Knowing Why AS
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Score · fiscal year 2025
Not enough data: Not enough data (below minimum revenue)
Based on the annual accounts for 2025
How it has gone · 2023–2025
Revenue fell by 61 % from 2023 to 2025, to 0.2 MNOK. The operating margin fell from −57.0% in 2023 to −96.2% in 2025. The equity ratio fell from −9.0% in 2023 to −31.4% in 2025.
Amounts in the reporting currency. The full year-by-year table is further down under «Details». See every figure year by year
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 −31.4% (median 44.0%).
- critical
Consider strengthening liquidity: current assets do not cover current liabilities.
Based on: Current ratio −0.17 (median 1.68).
- critical
The operating result does not cover the financial costs. How will the debt be serviced, and what do the lenders say?
Based on: Interest coverage (times) −11.5 (median 28.2); Financial costs as a share of debt 3.8% (median 0.4%).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −104.0% (median 12.3%).
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The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors?
Based on: Operating margin −96.2% (median 11.4%).
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Current liabilities exceed current assets other than bank deposits, and the current ratio is weak. Is it customer prepayments and supplier credit that fund the operations, or short-term loans that must be renewed?
Based on: Net working capital to revenue −156.2% (median −7.1%); Current ratio −0.17 (median 1.68).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 3.8% 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.
See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
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 5.7%. Based on the 9 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 0 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −96.2% | 11.4% |
| Profit margin | −104.0% | 12.3% |
| Return on assets | −57.7% | 18.5% |
| Equity ratio | −31.4% | 44.0% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 1.09 |
| Current ratio | −0.17 | 1.68 |
| Revenue growth | −69.0% | 6.5% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
Score over time
Score over time needs at least two fiscal years with a score. It will appear when next year's figures are fetched or history is imported.
Working capital and debt
| Measure | Company | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital | |||
| Receivable days All current receivables, including those on group companies, in days of revenue. |
40 days | 52 days | |
| Inventory and other current assets, days Current assets other than receivables and bank deposits, that is inventory and short-term investments, in days of revenue. |
0 days | 0 days | |
| Net working capital to revenue Current assets less bank deposits less current liabilities, divided by revenue. Negative: short-term debt funds the operations. |
−156.2% | −7.1% | |
| Cash share of current assets How much of the short-term buffer is bank deposits and cash. |
– | 54.7% | |
| Debt and interest burden | |||
| Interest coverage (times) Operating result divided by all financial costs. Below 1: operations do not cover the cost of the debt. |
−11.5 | 28.2 | |
| Financial costs as a share of debt All financial costs (interest, currency losses and other) divided by all debt, interest-free debt included. Not an interest rate. |
3.8% | 0.4% | |
| Long-term share of debt Long-term debt as a share of all debt. A low share means more falls due within a year. |
23.3% | 1.6% | |
The operating result is negative, so the interest coverage is negative: operations cover none of the financial costs.
Net working capital (current assets less bank deposits less current liabilities): −0.4 MNOK.
Of the financial costs of 0.0 MNOK, 0.0 MNOK is reported as interest costs in the accounts.
The median and the bar refer to companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of the group with a lower figure: higher is not always better, long receivable days tie up capital, for example. These figures do not count in the score.
The industry or the company: what drove the result?
In 2025 the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell by 112.4 percentage points. Comparable companies fell by a median 0.4 points. So the company did 112.0 points weaker than the industry, for reasons of its own.
Over 2 year-to-year changes Knowing Why AS moved the same way as comparable companies 1 times. About 1% of the changes in operating margin were common to the industry; the rest was the company's own.
| Year | The company | Comparable (median) | Change, company | Change, industry | The company's own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.2% | 11.8% | +73.2 percentage points | −1.0 percentage points | +74.2 percentage points |
| 2025 | −96.2% | 11.4% | −112.4 percentage points | −0.4 percentage points | −112.0 percentage points |
Comparable companies are those in the same industry and Morning company class. Their change shows what hit the whole industry, the sector drivers below included. The rest is the company's own: contracts, costs, one-off items or operations. The share is approximate, and we claim no cause.
The company and its sector's drivers
Prices, rate and currency that shape the sector's year, year by year beside the operating margin of Knowing Why AS. The figures stand side by side; we claim no cause.
