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Poorest profitability since 2002
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Key figures for listed enterprises (discontinued), Q4 2015

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Poorest profitability since 2002

The operating margin for listed enterprises was -4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015. This is the weakest listing since the statistics were established in 2002. Operating margin went down 6.8 per cent from the third quarter and 7.5 per cent from the same quarter of 2014.

Accounts statistics. Key figures for listed enterprisesPublished 7 March 2016
NOK MillionPer cent
4th quarter 20153rd quarter 20153rd quarter 2015 - 4th quarter 20154th quarter 2014 - 4th quarter 2015
Income statement
Operating income348 966342 9911.7-11.4
Operating profit1 15231 097-96.3-95.5
Operating result before tax-13 9109 615-244.7-200.4
Equity969 617976 683-0.7-0.9
Total equity and liabilities2 517 3852 546 992-1.23.4
 
Per centPercentage points
Key figures
Operating profit margin (per cent)0.39.1-8.8-6.2
Operating margin (per cent)-4.02.8-6.8-7.5
Equity ratio (per cent)38.538.30.2-1.7

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Key figures for listed enterprises

The listed enterprises had NOK 14 billion pre-tax loss in the last quarter of 2015, which led to the lower operating margin. Operating profit margin was 0.3 per cent, down from 9.1 per cent in the previous quarter and 6.5 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2014.

Almost 50 per cent of the listed enterprises had a deficit before tax in the last quarter of 2015, and 44 per cent had a negative operating income. The share of enterprises with pre-tax losses was 43 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2014.