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811 companies ranked against comparable companies in four Morning company classes. Fiscal year 2024. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Methodology

Morning company class

Morning company classes are our own division by revenue, not an official standard: Micro NOK 1m–10 MNOK, Small 10 MNOK–50 MNOK, Medium 50 MNOK–500 MNOK, Large from 500 MNOK. Companies are ranked only against others in the same class, and every figure below is for the class you have chosen. What are Morning company classes?

Ranking · 2024 · Morning class Medium

Morning class Medium · 2024
#	Company	Profile	Score	Change
1	CALIAN EUROPE AS	Leader	93	−5
2	AKADEMIET VGS ÅLESUND AS	Leader	80	−4
3	HERO KOMPETANSE AS	Leader	72	+9
4	LINGU AS	Leader	69	+13
5	NLA HØGSKOLEN AS	Leader	68	+18
6	WANG HAMAR AS	Steward	66	−14
7	KRISTELIG GYMNASIUM AS	Steward	65	−21
8	OSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS	Leader	65	−6
9	WANG TOPPIDRETT OSLO AS	Steward	59	+4
10	IFRONT KARRIERE AS	Sprinter	59	+6
11	KONGSBERG TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTRE AS	Steward	57	−12
12	UNIVERSITETSSENTERET PÅ SVALBARD AS	Steward	57	+11
13	KIDSA DRIFT AS	Steward	56	–
14	KROKEIDE VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	Leader	54	+2
15	PODIUM AS	Sprinter	52	+13
16	TRYGGHEIM SKULAR AS	Steward	50	−9
17	WANG ROMERIKE AS	Sprinter	50	+21
18	LÆRINGSVERKSTEDET GRUPPEN AS	Sprinter	50	−1
19	FRETEX PLUSS AS	Sprinter	48	+22
20	MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	Steward	46	−36
21	JOBLEARN AS	Sprinter	46	+15
22	KRISTEN FRISKOLE AS	Sprinter	43	+2
23	SIGNO GRUNN- OG VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	Builder	43	+9
24	METIS BERGEN PRIVATE GYMNAS AS	Builder	40	0
25	ESPIRA ULSETSKOGEN AS	Sprinter	38	0
26	SONANS PRIVATGYMNAS AS	Sprinter	35	+19
27	VAL SKOLER AS	Steward	31	−50
28	WRIGHT TRAFIKKSKOLE AS	Sprinter	30	−6
29	MAERSK TRAINING AS	Builder	27	−27
30	LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HØGSKOLE AS	Builder	22	−16
31	FAGSKOLEN KRISTIANIA AS	Builder	19	−20
32	NHC SERVICES AS	Builder	12	−25

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The rank is the rank in the class. A class with fewer than ten companies is compared with the whole sector. Full ranking · Press mode

Biggest moves · Morning class Medium

VAL SKOLER AS
From 2023 to 2024: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 6.7% to −2.3%.
−50
MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS
From 2023 to 2024: the operating margin fell from 8.4% to −0.1%.
−36
MAERSK TRAINING AS
From 2023 to 2024: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 5.2% to −3.7%.
−27
NHC SERVICES AS
From 2023 to 2024: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 1.7% to −12.1%.
−25

Top lists in the sector · 2024 · Morning class Medium

The five largest companies account for 34% of the sector's revenue. Combined profit before tax for the 32 ranked companies: 233 MNOK.

Highest revenue

NLA HØGSKOLEN AS 422 MNOK
WRIGHT TRAFIKKSKOLE AS 339 MNOK
OSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS 262 MNOK
VAL SKOLER AS 246 MNOK
UNIVERSITETSSENTERET PÅ SVALBARD AS 228 MNOK

Operating revenue.

Highest operating margin

OSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS 22.8%
CALIAN EUROPE AS 18.5%
HERO KOMPETANSE AS 13.7%
KRISTEN FRISKOLE AS 11.1%
PODIUM AS 11.1%

Operating result divided by operating revenue.

