Cator AS

Org. no. 974495988 · Stavanger · AS

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Key facts

Employees – Not registered in the Central Coordinating Register
Operating revenue · 2025 2.3 MNOK Micro
Net profit · 2025 28.0 MNOK
Equity · 2025 91.1 MNOK
Founded 1995 31 years in operation
Sector Eiendom 68.200
Quick check · fiscal year 2025

Is the company run well?

Five key figures against companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector. Green is better than most, amber about like the industry and red weaker than most.

  • Profitability · operating margin −27.8% Weaker than the industry Industry: 47.7%
  • Returns · return on assets 22.8% Better than the industry Industry: 7.8%
  • Solidity · equity ratio 71.0% Better than the industry Industry: 27.9%
  • Liquidity · current ratio 2.39 Better than the industry Industry: 1.40
  • Growth · revenue growth 46.5% Better than the industry Industry: 3.3%

The mark comes from the company's place among comparable companies (percentile): green from 60, amber from 40, red below 40. Negative equity, an operating loss and a current ratio under 1 pull it down regardless. Methodology

Score · fiscal year 2025

66of 100

How to read this: the company is ahead of 85 % of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?

Rank in the Morning class Micro: 3,700 of 23,899 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 4,509 of 30,124 · Eiendom

Profile

Elephant · Steward

Lower profitability, high resilience

Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 46 and resilience 73 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. Methodology

Against the sector

Cator AS is 16 points above the median for companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025.

Median score 50 among 23,893 companies.

Against companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −27.8% (median 47.7%) and equity ratio 71.0% (median 27.9%).

Source: Register of Company Accounts and Central Coordinating RegisterFetched 9 November 2026Report an issue
Development

How it has gone · 2023–2025

Revenue rose by 5 % from 2023 to 2025, to 2.3 MNOK. The operating margin fell from −23.3% in 2023 to −27.8% in 2025. The equity ratio rose from 58.8% in 2023 to 71.0% in 2025.

Score · 2025 66 +13 points since 2023 (better)
Operating revenue · 2025 2.3 MNOK +5% since 2023 (better)
Net profit · 2025 28.0 MNOK +120% since 2023 (better)
Operating margin · 2025 −27.8% −4.6 pp since 2023 (weaker)
Equity ratio · 2025 71.0% +12.2 pp since 2023 (better)
Current ratio · 2025 2.39 +1.36 since 2023 (better)

Amounts in the reporting currency. The full year-by-year table is further down under «Details». See every figure year by year

Accounts in short

Key figure202320242025
Operating revenue2.2 MNOK1.6 MNOK2.3 MNOK
Operating profit−0.5 MNOK−1.2 MNOK−0.6 MNOK
Net profit12.7 MNOK21.0 MNOK28.0 MNOK
Total assets137.4 MNOK103.3 MNOK128.3 MNOK
Equity80.8 MNOK98.9 MNOK91.1 MNOK
Total liabilities56.6 MNOK4.5 MNOK37.2 MNOK

From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK). See every figure year by year

From the Central Coordinating Register

Org. no.
974495988
Legal form
AS
Sector
Eiendom (68.200)
Purpose
Bistand ved kjøp av bedrifter, finansrådgivning, prosjektfinansiering, bistand ved kjøp og salg av fast eiendom, drift av eksisterende eiendomsmasse og konsulentvirksomhet, samt hva hermed står i forbindelse, herunder å delta i andre selskaper med lignende virksomhet. Selskapet skal ikke drive eiendomsmegling og ikke finansieringsvirksomhet.
Morning company class
Micro
Employees
0–4 (not registered) Payroll costs in the accounts: 1.7 MNOK (2025).
Founded
3 May 1995 31 years in operation
Share capital
2.85 MNOK
Business address
6. etg., Lars Hertervigs gate 5, 4005 STAVANGER
Municipality
Stavanger rank 5 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
Latest accounts filed
2025
VAT registered
Yes
The company's business municipality, Stavanger. The map shows the municipality, not the address. Map source: Kartverket (CC BY 4.0).

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

Summary analysis

Cator AS has a score of 66 for 2025, rank 4,509 of 30,124 in the sector.

Strongest: Growth: percentile 89 against peers, revenue growth 46.5% against a median of 3.3%. Solidity: percentile 80 against peers, equity ratio 71.0% against a median of 27.9%.

No area is clearly below its peers.

Worth a closer look

Written by fixed rules from the figures. Describes the figures, does not explain causes. Not investment or financial advice. How the summary is made

Indications · 2025

Worth a closer look

  • critical

    The operating result does not cover the financial costs. How will the debt be serviced, and what do the lenders say?

