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Bonheur (BONHR.OL)
Industrials · Fred Olsen renewables + offshore-wind service + cruise (conglomerate) · FY2025
Analysis date: 2026-06-09
Price at analysis: NOK 244.00
Method: mttssn_streamlined_v1
Conviction: MEDIUM
BUY
Conviction: MEDIUM
A deeply discounted Fred Olsen conglomerate — Wind Service (offshore-wind installation vessels, ~48% of segment EBITDA), Renewable Energy (onshore wind, ~35%) and Cruise (~18%). Consolidated ROIC ~12.8% > 9% WACC (EP +NOK ~493m), yet it trades at just ~0.99x EV/IC, ~3.8x EV/adj-EBITDA and ~7.3x parent P/E — a wide SOTP discount. Constructive (BUY), tempered by cyclicality + family control; base NOK 290.
Adj. ROIC
12.8%
WACC 9% → spread +3.8pp
Economic Profit
+NOK 493M
+NOK ~493M @ 9% WACC; ROIC ~12.8%
FCF Yield
-2.3%
Segment cash flows; net debt much project/non-recourse
Price / Target
NOK 244 → NOK 290
+19% base; BUY
Revenue (LTM)
NOK 12.5B
FY2025 ~NOK 12.5bn (segment EBITDA: WindSvc 48% / Renew 35% / Cruise 18%)
EBIT Margin
19.9%
Consolidated; ~3.8x EV/adj-EBITDA
EV / IC
0.99×
Enterprise value / invested capital
Net Debt
NOK 2.5B
Net debt ~NOK 2.5bn (Q1'26 collapsed post-MEAG; Borsdata feed wrong)
Thesis

Bonheur is the Fred Olsen family's holding/operating group across three consolidated segments: Renewable Energy (Fred Olsen Renewables — onshore wind development & operation), Wind Service (Fred Olsen Windcarrier/Ocean — scarce offshore-wind turbine installation vessels) and Cruise (Fred Olsen Cruise Lines). FY2025 consolidated revenue ~NOK 12.5bn, with segment EBITDA mix Wind Service ~48% / Renewables ~35% / Cruise ~18%. Consolidated ROIC is ~12.8% against a 9% WACC, economic profit +NOK ~493m — value-creative.

The opportunity is the discount: ~0.99x EV/IC, ~3.8x EV/adj-EBITDA and ~7.3x parent P/E imply the market pays roughly book for a collection of long-life wind assets + scarce installation vessels + a cruise line. Net debt is ~NOK 2.5bn (much of it project/non-recourse; Q1 2026 NIBD collapsed post the MEAG transaction). The caveats are real — cruise + offshore-wind-service cyclicality, a complex consolidated structure and Fred Olsen family control — but a sum-of-the-parts re-rating (renewables value + WTIV scarcity) is the lever. Note: Borsdata's net-debt feed (-7,905) is wrong; the real NIBD is ~NOK 2.5bn.

Valuation · reverse-DCF & scenarios

At ~0.99x EV/IC, ~3.8x EV/adj-EBITDA and ~7.3x parent P/E, Bonheur trades at a wide discount to a sum-of-the-parts of its renewables, offshore-wind-service and cruise assets.

Base NOK 290 (a partial close of the SOTP discount); bull NOK 360 if offshore-wind service + renewables values are crystallized (asset sales/spin) and cruise normalizes; bear NOK 200 on an offshore-wind-capex/cruise downturn or a persistent holding-company discount.

Market-implied growth
-23.4%
NOPAT CAGR over 5y the EV already requires
No-growth value / share
NOK 417
171% of price; rest = priced-in growth
ROIC − WACC
+3.8 pp
ROIC 12.8% vs WACC 9.0% — positive = value creation
CAP (priced-in)
0.0 yrs
years of excess returns the price implies (fades to WACC)

The market pays today’s enterprise value for roughly -23.4% NOPAT growth over 5 years. The business earns 13% on capital against a 9% cost of capital (spread +3.8 pp); the no-growth value is NOK 417/share (171% of price), so the rest is priced-in growth.

