Martin E Birknes Eftf AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
52of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 53 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 207 of 435 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 942 of 2,045 · Sjømat
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 78 and solidity 44 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
Martin E Birknes Eftf AS is 2 points above the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 50 among 435 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 26.8% (median 13.1%) and equity ratio 30.8% (median 33.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 289 MNOK | 111 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 26.8% | 13.1% |
| Profit margin | 25.6% | 9.5% |
| Return on assets | 23.1% | 9.5% |
| Equity ratio | 30.8% | 33.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | 2.25 | 1.95 |
| Current ratio | 0.81 | 1.57 |
| Revenue growth | – | −4.5% |
| Revenue per employee | 3.14 MNOK | 5.12 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 52, Martin E Birknes Eftf AS does better than 53% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (435 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- Martin E Birknes Eftf AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
What the numbers say
Martin E Birknes Eftf AS had an operating margin of 26.8% and an equity ratio of 30.8% in 2023, and ranks 942 of 2,045 in Sjømat.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 106 MNOK and 575 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 575 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 504 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 106 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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Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.2 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.81 (median 1.57).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 2.3% 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.
See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector
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 −0.5%. 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 | 78 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 44 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 16 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 49 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is Martin E Birknes Eftf AS?
The operating margin was 26.8% in 2023, against a median of 13.1% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was 23.1%.
How solid is Martin E Birknes Eftf AS?
The equity ratio was 30.8% in 2023 (median 33.2%). Debt-to-equity was 2.25 (median 1.95).
What is the liquidity of Martin E Birknes Eftf AS like?
The current ratio was 0.81 in 2023 (median 1.57). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does Martin E Birknes Eftf AS compare in Sjømat?
Martin E Birknes Eftf AS ranks 942 of 2,045 in Sjømat for 2023. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 207 of 435.
Group accounts
The company is registered as part of a group, but we have no group accounts for it. Group accounts are filed by the parent company, and open data does not say which company that is.
Read the figures with care: a company in a group can look strong because of group contributions, or weak because dividends go up to the parent. The figures are indications, not the full picture.
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 961389070
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Sjømat (10.202)
- Morning company class
- Medium
- Employees
- 92 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 20 February 1991 35 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.42 MNOK
- Business address
- Kalvøyna 75, 5970 BYRKNESØY (GULEN)
- Municipality
- Gulen rank 1 of 28 in KOSTRA group 6
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.firdasea.no
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
- Lina Braanaas Utne
- Chair of the board
- Ola Braanaas
- Board member
- Mons Alfred Paulsen
- Auditor
- Cedra Norge AS
- Accountant
- Ecit Services 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 28 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 52 | 47 | 49 | |
| Rank | 942 | 1,106 | 1,148 | |
| Operating margin | 26.8% | 23.3% | 21.0% | |
| Return on assets | 23.1% | 23.1% | 24.4% | |
| Equity ratio | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.32 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −4.2% | 6.2% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 288.9 MNOK | 276.8 MNOK | 293.9 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 77.6 MNOK | 64.5 MNOK | 61.8 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 74.0 MNOK | 61.8 MNOK | 57.0 MNOK |
| Net profit | 57.5 MNOK | 48.1 MNOK | 44.4 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 5.6 MNOK | 5.5 MNOK | 5.7 MNOK |
| Total assets | 345.1 MNOK | 290.8 MNOK | 257.1 MNOK |
| Current assets | 98.2 MNOK | 56.2 MNOK | 30.4 MNOK |
| Equity | 106.3 MNOK | 89.4 MNOK | 77.9 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 61.4 MNOK | 44.5 MNOK | 32.9 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 238.7 MNOK | 201.3 MNOK | 179.2 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 120.6 MNOK | 104.1 MNOK | 95.7 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 5314447.
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