BEFRING KRAFT AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
30of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 14 % of small companies in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank: 738 of 845 · Kraft og energi
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 21 and solidity 37 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
BEFRING KRAFT AS is 21 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2024.
Median score 51 among 665 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2024: operating margin −11.5% (median 15.9%) and equity ratio 29.1% (median 37.8%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 5 MNOK | 5 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −11.5% | 15.9% |
| Profit margin | −73.2% | 8.2% |
| Return on assets | −0.5% | 4.8% |
| Equity ratio | 29.1% | 37.8% |
| Debt-to-equity | 2.44 | 1.47 |
| Current ratio | 0.45 | 1.62 |
| Revenue growth | 0.1% | −8.5% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to small companies in the same sector in 2024. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 30, BEFRING KRAFT AS does better than 14% of small companies in the same sector (665 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- BEFRING KRAFT AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
BEFRING KRAFT AS had an operating margin of −11.5% and an equity ratio of 29.1% in 2024, and ranks 738 of 845 in Kraft og energi.
From 2023 to 2024: the operating margin fell from 7.7% to −11.5%.
BEFRING KRAFT AS did weaker than the sector in 2025, the sector's weakest year.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 36 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 36 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 2.2 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.45 (median 1.62).
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The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −73.2% (median 8.2%).
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The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors?
Based on: Operating margin −11.5% (median 15.9%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 3.9% 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
The operating margin was −18.9% in 2025 (sector median 15.8%), and the equity ratio 39.5%. The company had a loss before tax that year. In the other years the operating margin averaged −1.9%.
The sector's weakest year was 2025, with a median operating margin of 15.8%. Based on the 5 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 21 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 37 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 15 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 63 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 21 | 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 BEFRING KRAFT AS?
The operating margin was −11.5% in 2024, against a median of 15.9% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −0.5%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is BEFRING KRAFT AS?
The equity ratio was 29.1% in 2024 (median 37.8%). Debt-to-equity was 2.44 (median 1.47).
What is the liquidity of BEFRING KRAFT AS like?
The current ratio was 0.45 in 2024 (median 1.62). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does BEFRING KRAFT AS compare in Kraft og energi?
BEFRING KRAFT AS ranks 738 of 845 in Kraft og energi for 2024. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 575 of 665. Revenue changed by 0.1% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 984512481
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Kraft og energi (35.121)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 10 March 2002 24 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.31 MNOK
- Business address
- Rigetjønnveien 14, 4626 KRISTIANSAND S
- Municipality
- Kristiansand rank 2–6 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- 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
- Chief executive
- Jan Terje Solhaug
- Chair of the board
- Måns Petter Holmberg
- Board member
- Tero Pekka Samuli Karhumäki
- Board member
- Marko Veikko Juhani Riipinen
- Board member
- Pekka Vilhelmi Saijonmaa
- Auditor
- TEAM REVISJON 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 29 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 28 | 30 | 30 | |
| Rank | 707 | 738 | 765 | |
| Operating margin | 7.7% | −11.5% | −18.9% | |
| Return on assets | 0.4% | −0.5% | −0.7% | |
| Equity ratio | 31.1% | 29.1% | 39.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69 | 0.45 | 0.34 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 0.1% | −9.3% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 5.4 MNOK | 5.4 MNOK | 4.9 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.4 MNOK | −0.6 MNOK | −0.9 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −3.6 MNOK | −3.9 MNOK | −4.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | −2.8 MNOK | −3.1 MNOK | −3.2 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 4.1 MNOK | 3.4 MNOK | 3.2 MNOK |
| Total assets | 124.7 MNOK | 122.6 MNOK | 120.3 MNOK |
| Current assets | 1.9 MNOK | 2.1 MNOK | 2.0 MNOK |
| Equity | 38.7 MNOK | 35.7 MNOK | 47.5 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −2.5 MNOK | −5.6 MNOK | −8.8 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 86.0 MNOK | 87.0 MNOK | 72.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 2.7 MNOK | 4.5 MNOK | 5.8 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 29 October 2026, accounts id 5770171.
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