Largest profit

OSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS 63 MNOK
NLA HØGSKOLEN AS 34 MNOK
LÆRINGSVERKSTEDET GRUPPEN AS 27 MNOK
CALIAN EUROPE AS 20 MNOK
IFRONT KARRIERE AS 16 MNOK

Profit before tax.

Largest loss

LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HØGSKOLE AS −12 MNOK
MAERSK TRAINING AS −7 MNOK
NHC SERVICES AS −6 MNOK
VAL SKOLER AS −5 MNOK
FAGSKOLEN KRISTIANIA AS −5 MNOK

Profit before tax, the largest negative.

Most solid

Equity ratio: equity divided by total assets.

Fastest growth

PODIUM AS +50.7%
CALIAN EUROPE AS +50.3%
HERO KOMPETANSE AS +38.3%
IFRONT KARRIERE AS +34.0%
LINGU AS +21.8%

Revenue growth from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.

Largest revenue decline

MAERSK TRAINING AS −15.3%
JOBLEARN AS −15.1%
VAL SKOLER AS −12.9%
SONANS PRIVATGYMNAS AS −8.2%
WRIGHT TRAFIKKSKOLE AS −0.8%

Revenue decline from the year before, only from at least NOK 10 million in revenue.

Biggest climbers

FRETEX PLUSS AS +21.9 points
WANG ROMERIKE AS +21.3 points
SONANS PRIVATGYMNAS AS +18.9 points
NLA HØGSKOLEN AS +18.2 points
JOBLEARN AS +14.6 points

Change in index points from the year before.

Biggest fallers

VAL SKOLER AS −49.7 points
MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS −35.4 points
MAERSK TRAINING AS −27.2 points
NHC SERVICES AS −24.4 points
KRISTELIG GYMNASIUM AS −20.5 points

Change in index points from the year before.

Most employees

Employees according to the Central Coordinating Register.

Highest revenue per employee

CALIAN EUROPE AS 5.8 MNOK
LÆRINGSVERKSTEDET GRUPPEN AS 3.5 MNOK
SONANS PRIVATGYMNAS AS 1.8 MNOK
VAL SKOLER AS 1.7 MNOK
UNIVERSITETSSENTERET PÅ SVALBARD AS 1.4 MNOK

Only companies with at least 5 employees.

The lists cover ranked companies in the class: operating companies with at least NOK 1m in revenue, without holding companies and excluded ones. Size lists (revenue, profit, employees) count each group once. Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre. Amounts in other currencies are converted at Norges Bank's rates.

Quadrant analysis

Positions in the sector · 2024 · Morning class Medium

Each company is placed by profitability and solidity, measured as a place from 0 to 100 against the others in the same sector and Morning company class. The bubble shows revenue. Hover over or tap a bubble for the figures, filter by profile or search for a company.

Bubble size shows relative revenue, not exact figures. Dashed lines show where the 5 companies that moved most stood in 2023 (small ring).

MAERSK TRAINING AS profitability 80 → 8, solidity 40 → 42
MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS profitability 94 → 24, solidity 70 → 65
VAL SKOLER AS profitability 78 → 15, solidity 81 → 61
NHC SERVICES AS profitability 56 → 0, solidity 36 → 16
NLA HØGSKOLEN AS profitability 17 → 69, solidity 62 → 74

Lion · LeaderHigh profitability, high solidity
Cheetah · SprinterHigh profitability, lower solidity
Elephant · StewardLower profitability, high solidity
Beaver · BuilderLower profitability, lower solidity

