ARCHER AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
37of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 15 % of large companies in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank: 440 of 586 · Olje og gass
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 38 and solidity 34 out of 100 among large companies in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
ARCHER AS is 12 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 4.0% (median 9.5%) and equity ratio 17.3% (median 24.7%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 5,845 MNOK | 2,721 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 9.5% |
| Profit margin | 3.0% | 10.4% |
| Return on assets | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Equity ratio | 17.3% | 24.7% |
| Debt-to-equity | 4.78 | 2.92 |
| Current ratio | 1.05 | 1.16 |
| Revenue growth | −0.2% | 7.3% |
| Revenue per employee | 4.73 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 37, ARCHER AS does better than 15% of large companies in the same sector (73 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- ARCHER AS
- Median: large companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
ARCHER AS had an operating margin of 4.0% and an equity ratio of 17.3% in 2024, and ranks 440 of 586 in Olje og gass.
From 2023 to 2024: the equity ratio fell from 23.5% to 17.3%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 322 MNOK and 1,722 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 1,203 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 1,722 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 322 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
No rules were triggered for this year.
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 | 38 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 34 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 35 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 37 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 41 | weight 15% |
Durability: 42 (average over 2 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is ARCHER AS?
The operating margin was 4.0% in 2024, against a median of 9.5% among large companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 16.7%.
How solid is ARCHER AS?
The equity ratio was 17.3% in 2024 (median 24.7%). Debt-to-equity was 4.78 (median 2.92).
What is the liquidity of ARCHER AS like?
The current ratio was 1.05 in 2024 (median 1.16).
How does ARCHER AS compare in Olje og gass?
ARCHER AS ranks 440 of 586 in Olje og gass for 2024. Among companies of the same size (large companies) it ranks 62 of 73. Revenue changed by −0.2% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 934361156
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Olje og gass (09.101)
- Size tier
- large
- Employees
- 1,235 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 12 May 1986 40 years in operation
- Share capital
- 61.72 MNOK
- Business address
- Sandnesveien 358, 4312 SANDNES
- Municipality
- Sandnes rank 3–7 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- archerwell.com
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
- Espen Joranger
- Chair of the board
- Joachim Houeland
- Board member
- Espen Joranger
- Board member
- Einar Åge Vae
- Deputy member
- Christopher Talgø
- Deputy member
- Roald Svellingen Hammer
- Deputy member
- Raymond Hauge
- Deputy member
- Eirik Valle
- 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 | 48 | 37 | 45 | |
| Rank | 296 | 440 | 341 | |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 4.0% | 5.5% | |
| Return on assets | 18.8% | 16.7% | 14.5% | |
| Equity ratio | 23.5% | 17.3% | 26.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.05 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −0.2% | −27.9% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 5,857.0 MNOK | 5,845.5 MNOK | 4,216.8 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 314.4 MNOK | 235.9 MNOK | 231.9 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 277.9 MNOK | 178.1 MNOK | 167.4 MNOK |
| Net profit | 198.8 MNOK | 120.3 MNOK | 139.5 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 69.3 MNOK | 131.3 MNOK | 96.8 MNOK |
| Total assets | 1,847.8 MNOK | 1,857.2 MNOK | 1,824.5 MNOK |
| Current assets | 1,340.5 MNOK | 1,425.6 MNOK | 1,249.3 MNOK |
| Equity | 435.0 MNOK | 321.5 MNOK | 487.0 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 190.6 MNOK | 77.2 MNOK | 161.4 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 1,412.9 MNOK | 1,535.7 MNOK | 1,337.5 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 1,258.5 MNOK | 1,361.7 MNOK | 1,188.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 5685835.
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