LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
54of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 59 % of small companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 340 of 829 · Kraft og energi
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 59 and solidity 42 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS is 4 points above the median for small companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 50 among 638 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 40.6% (median 23.8%) and equity ratio 32.7% (median 37.1%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 14 MNOK | 6 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 40.6% | 23.8% |
| Profit margin | 678.8% | 21.9% |
| Return on assets | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| Equity ratio | 32.7% | 37.1% |
| Debt-to-equity | 2.06 | 1.48 |
| Current ratio | 5.35 | 1.62 |
| Revenue growth | – | – |
The median and “ahead of” refer to small companies in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 54, LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS does better than 59% of small companies in the same sector (638 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS had an operating margin of 40.6% and an equity ratio of 32.7% in 2023, and ranks 340 of 829 in Kraft og energi.
LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS did weaker than the sector in 2025, the sector's weakest year.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 696 MNOK and 954 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 954 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | debt above value |
| P/B | 1.0 | 696 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
No rules were triggered for this year.
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 4.2% of the debt in 2023. The policy rate averaged 3.54 % the same year. This is a plain description of what the debt cost, not a model of interest sensitivity.
Data quality
No anomalies found in the figures.
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
The operating margin was −1,488.0% in 2025 (sector median 15.8%), and the equity ratio 26.3%. The company had a loss before tax that year. In the other years the operating margin averaged 35.0%.
The sector's weakest year was 2025, with a median operating margin of 15.8%. 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 | 59 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 42 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 86 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 33 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS?
The operating margin was 40.6% in 2023, against a median of 23.8% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 7.3%.
How solid is LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS?
The equity ratio was 32.7% in 2023 (median 37.1%). Debt-to-equity was 2.06 (median 1.48).
What is the liquidity of LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS like?
The current ratio was 5.35 in 2023 (median 1.62).
How does LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS compare in Kraft og energi?
LOCUS HYDRO 3 AS ranks 340 of 829 in Kraft og energi for 2023. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 262 of 638.
Group accounts · 2025
27 of 100
Rank 1202 of 1354 groups with group accounts. Groups are ranked only against each other, not against single companies.
- Operating revenue, group
- 144 MNOK
- Operating profit, group
- 4 MNOK
- Profit before tax, group
- −54 MNOK
- Total assets, group
- 1,748 MNOK
- Equity, group
- 319 MNOK
| Key figure | The group | The company alone (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | – |
| Return on assets | 1.1% | – |
| Equity ratio | 18.3% | – |
| Current ratio | 3.14 | – |
| Revenue growth | −16.5% | – |
Group index in earlier years: 2023: 47 (956 of 1757), 2024: 42 (914 of 1400).
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).
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 913494512
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Kraft og energi (35.121)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 2 April 2014 12 years in operation
- Share capital
- 42.92 MNOK
- Business address
- c/o Captiva Asset Management AS, Frøyas gate 15, 0273 OSLO
- Municipality
- Oslo rank 63–221 of 357 in Norway
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- LEI
- 8945003XCEF026GA5U95 renews 6 April 2027
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
- Stig-Martin Braate
- Chair of the board
- Kristoffer Kjelstadli
- Board member
- Joen Anders Emil Averstad
- Auditor
- BDO AS
- Accountant
- AIDER AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 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 | 54 | 60 | 32 | |
| Rank | 340 | 220 | 749 | |
| Operating margin | 40.6% | 29.4% | −1,488.0% | |
| Return on assets | 7.3% | 4.5% | 3.2% | |
| Equity ratio | 32.7% | 32.5% | 26.3% | |
| Current ratio | 5.35 | 2.90 | 7.90 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 99.9% | −96.3% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 14.0 MNOK | 28.1 MNOK | 1.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 5.7 MNOK | 8.2 MNOK | −15.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 95.3 MNOK | 19.3 MNOK | −12.6 MNOK |
| Net profit | 95.4 MNOK | 15.2 MNOK | −11.8 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 59.9 MNOK | 75.9 MNOK | 73.2 MNOK |
| Total assets | 2,128.3 MNOK | 2,098.4 MNOK | 1,872.6 MNOK |
| Current assets | 143.6 MNOK | 134.2 MNOK | 37.5 MNOK |
| Equity | 696.0 MNOK | 681.3 MNOK | 492.6 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 50.5 MNOK | – | −7.4 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 1,432.2 MNOK | 1,417.2 MNOK | 1,380.0 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 26.9 MNOK | 46.3 MNOK | 4.8 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 5377285.
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