| dc.description.abstract | The conditions in the Norwegian salmon farming industry are constantly changing. Locally
and globally, regulations, consolidation and technological advancements are some of the
factors having a deep impact on the current industry. To ensure competitiveness, it is
essential to emphasise on profitability and taking the correct strategic decisions. The
objective of this thesis is to indicate what may cause variation in profitability in the current
Norwegian salmon farming industry, and what will be important in the future. The study has
an explorative and descriptive purpose.
Our study object consists of 169 different Norwegian salmon farming companies,
representing roughly 70% of the industry. To indicate possible reasons for profitability
variation, we have studied the competition environment of the companies, important sources
of profitability and the correlation between several factors and economic performances.
Our main findings reveals that purchasing costs and cost efficiency in terms of other
operating costs seems to explain variation in relative profitability. The price of salmon
naturally has a great impact on the profitability of the industry. Further on, there is also a
correlation between debt ratio and relative profitability. | nb_NO |
