How to read a company page
Each of the 1,289 companies in the ranking has its own page with its score, its metrics and a report written with artificial intelligence. This guide walks through one real example: the page for Vår Energi (VAR.OL), ranked first as of September 28, 2026.
1. The 0-10 score
Vår Energi scores 8.3. The score sums up in one number how the company's data compares with the rest: the average across the 1,289 companies is 5.8, and only 4 (0.3%) reach 8 or more.
A high score does not mean the share price will rise. It means that today its numbers and its context are better than most.
2. The categories
The score rests on 7 categories, each also scored from 0 to 10. These are Vår Energi's:
| Category | What it measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Financial health | How much debt it carries and whether it can comfortably repay it. | 7.9 |
| Quality / Moat | Whether the business is consistently profitable: margins, return on capital and the ability to turn profit into cash. | 9.1 |
| Valuation | How much you pay for what the company earns and for the cash it generates. The cheaper relative to its earnings, the better. | 7.9 |
| Growth | How its sales and earnings are developing. | 7.8 |
| Dividend | How much it pays out to shareholders and whether it can keep doing so. | 7.4 |
| Momentum | How the share price has performed over the last year. | 9.0 |
| Risk & Context | How much the share moves relative to the market, and the company's environment: country, sector and news. | 8.9 |
3. The price and the analysts' target
Under the name you will see the last price on the analysis date: 52.10 NOK. Next to it, the average price target of the analysts who cover the company: 53.62 NOK (+2.9% versus the price).
4. The key metrics, with the example
"Detailed metrics" lists all the company's data. These are the ones most worth understanding, with Vår Energi's values:
| Metric | What it means | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | Share price divided by earnings per share over the last 12 months. | 10.36 | You pay 10.36 times one year's profit: like paying 10.36 for every 1 it earns a year. |
| EV/EBITDA | What buying the whole company would cost, debt included, versus its operating profit before depreciation. Useful to compare companies with different debt levels. | 1.96 | The whole company is worth 1.96 times one year of EBITDA. |
| FCF yield | Free cash flow (what is left after expenses and investment) versus the company's market value. | 36.29% | For every 100 of market value it generates 36.29 of free cash a year. |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Debt minus cash, divided by one year of operating profit. | 0.41 | Its operating profit would pay off all its net debt in about 5 months. |
| ROE | Annual profit relative to shareholders' equity. | 93.98% | It earns 93.98 a year for every 100 of equity. |
| Operating margin | The share of sales left after paying the costs of running the business, before interest and tax. | 59.41% | Out of every 100 it sells, 59.41 is left. |
| Dividend yield | Annual dividend relative to the share price. | 10.40% | It pays 10.40 a year for every 100 invested, before tax. |
| Payout | The share of profit paid out as dividends. | 91.7% | It pays out 91.7 of every 100 it earns; the rest is reinvested or used to cut debt. |
| Beta | How much the share moves when the market moves (1 = same as the market). | -0.48 | It tends to move against the market: on average, when the market rises 10%, it falls 4.8%. |
5. The AI report
The page sums up the situation in a verdict and, further down, carries the full report: summary, analysis and main risk. It is written by artificial intelligence from the company's data and its recent news. In the example:
Verdict: Hold or buy on pullbacks, taking advantage of the solid operational performance and favorable crude price environment.
Main risk: Volatility in crude prices due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and potential normalization of energy prices could impact margins and valuation.
6. Where to buy
The "Where to buy" box works out what a €200 order costs at the brokers that trade on the company's market (commission and currency conversion, before tax) and links to the broker comparison. Affiliate links are labelled.
7. What the page does not tell you
- The data is as of the analysis date (Mondays and Thursdays): the price and the news may have changed.
- The score does not predict the share price and does not take your situation, time horizon or risk tolerance into account.
- A company with a high score may be enjoying a temporary good patch, especially if it is cyclical (oil, mining, shipping…).
- Before investing, read the full report, go over the accounts and diversify.
General information for educational purposes. Not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. Investing in shares involves the risk of loss. · Contact: info@meridianscreener.com