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Employees: 9
Size Akastor (AKAST.OL) is a Norway Energy company (Contract Drilling) with a market value of $316M, the 112th largest of 115 Norway companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NOK 10.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 30.7%, against -6.9% for the median peer and +2.7% for the Norway market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 9 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 66.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.7%); the operating margin is 34.3% (peer median 7.4%).
Valuation It trades at 9.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.2× (3rd cheapest of 7).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.1 points below its cost of capital (9.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 11 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | NOK 574M | NOK 158M | NOK 124M | NOK 121M | NOK 169M |
| Revenue growth | — | +27% | +2% | -28% | — |
| Gross profit | NOK 197M | -NOK 236M | -NOK 196M | -NOK 197M | -NOK 74.0M |
| EBITDA | NOK 246M | -NOK 191M | -NOK 149M | -NOK 163M | -NOK 192M |
| Net income | NOK 148M | -NOK 148M | NOK 1.62B | -NOK 375M | -NOK 280M |
| Free cash flow | -NOK 1.00M | NOK 33.0M | NOK 1.63B | -NOK 305M | -NOK 244M |
| Capital expenditure | NOK 48.0M | NOK 9.00M | NOK 149M | NOK 13.0M | NOK 11.0M |
| Total debt | NOK 24.0M | NOK 284M | NOK 383M | NOK 1.40B | NOK 1.43B |
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| Measure | AKAST.OL | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -18.7% | -1.3% | 2nd lowest of 9 |
| 6-month return | -30.7% | -6.9% | 2nd lowest of 9 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -33.0% | -23.6% | 4th lowest of 9 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +66.9% | +5.7% | 2nd highest of 9 |
| Operating margin | 34.3% | 7.4% | 2nd highest of 9 |
| Forward P/E | 9.9× | 15.2× | 3rd cheapest of 7 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -6.1 pp | -2.5 pp | 2nd lowest of 9 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.7× | 5.2× | 3rd most expensive of 9 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.2× | 1.1× | least indebted of 9 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akastor AKAST.OL | Norway | $316M | -31% | +67% | 34% | 9.9× | n/a | n/a |
| PHX Energy Services PHX.TO | Canada | $342M | -9% | +7% | 4% | 8.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Ventura Offshore VTURA.OL | Norway | $371M | +3% | -2% | 34% | n/a | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| Ensign Energy Services ESI.TO | Canada | $517M | +6% | -1% | 1% | 34.7× | 41.1% | +11.8% |
| Sed Energy ENH.OL | Norway | $520M | -25% | +91% | 36% | 5.7× | -10.9% | +38.2% |
| Major Drilling Group International MDI.TO | Canada | $893M | -5% | +23% | 6% | 23.1× | 21.7% | +15.5% |
| Borr Drilling BORR | United States | $1,000M | -45% | +3% | 21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nabors Industries NBR | United States | $1.11B | -25% | +5% | 8% | 19.1× | 4.0% | +8.3% |
| Precision Drilling PD.TO | Canada | $1.16B | +6% | +8% | 7% | 11.4× | 11.6% | +14.5% |