ARTHUR J THORSEN AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
37of 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: 23,663 of 32,582 · Bygg og anlegg
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 77 and solidity 0 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
ARTHUR J THORSEN AS is 13 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 31,472 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 7.9% (median 3.7%) and equity ratio −8.9% (median 36.5%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 45 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 3.7% |
| Profit margin | 6.8% | 3.4% |
| Return on assets | 36.9% | 5.7% |
| Equity ratio | −8.9% | 36.5% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 1.20 |
| Current ratio | 0.88 | 1.45 |
| Revenue growth | −2.6% | 3.0% |
| Revenue per employee | 1.55 MNOK | 1.46 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 37, ARTHUR J THORSEN AS does better than 28% of small companies in the same sector (31,720 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- ARTHUR J THORSEN AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
ARTHUR J THORSEN AS has a score of 37 for 2025, rank 23,663 of 32,582 in the sector.
Strongest: Profitability: percentile 77 against peers, operating margin 7.9% against a median of 3.7%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −8.9% against a median of 36.5%. Liquidity: percentile 24 against peers, current ratio 0.88 against a median of 1.45.
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 −8.9% (median 36.5%).
- Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets. Based on: current ratio 0.88 (median 1.45).
- 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
ARTHUR J THORSEN AS had an operating margin of 7.9% and an equity ratio of −8.9% in 2025, and ranks 23,663 of 32,582 in Bygg og anlegg.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a loss to a profit before tax and the operating margin rose from −11.7% to 7.9%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 24 MNOK and 28 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 24 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 28 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 −8.9% (median 36.5%).
- watch
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.88 (median 1.45).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 4.8% of the debt in 2025. The policy rate averaged 4.30 % the same year. This is a plain description of what the debt cost, not a model of interest sensitivity.
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
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 2.5%. Based on the 10 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 77 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 24 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 42 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 27 | weight 15% |
Durability: 26 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is ARTHUR J THORSEN AS?
The operating margin was 7.9% in 2025, against a median of 3.7% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 36.9%.
How solid is ARTHUR J THORSEN AS?
The equity ratio was −8.9% in 2025 (median 36.5%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of ARTHUR J THORSEN AS like?
The current ratio was 0.88 in 2025 (median 1.45). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does ARTHUR J THORSEN AS compare in Bygg og anlegg?
ARTHUR J THORSEN AS ranks 23,663 of 32,582 in Bygg og anlegg for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 22,805 of 31,720. Revenue changed by −2.6% from the year before.
Public contracts
- Contracts awarded since 2024
- 0
- Total awarded value since 2024
- value not stated
| Date | Buyer | Notice | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 March 2023 | UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN | ANSK-22-0513 Rammeavtale Murertjenester | 8.0 MNOK |
Based on notices in Doffin. Does not show call-offs under framework agreements or purchases below the publication threshold. Values are as stated by the buyer.
Source: Doffin (DFØ), fetched 27 October 2026. Winners are matched on organisation number.
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 916733224
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Bygg og anlegg (41.000)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 29 registered 10 June 2026
- Founded
- 27 January 1951 75 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.16 MNOK
- Business address
- Øvre Kråkenes 27, 5152 BØNES (BERGEN)
- Municipality
- Bergen rank 9 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- 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
- Finn-Tore Nilsen
- Chair of the board
- Finn-Tore Nilsen
- Board member
- Hilde Lysvold Nilsen
- Auditor
- FORVIS MAZARS 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 | 25 | 14 | 37 | |
| Rank | 23,910 | 29,086 | 23,663 | |
| Operating margin | −0.6% | −11.7% | 7.9% | |
| Return on assets | −1.8% | −41.3% | 36.9% | |
| Equity ratio | 9.0% | −24.6% | −8.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 0.54 | 0.88 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −0.5% | −2.6% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 46.3 MNOK | 46.1 MNOK | 44.9 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.3 MNOK | −5.4 MNOK | 3.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −0.7 MNOK | −6.1 MNOK | 3.0 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.6 MNOK | −4.7 MNOK | 2.4 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.5 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK |
| Total assets | 14.1 MNOK | 13.1 MNOK | 9.6 MNOK |
| Current assets | 9.2 MNOK | 7.3 MNOK | 8.6 MNOK |
| Equity | 1.3 MNOK | −3.2 MNOK | −0.9 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 1.2 MNOK | −3.4 MNOK | −1.0 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 12.8 MNOK | 16.3 MNOK | 10.5 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 9.9 MNOK | 13.6 MNOK | 9.8 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 6483167.
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