HYSTAD SHIPPING AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
72of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 91 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 147 of 1,589 · Sjøfart
Profile
Lion · Leader
High profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 87 and solidity 77 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
HYSTAD SHIPPING AS is 22 points above the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 1,146 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 50.3% (median 8.5%) and equity ratio 94.0% (median 50.7%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1 MNOK | 5 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 50.3% | 8.5% |
| Profit margin | 366.9% | 9.2% |
| Return on assets | 25.1% | 3.1% |
| Equity ratio | 94.0% | 50.7% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.06 | 0.68 |
| Current ratio | 7.58 | 1.74 |
| Revenue growth | −28.7% | 0.4% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to small companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 72, HYSTAD SHIPPING AS does better than 91% of small companies in the same sector (1,152 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- HYSTAD SHIPPING AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
HYSTAD SHIPPING AS has a score of 72 for 2025, rank 147 of 1,589 in the sector.
Strongest: Profitability: percentile 87 against peers, operating margin 50.3% against a median of 8.5%. Liquidity: percentile 79 against peers, current ratio 7.58 against a median of 1.74.
Weakest: Growth: percentile 19 against peers, revenue growth −28.7% against a median of 0.4%.
Worth a closer look
- What lies behind weak growth, 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
HYSTAD SHIPPING AS had an operating margin of 50.3% and an equity ratio of 94.0% in 2025, and ranks 147 of 1,589 in Sjøfart.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from 77.0% to 50.3% and the equity ratio rose from 60.5% to 94.0%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 8 MNOK and 28 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 28 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 8 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 12 MNOK |
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
- positive
Upper quartile on profitability, solidity and liquidity. What sets this company apart from the rest of the sector?
Based on: Operating margin 50.3% (median 8.5%); Equity ratio 94.0% (median 50.7%); Current ratio 7.58 (median 1.74).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Data quality
No anomalies found in the figures.
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 6.1%. Based on the 7 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 87 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 77 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 79 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 19 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 78 | weight 15% |
Durability: 65 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is HYSTAD SHIPPING AS?
The operating margin was 50.3% in 2025, against a median of 8.5% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 25.1%.
How solid is HYSTAD SHIPPING AS?
The equity ratio was 94.0% in 2025 (median 50.7%). Debt-to-equity was 0.06 (median 0.68).
What is the liquidity of HYSTAD SHIPPING AS like?
The current ratio was 7.58 in 2025 (median 1.74).
How does HYSTAD SHIPPING AS compare in Sjøfart?
HYSTAD SHIPPING AS ranks 147 of 1,589 in Sjøfart for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 106 of 1,152. Revenue changed by −28.7% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 887667292
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjøfart (50.201)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 22 December 2004 21 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.10 MNOK
- Business address
- Fløyen terrasse 33, 4407 FLEKKEFJORD
- Municipality
- Flekkefjord rank 15–27 of 39 in KOSTRA group 4
- Audit
- Audit opted out from 23 November 2011
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
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
- Chair of the board
- Bjarte Hystad
- Board member
- Bjørn Ødegård
- Board member
- Leif Arne Hystad
- Accountant
- GL SKIPSREGNSKAP AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 25 October 2026. Only names are shown.
Owners and shareholdings will appear here once the shareholder data extract is in place.
Coming · not built yet
Error in the data?
Do you see an error in the figures or in how the company is mapped (sector, holding, group)? Let us know. Corrections require documentation.
Figures last fetched 26 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 62 | 62 | 72 | |
| Rank | 337 | 348 | 147 | |
| Operating margin | 61.9% | 77.0% | 50.3% | |
| Return on assets | 27.4% | 22.6% | 25.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 60.6% | 60.5% | 94.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02 | 0.04 | 7.58 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 24.0% | −28.7% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 0.9 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.6 MNOK | 0.9 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 2.8 MNOK | 3.1 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK |
| Net profit | 2.7 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK | 2.8 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.2 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK |
| Total assets | 11.0 MNOK | 15.8 MNOK | 12.7 MNOK |
| Current assets | 0.1 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK | 5.7 MNOK |
| Equity | 6.7 MNOK | 9.6 MNOK | 11.9 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 6.6 MNOK | 9.5 MNOK | 11.8 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 4.3 MNOK | 6.2 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 4.2 MNOK | 6.2 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 6997006.
Further
Similar companies
- NORWEST SHIP 9 AS index 72, rank 143 · compare
- NESVÅG SKYSSBÅT AS index 72, rank 144 · compare
- THUNBOLAGET AS index 72, rank 150 · compare
- BREVIK SHIPPING AS index 72, rank 152 · compare
- FJORD GUIDING AS index 72, rank 153 · compare