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Company	Profile	Profitability	Solidity	In 2023 (profitability / solidity)
CALIAN EUROPE AS	Lion	98	90	98 / 96
HERO KOMPETANSE AS	Lion	95	55	–
OSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS	Lion	90	68	96 / 77
PODIUM AS	Cheetah	90	3	72 / 9
LÆRINGSVERKSTEDET GRUPPEN AS	Cheetah	79	23	85 / 25
LINGU AS	Lion	76	58	54 / 55
JOBLEARN AS	Cheetah	74	26	39 / 28
IFRONT KARRIERE AS	Cheetah	73	35	44 / 51
SONANS PRIVATGYMNAS AS	Cheetah	73	10	33 / 2
NLA HØGSKOLEN AS	Lion	69	74	17 / 62
AKADEMIET VGS ÅLESUND AS	Lion	68	97	–
KROKEIDE VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	Lion	65	52	52 / 58
FRETEX PLUSS AS	Cheetah	61	29	31 / 17
KRISTEN FRISKOLE AS	Cheetah	58	0	–
WRIGHT TRAFIKKSKOLE AS	Cheetah	56	13	76 / 13
WANG ROMERIKE AS	Cheetah	53	39	26 / 21
ESPIRA ULSETSKOGEN AS	Cheetah	50	6	81 / 6
TRYGGHEIM SKULAR AS	Elephant	48	81	43 / 89
SIGNO GRUNN- OG VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	Beaver	48	32	56 / 32
WANG TOPPIDRETT OSLO AS	Elephant	45	87	17 / 92
WANG HAMAR AS	Elephant	39	84	67 / 85
UNIVERSITETSSENTERET PÅ SVALBARD AS	Elephant	37	71	9 / 66
KRISTELIG GYMNASIUM AS	Elephant	35	94	61 / 100
KIDSA DRIFT AS	Elephant	26	100	–
MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	Elephant	24	65	94 / 70
KONGSBERG TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTRE AS	Elephant	18	77	–
METIS BERGEN PRIVATE GYMNAS AS	Beaver	16	45	7 / 47
VAL SKOLER AS	Elephant	15	61	78 / 81
MAERSK TRAINING AS	Beaver	8	42	80 / 40
FAGSKOLEN KRISTIANIA AS	Beaver	8	19	22 / 43
LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HØGSKOLE AS	Beaver	3	48	6 / 74
NHC SERVICES AS	Beaver	0	16	56 / 36

The sector in numbers

Summary · fiscal year 2024 · Morning class Medium

The sector's median operating margin is 2.8%. 0 of 32 companies have negative equity. The median equity ratio is 38.2%.

Companies with accounts32

Total revenue4,418 MNOK

Median operating margin2.8%

Median equity ratio38.2%

Share with a loss22%

Share with negative equity0%

All figures are for fiscal year 2024. Ranked: 32 operating companies. Holding companies, excluded companies and companies without enough data are shown but not ranked. How to read the index

Climbers and fallers · Morning class Medium

Change in rank from 2023 to 2024, for 27 companies ranked in both years.

Climbers

9NLA HØGSKOLEN ASfrom rank 14 to 568
8WANG ROMERIKE ASfrom rank 25 to 1750
7FRETEX PLUSS ASfrom rank 26 to 1948
4LINGU ASfrom rank 8 to 469
3UNIVERSITETSSENTERET PÅ SVALBARD ASfrom rank 15 to 1257

Fallers

23VAL SKOLER ASfrom rank 4 to 2731
19MAERSK TRAINING ASfrom rank 10 to 2927
17MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE ASfrom rank 3 to 2046
13FAGSKOLEN KRISTIANIA ASfrom rank 18 to 3119
11NHC SERVICES ASfrom rank 21 to 3212

Awards · 2024 · Morning class Medium

Most profitableOSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS22.8%

Fastest growthKIDSA DRIFT AS134,675.3%

Strongest balance sheetKIDSA DRIFT AS89.0%

Largest revenueNLA HØGSKOLEN AS422 MNOK

Highest revenue per employeeCALIAN EUROPE AS5.8 MNOK

Needs attention · 2024 · Morning class Medium

16 companies show at least one warning sign. Showing the 15 most important.

