Algæ AS
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Score · fiscal year 2025
11of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 3 % of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Micro: 3,247 of 3,345 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 6,897 of 7,073 · Industri
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower resilience
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 2 and resilience 1 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
Algæ AS is 40 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 51 among 3,345 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −98.4% (median 4.0%) and equity ratio −445.9% (median 39.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 2 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −98.4% | 4.0% |
| Profit margin | −99.2% | 3.5% |
| Return on assets | −170.2% | 7.3% |
| Equity ratio | −445.9% | 39.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 1.09 |
| Current ratio | 0.16 | 1.69 |
| Revenue growth | 16.7% | 5.0% |
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 11, Algæ AS does better than 3% of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector (3,345 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- Algæ 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. |
140 days | 35 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 | 16 days | |
| Net working capital to revenue Current assets less bank deposits less current liabilities, divided by revenue. Negative: short-term debt funds the operations. |
−261.8% | −3.2% | |
| Cash share of current assets How much of the short-term buffer is bank deposits and cash. |
20.7% | 42.7% | |
| 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. |
−132.3 | 3.4 | |
| 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. |
0.2% | 1.5% | |
| Long-term share of debt Long-term debt as a share of all debt. A low share means more falls due within a year. |
– | 28.3% | |
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): −4.6 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.
Algæ AS has a score of 11 for 2025, rank 6,897 of 7,073 in the sector.
Strongest: Growth: percentile 40 against peers, revenue growth 16.7% against a median of 5.0%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −445.9% against a median of 39.9%. Profitability: percentile 2 against peers, operating margin −98.4% against a median of 4.0%.
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 −445.9% (median 39.9%).
- Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 6.2 times current assets. Based on: current ratio 0.16 (median 1.69).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −99.2% (median 3.5%).
- 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
The industry or the company: what drove the result?
In 2025 the operating margin of Algæ AS fell by 18.1 percentage points. Comparable companies fell by a median 0.3 points. So the company did 17.8 points weaker than the industry, for reasons of its own.
Over 2 year-to-year changes Algæ 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 | −80.3% | 4.4% | −57.9 percentage points | +0.2 percentage points | −58.1 percentage points |
| 2025 | −98.4% | 4.0% | −18.1 percentage points | −0.3 percentage points | −17.8 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 Algæ AS. The figures stand side by side; we claim no cause.
Producer prices in manufacturing (indeks (2021 = 100))
Producer prices in manufacturing rose 2.9% in 2025; the operating margin of Algæ AS fell 18.1 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer prices in manufacturing, annual average | 100.0 | 124.7 | 129.5 | 134.4 | 138.3 | 146.7 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +10.7% | +24.7% | +3.9% | +3.7% | +2.9% | +6.1% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −22.4% | −80.3% | −98.4% | – |
Source: SSB (12462, CC BY 4.0). Source
EUR/NOK (kr)
EUR/NOK rose 0.8% in 2025; the operating margin of Algæ AS fell 18.1 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/NOK, annual average | 10.16 | 10.10 | 11.42 | 11.62 | 11.72 | 11.04 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −5.2% | −0.6% | +13.1% | +1.8% | +0.8% | −5.8% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −22.4% | −80.3% | −98.4% | – |
Source: Norges Bank (EXR, NLOD 2.0). Source
Wholesale power price (øre per kWh)
Wholesale power price rose 9.4% in 2025; the operating margin of Algæ AS fell 18.1 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale power price, annual average | 64.2 | 141.7 | 72.0 | 49.4 | 54.0 | 96.5 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +466.7% | +120.8% | −49.2% | −31.4% | +9.4% | +78.4% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −22.4% | −80.3% | −98.4% | – |
Source: SSB (09363, CC BY 4.0). Source
USD/NOK (kr)
USD/NOK fell 3.3% in 2025; the operating margin of Algæ AS fell 18.1 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD/NOK, annual average | 8.59 | 9.61 | 10.56 | 10.75 | 10.39 | 9.54 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −8.8% | +11.9% | +9.9% | +1.7% | −3.3% | −8.2% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −22.4% | −80.3% | −98.4% | – |
Source: Norges Bank (EXR, NLOD 2.0). Source
Wage index: fabricated metal products (indeks)
Wage index: fabricated metal products rose 5.8% in 2025; the operating margin of Algæ AS fell 18.1 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wage index: fabricated metal products, annual average | 88.0 | 91.5 | 96.9 | 102.1 | 108.0 | 112.8 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.1% | +3.9% | +6.0% | +5.4% | +5.8% | +4.5% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −22.4% | −80.3% | −98.4% | – |
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
Algæ AS had an operating margin of −98.4% and an equity ratio of −445.9% in 2025, and ranks 6,897 of 7,073 in Industri.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from −80.3% to −98.4% and the equity ratio rose from −461.7% to −445.9%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 19.5 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 16.4 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 3.0 | not meaningful |
The multiples are from the listed industry that matches the NACE code (10): Food Processing.
