MOLGAS NORWAY AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
36of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 18 % of large companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 28,583 of 38,670 · Handel
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 1 and solidity 81 out of 100 among large companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
MOLGAS NORWAY AS is 14 points below the median for large companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 362 companies.
Against large companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −22.1% (median 2.1%) and equity ratio 60.5% (median 34.6%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1,494 MNOK | 2,073 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −22.1% | 2.1% |
| Profit margin | −22.2% | 2.1% |
| Return on assets | −14.0% | 8.4% |
| Equity ratio | 60.5% | 34.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.65 | 1.85 |
| Current ratio | 1.36 | 1.27 |
| Revenue growth | −8.3% | 6.5% |
| Revenue per employee | 28.19 MNOK | 15.47 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to large companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 36, MOLGAS NORWAY AS does better than 18% of large companies in the same sector (362 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- MOLGAS NORWAY AS
- Median: large companies in the same sector
MOLGAS NORWAY AS has a score of 36 for 2025, rank 28,583 of 38,670 in the sector.
Strongest: Solidity: percentile 81 against peers, equity ratio 60.5% against a median of 34.6%.
Weakest: Profitability: percentile 1 against peers, operating margin −22.1% against a median of 2.1%. Growth: percentile 12 against peers, revenue growth −8.3% against a median of 6.5%.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −22.2% (median 2.1%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −22.1% (median 2.1%).
- What lies behind weak profitability, and will it last?
- What lies behind weak growth, 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
MOLGAS NORWAY AS had an operating margin of −22.1% and an equity ratio of 60.5% in 2025, and ranks 28,583 of 38,670 in Handel.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from −6.5% to −22.1% and the equity ratio fell from 71.5% to 60.5%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 1,341 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 1,341 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
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −22.2% (median 2.1%).
- 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 −22.1% (median 2.1%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 2.5% 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.
Data quality
No anomalies found in the figures.
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2017, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2017, with a median operating margin of −65.6%. Based on the 11 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 1 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 81 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 58 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 12 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 31 | weight 15% |
Durability: 54 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is MOLGAS NORWAY AS?
The operating margin was −22.1% in 2025, against a median of 2.1% among large companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −14.0%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is MOLGAS NORWAY AS?
The equity ratio was 60.5% in 2025 (median 34.6%). Debt-to-equity was 0.65 (median 1.85).
What is the liquidity of MOLGAS NORWAY AS like?
The current ratio was 1.36 in 2025 (median 1.27).
How does MOLGAS NORWAY AS compare in Handel?
MOLGAS NORWAY AS ranks 28,583 of 38,670 in Handel for 2025. Among companies of the same size (large companies) it ranks 297 of 362. Revenue changed by −8.3% from the year before.
Public contracts
- Contracts awarded since 2024
- 5
- in 1 notices (lots counted separately)
- Total awarded value since 2024
- value not stated
- Framework agreements
- 5
- Left out of the total: the value is a ceiling, not actual spend.
| Date | Buyer | Notice | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2024 | Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon | 2023043436 - Rammeavtale Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) | value not stated (5 lots) |
| 16 March 2018 | Nettbuss AS | Biogass | value not stated |
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 28 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.
- 955431685
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (46.810)
- Size tier
- large
- Employees
- 53 registered 10 September 2026
- Founded
- 20 December 1989 36 years in operation
- Share capital
- 57.73 MNOK
- Business address
- Helganesvegen 59, 4262 AVALDSNES (KARMØY)
- Municipality
- Karmøy rank 2–7 of 13 in KOSTRA group 10
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.gasnor.no
- LEI
- 213800TBZMU2HKQA6W02 renews 15 December 2026
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
- Tommy Robert Mattila
- Chair of the board
- Fernando Sarasola Jaudenes
- Board member
- Sofoklis Achilleas Pavlos Papanikolaou
- Board member
- Kirsti Johanna Lamminen
- Board member
- Hermann Hovland
- Board member
- Knut Roald Sæle
- Deputy member
- Juan Francisco Menchero Fabian
- Deputy member
- Runar Ulriksen
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
- Parent company
- SHELL PLC (United Kingdom)
Foreign-owned according to GLEIF.
Source: GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation), fetched 29 October 2026. The parent is the one the company itself reported to GLEIF.
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Figures last fetched 28 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 75 | 50 | 36 | |
| Rank | 4,173 | 18,463 | 28,583 | |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | −6.5% | −22.1% | |
| Return on assets | 4.9% | −4.2% | −14.0% | |
| Equity ratio | 66.2% | 71.5% | 60.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | 1.93 | 1.36 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 1.2% | −8.3% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1,608.6 MNOK | 1,628.5 MNOK | 1,494.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 109.8 MNOK | −105.8 MNOK | −329.7 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 114.8 MNOK | −107.1 MNOK | −331.5 MNOK |
| Net profit | 81.0 MNOK | −90.2 MNOK | −265.3 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 11.2 MNOK | 13.4 MNOK | 21.9 MNOK |
| Total assets | 2,562.0 MNOK | 2,246.6 MNOK | 2,214.8 MNOK |
| Current assets | 965.1 MNOK | 769.4 MNOK | 767.8 MNOK |
| Equity | 1,696.3 MNOK | 1,606.1 MNOK | 1,340.8 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 1,517.9 MNOK | 1,427.7 MNOK | 1,162.4 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 865.7 MNOK | 640.4 MNOK | 874.0 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 673.0 MNOK | 397.8 MNOK | 565.0 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 7020534.
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