SOLHAUG AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
31of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 22 % of small companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 2,929 of 3,738 · Sjømat
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 73 and solidity 0 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
SOLHAUG AS is 19 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 50 among 3,282 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 52.3% (median 9.0%) and equity ratio −37.1% (median 35.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1 MNOK | 2 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 52.3% | 9.0% |
| Profit margin | −339.5% | 5.5% |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 2.7% |
| Equity ratio | −37.1% | 35.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 1.08 |
| Current ratio | 0.20 | 1.66 |
| Revenue growth | – | 10.5% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to small companies in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 31, SOLHAUG AS does better than 22% of small companies in the same sector (3,284 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- SOLHAUG AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
SOLHAUG AS had an operating margin of 52.3% and an equity ratio of −37.1% in 2023, and ranks 2,929 of 3,738 in Sjømat.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | debt above value |
| P/B | 1.0 | not meaningful |
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
- critical
Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern?
Based on: Equity ratio −37.1% (median 35.9%).
- critical
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 4.9 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.20 (median 1.66).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −339.5% (median 5.5%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 5.3% 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.
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
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 −5.0%. 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 | 73 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 13 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 15 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is SOLHAUG AS?
The operating margin was 52.3% in 2023, against a median of 9.0% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 3.6%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is SOLHAUG AS?
The equity ratio was −37.1% in 2023 (median 35.9%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of SOLHAUG AS like?
The current ratio was 0.20 in 2023 (median 1.66). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does SOLHAUG AS compare in Sjømat?
SOLHAUG AS ranks 2,929 of 3,738 in Sjømat for 2023. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 2,555 of 3,284.
Group accounts · 2025
61 of 100
Rank 394 of 1413 groups with group accounts. Groups are ranked only against each other, not against single companies.
- Operating revenue, group
- 157 MNOK
- Operating profit, group
- 37 MNOK
- Profit before tax, group
- 42 MNOK
- Total assets, group
- 1,001 MNOK
- Equity, group
- 514 MNOK
| Key figure | The group | The company alone (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 23.6% | – |
| Return on assets | 6.8% | – |
| Equity ratio | 51.3% | – |
| Current ratio | 1.31 | – |
| Revenue growth | 16.7% | – |
Group index in earlier years: 2023: 46 (1002 of 1810), 2024: 35 (1122 of 1452).
Same formulas and weights as the company index. Group and company are never added together, and the group accounts are not part of sector averages or company rankings.
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre, group accounts 2025 (open data, NLOD 2.0).
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 977279038
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjømat (03.110)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 24 February 1997 29 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.08 MNOK
- Business address
- 5384 TORANGSVÅG (AUSTEVOLL)
- Municipality
- Austevoll rank 1 of 18 in KOSTRA group 2
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
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
- Chair of the board
- Tor Østervold
- Board member
- Liv Margareth Østervold
- Board member
- Elisabeth Østervold Hufthammer
- Board member
- Ragnhild Cathrine Østervold
- Auditor
- DELOITTE AS
- Accountant
- COMPLÉR ACCOUNTING 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 | 31 | 30 | 37 | |
| Rank | 2,929 | 3,207 | 3,071 | |
| Operating margin | 52.3% | −5.5% | −130.6% | |
| Return on assets | 3.6% | 1.1% | 54.9% | |
| Equity ratio | −37.1% | −47.0% | 14.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.80 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 25.2% | −20.1% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1.1 MNOK | 1.4 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.6 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK | −1.4 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −3.7 MNOK | −3.3 MNOK | 55.9 MNOK |
| Net profit | −3.7 MNOK | −3.3 MNOK | 55.9 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 7.2 MNOK | 4.3 MNOK | 3.2 MNOK |
| Total assets | 100.1 MNOK | 86.1 MNOK | 107.5 MNOK |
| Current assets | 3.8 MNOK | 7.0 MNOK | 33.0 MNOK |
| Equity | −37.1 MNOK | −40.5 MNOK | 15.4 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −37.3 MNOK | −40.6 MNOK | 15.3 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 137.3 MNOK | 126.6 MNOK | 92.1 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 19.0 MNOK | 23.8 MNOK | 41.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 5439495.
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