watchSONANS PRIVATGYMNAS ASVery low equity ratio (9.6%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.64)
watchPODIUM ASVery low equity ratio (5.2%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.97)
watchESPIRA ULSETSKOGEN ASVery low equity ratio (6.2%) · Current ratio below 1 (0.81)
watchNHC SERVICES ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.85) · Loss before tax
watchKRISTEN FRISKOLE ASVery low equity ratio (0.2%) · Loss before tax
watchWRIGHT TRAFIKKSKOLE ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.33)
watchOSLO NYE HØYSKOLE ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.62)
watchVAL SKOLER ASLoss before tax
watchFAGSKOLEN KRISTIANIA ASLoss before tax
watchLOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HØGSKOLE ASLoss before tax
watchTRYGGHEIM SKULAR ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.64)
watchMAERSK TRAINING ASLoss before tax
watchKROKEIDE VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.99)
watchMETIS BERGEN PRIVATE GYMNAS ASLoss before tax
watchSIGNO GRUNN- OG VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE ASCurrent ratio below 1 (0.89)

Sector map · 2024 · Morning class Medium

Profitability against solidity for the ranked companies. Size shows revenue. Coral triangle: negative equity. Click to open the company. Outliers are placed on the edge.

Show the map's figures as a table

Company	Operating margin	Equity ratio	Revenue
CALIAN EUROPE AS	18.5%	76.2%	104 MNOK
AKADEMIET VGS ÅLESUND AS	7.6%	88.3%	53 MNOK
HERO KOMPETANSE AS	13.7%	39.2%	67 MNOK
LINGU AS	6.9%	39.4%	76 MNOK
NLA HØGSKOLEN AS	5.4%	56.1%	422 MNOK
WANG HAMAR AS	1.3%	70.5%	57 MNOK
KRISTELIG GYMNASIUM AS	1.5%	77.7%	136 MNOK
OSLO NYE HØYSKOLE AS	22.8%	48.8%	262 MNOK
WANG TOPPIDRETT OSLO AS	2.8%	72.7%	119 MNOK
IFRONT KARRIERE AS	2.8%	28.3%	192 MNOK
KONGSBERG TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTRE AS	−1.2%	59.9%	56 MNOK
UNIVERSITETSSENTERET PÅ SVALBARD AS	1.1%	51.5%	228 MNOK
KIDSA DRIFT AS	−0.3%	89.0%	51 MNOK
KROKEIDE VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	8.5%	39.1%	109 MNOK
PODIUM AS	11.1%	5.2%	120 MNOK
TRYGGHEIM SKULAR AS	4.2%	64.2%	158 MNOK
WANG ROMERIKE AS	2.4%	29.2%	90 MNOK
LÆRINGSVERKSTEDET GRUPPEN AS	6.1%	23.6%	198 MNOK
FRETEX PLUSS AS	2.7%	26.3%	141 MNOK
MOELV VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	−0.1%	45.2%	73 MNOK
JOBLEARN AS	4.7%	26.2%	111 MNOK
KRISTEN FRISKOLE AS	11.1%	0.2%	50 MNOK
SIGNO GRUNN- OG VIDEREGÅENDE SKOLE AS	2.6%	27.3%	73 MNOK
METIS BERGEN PRIVATE GYMNAS AS	−0.4%	36.0%	86 MNOK
ESPIRA ULSETSKOGEN AS	1.3%	6.2%	71 MNOK
SONANS PRIVATGYMNAS AS	9.6%	9.6%	183 MNOK
VAL SKOLER AS	−2.3%	41.5%	246 MNOK
WRIGHT TRAFIKKSKOLE AS	3.5%	13.5%	339 MNOK
MAERSK TRAINING AS	−3.7%	29.6%	147 MNOK
LOVISENBERG DIAKONALE HØGSKOLE AS	−9.2%	37.4%	163 MNOK
FAGSKOLEN KRISTIANIA AS	−3.9%	19.9%	185 MNOK
NHC SERVICES AS	−12.1%	16.0%	52 MNOK

Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year

The sector's weakest year was 2021, with a median operating margin of −5.7%.