Scenario24m targetImpl. gUpsideProb.Driver
BullNOK 360-7%+48%35%Offshore-wind + renewables value crystallized; cruise normalizes
BaseNOK 290-16%+19%45%Partial close of the SOTP discount
BearNOK 200-31%-18%20%Offshore-wind-capex/cruise downturn or persistent holding discount
Prob-weightedNOK 296+22%100%Scenario-weighted expected value

Sensitivity — fair value / share at WACC × growth

WACC \ g0%3%5%8%10%15%
7.50%550596627677712805
8.25%475509533570595661
9.00% (base)417443461488506551
9.75%371390403423435465
10.50%333348357370378396

Green = fair value above the current price of NOK 244.00. The reverse-DCF conclusion is dominated by WACC and growth — see the whole surface, not a single fair value.

Method & data. NOPAT NOK 1,668, invested capital and ROIC 12.8% are observed (adjustments.json); WACC 9.0% and terminal g 2.5% are assumptions. EV→equity uses net debt NOK 2,508. The model holds ROIC constant (no fade) over the explicit horizon; the CAP figure instead fades excess returns to WACC.

⤓ Download the full model (.xlsx) — formula-driven sheets; flex the blue input cells and the model cascades in Excel.

Key drivers

1. SOTP discount

~0.99x EV/IC / ~7.3x parent P/E vs a sum-of-the-parts of quality assets.

2. WTIV scarcity

Scarce offshore-wind installation vessels in a tight market (Wind Service ~48% of EBITDA).

3. Renewables value

Long-life onshore wind generation — stable, valuable cash flows.

4. Value crystallization

Asset sales/spins (e.g. the MEAG transaction) can unlock the discount.

Key risks
Conclusion

Bonheur is a value-creative (ROIC ~12.8% > WACC) Fred Olsen conglomerate of long-life wind assets, scarce installation vessels and a cruise line, trading at a wide SOTP discount (~0.99x EV/IC, ~7.3x parent P/E). BUY; base NOK 290.

Own the discount + asset quality; the catalysts are SOTP value crystallization, and the cautions are cyclicality + family-control structure.

Footnote evidence & sources

Every adjustment traces to the cited note/page in the source filing — click to open it there. Source reports archived locally.

