Norsk Hydro ASA

Company Profile

Norsk Hydro ASA had its IPO on under the ticker symbol NHYKF.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Aluminum industry. Norsk Hydro ASA has a staff strength of 32,014 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Norsk Hydro ASA opened at $5.73 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $5.73 - $5.73, and closed at $5.73.

This is a +1.46% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 639 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Norsk Hydro ASA have slipped by -2.18%.

Norsk Hydro ASA's Key Ratios

Norsk Hydro ASA has a market cap of $11.56 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.4899 and a price to sales ratio of 0.068.

In the last 12-months Norsk Hydro ASA’s revenue was $198.68 billion with a gross profit of $78.56 billion and an EBITDA of $52.42 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Norsk Hydro ASA's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Norsk Hydro ASA’s operating margin was 21.89% while its return on assets stood at 13.37% with a return of equity of 12.02%.

In Q2, Norsk Hydro ASA’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -53.4% while revenue growth was a negative 17.2%.

Norsk Hydro ASA’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

19.0114

Trailing PE

9.1129

PEG

0.5707

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.62 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 19.0114 and a PEG multiple of 0.5707. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Norsk Hydro ASA’s profitability.

Norsk Hydro ASA stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.0718 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 0.3123. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.068.

Norsk Hydro ASA stock pays annual dividends of $4.2 per share, indicating a yield of 9.17% and a payout ratio of 84.96%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$208.51 billion

Total Liabilities

$40.39 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$3.48 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

84.96%

Norsk Hydro ASA ended 2024 with $208.51 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $208.51 billion while shareholder equity stood at $106.87 billion.

Norsk Hydro ASA ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $40.39 billion in other current liabilities, in common stock, $63.40 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $22.45 billion and cash and short-term investments were $0. The company’s total short-term debt was $0 while long-term debt stood at $0.

Norsk Hydro ASA’s total current assets stands at $82.70 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $3.88 billion. Its net receivables were $27.56 billion compared to accounts payable of $25.53 billion and inventory worth $28.81 billion.

In 2024, Norsk Hydro ASA's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $3.48 billion.

Comparatively, Norsk Hydro ASA paid $0.85 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$5.73

52-Week High

$8.42

52-Week Low

$5.15

Analyst Target Price

$

Norsk Hydro ASA stock is currently trading at $5.73 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $8.42 and a 52-week low of $8.42. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $.

Its 50-day moving average was $6.05 and 200-day moving average was $6.9 The short ratio stood at 0 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 3476.1% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4797.5% are held by institutions.