    Based on: Interest coverage (times) −2.2 (median 1.8); Financial costs as a share of debt 0.8% (median 5.0%).

  • 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 −27.8% (median 47.7%).

  • watch

    Receivables equal far more days of revenue than at comparable companies. Do customers pay late, or are these loans to companies in the same group?

    Based on: Receivable days 13,755 days (median 40 days).

Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.

Financial costs were 0.8% 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.

See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector

Data quality

No anomalies found in the figures.

Stress test · 2022

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 15.0%. Based on the 10 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology

Components · 2025

What the score is made of

Profitability46 weight 40%
Solidity80 weight 20%
Liquidity64 weight 5%
Growth89 weight 25%
Consistency65 weight 10%

Three goals: profitability 40%, growth 25%, resilience 35%. Why these weights?

Durability: 57 (average over 3 years)

Index version 3. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.

Key figures · 2025

The numbers behind the score

The numbers behind the score · 2025
MeasureCompanyMedianAhead of
Operating revenue2 MNOK2 MNOK
Operating margin −27.8% 47.7% 6 %
Profit margin 1,254.4% 24.4% shown, not part of the index
Return on assets 22.8% 7.8% 86 %
Equity ratio 71.0% 27.9% 81 %
Debt-to-equity 0.41 2.10 79 %
Current ratio 2.39 1.40 64 %
Revenue growth 46.5% 3.3% 85 %

The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.

With an index of 66, Cator AS does better than 85% of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector (23,899 companies) in 2025.

Over time

Score 2023–2025

CompanyMedian0255075100202320242025
  • Cator AS
  • Median: companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector
Working capital and debt · 2025

Working capital and debt

Working capital and debt · 2025
MeasureCompanyMedianHigher than
Working capital
Receivable days
All current receivables, including those on group companies, in days of revenue.
13,755 days 40 days 100 %
Inventory and other current assets, days
Current assets other than receivables and bank deposits, that is inventory and short-term investments, in days of revenue.
8 days 0 days 84 %
Net working capital to revenue
Current assets less bank deposits less current liabilities, divided by revenue. Negative: short-term debt funds the operations.
2,157.6% −12.4% 99 %
Cash share of current assets
How much of the short-term buffer is bank deposits and cash.
2.3% 54.9% 11 %
Debt and interest burden
Interest coverage (times)
Operating result divided by all financial costs. Below 1: operations do not cover the cost of the debt.
−2.2 1.8 6 %
Financial costs as a share of debt
All financial costs (interest, currency losses and other) divided by all debt, interest-free debt included. Not an interest rate.
0.8% 5.0% 20 %
Long-term share of debt
Long-term debt as a share of all debt. A low share means more falls due within a year.
– 87.8% not compared

The operating result is negative, so the interest coverage is negative: operations cover none of the financial costs.

Net working capital (current assets less bank deposits less current liabilities): 49.7 MNOK.

Of the financial costs of 0.3 MNOK, 0.3 MNOK is reported as interest costs in the accounts.

The median and the bar refer to companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of the group with a lower figure: higher is not always better, long receivable days tie up capital, for example. These figures do not count in the score.

Our calculations Returns and quality · 2025

Returns, debt against earnings and quality

Returns, debt against earnings and quality · 2025
MeasureCompanyMedianHigher than
Returns
Return on equity (ROE)
Net result over the average of equity at the start and end of the year (the end alone when last year is missing). Not calculated with negative equity.
29.5% 12.0% 72 %
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
Operating result over capital employed, that is total assets less current liabilities. The return regardless of how the company is financed.
−0.7% 7.8% 10 %
Net margin
Net result over revenue. The first part of the DuPont split of return on equity.
1,216.2% 19.5% 100 %
Asset turnover (revenue over assets)
Revenue over total assets: how many kroner of revenue each krone of assets gives. The second part of the DuPont split.
0.02 0.16 2 %
Equity multiplier
Total assets over equity: 4 means three quarters is financed with debt. The third part of the DuPont split.
1.41 3.09 21 %
Debt and financing
Net debt in times operating result
Long-term liabilities less cash, over the operating result: roughly how many years the business must earn to repay the debt. A negative figure means more cash than long-term debt. Rough, because the accounts do not split out interest-bearing debt. Only calculated when the operating result is positive.
– 6.9 not compared
Fixed-asset cover
Equity plus long-term liabilities over fixed assets (total assets less current assets). Below 1: fixed assets are partly financed with short-term debt.
– 1.01 not compared
Quick ratio (without inventory)
Cash plus receivables over current liabilities. Like the current ratio but without inventory and short-term investments.
2.39 1.24 68 %
Quality and resilience
Effective tax rate
Tax expense over profit before tax, only when the profit is positive. Far from 22% points to one-off items, tax losses carried forward or group contributions.
3.0% 22.0% 10 %
Operating leverage
Percentage change in operating result over percentage change in revenue from last year. 3 means a 1% fall in revenue gives a 3% fall in operating result. Only calculated when revenue moved at least 2% and last year's operating result was positive.
– 1.4 not compared
Payroll costs over revenue
Payroll costs (with employer's contribution and pension) over revenue. Shows how much of revenue is a fixed cost in a service business.
74.1% 12.5% 92 %
Revenue safety margin
How far revenue can fall before the operating result is zero, assuming payroll is fixed and all other costs follow revenue. A calculation, not a measurement: depreciation and rent are also fixed, so reality is lower.
– 81.7% not compared
Cash runway (months)
Cash over the operating loss per month, only for years with a loss. Assumes the loss continues unchanged and no new financing arrives. Capped at 120 months.
39 mo. 10 mo. 72 %