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
Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern?
Based on: Equity ratio −445.9% (median 39.9%).
- critical
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 6.2 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.16 (median 1.69).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −99.2% (median 3.5%).
- 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 −98.4% (median 4.0%).
- watch
Receivables equal far more days of revenue than at comparable companies. Do customers pay late, or are these loans to companies in the same group?
Based on: Receivable days 140 days (median 35 days).
- watch
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 −261.8% (median −3.2%); Current ratio 0.16 (median 1.69).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 0.2% 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 2022, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2022, with a median operating margin of −0.4%. 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 | 2 | weight 40% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 20% |
| Liquidity | 2 | weight 5% |
| Growth | 40 | weight 25% |
| Consistency | 4 | weight 10% |
Three goals: profitability 40%, growth 25%, resilience 35%. Why these weights?
Durability: 6 (average over 3 years)
Index version 3. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is Algæ AS?
The operating margin was −98.4% in 2025, against a median of 4.0% among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector. Return on assets was −170.2%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Algæ AS?
The equity ratio was −445.9% in 2025 (median 39.9%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of Algæ AS like?
The current ratio was 0.16 in 2025 (median 1.69). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does Algæ AS compare in Industri?
Algæ AS ranks 6,897 of 7,073 in Industri for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Micro it is number 3,247 of 3,345. Revenue changed by 16.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brødrene Nordbø AS |  Cheetah |
11 MNOK | 13.8% | 41 |
| Trønderfor AS |  Elephant |
6 MNOK | −2.4% | 45 |
| Marine Bioenergy AS | Cheetah |
5 MNOK | 32.4% | 53 |
| Grisegodt AS | Elephant |
5 MNOK | 3.3% | 53 |
| Sedl Drift AS |  Lion |
4 MNOK | 12.6% | 75 |
| G&G Holding AS | Elephant |
3 MNOK | 4.5% | 51 |
| Invertapro AS | Elephant |
3 MNOK | −186.4% | 30 |
| Algenatura AS |  Beaver |
2 MNOK | −144.8% | 33 |
| Algæ AS (this company) | Beaver |
2 MNOK | −98.4% | 11 |
The selection is the closest in revenue within the same industry code. When you order, you can swap competitors. Order competitor analysis
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.
The shareholder register shows no Norwegian majority owner and no subsidiaries for this company.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 924461942
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Industri (10.911)
- Morning company class
- Micro
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 17 December 2019 6 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.03 MNOK
- Business address
- Furusvingen 17, 3475 SÆTRE (ASKER)
- Municipality
- Asker rank 2 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
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Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 4 November 2026. Only names are shown.
Shareholders (2025)
- Number of shareholders
- 9
- Largest owner
- 33.6% · top three 72.1%
- Split
- companies 100% · private persons 0% · foreign 0%
- Seho Holding AS · 33.6%
- Influence AS · 19.3%
- Rbah AS · 19.3%
- Væringhaug Holding AS · 14.5%
- Accendia AS · 4.8%
- Andi AS · 2.4%
- AWS Holding AS · 2.4%
- Mog1 AS · 2.4%
- Elle Holding AS · 1.4%
The company is new in the shareholder register in 2025.
Holds shares in: Algenatura AS (41%)
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 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Rank | 6,486 | 6,818 | 6,897 | |
| Operating margin | −22.4% | −80.3% | −98.4% | |
| Return on assets | −74.6% | −200.1% | −170.2% | |
| Equity ratio | −211.3% | −461.7% | −445.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.16 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −39.3% | 16.7% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 2.5 MNOK | 1.5 MNOK | 1.7 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.6 MNOK | −1.2 MNOK | −1.7 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −0.6 MNOK | −1.2 MNOK | −1.7 MNOK |
| Tax expense | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.6 MNOK | −1.2 MNOK | −1.7 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 0.7 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK | 1.0 MNOK |
| Current assets | 0.7 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
| Equity | −1.6 MNOK | −2.8 MNOK | −4.5 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −2.1 MNOK | −3.3 MNOK | −5.0 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 2.3 MNOK | 3.4 MNOK | 5.5 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 2.3 MNOK | 3.1 MNOK | 5.2 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 9 November 2026, accounts id 7187557.
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