BERNES AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
55of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 60 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 438 of 1,091 · Sjøfart
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 36 and solidity 80 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
BERNES AS is 4 points above the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 51 among 709 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −274.7% (median 6.7%) and equity ratio 94.6% (median 45.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1 MNOK | 4 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −274.7% | 6.7% |
| Profit margin | 456.5% | 6.8% |
| Return on assets | 9.1% | 3.3% |
| Equity ratio | 94.6% | 45.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.06 | 0.70 |
| Current ratio | 69.37 | 1.71 |
| Revenue growth | −81.4% | 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 55, BERNES AS does better than 60% of small companies in the same sector (711 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- BERNES AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
BERNES AS had an operating margin of −274.7% and an equity ratio of 94.6% in 2025, and ranks 438 of 1,091 in Sjøfart.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from −8.4% to −274.7% and revenue fell by 81%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 29 MNOK and 32 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 29 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 32 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
- 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 −274.7% (median 6.7%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Data quality
- watch Extreme margin: check 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 2.5%. 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 | 36 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 80 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 94 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 5 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 61 | weight 15% |
Durability: 64 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is BERNES AS?
The operating margin was −274.7% in 2025, against a median of 6.7% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 9.1%.
How solid is BERNES AS?
The equity ratio was 94.6% in 2025 (median 45.9%). Debt-to-equity was 0.06 (median 0.70).
What is the liquidity of BERNES AS like?
The current ratio was 69.37 in 2025 (median 1.71).
How does BERNES AS compare in Sjøfart?
BERNES AS ranks 438 of 1,091 in Sjøfart for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 283 of 711. Revenue changed by −81.4% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 889582502
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjøfart (50.201)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 27 February 2006 20 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.70 MNOK
- Business address
- Rambergsvegen 75, 5282 LONEVÅG (OSTERØY)
- Municipality
- Osterøy rank 10 of 40 in KOSTRA group 1
- 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
- Chief executive
- Anders Bernes
- Chair of the board
- Anders Bernes
- Board member
- Borghild Anette Tryti Lone
- Deputy member
- Ove Arne Bernes
- Deputy member
- Eva Bernes
- Auditor
- REVISJONSFORUM AS
- Accountant
- GODT REGNSKAP 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.
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Figures last fetched 26 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 71 | 66 | 55 | |
| Rank | 129 | 183 | 438 | |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | −8.4% | −274.7% | |
| Return on assets | 1.2% | 19.0% | 9.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 94.1% | 97.0% | 94.6% | |
| Current ratio | 24.11 | 90.64 | 69.37 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −22.5% | −81.4% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 4.4 MNOK | 3.4 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.2 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK | −1.7 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 0.3 MNOK | 6.0 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK |
| Net profit | 0.3 MNOK | 5.9 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.1 MNOK | – | 0.2 MNOK |
| Total assets | 26.0 MNOK | 31.4 MNOK | 33.7 MNOK |
| Current assets | 21.5 MNOK | 26.9 MNOK | 27.2 MNOK |
| Equity | 24.5 MNOK | 30.4 MNOK | 31.8 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 23.8 MNOK | 29.7 MNOK | 31.1 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 1.5 MNOK | 0.9 MNOK | 1.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 0.9 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 7171681.
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