ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA
Score · fiscal year 2023
82of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 93 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 26 of 938 · Kraft og energi
Profile
Lion · Leader
High profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 79 and solidity 75 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA is 34 points above the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 48 among 138 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 64.5% (median 20.5%) and equity ratio 61.2% (median 38.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 519 MNOK | 192 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 64.5% | 20.5% |
| Profit margin | 98.2% | 18.1% |
| Return on assets | 12.2% | 7.3% |
| Equity ratio | 61.2% | 38.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.63 | 1.44 |
| Current ratio | 3.36 | 1.20 |
| Revenue growth | – | – |
| Revenue per employee | 12.36 MNOK | 9.33 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 82, ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA does better than 93% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (138 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA had an operating margin of 64.5% and an equity ratio of 61.2% in 2023, and ranks 26 of 938 in Kraft og energi.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 2,111 MNOK and 3,026 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 2,111 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 2,215 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 3,026 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 64.5% (median 20.5%); Equity ratio 61.2% (median 38.9%); Current ratio 3.36 (median 1.20).
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 2022, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2022, with a median operating margin of 0.3%. Based on the 5 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 79 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 75 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 88 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 95 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA?
The operating margin was 64.5% in 2023, against a median of 20.5% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 12.2%.
How solid is ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA?
The equity ratio was 61.2% in 2023 (median 38.9%). Debt-to-equity was 0.63 (median 1.44).
What is the liquidity of ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA like?
The current ratio was 3.36 in 2023 (median 1.20).
How does ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA compare in Kraft og energi?
ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA ranks 26 of 938 in Kraft og energi for 2023. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 10 of 138.
Group accounts · 2025
48 of 100
Rank 499 of 899 groups with group accounts. Groups are ranked only against each other, not against single companies.
| Key figure | The group | The company alone (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | −0.5% | – |
| Return on assets | 2.7% | – |
| Equity ratio | 61.6% | – |
| Current ratio | 1.48 | – |
| Revenue growth | −14.9% | – |
Group index in earlier years: 2023: 61 (343 of 1079), 2024: 64 (215 of 916).
Same formulas and weights as the company index. Group and company are never added together, and the group accounts are not part of sector averages or company rankings.
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre, group accounts 2025 (open data, NLOD 2.0).
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.
- 910261525
- Legal form
- ASA · part of a group
- Sector
- Kraft og energi (35.121)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 42 registered 10 September 2026
- Founded
- 30 January 1896 130 years in operation
- Share capital
- 223.98 MNOK
- Business address
- Bøylefossveien 45, 4820 FROLAND
- Municipality
- Froland rank 12–33 of 40 in KOSTRA group 1
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.arendalsfoss.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
- Chief executive
- Benjamin Kristoffer Golding
- Chair of the board
- Trond Ødegård Westlie
- Board member
- Arild Nysæther
- Board member
- Didrik Johannes Vigsnæs
- Board member
- Anne Grethe Dalane
- Board member
- Lise Lindbäck
- Board member
- Stine Rolstad Brenna
- Board member
- Morten Sigval Bergesen
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 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 | 82 | 80 | 72 | |
| Rank | 26 | 14 | 81 | |
| Operating margin | 64.5% | 46.1% | 45.7% | |
| Return on assets | 12.2% | 57.5% | 6.8% | |
| Equity ratio | 61.2% | 82.4% | 85.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.36 | 4.47 | 3.31 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −27.4% | −0.3% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 519.3 MNOK | 377.2 MNOK | 376.2 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 334.7 MNOK | 174.0 MNOK | 172.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 509.9 MNOK | 2,561.6 MNOK | 175.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | 211.1 MNOK | 2,423.3 MNOK | 28.5 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 92.4 MNOK | 1,114.3 MNOK | 237.4 MNOK |
| Total assets | 4,946.8 MNOK | 6,390.9 MNOK | 6,089.9 MNOK |
| Current assets | 1,323.1 MNOK | 1,122.5 MNOK | 726.4 MNOK |
| Equity | 3,026.0 MNOK | 5,267.1 MNOK | 5,192.6 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 2,889.3 MNOK | 5,120.6 MNOK | 5,042.9 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 1,920.8 MNOK | 1,123.7 MNOK | 897.2 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 393.9 MNOK | 251.1 MNOK | 219.5 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 4956037.
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