DuPont on the closing balance: net margin 1,216.2% × asset turnover 0.02 × multiplier 1.41 = 30.8% of equity at the end of the year. The return on equity above uses average equity and can differ slightly.

The operating result is not positive, so net debt over operating result and the safety margin are not calculated.

The median and the bar are for companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of the group with a lower figure: high is not always good. The figures are our own calculations from the annual accounts and do not count in the score. Open data has no depreciation, so no EBITDA, and the accounts do not split out interest-bearing debt. How we calculate

The industry or the company: what drove the result?

In 2025 the operating margin of Cator AS rose by 50.4 percentage points. Comparable companies rose by a median 0.7 points. So the company did 49.6 points better than the industry, for reasons of its own.

Over 2 year-to-year changes Cator AS moved the same way as comparable companies 1 times. About 2% of the changes in operating margin were common to the industry; the rest was the company's own.

The operating margin of Cator AS against comparable companies, year by year
YearThe companyComparable (median) Change, companyChange, industryThe company's own
2024−78.2%46.9% −54.9 percentage points +0.9 percentage points −55.9 percentage points
2025−27.8%47.7% +50.4 percentage points +0.7 percentage points +49.6 percentage points

Comparable companies are those in the same industry and Morning company class. Their change shows what hit the whole industry, the sector drivers below included. The rest is the company's own: contracts, costs, one-off items or operations. The share is approximate, and we claim no cause.

The company and its sector's drivers

Prices, rate and currency that shape the sector's year, year by year beside the operating margin of Cator AS. The figures stand side by side; we claim no cause.

House prices (existing homes) (indeks (2015 = 100))

House prices (existing homes) rose 5.5% in 2025; the operating margin of Cator AS rose 50.4 percentage points.

House prices (existing homes) per year and the operating margin of Cator AS
Measure202120222023202420252026
House prices (existing homes), annual average134.5141.6140.8144.6152.5158.7 (so far)
Change from the year before+10.5%+5.2%−0.5%+2.7%+5.5%+4.1%
The company's operating margin––−23.3%−78.2%−27.8%–

Source: SSB (07221, CC BY 4.0). Source

Policy rate (prosent)

Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the operating margin of Cator AS rose 50.4 percentage points.

Policy rate per year and the operating margin of Cator AS
Measure202120222023202420252026
Policy rate, annual average0.081.323.544.504.304.17 (so far)
Change from the year before−0.28 percentage points+1.24 percentage points+2.22 percentage points+0.96 percentage points−0.20 percentage points−0.12 percentage points
The company's operating margin––−23.3%−78.2%−27.8%–

Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source

Construction cost index for dwellings (indeks (2015 = 100))

Construction cost index for dwellings rose 4.3% in 2025; the operating margin of Cator AS rose 50.4 percentage points.

Construction cost index for dwellings per year and the operating margin of Cator AS
Measure202120222023202420252026
Construction cost index for dwellings, annual average124.2135.1141.1146.4152.7158.7 (so far)
Change from the year before+8.7%+8.8%+4.4%+3.7%+4.3%+3.9%
The company's operating margin––−23.3%−78.2%−27.8%–

Source: SSB (08651, CC BY 4.0). Source

Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))

Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the operating margin of Cator AS rose 50.4 percentage points.

