Lemon AS
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Key facts
Is the company run well?
Five key figures against companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector. Green is better than most, amber about like the industry and red weaker than most.
- Profitability · operating margin −0.8% Weaker than the industry Industry: 5.1%
- Returns · return on assets −1.4% Weaker than the industry Industry: 14.4%
- Solidity · equity ratio 32.8% Better than the industry Industry: 19.6%
- Liquidity · current ratio 1.76 Better than the industry Industry: 1.04
- Growth · revenue growth −13.9% Weaker than the industry Industry: 5.8%
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
34of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 23 % of companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Small: 1,720 of 2,226 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 5,888 of 8,044 · Overnatting og servering
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high resilience
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 21 and resilience 61 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
Lemon AS is 17 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 51 among 2,226 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −0.8% (median 5.1%) and equity ratio 32.8% (median 19.6%).
How it has gone · 2023–2025
Revenue fell by 16 % from 2023 to 2025, to 11.2 MNOK. The operating margin rose from −4.0% in 2023 to −0.8% in 2025. The equity ratio fell from 37.4% in 2023 to 32.8% in 2025.
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 figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 13.3 MNOK | 13.0 MNOK | 11.2 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.5 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.7 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK |
| Total assets | 6.1 MNOK | 5.9 MNOK | 5.9 MNOK |
| Equity | 2.3 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 1.9 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 3.8 MNOK | 3.7 MNOK | 3.9 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.
- 985051283
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Overnatting og servering (56.110)
- Purpose
- Restaurantvirksomhet og alt som dermed står i forbindelse.
- Morning company class
- Small
- Employees
- 24 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 31 October 2002 24 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.12 MNOK
- Business address
- Storgata 146, 3915 PORSGRUNN
- Municipality
- Porsgrunn rank 5–12 of 13 in KOSTRA group 10
- COVID support
- 0.3 MNOK from the compensation scheme, 3 grants (2021). The largest grant was for november–desember 2020, when revenue was 45% lower than before the pandemic.
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- VAT registered
- Yes
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
Lemon AS has a score of 34 for 2025, rank 5,888 of 8,044 in the sector.
Strongest: Liquidity: percentile 82 against peers, current ratio 1.76 against a median of 1.04. Solidity: percentile 63 against peers, equity ratio 32.8% against a median of 19.6%.
Weakest: Growth: percentile 16 against peers, revenue growth −13.9% against a median of 5.8%. Profitability: percentile 21 against peers, operating margin −0.8% against a median of 5.1%.
Worth a closer look
- 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) −0.3 (median 11.9); financial costs as a share of debt 8.8% (median 0.9%).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −3.9% (median 4.7%).
- 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 5.1%).
- What lies behind weak growth, 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
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) −0.3 (median 11.9); Financial costs as a share of debt 8.8% (median 0.9%).
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The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −3.9% (median 4.7%).
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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 −0.8% (median 5.1%).
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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 104 days (median 18 days).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 8.8% 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.
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 −12.1%. 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 | 21 | weight 40% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 63 | weight 20% |
| Liquidity | 82 | weight 5% |
| Growth | 16 | weight 25% |
| Consistency | 45 | weight 10% |
Three goals: profitability 40%, growth 25%, resilience 35%. Why these weights?
Durability: 41 (average over 3 years)
Index version 3. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 11 MNOK | 16 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −0.8% | 5.1% |
| Profit margin | −3.9% | 4.7% |
| Return on assets | −1.4% | 14.4% |
| Equity ratio | 32.8% | 19.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 2.05 | 2.93 |
| Current ratio | 1.76 | 1.04 |
| Revenue growth | −13.9% | 5.8% |
| Revenue per employee | 0.47 MNOK | 0.75 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 34, Lemon AS does better than 23% of companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector (2,226 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- Lemon AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector
Working capital and debt
| Measure | Company | Median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital | |||
| Receivable days All current receivables, including those on group companies, in days of revenue. |
104 days | 18 days | |
| 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. |
10 days | 7 days | |
| Net working capital to revenue Current assets less bank deposits less current liabilities, divided by revenue. Negative: short-term debt funds the operations. |
9.6% | −10.0% | |
| Cash share of current assets How much of the short-term buffer is bank deposits and cash. |
18.3% | 52.0% | |
| 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. |
−0.3 | 11.9 | |
| 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. |
8.8% | 0.9% | |
| Long-term share of debt Long-term debt as a share of all debt. A low share means more falls due within a year. |
38.4% | 20.4% | |
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): 1.1 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 Small 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.
The industry or the company: what drove the result?
In 2025 the operating margin of Lemon AS fell by 2.8 percentage points. Comparable companies rose by a median 0.2 points. So the company did 3.0 points weaker than the industry, for reasons of its own.
Over 2 year-to-year changes Lemon AS moved the same way as comparable companies 1 times. About 6% of the changes in operating margin were common to the industry; the rest was the company's own.
| Year | The company | Comparable (median) | Change, company | Change, industry | The company's own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1% | 4.9% | +6.0 percentage points | +0.4 percentage points | +5.6 percentage points |
| 2025 | −0.8% | 5.1% | −2.8 percentage points | +0.2 percentage points | −3.0 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 Lemon AS. The figures stand side by side; we claim no cause.