Adjustment / figureValueSourceWhy mttssn treats it this way
Revenue (group, FY2025)12,493Income statement - Group of companies / Note 4Revenues line, Jan-Dec 2025 column = 12,493 (prior year 13,995, -10.7%). Note 4 segment table confirms: Renewable Energy 2,376, Wind Service 5,071, Cruise 3,779, Other 1,266.
EBITDA (group, FY2025)3,745Income statement / Note 4Operating result before depreciation/impairment (EBITDA), Jan-Dec 2025 = 3,745 (prior year 3,537). Segment EBITDA (Note 4): Renewable Energy 1,297, Wind Service 1,799, Cruise 674, Other -25.
Depreciation / impairment (FY2025)1,254Note 2 Property, plant and equipmentIncome statement depreciation/impairment Jan-Dec 2025 = 1,254. Note 2 PP&E depreciation = windfarms 353 + vessels 766 + other 102 = 1,221; balance (~33) is intangible amortisation/other. No impairment recognised.
Operating profit (EBIT, FY2025)2,491Income statement / Note 4Operating result (EBIT), Jan-Dec 2025 = 2,491 (prior year 2,324); EBIT margin 19.9%. Used as the starting point for adjusted EBIT (less 352 disposal gains).
Disposal gains (removed from EBIT)-352Consolidated statement of cash flowOCF adjustment 'Net gain(-)/loss on sale of property, plant and equipment and other investments' = -352 (a gain) for Jan-Dec 2025 (FY2024: -2). Disposal proceeds 607 in investing CF. Embedded in EBITDA/EBIT; removed for clean operating EBIT.
Profit before tax / Tax / Net result (FY2025)2,212Income statement / Note 6 TaxesEBT 2,212; estimated tax cost -326 (effective 14.7%; Note 6: current tax 379 mostly UK Renewable Energy + Wind Service, offset by 53 deferred-tax income incl. Blue Tern tonnage-tax). Net result 1,886.
Net result attributable to parent owners (FY2025)1,423Income statementOf net result 1,886, 464 is attributable to non-controlling interests and 1,423 to shareholders of the parent. Basic/diluted EPS 33.4. Drives parent P/E 7.3x.
Total equity / NCI (31.12.2025)11,251Statement of financial position / Statement of changes in equity (p.14)Total equity 11,251 = equity to parent 9,256 + NCI 1,994. Equity statement shows parent 9,257 (rounding). NCI = 43.28% NHST + 49% UK wind JVs + 7.84% Global Wind Service.
OCI reserves stripped (translation + fair value)700Statement of changes in equityTranslation reserve 698 + fair-value reserve 2 = 700 at 31.12.2025. Stripped from equity per mttssn methodology; equity_ex_oci = 11,251 - 700 = 10,551.
Gross interest-bearing debt (31.12.2025)8,825Statement of financial position / Note 5Non-current IB liabilities 6,693 + current IB liabilities 2,132 = 8,825. Note 5: largely non-recourse project/vessel finance (UK wind JVs, Tern vessel green loans, IFRS 16 leases 573) plus 4 Bonheur ASA ESG bonds totalling 3,100 nominal.
Cash and cash equivalents (31.12.2025)6,317Statement of financial position / cash flow (p.16)Cash and cash equivalents 6,317 at 31.12.2025 (prior year 6,583). All treated as IC funding (excess_cash 6,317) so that IC equals company capital-employed less OCI; net debt = 8,825 - 6,317 = 2,508.
Net interest-bearing debt (NIBD)2,508Definitions (APM: NIBD) / balance sheetCompany NIBD definition = non-current + current IB debt - cash = 8,825 - 6,317 = 2,508 (positive net debtor). Authoritative; supersedes the erroneous Borsdata feed (~-7,905).
Operating PP&E (31.12.2025)12,522Note 2 / balance sheetProperty, plant and equipment carrying amount 12,522 = windfarms 6,817 + vessels 5,256 + other 448. Kept in IC (the wind farms, three Tern installation vessels and three cruise ships are the operating asset base).
Shares outstanding42.532Statement of changes in equity (Number of shares issued)Number of shares issued = 42,531,893 (par NOK 1.25); confirmed unchanged in the Q1 2026 report key-figures. Used with verified price NOK 244.00 for market cap 10,377.78.
Q1 2026 trajectory + NIBD bridge282Key figures / NIBDQ1 2026 (published 12 May 2026): revenue 2,873, EBITDA 760, EBIT 476, net result 294, parent 93, EPS 2.2. Group NIBD fell to 282 (cash 7,905, gross IB 8,188) after the MEAG EUR 150m FOWIC investment closed — evidences current trajectory; FY2025 net-debt anchor (2,508) retained for date-consistency.
Analysis history

How the mttssn view has evolved — each prior dated note is preserved.

Quality · Buffett tenets10 / 15
Understandable business
Bonheur — Fred Olsen holding/operating group: Renewable Energy (onshore wind), Wind Service (offshore-wind installation vessels), Cruise; consolidated, SOTP-valued; complex.
Durable moat
Moderate: long-life onshore wind assets + scarce offshore-wind installation vessels (WTIVs), offset by cyclical cruise + offshore-wind-service exposure.
Able & honest management
Fred Olsen family, long-term oriented; family control + a holding-company structure are governance considerations.
Financial strength
Net debt ~NOK 2.5bn (much project/non-recourse; Q1'26 NIBD collapsed post-MEAG); manageable.
Margin of safety
Real: deeply discounted — 0.99x EV/IC, ~3.8x EV/adj-EBITDA, ~7.3x parent P/E — with SOTP unlocks.