Orkla ASA (ORKLF) Stock

About Orkla ASA

Orkla ASA is a Norwegian industrial investment company focused on brands and consumer-oriented businesses. The company takes a long-term, strategic approach to its investments, creating value through its expertise in brands. It operates through the following segments: Orkla Foods, Orkla Snacks, Orkla Food Ingredients, Orkla Health, Orkla India, The European Pizza Company, Orkla Home & Personal Care, Orkla House Care, Health and Sports Nutrition Group, Pierre Robert Group, and Lilleborg. The Orkla Foods segment supplies well-known local branded products to consumers in the Nordics, Baltics, and Central Europe. The Orkla Snacks segment engages in the snacks, confectionery, and biscuits markets, offering popular local brands across the Nordic and Baltic regions. The Orkla Food Ingredients segment supplies ingredients to a broad range of customers in the bakery, ice cream, and plant-based markets. The Orkla Health segment offers strong local brands in dietary supplements, oral care, wound care, and functional personal care categories. The Orkla India segment provides a broad portfolio of food products, centered around spices and spice blends, through well-known local brands across India. The European Pizza Company segment mainly consists of franchise pizza outlets in European countries. The Orkla Home & Personal Care segment supplies cleaning and personal care products to the Nordic consumer market, supported by strong local brands and a local value chain. The Orkla House Care segment supplies painting tools and accessories to both DIY consumers and professional painters. The Health and Sports Nutrition Group segment provides a wide range of health and performance products in the Nordic sports nutrition sector. The Pierre Robert Group segment offers basic textiles and woollen garments in Norway, Finland, and Sweden. The Lilleborg segment supplies effective and sustainable hygiene and cleaning solutions to professional and industrial customers. The company was founded in 1654 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Orkla ASA is headquartered in NO.

Orkla ASA (ORKLF) stock trades at $11.30 with a market capitalization of $11.05B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.21, price-to-book of 2.18, price-to-sales of 1.44. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $10.13 and $13.55, and currently trades 16.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 5.75%.

On profitability, Orkla ASA generates a return on equity (ROE) of 24.28% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 9.94%, an operating margin of 9.85%, a net profit margin of 15.84%.

Official website: www.orkla.com