AS BOLAKS
Score · fiscal year 2023
44of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 37 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 2,262 of 3,738 · Sjømat
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 12 and solidity 55 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
AS BOLAKS is 6 points below the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 50 among 388 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin −1.5% (median 12.9%) and equity ratio 46.5% (median 42.6%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 259 MNOK | 190 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −1.5% | 12.9% |
| Profit margin | −4.5% | 11.0% |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 9.9% |
| Equity ratio | 46.5% | 42.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.15 | 1.29 |
| Current ratio | 2.45 | 1.66 |
| Revenue growth | – | 26.4% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.17 MNOK | 7.27 MNOK |
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 44, AS BOLAKS does better than 37% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (388 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- AS BOLAKS
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
AS BOLAKS had an operating margin of −1.5% and an equity ratio of 46.5% in 2023, and ranks 2,262 of 3,738 in Sjømat.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 267 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 267 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 −4.5% (median 11.0%).
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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 −1.5% (median 12.9%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 4.7% 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
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 −5.0%. 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 | 12 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 55 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 66 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 69 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is AS BOLAKS?
The operating margin was −1.5% in 2023, against a median of 12.9% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 0.5%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is AS BOLAKS?
The equity ratio was 46.5% in 2023 (median 42.6%). Debt-to-equity was 1.15 (median 1.29).
What is the liquidity of AS BOLAKS like?
The current ratio was 2.45 in 2023 (median 1.66).
How does AS BOLAKS compare in Sjømat?
AS BOLAKS ranks 2,262 of 3,738 in Sjømat for 2023. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 244 of 388.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 930391328
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjømat (03.211)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 119 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 18 December 1975 50 years in operation
- Share capital
- 6.92 MNOK
- Business address
- Fusavegen 281, 5640 EIKELANDSOSEN (BJØRNAFJORDEN)
- Municipality
- Bjørnafjorden rank 1 of 27 in KOSTRA group 9
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.bolaks.no
- LEI
- 549300CN87MLUV8ENH81 not renewed (lapsed)
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
- Øystein Brekke
- Chair of the board
- Gerhard Meidell Alsaker
- Board member
- Helge Mandius Nesse
- Auditor
- KPMG AS
- Accountant
- ECIT OS AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
- Parent company
- No known owner
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 27 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 44 | 57 | 37 | |
| Rank | 2,262 | 1,450 | 3,049 | |
| Operating margin | −1.5% | 4.8% | −0.6% | |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 9.2% | −0.5% | |
| Equity ratio | 46.5% | 45.4% | 40.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.45 | 1.91 | 2.73 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 290.1% | −1.7% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 258.7 MNOK | 1,009.2 MNOK | 992.3 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −3.9 MNOK | 48.1 MNOK | −6.3 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −11.8 MNOK | 39.6 MNOK | −14.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | −2.7 MNOK | 30.8 MNOK | −11.1 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 14.4 MNOK | 11.5 MNOK | 11.3 MNOK |
| Total assets | 573.5 MNOK | 556.5 MNOK | 583.2 MNOK |
| Current assets | 290.8 MNOK | 297.7 MNOK | 337.2 MNOK |
| Equity | 266.9 MNOK | 252.9 MNOK | 236.5 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 209.3 MNOK | 195.3 MNOK | 179.0 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 306.6 MNOK | 303.6 MNOK | 346.7 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 118.8 MNOK | 155.5 MNOK | 123.7 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 27 October 2026, accounts id 4856115.
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