies applied are consistent with those applied in previous financial year.
The Group is primarily delivering its services based on time and material used and has in most cases legal rights for payment for services delivered at date. In cases where the Group has income from projects with predefined results at a fixed price or which has elements causing the income per hour to be unknown before completion of the project, the income is recorded in correlation with the degree of completion. Progress is measured as incurred hours in relation to totally estimated hours. For these projects the customer controles the asset being made or improved.
| NOK 1 000 | OCT-DEC 2024 | OCT-DEC 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Contract category | ||
| Fixed- and target price | 2 163 | 1 906 |
| Variable contracts | 1 023 793 | 967 766 |
| Total revenue | 1 025 956 | 969 672 |
| Business sector | ||
| Health | 14 650 | 11 424 |
| Industry | 35 890 | 37 747 |
| Info and communication | 19 492 | 37 163 |
| Power supply | 208 176 | 180 972 |
| Public admin and defence | 187 078 | 170 704 |
| Oil, gas and renewable | 412 558 | 394 272 |
| Service industry | 61 820 | 50 557 |
| Transportation | 44 361 | 40 384 |
| Retail | 27 557 | 29 485 |
| Other | 14 375 | 16 964 |
| Total revenue | 1 025 956 | 969 672 |
| Public/privat sector | ||
| Public sector (100% owned) | 476 530 | 410 477 |
| Privat sector | 549 426 | 559 195 |
| Total revenue | 1 025 956 | 969 672 |
| Work in progress | 30 069 | 51 486 |
| Deferred revenue | 6 177 | 5 899 |
At the balance sheet date, processed but not billed services amounted to NOK 30.07 million (2023.12.31: NOK 51.49 million). This is mainly services delivered on running account, invoiced to customers at the beginning of the next month.
Intangible assets and goodwill are related to added value from the acquisitions of subsidiaries, businesses, and costs related to development of software and internally developed internet homepage.
| NOK 1 000 | SOFTWARE | OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
GOODWILL | JAN-DEC 2024 |
SOFTWARE | OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS |
GOODWILL | JAN-DEC 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book value 1 January | 48 257 | 1 864 | 53 871 | 103 993 | 41 472 | 1 590 | 32 732 | 75 794 |
| Additions of the period | 0 | 2 078 | 20 559 | 22 637 | ||||
| Tax refund (government grants) 2023 | -2 971 | -2 971 | 0 | |||||
| Self-developed software | 6 750 | 6 750 | 22 664 | 22 664 | ||||
| Amortisation | -26 325 | -1 512 | -27 837 | -15 879 | -1 850 | -17 729 | ||
| Exchange rate variances | 7 | 140 | 146 | 46 | 580 | 626 | ||
| Book value end of period | 25 711 | 358 | 54 011 | 80 081 | 48 257 | 1 864 | 53 871 | 103 993 |
| Economic life | 2-5 years | 5-10 years | notdecided | 2-5 years | 5-10 years | notdecided | ||
| Amortisation method | linear | linear | N/A | linear | linear | N/A |
The group has developed Sesam, a software as a service (SaaS). This software provides a stand-alone, generic data platform component – a master data hub which continuously exchanges data with the business' core systems. Sesam delivers a unique platform component which continually ensures optimal data quality and makes it simpler and faster to build cost-effective, valueenhancing solutions on the basis of the platform. NOK 108 332 thousand has so far been invested, which is capitalised and amortised in modules. These modules have an expected service life of two to five years.
| NOK 1 000 | JAN-DEC 2024 | JAN-DEC 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Book value 1 January | 316 468 | 222 299 |
| Additions/adjustments of the period | 50 372 | 150 486 |
| Depreciation | -68 105 | -56 361 |
| Exchange rate variances | -177 | 44 |
| Book value end of period | 298 558 | 316 468 |
| Economic life | 1-10 years | 1-10 years |
| Depreciation method | linear | linear |
FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS PER YEAR
| NOK 1 000 | FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS |
< 1 YEAR | 1-2 YEARS | 2-3 YEARS | 3-4 YEARS | 4-5 YEARS | > 5 YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undiscounted lease liabilities 31.12.2024 | 411 096 | 74 975 | 73 212 | 45 766 | 40 715 | 39 958 | 136 469 |
| NOK 1 000 | FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS |
< 1 YEAR | 1-2 YEARS | 2-3 YEARS | 3-4 YEARS | 4-5 YEARS | > 5 YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undiscounted lease liabilities 31.12.2023 | 529 266 | 88 058 | 81 978 | 80 469 | 57 707 | 53 748 | 167 306 |
| SHARES IN THOUSANDS | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary shares, nominal value NOK 0.10 | 103 801 | 103 801 |
| Total number of shares | 103 801 | 103 801 |
The nominal value of the share is NOK 0.10. All shares in the company have equal voting rights and are equally entitled to dividend.
| NO. OF SHARES | SHARE CAPITAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOK 1 000 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2023 | 31.12.2024 | 31.12.2023 | |
| Ordinary shares issued and fully paid at 31.12 | 103 801 | 103 801 | 10 380 | 10 380 | |
| Own shares at nominal value | -319 | -189 | -32 | -19 |
The group has a share scheme that includes all employees. No shares were purchased during the period. Furthermore, a total of 427 311 shares were sold in connection with the launch of the new share scheme of 2024. Additionally, a total of 243 380 shares were distributed as bonus shares in connection with the conclusion of the share scheme of 2021. A total of 670,691 shares were thus disposed at total amount of NOK 48 712 thousand, giving an average price of NOK 72.73 per share. The cash consideration for shares in the new share scheme of 2024 was NOK 25 595 thousand. Bouvet ASA holds a remaining balance of 318 632 own shares.
