Høst Group AS
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Score · fiscal year 2025
36of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 23 % of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Micro: 4,075 of 5,281 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 5,116 of 6,603 · Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower resilience
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 15 and resilience 27 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
Høst Group AS is 15 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 51 among 5,279 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −1.4% (median 11.4%) and equity ratio 19.0% (median 44.0%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 6 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −1.4% | 11.4% |
| Profit margin | −0.8% | 12.4% |
| Return on assets | −1.5% | 18.5% |
| Equity ratio | 19.0% | 44.0% |
| Debt-to-equity | 4.27 | 1.09 |
| Current ratio | 1.48 | 1.68 |
| Revenue growth | 91.5% | 6.5% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 36, Høst Group AS does better than 23% of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector (5,281 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- Høst Group AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector
Working capital and debt
| Measure | Company | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital | |||
| Receivable days All current receivables, including those on group companies, in days of revenue. |
22 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. |
−14.3% | −7.1% | |
| Cash share of current assets How much of the short-term buffer is bank deposits and cash. |
79.6% | 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. |
−6.4 | 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. |
0.7% | 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. |
– | 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): −0.8 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 Morning class Micro 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.
Høst Group AS has a score of 36 for 2025, rank 5,116 of 6,603 in the sector.
Strongest: Growth: percentile 82 against peers, revenue growth 91.5% against a median of 6.5%.
Weakest: Profitability: percentile 15 against peers, operating margin −1.4% against a median of 11.4%. Solidity: percentile 23 against peers, equity ratio 19.0% against a median of 44.0%.
Worth a closer look
- 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) −6.4 (median 28.2); financial costs as a share of debt 0.7% (median 0.4%).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −0.8% (median 12.4%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −1.4% (median 11.4%).
- What lies behind weak profitability, 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
The industry or the company: what drove the result?
In 2025 the operating margin of Høst Group AS rose by 9.3 percentage points. Comparable companies fell by a median 0.4 points. So the company did 9.6 points better than the industry, for reasons of its own.
Over 2 year-to-year changes Høst Group AS moved the same way as comparable companies 1 times. About 6% 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 | −10.7% | 11.8% | −14.8 percentage points | −1.0 percentage points | −13.8 percentage points |
| 2025 | −1.4% | 11.4% | +9.3 percentage points | −0.4 percentage points | +9.6 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 Høst Group 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 Høst Group AS rose 9.3 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 | – | – | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | – |
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 Høst Group AS rose 9.3 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 | – | – | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | – |
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 Høst Group AS rose 9.3 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 | – | – | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | – |
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 Høst Group AS rose 9.3 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 | – | – | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | – |
Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source
Policy rate (prosent)
Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the operating margin of Høst Group AS rose 9.3 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 | – | – | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | – |
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 Høst Group AS rose 9.3 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 | – | – | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | – |
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
Høst Group AS had an operating margin of −1.4% and an equity ratio of 19.0% in 2025, and ranks 5,116 of 6,603 in Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning.
From 2024 to 2025: revenue grew by 92% and the operating margin rose from −10.7% to −1.4%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 1 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 22.4 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 17.4 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 4.1 | 1 MNOK |
The listed basis is the value at listed multiples. The estimate is lowered for size: a small-company premium of 4% on the cost of equity gives a value 38% lower. No separate marketability discount is applied, because the premium already allows for the company being small and unlisted.
The NACE code has no listed industry of its own in the table, so the multiples are the sector median: Business & Consumer Services.
Not financial advice. The value range is a rough model estimate from listed-company multiples, not a valuation, a price target or a price offer. The actual value may differ greatly. Read more
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Worth a closer look
- 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) −6.4 (median 28.2); Financial costs as a share of debt 0.7% (median 0.4%).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −0.8% (median 12.4%).
- watch
The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors?
Based on: Operating margin −1.4% (median 11.4%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 0.7% 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
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 6.4%. Based on the 9 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 15 | weight 40% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 23 | weight 20% |
| Liquidity | 43 | weight 5% |
| Growth | 82 | weight 25% |
| Consistency | 26 | weight 10% |
Three goals: profitability 40%, growth 25%, resilience 35%. Why these weights?
Durability: 33 (average over 3 years)
Index version 3. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is Høst Group AS?
The operating margin was −1.4% in 2025, against a median of 11.4% among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector. Return on assets was −1.5%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Høst Group AS?
The equity ratio was 19.0% in 2025 (median 44.0%). Debt-to-equity was 4.27 (median 1.09).
