LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
16of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 5 % of companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Small: 5,285 of 5,567 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 19,269 of 20,428 · Bygg og anlegg
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 11 and solidity 0 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS is 35 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 51 among 5,567 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −3.8% (median 4.5%) and equity ratio −4.3% (median 34.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 29 MNOK | 19 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −3.8% | 4.5% |
| Profit margin | −5.3% | 4.3% |
| Return on assets | −8.2% | 11.0% |
| Equity ratio | −4.3% | 34.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 1.72 |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.48 |
| Revenue growth | −12.5% | 6.0% |
| Revenue per employee | 3.17 MNOK | 1.70 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 16, LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS does better than 5% of companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector (5,567 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector
LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS has a score of 16 for 2025, rank 19,269 of 20,428 in the sector.
Strongest: Liquidity: percentile 44 against peers, current ratio 1.39 against a median of 1.48.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −4.3% against a median of 34.2%. Profitability: percentile 11 against peers, operating margin −3.8% against a median of 4.5%.
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 −4.3% (median 34.2%).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −5.3% (median 4.3%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −3.8% (median 4.5%).
- 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
What the numbers say
LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS had an operating margin of −3.8% and an equity ratio of −4.3% in 2025, and ranks 19,269 of 20,428 in Bygg og anlegg.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 2.5% to −3.8%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | not meaningful |
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
- critical
Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern?
Based on: Equity ratio −4.3% (median 34.2%).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −5.3% (median 4.3%).
- 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 −3.8% (median 4.5%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 5.6% 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 2021, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2021, with a median operating margin of 1.8%. 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 | 11 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 44 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 20 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 20 | weight 15% |
Durability: 22 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS?
The operating margin was −3.8% in 2025, against a median of 4.5% among companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector. Return on assets was −8.2%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS?
The equity ratio was −4.3% in 2025 (median 34.2%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS like?
The current ratio was 1.39 in 2025 (median 1.48).
How does LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS compare in Bygg og anlegg?
LARS SÆTERØY & SØNN AS ranks 19,269 of 20,428 in Bygg og anlegg for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Small it is number 5,285 of 5,567. Revenue changed by −12.5% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 930263192
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Bygg og anlegg (41.000)
- Morning company class
- Small
- Employees
- 9 registered 10 August 2026
- Founded
- 20 June 1980 46 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.10 MNOK
- Business address
- Sørlia 13, 6520 FREI (KRISTIANSUND)
- Municipality
- Kristiansund rank 17–26 of 27 in KOSTRA group 9
- 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
- Even Elshaug Garshol
- Chair of the board
- Even Elshaug Garshol
- Board member
- Mattias Lars Ekman
- Auditor
- STORMO REVISJON AS
- Accountant
- ØKONOMITJENESTEN.NO 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 | 17 | 35 | 16 | |
| Rank | 16,391 | 14,861 | 19,269 | |
| Operating margin | −8.2% | 2.5% | −3.8% | |
| Return on assets | −9.0% | 4.1% | −8.2% | |
| Equity ratio | 4.2% | 5.4% | −4.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56 | 1.37 | 1.39 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 33.6% | −12.5% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 24.4 MNOK | 32.6 MNOK | 28.5 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −2.0 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK | −1.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −2.7 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | −1.5 MNOK |
| Net profit | −2.5 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | −1.5 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.7 MNOK | 0.7 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK |
| Total assets | 22.3 MNOK | 19.4 MNOK | 10.8 MNOK |
| Current assets | 21.7 MNOK | 18.3 MNOK | 9.7 MNOK |
| Equity | 0.9 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK | −0.5 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 0.8 MNOK | 1.0 MNOK | −0.6 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 21.3 MNOK | 18.3 MNOK | 11.2 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 13.9 MNOK | 13.3 MNOK | 7.0 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 27 October 2026, accounts id 7125775.
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