Columbus Norway AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
7of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 0 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 592 of 592 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 2,285 of 2,301 · Informasjon og kommunikasjon
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 6 and solidity 0 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
Columbus Norway AS is 42 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 49 among 592 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −10.9% (median 6.1%) and equity ratio −38.5% (median 30.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 376 MNOK | 116 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −10.9% | 6.1% |
| Profit margin | −11.8% | 6.6% |
| Return on assets | −38.5% | 11.8% |
| Equity ratio | −38.5% | 30.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 2.27 |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 1.17 |
| Revenue growth | −10.9% | 7.2% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.32 MNOK | 2.54 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 7, Columbus Norway AS does better than 0% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (592 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- Columbus Norway AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
Columbus Norway AS has a score of 7 for 2025, rank 2,285 of 2,301 in the sector.
Strongest: Consistency: percentile 20 against peers.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −38.5% against a median of 30.2%. Profitability: percentile 6 against peers, operating margin −10.9% against a median of 6.1%.
Worth a closer look
- Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern? Based on: equity ratio −38.5% (median 30.2%).
- Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.7 times current assets. Based on: current ratio 0.59 (median 1.17).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −11.8% (median 6.6%).
- What lies behind weak solidity, and will it last?
Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made
What the numbers say
Columbus Norway AS had an operating margin of −10.9% and an equity ratio of −38.5% in 2025, and ranks 2,285 of 2,301 in Informasjon og kommunikasjon.
From 2024 to 2025: the equity ratio rose from −88.4% to −38.5% and the operating margin fell from −4.8% to −10.9%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | not meaningful |
A mechanical estimate from public accounts, not advice. Mechanical estimate from public accounts with fixed multiples. Not a valuation and not advice to buy or sell. The multiples are provisional default values and must be adjusted per sector before the figures are used for anything. See the calculation
Worth a closer look
- critical
Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern?
Based on: Equity ratio −38.5% (median 30.2%).
- watch
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.7 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.59 (median 1.17).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −11.8% (median 6.6%).
- watch
The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors?
Based on: Operating margin −10.9% (median 6.1%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 2.4% of the debt in 2025. The policy rate averaged 4.30 % the same year. This is a plain description of what the debt cost, not a model of interest sensitivity.
See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2026, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 4.0%. Based on the 8 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 6 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 10 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 6 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 20 | weight 15% |
Durability: 8 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is Columbus Norway AS?
The operating margin was −10.9% in 2025, against a median of 6.1% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was −38.5%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Columbus Norway AS?
The equity ratio was −38.5% in 2025 (median 30.2%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of Columbus Norway AS like?
The current ratio was 0.59 in 2025 (median 1.17). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does Columbus Norway AS compare in Informasjon og kommunikasjon?
Columbus Norway AS ranks 2,285 of 2,301 in Informasjon og kommunikasjon for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 592 of 592. Revenue changed by −10.9% from the year before.
Group accounts
The company is registered as part of a group, but we have no group accounts for it. Group accounts are filed by the parent company, and open data does not say which company that is.
Read the figures with care: a company in a group can look strong because of group contributions, or weak because dividends go up to the parent. The figures are indications, not the full picture.
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 883561872
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Informasjon og kommunikasjon (62.200)
- Morning company class
- Medium
- Employees
- 162 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 28 June 2001 25 years in operation
- Share capital
- 4.55 MNOK
- Business address
- Grev Wedels plass 9, 0151 OSLO
- Municipality
- Oslo rank 63–220 of 357 in Norway
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.columbusglobal.no
Source: Central Coordinating Register, Brønnøysund Register Centre. The employee count is reported by the company and may be older than the accounts. See the company at the Brønnøysund Register Centre
Ownership and roles
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Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 31 October 2026. Only names are shown.
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Figures last fetched 30 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 6 | 10 | 7 | |
| Rank | 2,198 | 2,267 | 2,285 | |
| Operating margin | −5.4% | −4.8% | −10.9% | |
| Return on assets | −16.7% | −22.4% | −38.5% | |
| Equity ratio | −24.8% | −88.4% | −38.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.59 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 1.4% | −10.9% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 416.6 MNOK | 422.5 MNOK | 376.4 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −22.6 MNOK | −20.1 MNOK | −41.0 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −37.1 MNOK | −24.8 MNOK | −44.5 MNOK |
| Net profit | −29.1 MNOK | −45.3 MNOK | −44.5 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 14.5 MNOK | 4.8 MNOK | 3.5 MNOK |
| Total assets | 135.8 MNOK | 89.4 MNOK | 106.4 MNOK |
| Current assets | 100.6 MNOK | 81.5 MNOK | 87.4 MNOK |
| Equity | −33.7 MNOK | −79.0 MNOK | −41.0 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −36.7 MNOK | −82.0 MNOK | −126.5 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 169.5 MNOK | 168.4 MNOK | 147.4 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 169.5 MNOK | 168.4 MNOK | 147.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 30 October 2026, accounts id 6834310.
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