Based on the 7 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported.

Fiscal year	Median operating margin	Median equity ratio
2019	–	–
2020	–	–
2021 · weakest year	−5.7%	0.8%
2022	−3.4%	−20.8%
2023	3.4%	29.5%
2024	2.8%	29.8%
2025	3.9%	31.0%

In 2021, 0 ranked companies did better than the sector, 1 about the same and 0 weaker.

Better than the sector: operating margin at or above the sector median and no loss or negative equity. Weaker: operating margin below the median and a loss or negative equity. Otherwise about the same as the sector. Methodology

The sector in Norway (SSB)

The whole industry as Statistics Norway counts it: every enterprise, not only the limited companies we rank. Use these figures as background for the ranking above.

Enterprises, employment and turnover · 2024

Enterprises: 19,430; +1.8% from 2023
Persons employed: 33,818; +0.3% from 2023
Turnover: NOK 38.2 bn; +5.2% from 2023
Gross operating margin: 12.8%; Gross operating surplus divided by turnover

All enterprises, sole proprietorships included. SSB withholds some figures for confidentiality. The figure then shows the latest year with every value, and the year is given beside it.

Bankruptcies in the industry

35 enterprise bankruptcies in the last four quarters (2025K4–2026K3). Change 0.0% against the four quarters before (35). That is about 1.8 per 1,000 enterprises.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 12910, table 10790. CC BY 4.0. Our industry codes (SN2025) are linked to SSB’s (SN2007) with SSB’s correspondence table in Klass.

Latest bankruptcies and liquidations

ARLO MARITIME AS 994312367 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
NINA LÆGREID AS 936428002 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
SOCIA AS 937843712 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
SPORNES GÅRDSBARNEHAGE AS 995003066 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
VM COACHING AS 935908914 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
WENSAONE AS 934080688 Voluntary liquidation · 31 October 2026
AD FAKTOTUM AS 926717294 Voluntary liquidation · 30 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)
AMYGDALA COACHING OG VEILEDNING AS 925902101 Voluntary liquidation · 30 October 2026 · 0 MNOK (2025)

All bankruptcies and liquidations in the sector

Industry codes (NACE)

Code	Description
85*	Hele hovedgruppe 85
85.100	Førskoleundervisning og drift av barnehager
85.201	Ordinær grunnskoleundervisning
85.202	Spesialskoleundervisning på grunnskolenivå
85.310	Videregående opplæring innenfor studieforberedende utdanningsprogram
85.320	Videregående opplæring innenfor yrkesfaglige utdanningsprogram
85.330	Undervisning innenfor kort høyere yrkesfaglig utdanning
85.401	Undervisning ved universiteter
85.402	Undervisning ved vitenskapelige høgskoler
85.403	Undervisning ved andre høgskoler
85.404	Undervisning innenfor lang høyere yrkesfaglig utdanning
85.510	Undervisning innenfor idrett og rekreasjon
85.521	Kulturskoleundervisning til barn og unge
85.529	Annen undervisning innenfor kultur
85.531	Undervisning ved godkjente trafikkskoler
85.532	Annen trafikkskoleundervisning
85.591	Undervisning ved folkehøgskoler
85.592	Undervisning i form av arbeidsmarkedskurs/arbeidsrettede kurs
85.593	Undervisning ved voksenopplæringssentre, aktiviteter i studieforbund og undervisning i form av frivillige organisasjoners kurs
85.594	Privatundervisning
85.595	Undervisning innenfor religion
85.596	Aktiviteter utført ved leirskoler
85.597	Annen undervisning ellers
85.610	Formidlingstjenester tilknyttet kurs og veiledere
85.691	Pedagogisk-psykologisk rådgivningstjeneste
85.699	Andre tjenester tilknyttet undervisning ikke nevnt annet sted