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About Gyldendal A
Its shares trade on Oslo Børs under the ticker GYL.OL. It has been listed since 2 January 1980. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of NOK 2.92bn and net income of NOK 81.3m. At that date it held total assets of NOK 2.32bn and shareholders' equity of NOK 966.9m.
Gyldendal ASA is a holding company, which engages in the publication, editing, distribution, and sale of books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Oslo. The firm is involved in all business areas of the Norwegian book publishing industry. Gyldendal ASA is responsible for corporate strategy, finance and property development. The company operates through a number of subsidiaries, including Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, a publishing house, Ark Bokhandel AS, a manager of a chain of bookstores, Forlagssentralen ANS, a book distributor that also proivdes logistics activities, and De norske Bokklubbene AS, an operator of book sales club.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Listed since
- 2 Jan 1980
- Employees
- 1,855
- Website
- gyldendalasa.no ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Ms. Trine MustChairman of the Board, since 2010
- Mr. John Torres ThuvChief Executive Officer
- Mr. Mads SolemChief Financial Officer
- Ms. Linda AndresenChief Executive Officer of ARK Bokhandel AS
- Mr. Arne MagnusChief Executive Officer of Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS
- Mr. Arne FroghExecutive Vice President, since 2008NOK 2.1m
- Mr. Tom GotschalksenExecutive Vice President
- Ms. Goril JohnsenExecutive Vice President, Chief Executive Officer - ARK
- Mr. Erik MyhreExecutive Vice President, since 2017
- Ms. Gry GulbrandsenChief Administrative Officer
- Ms. Lisa HauganDirector
- Mr. Thomas JelleDirector
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 0
- Environment
- 0
- Social
- 0
- Governance
- 0
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- Gyldendal ASA operates through subsidiaries like Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS and Ark Bokhandel AS in Norway.
- Gyldendal ASA manages all business areas of the Norwegian book publishing industry.
- Gyldendal ASA employs 1,855 full-time employees across its subsidiaries.
Weaknesses
- Gyldendal ASA has no presence outside Norway in the book publishing industry.
- Gyldendal ASA relies solely on the Norwegian market for its business.
- Gyldendal ASA does not have international expansion plans.
Opportunities
- Gyldendal ASA can leverage its position in the Norwegian book publishing industry for digital transformation.
- Gyldendal ASA can expand its book sales clubs through De norske Bokklubbene AS.
- Gyldendal ASA can develop new products in the Norwegian book market.
Threats
- Gyldendal ASA faces competition from online retailers in Norway.
- Gyldendal ASA is vulnerable to economic downturns in Norway.
- Gyldendal ASA depends on the Norwegian book market for revenue.
Sources and methodology
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- Chart on the Overview
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