Consumer price index per year and the operating margin of Cator AS
Measure202120222023202420252026
Consumer price index, annual average84.389.294.197.0100.0103.0 (so far)
Change from the year before+3.5%+5.8%+5.5%+3.2%+3.0%+3.0%
The company's operating margin––−23.3%−78.2%−27.8%–

Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source

Wage index: real estate (indeks)

Wage index: real estate rose 5.2% in 2025; the operating margin of Cator AS rose 50.4 percentage points.

Wage index: real estate per year and the operating margin of Cator AS
Measure202120222023202420252026
Wage index: real estate, annual average91.794.396.8103.2108.5111.3 (so far)
Change from the year before+5.2%+2.9%+2.6%+6.5%+5.2%+2.6%
The company's operating margin––−23.3%−78.2%−27.8%–

Source: SSB (12314, CC BY 4.0). Source

We show the drivers and the margin side by side and claim no cause. Sensitivity per company is not computed until we have at least 10 years of accounts per company: with three years such figures are false precision.

Analysis · 2025

What the numbers say

Cator AS had an operating margin of −27.8% and an equity ratio of 71.0% in 2025, and ranks 4,509 of 30,124 in Eiendom.

From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin rose from −78.2% to −27.8% and the equity ratio fell from 95.7% to 71.0%.

This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.

Estimated value · 2025

Three simple methods

Our calculations

Suggested price: about 95 MNOK

The mean of the 2 methods below (P/E, EV/EBIT and P/B with listed multiples and a size adjustment), rounded to two significant figures. It is a calculation, not a bid or a valuation. Fewer than three methods gave a figure, so the mean is weaker than it looks. The methods differ widely (the highest is 3.4 times the lowest), so the estimate is uncertain.
That is about 6,333 NOK per share, on 15,000 shares in the shareholder register.

The methods give between 43 MNOK and 147 MNOK.

MethodInputMultipleListed basisEstimate
P/E Net profit (mean 2023–2025): 20.6 MNOK 10.5 216 MNOK 147 MNOK
EV/EBIT Operating profit (mean 2023–2025): −0.8 MNOK 19.2 – not meaningful
P/B Equity: 91.1 MNOK 0.7 64 MNOK 43 MNOK

The listed basis is the value at listed multiples. The estimate is lowered for size: a small-company premium of 3% on the cost of equity gives a value 32% lower. No separate marketability discount is applied, because the premium already allows for the company being small and unlisted.

The multiples are from the listed industry that matches the NACE code (68.2): R.E.I.T..

Not financial advice. The value range is a rough model estimate from listed-company multiples, not a valuation, a price target or a price offer. The actual value may differ greatly. Read more

A mechanical estimate from public accounts, not advice. A mechanical estimate from public accounts with listed multiples and fixed adjustments. Not a valuation and not advice to buy or sell. See the calculation

Our calculations

Figures you will not find in any register

We calculated these figures ourselves from the accounts and registers we have read. The company has not reported them and the Brønnøysund Register Centre does not publish them. They are indications and are not part of the index. How we calculate

Equity paid out or paid in
35.8 MNOK left equity beyond the result in 2025.
That equals 128% of the year's result.
More left than the company earned in the year.
Over 2 years it equals 79% of the sum of the results.
Calculated as retained earnings at the start of the year + net result − retained earnings at the end of the year. What remains is dividends and group contributions, plus transfers to other items and corrections of earlier years. It is not a dividend figure.
Owners and leadership aged 60 or older
Several signs that a generation change may be coming.
  • The chair is 60 or older.
  • The managing director is 60 or older.
  • 1 of 1 on the board are 60 or older.
Age is this year minus the birth year in the registers and can be a year off. It says something about age, not about anyone planning to step down.

Not financial advice. The index, rank, signals and advice are rule-based indications from the latest filed annual accounts. They are not a credit rating, an assessment of management or a recommendation to buy, sell or do business with the company. Read more

2025

Questions and answers

How profitable is Cator AS?

The operating margin was −27.8% in 2025, against a median of 47.7% among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector. Return on assets was 22.8%.

How solid is Cator AS?

The equity ratio was 71.0% in 2025 (median 27.9%). Debt-to-equity was 0.41 (median 2.10).

What is the liquidity of Cator AS like?

The current ratio was 2.39 in 2025 (median 1.40).

How does Cator AS compare in Eiendom?

Cator AS ranks 4,509 of 30,124 in Eiendom for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Micro it is number 3,700 of 23,899. Revenue changed by 46.5% from the year before.

2025

Competitors

The 8 closest competitors in the same line of business, placed in the same matrix as the sector page: profitability up, resilience to the right. These are the companies the competitor analysis and the strategy report compare with.

