FERMENT AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
36of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 28 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 28,333 of 38,671 · Handel
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 52 and solidity 0 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
FERMENT AS is 14 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 36,111 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 2.6% (median 2.5%) and equity ratio −12.9% (median 38.3%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 41 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Return on assets | 5.2% | 4.0% |
| Equity ratio | −12.9% | 38.3% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 0.99 |
| Current ratio | 0.89 | 1.70 |
| Revenue growth | 22.3% | 3.5% |
| Revenue per employee | 8.26 MNOK | 1.62 MNOK |
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 36, FERMENT AS does better than 28% of small companies in the same sector (36,580 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- FERMENT AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
FERMENT AS has a score of 36 for 2025, rank 28,333 of 38,671 in the sector.
Strongest: Growth: percentile 77 against peers, revenue growth 22.3% against a median of 3.5%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −12.9% against a median of 38.3%. Liquidity: percentile 21 against peers, current ratio 0.89 against a median of 1.70.
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 −12.9% (median 38.3%).
- Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets. Based on: current ratio 0.89 (median 1.70).
- Strong growth with weak liquidity. Is the growth financed, or does it tie up capital the company does not have? Based on: revenue growth 22.3% (median 3.5%); current ratio 0.89 (median 1.70).
- 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
FERMENT AS had an operating margin of 2.6% and an equity ratio of −12.9% in 2025, and ranks 28,333 of 38,671 in Handel.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a loss to a profit before tax and revenue grew by 22%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 8 MNOK and 9 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 8 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 9 MNOK |
| 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 −12.9% (median 38.3%).
- watch
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.89 (median 1.70).
- watch
Strong growth with weak liquidity. Is the growth financed, or does it tie up capital the company does not have?
Based on: Revenue growth 22.3% (median 3.5%); Current ratio 0.89 (median 1.70).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2017, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2017, with a median operating margin of −65.6%. Based on the 11 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 52 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 21 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 77 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 41 | weight 15% |
Durability: 31 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is FERMENT AS?
The operating margin was 2.6% in 2025, against a median of 2.5% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 5.2%.
How solid is FERMENT AS?
The equity ratio was −12.9% in 2025 (median 38.3%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of FERMENT AS like?
The current ratio was 0.89 in 2025 (median 1.70). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does FERMENT AS compare in Handel?
FERMENT AS ranks 28,333 of 38,671 in Handel for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 26,305 of 36,580. Revenue changed by 22.3% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 916229216
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (46.340)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 5 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 22 October 2015 11 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.04 MNOK
- Business address
- Bygdøy allé 23, 0262 OSLO
- Municipality
- Oslo rank 106–282 of 357 in Norway
- 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
- Rolf Gathe
- Chair of the board
- Inge Hilland
- Board member
- Johan Marcus Ajnemark
- Auditor
- BDO AS
- Accountant
- PROPLAN 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 | 20 | 37 | 36 | |
| Rank | 30,049 | 27,143 | 28,333 | |
| Operating margin | −10.4% | 0.1% | 2.6% | |
| Return on assets | −16.6% | 0.2% | 5.2% | |
| Equity ratio | −17.6% | −18.8% | −12.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.22 | 2.02 | 0.89 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 30.8% | 22.3% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 25.8 MNOK | 33.8 MNOK | 41.3 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −2.7 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −3.0 MNOK | −0.6 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
| Net profit | −3.0 MNOK | −0.6 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.3 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK |
| Total assets | 16.1 MNOK | 18.2 MNOK | 20.6 MNOK |
| Current assets | 16.1 MNOK | 18.2 MNOK | 20.6 MNOK |
| Equity | −2.8 MNOK | −3.4 MNOK | −2.7 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −3.0 MNOK | −3.6 MNOK | −2.8 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 18.9 MNOK | 21.6 MNOK | 23.3 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 7.2 MNOK | 9.0 MNOK | 23.3 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 6925380.
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