HOFSETH PROCESSING AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
29of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 10 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 444 of 491 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 1,947 of 2,232 · Sjømat
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 4 and solidity 26 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
HOFSETH PROCESSING AS is 20 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 49 among 491 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −19.4% (median 13.4%) and equity ratio 22.3% (median 33.1%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 346 MNOK | 119 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −19.4% | 13.4% |
| Profit margin | −25.9% | 8.2% |
| Return on assets | −10.6% | 9.2% |
| Equity ratio | 22.3% | 33.1% |
| Debt-to-equity | 3.48 | 1.99 |
| Current ratio | 1.04 | 1.68 |
| Revenue growth | 76.5% | 10.6% |
| Revenue per employee | 4.27 MNOK | 5.21 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 29, HOFSETH PROCESSING AS does better than 10% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (491 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- HOFSETH PROCESSING AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
HOFSETH PROCESSING AS has a score of 29 for 2025, rank 1,947 of 2,232 in the sector.
Strongest: Growth: percentile 88 against peers, revenue growth 76.5% against a median of 10.6%.
Weakest: Profitability: percentile 4 against peers, operating margin −19.4% against a median of 13.4%. Liquidity: percentile 25 against peers, current ratio 1.04 against a median of 1.68.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −25.9% (median 8.2%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −19.4% (median 13.4%).
- Strong growth with weak liquidity. Is the growth financed, or does it tie up capital the company does not have? Based on: revenue growth 76.5% (median 10.6%); current ratio 1.04 (median 1.68).
- 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
What the numbers say
HOFSETH PROCESSING AS had an operating margin of −19.4% and an equity ratio of 22.3% in 2025, and ranks 1,947 of 2,232 in Sjømat.
From 2024 to 2025: revenue grew by 77% and the operating margin rose from −27.5% to −19.4%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 135 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 135 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
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The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −25.9% (median 8.2%).
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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 −19.4% (median 13.4%).
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Strong growth with weak liquidity. Is the growth financed, or does it tie up capital the company does not have?
Based on: Revenue growth 76.5% (median 10.6%); Current ratio 1.04 (median 1.68).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 5.4% 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 2022, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2022, with a median operating margin of −0.5%. 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 | 4 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 26 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 25 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 88 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 31 | weight 15% |
Durability: 19 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is HOFSETH PROCESSING AS?
The operating margin was −19.4% in 2025, against a median of 13.4% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was −10.6%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is HOFSETH PROCESSING AS?
The equity ratio was 22.3% in 2025 (median 33.1%). Debt-to-equity was 3.48 (median 1.99).
What is the liquidity of HOFSETH PROCESSING AS like?
The current ratio was 1.04 in 2025 (median 1.68).
How does HOFSETH PROCESSING AS compare in Sjømat?
HOFSETH PROCESSING AS ranks 1,947 of 2,232 in Sjømat for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 444 of 491. Revenue changed by 76.5% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 928649997
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjømat (10.202)
- Morning company class
- Medium
- Employees
- 81 registered 10 August 2026
- Founded
- 3 January 2022 4 years in operation
- Share capital
- 10.00 MNOK
- Business address
- Fjordgata 52, 6005 ÅLESUND
- Municipality
- Ålesund rank 2–6 of 10 in KOSTRA group 11
- 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
- Chief executive
- Roger Hofseth
- Chair of the board
- Roger Hofseth
- Board member
- Morten Vike
- Auditor
- REVISORKONSULT AS
- Accountant
- VIEW GROUP AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 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 27 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 8 | 19 | 29 | |
| Rank | 2,012 | 1,896 | 1,947 | |
| Operating margin | −7.0% | −27.5% | −19.4% | |
| Return on assets | −19.2% | −15.4% | −10.6% | |
| Equity ratio | 8.6% | 12.5% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.89 | 0.93 | 1.04 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 6.8% | 76.5% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 183.3 MNOK | 195.7 MNOK | 345.6 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −12.8 MNOK | −53.9 MNOK | −67.2 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −15.8 MNOK | −59.6 MNOK | −89.6 MNOK |
| Net profit | −12.3 MNOK | −46.5 MNOK | −69.9 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 3.8 MNOK | 6.9 MNOK | 25.6 MNOK |
| Total assets | 62.5 MNOK | 343.0 MNOK | 606.4 MNOK |
| Current assets | 51.0 MNOK | 221.7 MNOK | 343.0 MNOK |
| Equity | 5.4 MNOK | 42.8 MNOK | 135.5 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −12.3 MNOK | −58.8 MNOK | −128.7 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 57.2 MNOK | 300.2 MNOK | 470.9 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 57.2 MNOK | 238.0 MNOK | 330.5 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 27 October 2026, accounts id 7093574.
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