Oftedahls Auto AS: 9 / 54Cator AS: 46 / 73Dronningens Gate 48 AS: 79 / 25Kappa Holding AS: 47 / 14Froland Verk Industrieiendom AS: 65 / 79Hagegata 56 AS: 43 / 39Hegde 36 AS: 76 / 55Innlandet Eiendom 1 AS: 69 / 13Engomsvingen Eiendom AS: 69 / 3900252550507575100100Resilience, percentile against peers →↑ Profitability, percentile against peers

CompanyProfileOperating revenueOperating marginScore
Oftedahls Auto AS · same municipality Elephant 2 MNOK −6.7% 32
Cator AS (this company) Elephant 2 MNOK −27.8% 66
Dronningens Gate 48 AS Cheetah 2 MNOK 72.4% 55
Kappa Holding AS Beaver 2 MNOK 17.7% 44
Froland Verk Industrieiendom AS Lion 2 MNOK 55.3% 67
Hagegata 56 AS Beaver 2 MNOK 25.4% 52
Hegde 36 AS Lion 2 MNOK 73.2% 71
Innlandet Eiendom 1 AS Cheetah 2 MNOK 59.6% 52
Engomsvingen Eiendom AS Cheetah 2 MNOK 64.6% 50

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Group structure · 2025

5 companies in the group according to the shareholder register for 2025. A company counts as a subsidiary when a Norwegian company owns more than half of its shares.

Private persons own 51% of the shares in Mjølner Investering AS. Persons are not shown by name.

Mjølner Investering AS has not filed group accounts in open data, so the group has no index of its own. Each company has its own accounts.

The group in figures

Sectors
Eiendom (5 companies) 5 of 5 companies in the tree have accounts with us. Sectors are sorted by the companies' own revenue, which includes sales between the group's companies.
Loss
1 company: Mjølner Invest Eiendom AS

A subsidiary with negative equity or a loss may be backed by the group, for example with group contributions or guarantees. It is an indication of what is worth asking about, not an assessment.

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.

Source: the Norwegian Tax Administration's shareholder register 2025 (majority owner with more than 50 % of the shares). Voting agreements and ownership through other countries are not included.

Ownership and roles

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Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 7 November 2026. Only names are shown.

Shareholders (2025)

Number of shareholders
1 (one owner)
Largest owner
100.0%
Split
companies 100% · private persons 0% · foreign 0%
Owned from the same municipality
100%
Group chain
Owned by: Mjølner Invest AS (100%)
Ultimate owner: private person

Change 2007–2025: 100% of the shares changed owner (1 new and 1 departed owners). The majority owner changed.
New owners (companies): Mjølner Invest AS
Departed (companies): Mjølner Invest AS

The portfolio: 4 of the companies it owns shares in have accounts with us, 0 of them as majority owner. The average index is 16. 0 have negative equity and 3 made a loss in the latest year.

Holds shares in: K2 Bolig AS (18%), Risavika Eiendom AS (18%), Magirus AS (50%), Aker ASA (0%)

Source: the Norwegian Tax Administration's shareholder register as of 2025. Figures may be older than today's ownership. Private persons are not shown by name.

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Details

Year by year · 2023–2025

Key figure202320242025Trend
Index535266
Rank11,86013,3324,509
Operating margin−23.3%−78.2%−27.8%
Return on assets10.5%21.9%22.8%
Equity ratio58.8%95.7%71.0%
Current ratio1.0310.332.39
Revenue growth–−28.4%46.5%

Accounts

From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).

Key figure202320242025
Operating revenue2.2 MNOK1.6 MNOK2.3 MNOK
Operating profit−0.5 MNOK−1.2 MNOK−0.6 MNOK
Profit before tax13.3 MNOK21.8 MNOK28.9 MNOK
Tax expense0.6 MNOK0.7 MNOK0.9 MNOK
Net profit12.7 MNOK21.0 MNOK28.0 MNOK
Financial expenses1.1 MNOK0.9 MNOK0.3 MNOK
Total assets137.4 MNOK103.3 MNOK128.3 MNOK
Current assets58.4 MNOK46.1 MNOK89.0 MNOK
Equity80.8 MNOK98.9 MNOK91.1 MNOK
Retained earnings65.2 MNOK83.3 MNOK75.5 MNOK
Total liabilities56.6 MNOK4.5 MNOK37.2 MNOK
Current liabilities56.6 MNOK4.5 MNOK37.2 MNOK

Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 9 November 2026, accounts id 7114651.

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