APPLY AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
43of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 32 % of large companies in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank: 362 of 586 · Olje og gass
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 52 and solidity 31 out of 100 among large companies in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
APPLY AS is 6 points below the median for large companies in the same sector in 2024.
Median score 49 among 73 companies.
Against large companies in the same sector in 2024: operating margin 5.1% (median 9.5%) and equity ratio 15.4% (median 24.7%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 3,983 MNOK | 2,721 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 9.5% |
| Profit margin | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| Return on assets | 26.7% | 16.7% |
| Equity ratio | 15.4% | 24.7% |
| Debt-to-equity | 5.48 | 2.92 |
| Current ratio | 0.99 | 1.16 |
| Revenue growth | 26.7% | 7.3% |
| Revenue per employee | 4.75 MNOK | 4.73 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to large companies in the same sector in 2024. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 43, APPLY AS does better than 32% of large companies in the same sector (73 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- APPLY AS
- Median: large companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
APPLY AS had an operating margin of 5.1% and an equity ratio of 15.4% in 2024, and ranks 362 of 586 in Olje og gass.
From 2023 to 2024: revenue grew by 27% and the equity ratio fell from 22.0% to 15.4%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 281 MNOK and 4,038 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 4,038 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 1,915 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 281 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
- watch
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.0 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.99 (median 1.16).
- watch
Strong growth with weak liquidity. Is the growth financed, or does it tie up capital the company does not have?
Based on: Revenue growth 26.7% (median 7.3%); Current ratio 0.99 (median 1.16).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
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 1.5%. Based on the 5 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 52 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 31 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 14 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 74 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 41 | weight 15% |
Durability: 40 (average over 2 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is APPLY AS?
The operating margin was 5.1% in 2024, against a median of 9.5% among large companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 26.7%.
How solid is APPLY AS?
The equity ratio was 15.4% in 2024 (median 24.7%). Debt-to-equity was 5.48 (median 2.92).
What is the liquidity of APPLY AS like?
The current ratio was 0.99 in 2024 (median 1.16). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does APPLY AS compare in Olje og gass?
APPLY AS ranks 362 of 586 in Olje og gass for 2024. Among companies of the same size (large companies) it ranks 50 of 73. Revenue changed by 26.7% from the year before.
Public contracts
- Contracts awarded since 2024
- 1
- Total awarded value since 2024
- value not stated
- Framework agreements
- 1
- Left out of the total: the value is a ceiling, not actual spend.
| Date | Buyer | Notice | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 | FORSVARSMATERIELL | 2025028879 Avlastningsavtale skipsteknisk vedlikehold HOS | 970.0 MNOK (framework) |
Based on notices in Doffin. Does not show call-offs under framework agreements or purchases below the publication threshold. Values are as stated by the buyer.
Source: Doffin (DFØ), fetched 27 October 2026. Winners are matched on organisation number.
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 930694533
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Olje og gass (09.109)
- Size tier
- large
- Employees
- 838 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 26 October 1981 45 years in operation
- Share capital
- 4.99 MNOK
- Business address
- Moseidsletta 122, 4033 STAVANGER (SOLA)
- Municipality
- Sola rank 2 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
- Karsten Andre Gudmundset
- Chair of the board
- Geir Austigard
- Board member
- Thomas Johansen
- Board member
- Kristine Kleven
- Board member
- Gaute Vagle
- Board member
- Trond Rosnes
- Board member
- Trine Merete Krey
- Deputy member
- Siri Røssland Haugland
- Deputy member
- Beate Meisland Østrådt
- Deputy member
- Bjarte Haugland
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 25 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 26 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 38 | 43 | 51 | |
| Rank | 386 | 362 | 264 | |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 5.1% | 2.4% | |
| Return on assets | 19.7% | 26.7% | 19.3% | |
| Equity ratio | 22.0% | 15.4% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 0.99 | 1.17 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 26.7% | 26.0% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 3,143.7 MNOK | 3,982.5 MNOK | 5,018.9 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 147.8 MNOK | 201.4 MNOK | 120.4 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 164.8 MNOK | 451.1 MNOK | 242.3 MNOK |
| Net profit | 135.7 MNOK | 403.9 MNOK | 165.4 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 47.6 MNOK | 35.6 MNOK | 49.1 MNOK |
| Total assets | 1,080.1 MNOK | 1,821.7 MNOK | 1,506.0 MNOK |
| Current assets | 765.6 MNOK | 1,516.1 MNOK | 1,375.5 MNOK |
| Equity | 237.9 MNOK | 281.3 MNOK | 282.6 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 48.8 MNOK | 92.2 MNOK | 25.5 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 842.2 MNOK | 1,540.4 MNOK | 1,223.4 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 831.7 MNOK | 1,538.4 MNOK | 1,175.9 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 6079503.
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