Western Bulk Chartering (WEST) Stock Overview
Operates as a dry bulk shipping company. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
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| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 2/6 |
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Western Bulk Chartering AS Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
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| Current Share Price | NOK 23.80 |
| 52 Week High | NOK 24.70 |
| 52 Week Low | NOK 13.10 |
| Beta | 0.94 |
| 1 Month Change | 11.22% |
| 3 Month Change | 13.33% |
| 1 Year Change | 74.36% |
| 3 Year Change | -11.69% |
| 5 Year Change | -31.81% |
| Change since IPO | -41.23% |
Recent News & Updates
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Tight Dry Bulk Utilization And Asset Light Co Investments Will Support Long Term Earnings Quality
Catalysts About Western Bulk Chartering Western Bulk Chartering is an asset light dry bulk operator that matches vessels and cargoes to provide transport solutions and risk management for customers. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Recent updates
This Western Bulk Chartering AS (OB:WEST) Analyst Is Way More Bearish Than They Used To Be
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| WEST | NO Shipping | NO Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 2.6% | 4.3% | 0.5% |
| 1Y | 74.4% | 56.0% | 23.2% |
Return vs Industry: WEST exceeded the Norwegian Shipping industry which returned 53.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WEST exceeded the Norwegian Market which returned 24% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WEST volatility | |
|---|---|
| WEST Average Weekly Movement | 4.0% |
| Shipping Industry Average Movement | 4.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in NO Market | 10.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in NO Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: WEST has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Norwegian market.
Volatility Over Time: WEST's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 93 | Torbjoern Gjervik | www.westernbulk.com |
Western Bulk Chartering AS, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a dry bulk shipping company. The company engages in owning, chartering and operating ships, dry bulk vessels for the transportation of products, such as minerals, timber, cement, bauxite, steel products, grains, coal, and other products; and operation of chartered-in fleet varies between 100 and 150 vessels, including time charter trip vessels and period vessels. It also facilitates and participates in financial transactions and any other activities, including participation in companies engaged in similar activities; and trading in securities, including purchase and sale of shares, derivatives, options, currencies and other suitable instruments.
Western Bulk Chartering AS Fundamentals Summary
| WEST fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | NOK 800.15m |
| Earnings (TTM) | NOK 8.26m |
| Revenue (TTM) | NOK 10.39b |
Is WEST overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| WEST income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.10b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$1.08b |
| Gross Profit | US$20.47m |
| Other Expenses | US$19.59m |
| Earnings | US$878.00k |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.026 |
| Gross Margin | 1.85% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.08% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0% |
How did WEST perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/18 06:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Western Bulk Chartering AS is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Kyrre Flesja | DNB Carnegie |
| Jostein Aschjem | DNB Carnegie |