What is the liquidity of Høst Group AS like?
The current ratio was 1.48 in 2025 (median 1.68).
How does Høst Group AS compare in Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning?
Høst Group AS ranks 5,116 of 6,603 in Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Micro it is number 4,075 of 5,281. Revenue changed by 91.5% from the year before.
Competitors
The 8 closest competitors in the same line of business, placed in the same matrix as the sector page: profitability up, resilience to the right. These are the companies the competitor analysis and the strategy report compare with.
Each bubble is a company: this company and its closest competitors in the same line of business and size, the same ones the competitor analysis uses. Placement is 0–100 against the whole sector and Morning company class: further right is more robust, higher up is more profitable. Bubble size is revenue. The light bubble and arrow show where the company stood the year before. Pick a profile to see fewer at a time.
| Company | Profile | Operating revenue | Operating margin | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Levering AS |  Cheetah |
6 MNOK | 8.5% | 61 |
| Syrebu AS |  Lion |
6 MNOK | 19.7% | 57 |
| Matinfo AS · same municipality | Cheetah |
6 MNOK | 80.4% | 58 |
| EX Ante Holding AS | Lion |
6 MNOK | 17.8% | 57 |
| XPANDÈR AS |  Beaver |
6 MNOK | 2.2% | 36 |
| Høst Group AS (this company) | Beaver |
6 MNOK | −1.4% | 36 |
| Norsk Turistutvikling AS | Beaver |
6 MNOK | 8.8% | 51 |
| Ltst AS | Beaver |
6 MNOK | 2.2% | 41 |
| Klar Bedrift AS |  Elephant |
6 MNOK | 2.9% | 48 |
The selection is the closest in revenue within the same industry code. When you order, you can swap competitors. Order competitor analysis
Group structure · 2025
2 companies in the group according to the shareholder register for 2025. A company counts as a subsidiary when a Norwegian company owns more than half of its shares.
Private persons own 100% of the shares in Ligero AS. Persons are not shown by name.
Ligero AS has not filed group accounts in open data, so the group has no index of its own. Each company has its own accounts.
The group in figures
- Sectors
- Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning (2 companies) 2 of 2 companies in the tree have accounts with us. Sectors are sorted by the companies' own revenue, which includes sales between the group's companies.
- Loss
- 2 companies: Høst Group AS, Ligero AS
A subsidiary with negative equity or a loss may be backed by the group, for example with group contributions or guarantees. It is an indication of what is worth asking about, not an assessment.
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Ligero AS
- Høst Group AS you are here
Read the figures with care: a company in a group can look strong because of group contributions, or weak because dividends go up to the parent. The figures are indications, not the full picture.
Source: the Norwegian Tax Administration's shareholder register 2025 (majority owner with more than 50 % of the shares). Voting agreements and ownership through other countries are not included.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 923714723
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Revisjon, regnskap og rådgivning (70.200)
- Morning company class
- Micro
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 28 August 2019 7 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.03 MNOK
- Business address
- Staverbråtan 11, 1341 SLEPENDEN (BÆRUM)
- Municipality
- Bærum rank 1 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Audit
- Audit opted out from 29 October 2019
- 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
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Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 3 November 2026. Only names are shown.
Shareholders (2025)
- Number of shareholders
- 1 (one owner)
- Largest owner
- 100.0%
- Split
- companies 100% · private persons 0% · foreign 0%
- Owned from the same municipality
- 100%
- Group chain
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Owned by: Ligero AS (100%)
Ultimate owner: private person
The owner: the majority owner Ligero AS (holds 100%) made a loss in 2025. A weak parent can affect the subsidiary through group contributions, loans and guarantees. It is an indication to watch, not an assessment of the company.
- Ligero AS · 100.0%
The company is new in the shareholder register in 2025.
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 9 November 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 44 | 19 | 36 | |
| Rank | 3,755 | 5,965 | 5,116 | |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | −10.7% | −1.4% | |
| Return on assets | 9.5% | −18.5% | −1.5% | |
| Equity ratio | 50.9% | 28.8% | 19.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.80 | 1.70 | 1.48 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −9.3% | 91.5% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 3.3 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK | 5.6 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.1 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 0.1 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Tax expense | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Net profit | 0.1 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 1.5 MNOK | 1.6 MNOK | 2.2 MNOK |
| Current assets | 1.3 MNOK | 0.9 MNOK | 1.7 MNOK |
| Equity | 0.8 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 0.7 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 0.7 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK | 1.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 0.7 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 1.2 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 9 November 2026, accounts id 6494981.
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