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Selvaag Bolig ASA

SBO.OL
38
Residential Construction · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0Q92.L
Price
kr 32.95
-0.30 (-0.90%)
Market Cap
kr 3.09B
Exchange
Oslo Stock Exchange
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 12, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

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.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-26.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+9.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$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 Runway

~3 months

$840M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Selvaag Bolig ASA has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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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)

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Quality

Gross Margin
31.5%
Modest — 31.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
-24.5%
Losing money on operations — -24.5%
ROCE
-0.5%
Weak — -0.5% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+35.2%
Fast-growing sales (+35.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
+33.7%
Earnings growing fast (+33.7% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
-879%
Weak — only -879% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
-58.2%
Burning cash (-58.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.75
Elevated debt (1.75)
Interest Cover
12.44x
Comfortably covers interest (12.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.9x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+10.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.9 → 12.1)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.03%
Moderate income — 3.03% yield

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

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

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