The company has paid the following dividends:
| NOK 1 000 | JAN-DEC 2024 | JAN-DEC 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Ordinary dividend for 2023: NOK 1.00 per share (November 2024) | 103 801 | |
| Ordinary dividend for 2023: NOK 2.60 per share (May 2024) | 269 882 | |
| Ordinary dividend for 2022: NOK 0.55 per share (November 2023) | 57 090 | |
| Ordinary dividend for 2022: NOK 2.50 per share (May 2023) | 259 502 | |
| Total | 373 683 | 316 592 |
Proposed dividend to be approved at the annual general meeting May 2025 amounts to NOK 3.00 per share.
| NO. OF SHARES | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME | ROLE | 30.09.2024 | BUY | SALE | 31.12.2024 |
| Pål Egil Rønn | Chairman of the Board | 60 000 | 60 000 | ||
| Tove Raanes | Vice-chairman of the Board | 16 950 | 16 950 | ||
| Egil Christen Dahl | Board member | 1 853 020 | 1 853 020 | ||
| Lill Hege Hals | Board member | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sverre Hurum | Board member | 3 115 610 | 3 115 610 | ||
| Per Gunnar Tronsli | CEO | 75 610 | 1 013 | 76 623 | |
| Steffen Garder | CFO | 0 | 515 | 515 | |
| Total | 5 121 190 | 1 013 | 0 | 5 122 718 |
There have been no events after the balance sheet date significantly effecting the Group's financial position.
The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures ("APMs") that came into force on July 3, 2016. Bouvet discloses APMs that are frequently used by investors, analysts, and other interested parties. The management believes that the disclosed APMs provide improved insight into the operations, financing, and prospects of Bouvet. Bouvet has defined the following APMs:
EBITDA is short for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. EBITDA is calculated as profit for the period before tax expense, financial items, depreciation, and amortization.
EBIT is short for earnings before interest and taxes. EBIT corresponds to operating profit in the consolidated income statement.
Net free cash flow is calculated as net cash flow from operations plus net cash flow from investing activities.
EBITDA-margin is calculated as EBITDA divided by revenue.
EBIT-margin is calculated as EBIT divided by revenue.
Cash flow margin is calculated as Net cash flow from operations divided by revenue.
Equity ratio is calculated as total equity divided by total assets.
Liquidity ratio is calculated as current assets divided by short-term debt.
| NOK 1 000 | OCT-DEC 2024 | OCT-DEC 2023 | CHANGE % | JAN-DEC 2024 | JAN-DEC 2023 | CHANGE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCOME STATEMENT | ||||||
| Operating revenue | 1 025 956 | 969 672 | 5.8% | 3 921 399 | 3 525 761 | 11.2% |
| EBITDA | 150 099 | 133 558 | 12.4% | 610 792 | 503 910 | 21.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 118 896 | 106 317 | 11.8% | 490 361 | 406 992 | 20.5% |
| Ordinary profit before tax | 119 714 | 112 386 | 6.5% | 491 187 | 418 418 | 17.4% |
| Profit for the period | 96 412 | 88 317 | 9.2% | 383 442 | 325 292 | 17.9% |
| EBITDA-margin | 14.6% | 13.8% | 6.2% | 15.6% | 14.3% | 9.0% |
| EBIT-margin | 11.6% | 11.0% | 5.7% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 8.3% |
| BALANCE SHEET | ||||||
| Non-current assets | 461 872 | 492 522 | -6.2% | 461 872 | 492 522 | -6.2% |
| Current assets | 1 338 959 | 1 223 232 | 9.5% | 1 338 959 | 1 223 232 | 9.5% |
| Total assets | 1 800 831 | 1 715 754 | 5.0% | 1 800 831 | 1 715 754 | 5.0% |
| Equity | 464 844 | 458 374 | 1.4% | 464 844 | 458 374 | 1.4% |
| Long-term debt | 248 384 | 259 095 | -4.1% | 248 384 | 259 095 | -4.1% |
| Short-term debt | 1 087 603 | 998 285 | 8.9% | 1 087 603 | 998 285 | 8.9% |
| Equity ratio | 25.8% | 26.7% | -3.4% | 25.8% | 26.7% | -3.4% |
| Liquidity ratio | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.5% | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.5% |
| CASH FLOW | ||||||
| Net cash flow operations | 551 336 | 389 012 | 41.7% | 865 060 | 520 972 | 66.0% |
| Net free cash flow | 539 236 | 356 304 | 51.3% | 823 827 | 453 359 | 82.3% |
| Net cash flow | 447 597 | 308 262 | 45.2% | 352 293 | 38 621 | 812.2% |
| Cash flow margin | 53.7% | 40.1% | 34.0% | 22.1% | 15.0% | 47.1% |
| SHARE INFORMATION | ||||||
