MASTERBULK AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
51of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 52 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 423 of 890 · Sjøfart
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 11 and solidity 93 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
MASTERBULK AS is 1 points above the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 50 among 226 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 0.9% (median 30.0%) and equity ratio 75.5% (median 34.1%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 830 MNOK | 217 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 30.0% |
| Profit margin | −4.3% | 16.8% |
| Return on assets | 1.5% | 10.4% |
| Equity ratio | 75.5% | 34.1% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.32 | 1.81 |
| Current ratio | 2.77 | 1.55 |
| Revenue growth | – | 45.6% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 51, MASTERBULK AS does better than 52% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (226 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- MASTERBULK AS
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
MASTERBULK AS had an operating margin of 0.9% and an equity ratio of 75.5% in 2023, and ranks 423 of 890 in Sjøfart.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 255 MUSD.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | debt above value |
| P/B | 1.0 | 255 MUSD |
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
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The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −4.3% (median 16.8%).
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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 0.9% (median 30.0%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 10.2% of the debt in 2023. The policy rate averaged 3.54 % the same year. This is a plain description of what the debt cost, not a model of interest sensitivity.
Data quality
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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 5.1%. 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 | 11 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 93 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 70 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 43 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is MASTERBULK AS?
The operating margin was 0.9% in 2023, against a median of 30.0% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 1.5%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is MASTERBULK AS?
The equity ratio was 75.5% in 2023 (median 34.1%). Debt-to-equity was 0.32 (median 1.81).
What is the liquidity of MASTERBULK AS like?
The current ratio was 2.77 in 2023 (median 1.55).
How does MASTERBULK AS compare in Sjøfart?
MASTERBULK AS ranks 423 of 890 in Sjøfart for 2023. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 110 of 226.
Group accounts
The company is registered as part of a group, but we have no group accounts for it. Group accounts are filed by the parent company, and open data does not say which company that is.
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.
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 923842675
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Sjøfart (50.201)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 23 October 2019 7 years in operation
- Share capital
- 9.74 MNOK
- Business address
- Sandviksbodene 1E, 5035 BERGEN
- Municipality
- Bergen rank 8 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- LEI
- 213800G3HGXSWRPWIW75 renews 16 December 2026
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
- Bernt Ulrich August Muller
- Chair of the board
- Bernt Jacob Schwings Pettersen
- Board member
- Tom Henning Rasmussen
- Board member
- Helene Westfal-Larsen
- Board member
- Rolf Westfal-Larsen
- Board member
- Marit Westfal-Larsen
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
- Parent company
- Parent does not consolidate the company
Source: GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation), fetched 29 October 2026. The parent is the one the company itself reported to GLEIF.
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 | 51 | 53 | 46 | |
| Rank | 423 | 413 | 601 | |
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 14.8% | 5.9% | |
| Return on assets | 1.5% | 4.4% | 2.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 75.5% | 77.5% | 84.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.77 | 1.72 | 1.22 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 8.9% | −6.6% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (USD). Revenue in NOK is converted from USD at the mean rate for the accounting period 1 January 2023–31 December 2023: 10.5647 (norges_bank). Balance-sheet amounts use the rate on the balance-sheet date. Ratios and growth are computed in USD. Exchange rates at Norges Bank
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 78.5 MUSD | 85.5 MUSD | 79.8 MUSD |
| Operating profit | 0.7 MUSD | 12.7 MUSD | 4.7 MUSD |
| Profit before tax | −3.4 MUSD | 8.0 MUSD | 1.2 MUSD |
| Net profit | −3.4 MUSD | 8.0 MUSD | 1.2 MUSD |
| Financial expenses | 8.4 MUSD | 6.9 MUSD | 4.9 MUSD |
| Total assets | 337.4 MUSD | 336.2 MUSD | 286.5 MUSD |
| Current assets | 50.8 MUSD | 66.9 MUSD | 40.0 MUSD |
| Equity | 254.7 MUSD | 260.7 MUSD | 241.9 MUSD |
| Retained earnings | 26.4 MUSD | 32.3 MUSD | 13.6 MUSD |
| Total liabilities | 82.7 MUSD | 75.5 MUSD | 44.6 MUSD |
| Current liabilities | 18.4 MUSD | 39.0 MUSD | 32.7 MUSD |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 5166021.
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