Hofseth Processing AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
19of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 6 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 426 of 451 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 1,881 of 1,994 · Sjømat
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 4 and solidity 12 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
Hofseth Processing AS is 32 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024.
Median score 51 among 451 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024: operating margin −27.5% (median 11.6%) and equity ratio 12.5% (median 34.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 196 MNOK | 110 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −27.5% | 11.6% |
| Profit margin | −30.4% | 7.3% |
| Return on assets | −15.4% | 8.6% |
| Equity ratio | 12.5% | 34.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | 7.01 | 1.78 |
| Current ratio | 0.93 | 1.73 |
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.42 MNOK | 5.17 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 19, Hofseth Processing AS does better than 6% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (451 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- Hofseth Processing AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
What the numbers say
Hofseth Processing AS had an operating margin of −27.5% and an equity ratio of 12.5% in 2024, and ranks 1,881 of 1,994 in Sjømat.
From 2023 to 2024: the operating margin fell from −7.0% to −27.5%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 43 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 43 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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Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.93 (median 1.73).
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The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −30.4% (median 7.3%).
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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 −27.5% (median 11.6%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 2.3% of the debt in 2024. The policy rate averaged 4.50 % 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 | 12 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 22 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 50 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 25 | weight 15% |
Durability: 14 (average over 2 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 −27.5% in 2024, against a median of 11.6% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was −15.4%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Hofseth Processing AS?
The equity ratio was 12.5% in 2024 (median 34.9%). Debt-to-equity was 7.01 (median 1.78).
What is the liquidity of Hofseth Processing AS like?
The current ratio was 0.93 in 2024 (median 1.73). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does Hofseth Processing AS compare in Sjømat?
Hofseth Processing AS ranks 1,881 of 1,994 in Sjømat for 2024. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 426 of 451. Revenue changed by 6.8% 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
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Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
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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 | 1,991 | 1,881 | 1,928 | |
| 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 6213951.
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