| Number of shares | 103 800 637 | 103 800 637 | 0.0% | 103 800 637 | 103 800 637 | 0.0% |
| Weighted average basic shares outstanding | 103 102 919 | 103 193 400 | -0.1% | 103 126 447 | 103 258 878 | -0.1% |
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | 104 002 504 | 104 015 116 | 0.0% | 104 007 681 | 104 069 876 | -0.1% |
| EBIT per share | 1.15 | 1.03 | 11.8% | 4.75 | 3.94 | 20.6% |
| Diluted EBIT per share | 1.14 | 1.02 | 11.7% | 4.71 | 3.91 | 20.5% |
| Earnings per share | 0.94 | 0.86 | 9.2% | 3.72 | 3.15 | 18.0% |
| Diluted earnings per share | 0.93 | 0.85 | 9.1% | 3.69 | 3.13 | 17.9% |
| Equity per share | 4.48 | 4.42 | 1.4% | 4.48 | 4.42 | 1.4% |
| Dividend per share | 1.00 | 0.55 | 81.8% | 3.60 | 3.05 | 18.0% |
| EMPLOYEES | ||||||
| Number of employees (year end) | 2 360 | 2 311 | 2.1% | 2 360 | 2 311 | 2.1% |
| Average number of employees | 2 363 | 2 306 | 2.5% | 2 345 | 2 191 | 7.0% |
| Operating revenue per employee | 434 | 420 | 3.3% | 1 672 | 1 609 | 3.9% |
| Operating cost per employee | 384 | 374 | 2.5% | 1 463 | 1 423 | 2.8% |
| EBIT per employee | 50 | 46 | 9.1% | 209 | 186 | 12.6% |
| Cash flow margin | Net cash flow operations / Operating revenue |
|---|---|
| Diluted earnings per share | Profit for the period assigned to shareholders in parent company / weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
| Diluted EBIT per share | EBIT assigned to shareholders in parent company / weighted average diluted shares outstanding |
| Dividend per share | Paid dividend per share througout the year |
| Earnings per share | Profit for the period assigned to shareholders in parent company / weighted average basic shares outstanding |
| EBIT | Operating profit |
| EBIT per employee | EBIT / average number of employees |
| EBIT per share | EBIT assigned to shareholders in parent company / weighted average basic shares outstanding |
| EBIT-margin | EBIT / operating revenue |
| EBITDA | Operating profit + depreciation fixed assets and intangible assets |
| EBITDA-margin | EBITDA / operating revenue |
| Equity per share | Equity / number of shares |
| Equity ratio | Equity / total assets |
| Liquidity ratio | Current assets / Short-term debt |
| Net free cash flow | Net cash flow operations - Net cash flow investments |
| Number of shares | Number of issued shares at the end of the year |
| Operating cost per employee | Operating cost / average number of employees |
| Operating revenue per employee | Operating revenue / average number of employees |
| Weighted average basic shares outstanding | Issued shares adjusted for own shares on average for the year |
| Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | Issued shares adjusted for own shares and share scheme on average for the year |
The group has 16 offices in Norway and Sweden. Our philosophy is that competence should be utilised across the group, while projects are entrenched locally.

OSLO Sørkedalsveien 8 NO-0369 Oslo PO Box 5327 Majorstuen NO-0304 Oslo Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
ARENDAL Frolandsveien 6 NO-4847 Arendal Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
BERGEN Solheimsgaten 15 NO-5058 Bergen Tel: +47 55 20 09 17
DRAMMEN Doktor Hansteins gate 13 NO-3044 Drammen Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
FØRDE Elvevegen 13 NO-6800 Førde Tel: (+47) 55 20 09 17
GRENLAND Hydrovegen 55 NO-3936 Porsgrunn Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
HAUGESUND Diktervegen 8 NO-5538 Haugesund Tel: +47 52 82 10 17
INNLANDET Løvstadvegen 7 NO-2312 Ottestad Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
KRISTIANSAND Kjøita 6 NO-4630 Kristiansand Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
SANDEFJORD
Fokserødveien 12 NO-3241 Sandefjord Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
SANDVIKA Malmskriverveien 18 NO-1337 Sandvika
Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
STAVANGER Laberget 28 NO-4020 Stavanger P. O. Box 130 NO-4065 Stavanger Tel: +47 51 20 00 20
TRONDHEIM Professor Brochs gate 14 NO-7030 Trondheim Tel: +47 23 40 60 00
TROMSØ Kirkegata 1 NO-9008 Tromsø Tel: +47 73 53 70 00
Mäster Samuelsgatan 42 SE-111 57 Stockholm Tel: + 46 0 771 611 100
ÖREBRO
Kungsgatan 1 SE-702 11 Örebro Tel: +46 0 709 431 411
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