K HALSTENSEN AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
38of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 30 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 315 of 451 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 1,412 of 2,010 · Sjømat
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 67 and solidity 4 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
K HALSTENSEN AS is 13 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024.
Median score 51 among 451 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024: operating margin 27.1% (median 11.6%) and equity ratio 3.2% (median 34.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 264 MNOK | 110 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 27.1% | 11.6% |
| Profit margin | 21.1% | 7.3% |
| Return on assets | 10.6% | 8.6% |
| Equity ratio | 3.2% | 34.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | 29.80 | 1.78 |
| Current ratio | 0.04 | 1.73 |
| Revenue growth | 20.2% | 6.9% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2024. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 38, K HALSTENSEN AS does better than 30% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (451 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- K HALSTENSEN AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
What the numbers say
K HALSTENSEN AS had an operating margin of 27.1% and an equity ratio of 3.2% in 2024, and ranks 1,412 of 2,010 in Sjømat.
From 2023 to 2024: the operating margin rose from 17.0% to 27.1% and revenue grew by 20%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 32 MNOK and 433 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 433 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 98 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 32 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
- critical
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 23.8 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.04 (median 1.73).
- watch
The equity ratio is very low. Could the company absorb a bad year, and does it need more equity?
Based on: Equity ratio 3.2% (median 34.9%).
- watch
Strong growth with weak liquidity. Is the growth financed, or does it tie up capital the company does not have?
Based on: Revenue growth 20.2% (median 6.9%); Current ratio 0.04 (median 1.73).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 5.1% of the debt in 2024. The policy rate averaged 4.50 % 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 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 | 67 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 4 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 0 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 72 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 43 | weight 15% |
Durability: 29 (average over 2 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is K HALSTENSEN AS?
The operating margin was 27.1% in 2024, against a median of 11.6% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was 10.6%.
How solid is K HALSTENSEN AS?
The equity ratio was 3.2% in 2024 (median 34.9%). Debt-to-equity was 29.80 (median 1.78).
What is the liquidity of K HALSTENSEN AS like?
The current ratio was 0.04 in 2024 (median 1.73). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does K HALSTENSEN AS compare in Sjømat?
K HALSTENSEN AS ranks 1,412 of 2,010 in Sjømat for 2024. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 315 of 451. Revenue changed by 20.2% from the year before.
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.
- 979356749
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Sjømat (03.110)
- Morning company class
- Medium
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 1 May 1997 29 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.10 MNOK
- Business address
- 5397 BEKKJARVIK (AUSTEVOLL)
- Municipality
- Austevoll rank 1 of 18 in KOSTRA group 2
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- LEI
- 549300DGS73OXDRF5Y32 renews 4 June 2027
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
- Inge Andreas Halstensen
- Chair of the board
- Christian Strand Halstensen
- Board member
- Asle Halstensen
- Board member
- Kari Halstensen
- Board member
- Alice Austevoll Halstensen
- Board member
- Silje Strand Halstensen
- Board member
- Torstein Halstensen
- Board member
- Ingvar Halstensen
- Deputy member
- Sverre Andreas Halstensen
- Auditor
- BDO AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
- Parent company
- Parent not reported
Source: GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation), fetched 29 October 2026. The parent is the one the company itself reported to GLEIF.
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 | 19 | 38 | 32 | |
| Rank | 1,887 | 1,412 | 1,861 | |
| Operating margin | 17.0% | 27.1% | 28.9% | |
| Return on assets | 6.0% | 10.6% | 11.3% | |
| Equity ratio | 2.3% | 3.2% | 3.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 20.2% | 1.0% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 219.3 MNOK | 263.6 MNOK | 266.3 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 37.3 MNOK | 71.4 MNOK | 77.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 21.1 MNOK | 55.6 MNOK | 61.5 MNOK |
| Net profit | 16.3 MNOK | 43.3 MNOK | 47.8 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 37.3 MNOK | 49.1 MNOK | 50.3 MNOK |
| Total assets | 966.0 MNOK | 988.9 MNOK | 986.7 MNOK |
| Current assets | 18.8 MNOK | 19.5 MNOK | 19.0 MNOK |
| Equity | 22.3 MNOK | 32.1 MNOK | 29.9 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 0.0 MNOK | 9.9 MNOK | 7.6 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 943.7 MNOK | 956.8 MNOK | 956.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 437.7 MNOK | 464.7 MNOK | 478.7 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 6244735.
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