ESPELAND AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
23of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 8 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 1,623 of 1,765 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 18,015 of 20,428 · Bygg og anlegg
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 14 and solidity 7 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
ESPELAND AS is 27 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 1,764 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −0.8% (median 4.5%) and equity ratio 8.2% (median 30.4%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 193 MNOK | 91 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −0.8% | 4.5% |
| Profit margin | −1.0% | 4.5% |
| Return on assets | −2.7% | 11.4% |
| Equity ratio | 8.2% | 30.4% |
| Debt-to-equity | 11.13 | 2.23 |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 1.38 |
| Revenue growth | 14.2% | 6.8% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.61 MNOK | 2.53 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 23, ESPELAND AS does better than 8% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (1,765 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- ESPELAND AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
ESPELAND AS has a score of 23 for 2025, rank 18,015 of 20,428 in the sector.
Strongest: Growth: percentile 63 against peers, revenue growth 14.2% against a median of 6.8%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 7 against peers, equity ratio 8.2% against a median of 30.4%. Liquidity: percentile 14 against peers, current ratio 1.02 against a median of 1.38.
Worth a closer look
- The equity ratio is very low. Could the company absorb a bad year, and does it need more equity? Based on: equity ratio 8.2% (median 30.4%).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −1.0% (median 4.5%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −0.8% (median 4.5%).
- What lies behind weak solidity, 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
ESPELAND AS had an operating margin of −0.8% and an equity ratio of 8.2% in 2025, and ranks 18,015 of 20,428 in Bygg og anlegg.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the equity ratio fell from 16.0% to 8.2%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 5 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 5 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 equity ratio is very low. Could the company absorb a bad year, and does it need more equity?
Based on: Equity ratio 8.2% (median 30.4%).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −1.0% (median 4.5%).
- 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 −0.8% (median 4.5%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 0.6% 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.
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2021, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2021, with a median operating margin of 1.8%. 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 | 14 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 7 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 14 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 63 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 40 | weight 15% |
Durability: 26 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is ESPELAND AS?
The operating margin was −0.8% in 2025, against a median of 4.5% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was −2.7%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is ESPELAND AS?
The equity ratio was 8.2% in 2025 (median 30.4%). Debt-to-equity was 11.13 (median 2.23).
What is the liquidity of ESPELAND AS like?
The current ratio was 1.02 in 2025 (median 1.38).
How does ESPELAND AS compare in Bygg og anlegg?
ESPELAND AS ranks 18,015 of 20,428 in Bygg og anlegg for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 1,623 of 1,765. Revenue changed by 14.2% from the year before.
Public contracts
- Contracts awarded since 2024
- 1
- Total awarded value since 2024
- 3.8 MNOK
| Date | Buyer | Notice | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2025 | Multiconsult Norge AS | Nytt lager på Hompen | 3.8 MNOK |
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.
- 975800784
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Bygg og anlegg (41.000)
- Morning company class
- Medium
- Employees
- 74 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 8 September 1995 31 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.44 MNOK
- Business address
- Kjellandsveien 44, 4373 EGERSUND (EIGERSUND)
- Municipality
- Eigersund rank 7–17 of 38 in KOSTRA group 7
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.espelandas.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
- Jone Nodland
- Chair of the board
- Øyvind Espeland
- Board member
- Mona Tengsareid Espeland
- Auditor
- FLYD AS
- Accountant
- ENORA 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 | 20 | 36 | 23 | |
| Rank | 15,946 | 14,583 | 18,015 | |
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 1.0% | −0.8% | |
| Return on assets | 5.9% | 4.8% | −2.7% | |
| Equity ratio | 9.7% | 16.0% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.02 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 27.4% | 14.2% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 132.8 MNOK | 169.1 MNOK | 193.2 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 3.0 MNOK | 1.6 MNOK | −1.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 2.5 MNOK | 1.5 MNOK | −1.9 MNOK |
| Net profit | 2.0 MNOK | 1.2 MNOK | −1.5 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.5 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK |
| Total assets | 50.7 MNOK | 38.1 MNOK | 56.1 MNOK |
| Current assets | 46.5 MNOK | 33.0 MNOK | 39.8 MNOK |
| Equity | 4.9 MNOK | 6.1 MNOK | 4.6 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 4.5 MNOK | 5.6 MNOK | 4.2 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 45.8 MNOK | 32.0 MNOK | 51.5 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 41.6 MNOK | 28.0 MNOK | 38.8 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 7152907.
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