DS KYSTEN AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
46of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 42 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 1,172 of 2,035 · Sjøfart
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 25 and solidity 68 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
DS KYSTEN AS is 4 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 1,468 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −7.1% (median 8.4%) and equity ratio 82.7% (median 51.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 5 MNOK | 5 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −7.1% | 8.4% |
| Profit margin | −5.2% | 9.2% |
| Return on assets | −3.1% | 3.4% |
| Equity ratio | 82.7% | 51.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.21 | 0.67 |
| Current ratio | 1.99 | 1.77 |
| Revenue growth | −8.8% | 1.2% |
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 46, DS KYSTEN AS does better than 42% of small companies in the same sector (1,475 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- DS KYSTEN AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
DS KYSTEN AS has a score of 46 for 2025, rank 1,172 of 2,035 in the sector.
Strongest: Solidity: percentile 68 against peers, equity ratio 82.7% against a median of 51.2%. Consistency: percentile 62 against peers.
Weakest: Profitability: percentile 25 against peers, operating margin −7.1% against a median of 8.4%. Growth: percentile 30 against peers, revenue growth −8.8% against a median of 1.2%.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −5.2% (median 9.2%).
- What lies behind weak profitability, and will it last?
- What lies behind weak growth, 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
DS KYSTEN AS had an operating margin of −7.1% and an equity ratio of 82.7% in 2025, and ranks 1,172 of 2,035 in Sjøfart.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 3.2% to −7.1%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 7 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 7 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
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −5.2% (median 9.2%).
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 2026, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 6.1%. Based on the 7 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 25 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 68 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 53 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 30 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 62 | weight 15% |
Durability: 53 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is DS KYSTEN AS?
The operating margin was −7.1% in 2025, against a median of 8.4% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −3.1%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is DS KYSTEN AS?
The equity ratio was 82.7% in 2025 (median 51.2%). Debt-to-equity was 0.21 (median 0.67).
What is the liquidity of DS KYSTEN AS like?
The current ratio was 1.99 in 2025 (median 1.77).
How does DS KYSTEN AS compare in Sjøfart?
DS KYSTEN AS ranks 1,172 of 2,035 in Sjøfart for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 858 of 1,475. Revenue changed by −8.8% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 921052200
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjøfart (50.109)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 20 November 1970 55 years in operation
- Share capital
- 3.73 MNOK
- Business address
- Tønsberg Havn, 3126 TØNSBERG
- Municipality
- Tønsberg rank 2 of 10 in KOSTRA group 11
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- dskysten.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
- Chair of the board
- Thor Smith Stickler
- Board member
- Arild Larsen
- Board member
- Egill Elvestad
- Board member
- Willy Ottesen
- Board member
- Ole Johan Olsen
- Board member
- Emilie Elisabeth Foyn-Bruun
- Deputy member
- Per Svennar
- Deputy member
- Arve Wilhelmsen
- Deputy member
- Trine Karine Merete Sommerfeldt Simonsen
- Deputy member
- Robert Christiansen
- Deputy member
- Trygg Konradsen
- Auditor
- REVISJONSFIRMAET ÅSVANG & CO AS
- Accountant
- URI 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 | 56 | 57 | 46 | |
| Rank | 647 | 658 | 1,172 | |
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 3.2% | −7.1% | |
| Return on assets | 10.5% | 3.1% | −3.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 75.9% | 78.5% | 82.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98 | 1.53 | 1.99 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 21.4% | −8.8% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 4.5 MNOK | 5.5 MNOK | 5.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.4 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK | −0.4 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 1.0 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK |
| Net profit | 0.7 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 9.3 MNOK | 9.3 MNOK | 8.5 MNOK |
| Current assets | 1.8 MNOK | 2.4 MNOK | 2.1 MNOK |
| Equity | 7.0 MNOK | 7.3 MNOK | 7.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 2.5 MNOK | 2.7 MNOK | 2.5 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 2.2 MNOK | 2.0 MNOK | 1.5 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 1.9 MNOK | 1.5 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 7184739.
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