Turnover index: legal and accounting activities (indeks (2021 = 100))
Turnover index: legal and accounting activities rose 4.8% in 2025; the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell 112.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover index: legal and accounting activities, annual average | 100.4 | 107.7 | 127.0 | 135.2 | 141.7 | 149.6 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +8.7% | +7.3% | +17.9% | +6.4% | +4.8% | +5.5% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | – |
Source: SSB (13863, CC BY 4.0). Source
Turnover index: management consultancy (indeks (2021 = 100))
Turnover index: management consultancy rose 6.5% in 2025; the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell 112.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover index: management consultancy, annual average | 99.4 | 104.0 | 114.9 | 116.0 | 123.6 | 128.7 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +17.3% | +4.6% | +10.5% | +1.0% | +6.5% | +4.1% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | – |
Source: SSB (13863, CC BY 4.0). Source
Service prices: legal and accounting (indeks (2021 = 100))
Service prices: legal and accounting rose 4.9% in 2025; the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell 112.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service prices: legal and accounting, annual average | 100.0 | 104.8 | 111.8 | 117.4 | 123.2 | 127.0 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.4% | +4.8% | +6.7% | +5.0% | +4.9% | +3.1% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | – |
Source: SSB (14335, CC BY 4.0). Source
Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))
Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell 112.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index, annual average | 84.3 | 89.2 | 94.1 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.5% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | – |
Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source
Policy rate (prosent)
Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell 112.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy rate, annual average | 0.08 | 1.32 | 3.54 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.17 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −0.28 percentage points | +1.24 percentage points | +2.22 percentage points | +0.96 percentage points | −0.20 percentage points | −0.12 percentage points |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | – |
Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source
Wage index: legal and accounting (indeks)
Wage index: legal and accounting rose 5.4% in 2025; the operating margin of Knowing Why AS fell 112.4 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wage index: legal and accounting, annual average | 86.2 | 89.8 | 93.9 | 99.1 | 104.4 | 108.4 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +5.1% | +4.3% | +4.5% | +5.6% | +5.4% | +3.8% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | – |
Source: SSB (12314, CC BY 4.0). Source
We show the drivers and the margin side by side and claim no cause. Sensitivity per company is not computed until we have at least 10 years of accounts per company: with three years such figures are false precision.
What the numbers say
Knowing Why AS had an equity ratio of −31.4% in 2025. The company is not ranked: not enough data (below minimum revenue).
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from 16.2% to −96.2% and the equity ratio fell from 20.3% to −31.4%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 22.4 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 17.4 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 4.1 | not meaningful |
The NACE code has no listed industry of its own in the table, so the multiples are the sector median: Business & Consumer Services.
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Questions and answers
How profitable is Knowing Why AS?
The operating margin was −96.2% in 2025, against a median of 11.4% among companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −57.7%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Knowing Why AS?
The equity ratio was −31.4% in 2025 (median 44.0%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of Knowing Why AS like?
The current ratio was −0.17 in 2025 (median 1.68). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 919749121
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning (70.200)
- Purpose
- Konsulentasjon, rådgivning, digital.
- Morning company class
- Micro
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered) Payroll costs in the accounts: 0.2 MNOK (2025).
- Founded
- 4 October 2017 9 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.03 MNOK
- Business address
- Dalsetveien 26B, 4018 STAVANGER
- Municipality
- Stavanger rank 5 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Audit
- Audit opted out from 18 October 2017
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- VAT registered
- Yes
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
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Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 3 November 2026. Only names are shown.
Shareholders (2025)
- Number of shareholders
- 2 (one owner holds more than half)
- Largest owner
- 60.0%
- Split
- companies 40% · private persons 60% · foreign 0%
- Owned from the same municipality
- 100%
- Group chain
- Ultimate owner: private person
- Asir AS · 40.0%
- 1 private persons · 60.0%
The company is new in the shareholder register in 2025.
The portfolio: 3 of the companies it owns shares in have accounts with us, 0 of them as majority owner. The average index is 34. 1 have negative equity and 3 made a loss in the latest year.
Holds shares in: Myhatt AS (1%), Lofoten Seaweed Company AS (1%), Fem Fine AS (20%)
Source: the Norwegian Tax Administration's shareholder register as of 2025. Figures may be older than today's ownership. Private persons are not shown by name.
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Figures last fetched 8 November 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | – | – | – | |
| Rank | – | – | – | |
| Operating margin | −57.0% | 16.2% | −96.2% | |
| Return on assets | −57.8% | 30.5% | −57.7% | |
| Equity ratio | −9.0% | 20.3% | −31.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.27 | 0.31 | −0.17 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 25.4% | −69.0% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 0.6 MNOK | 0.7 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.3 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −0.3 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Tax expense | 0.0 MNOK | – | 0.0 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.3 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 0.6 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Current assets | 0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Equity | −0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 0.6 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 0.4 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 8 November 2026, accounts id 6430835.