Service prices: accommodation and food (indeks (2021 = 100))
Service prices: accommodation and food rose 3.6% in 2025; the operating margin of Lemon AS fell 2.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service prices: accommodation and food, annual average | 100.0 | 107.9 | 114.0 | 118.8 | 123.1 | 126.9 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | – | +7.9% | +5.7% | +4.1% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | – |
Source: SSB (14335, CC BY 4.0). Source
Turnover index: accommodation and food service (indeks (2021 = 100))
Turnover index: accommodation and food service rose 2.3% in 2025; the operating margin of Lemon AS fell 2.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover index: accommodation and food service, annual average | 97.0 | 139.7 | 153.5 | 157.8 | 161.5 | 170.4 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +23.4% | +44.1% | +9.9% | +2.8% | +2.3% | +5.5% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | – |
Source: SSB (13863, CC BY 4.0). Source
Consumer price index (indeks (2025 = 100))
Consumer price index rose 3.0% in 2025; the operating margin of Lemon AS fell 2.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer price index, annual average | 84.3 | 89.2 | 94.1 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.5% | +5.8% | +5.5% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.0% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | – |
Source: SSB (14710, CC BY 4.0). Source
EUR/NOK (kr)
EUR/NOK rose 0.8% in 2025; the operating margin of Lemon AS fell 2.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/NOK, annual average | 10.16 | 10.10 | 11.42 | 11.62 | 11.72 | 11.04 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | −5.2% | −0.6% | +13.1% | +1.8% | +0.8% | −5.8% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | – |
Source: Norges Bank (EXR, NLOD 2.0). Source
Policy rate (prosent)
Policy rate fell 0.20 percentage points in 2025; the operating margin of Lemon AS fell 2.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy rate, annual average | 0.08 | 1.32 | 3.54 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.17 (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 | – | – | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | – |
Source: Norges Bank (IR, NLOD 2.0). Source
Wage index: food and beverage service (indeks)
Wage index: food and beverage service rose 6.5% in 2025; the operating margin of Lemon AS fell 2.8 percentage points.
| Measure | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wage index: food and beverage service, annual average | 88.0 | 91.3 | 96.4 | 101.5 | 108.1 | 110.6 (so far) |
| Change from the year before | +3.5% | +3.8% | +5.6% | +5.4% | +6.5% | +2.3% |
| The company's operating margin | – | – | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | – |
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.
What the numbers say
Lemon AS had an operating margin of −0.8% and an equity ratio of 32.8% in 2025, and ranks 5,888 of 8,044 in Overnatting og servering.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 2.1% to −0.8%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 4 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 19.8 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 16.2 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 3.3 | 4 MNOK |
The listed basis is the value at listed multiples. The estimate is lowered for size: a small-company premium of 4% on the cost of equity gives a value 38% 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 (56): Restaurant/Dining.
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
Questions and answers
How profitable is Lemon AS?
The operating margin was −0.8% in 2025, against a median of 5.1% among companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector. Return on assets was −1.4%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Lemon AS?
The equity ratio was 32.8% in 2025 (median 19.6%). Debt-to-equity was 2.05 (median 2.93).
What is the liquidity of Lemon AS like?
The current ratio was 1.76 in 2025 (median 1.04).
How does Lemon AS compare in Overnatting og servering?
Lemon AS ranks 5,888 of 8,044 in Overnatting og servering for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Small it is number 1,720 of 2,226. Revenue changed by −13.9% from the year before.
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.
Each bubble is a company: this company and its closest competitors in the same line of business and size, the same ones the competitor analysis uses. Placement is 0–100 against the whole sector and Morning company class: further right is more robust, higher up is more profitable. Bubble size is revenue. The light bubble and arrow show where the company stood the year before. Pick a profile to see fewer at a time.
| Company | Profile | Operating revenue | Operating margin | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartel's Solli Plass AS |  Beaver |
11 MNOK | −72.8% | 2 |
| Berkåk Veikro AS |  Elephant |
11 MNOK | 2.4% | 45 |
| Peterhead AS | Beaver |
11 MNOK | −7.2% | 25 |
| Fellini Pizza AS | Beaver |
11 MNOK | 2.8% | 38 |
| Lemon AS (this company) | Elephant |
11 MNOK | −0.8% | 34 |
| Vanisia Sandnes AS |  Cheetah |
11 MNOK | 3.0% | 48 |
| På Hjørne Burgerhuset AS | Beaver |
11 MNOK | −1.8% | 35 |
| Villa Cafe Bar Restaurant AS | Beaver |
11 MNOK | −6.5% | 14 |
| Punjab Løkka AS | Cheetah |
11 MNOK | 6.3% | 41 |
The selection is the closest in revenue within the same industry code. When you order, you can swap competitors. Order competitor analysis
Group structure · 2025
3 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.
No owner holds more than half of the shares in Telemark Restaurantdrift AS.
Telemark Restaurantdrift 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
- Overnatting og servering (3 companies) 3 of 3 companies in the tree have accounts with us. Sectors are sorted by the companies' own revenue, which includes sales between the group's companies.
- Employees in Norway
- 53 in all. Porsgrunn 53 Registered employees in the Central Coordinating Register, by the municipality of the business address. Employees may work elsewhere.
- Negative equity
- 1 company: PN Porsgrunn AS
- Loss
- 2 companies: Lemon AS, Telemark Restaurantdrift 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.
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Telemark Restaurantdrift AS
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Lemon AS you are here
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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 31 October 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
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Owned by: Telemark Restaurantdrift AS (100%)
Ultimate owner: Telemark Restaurantdrift AS
The owner: the majority owner Telemark Restaurantdrift AS (holds 100%) made a loss in 2025. A weak parent can affect the subsidiary through group contributions, loans and guarantees. It is an indication to watch, not an assessment of the company.
- Telemark Restaurantdrift AS · 100.0%
Change 2007–2025:
100% of the shares changed owner (1 new and 3 departed owners). The majority owner changed.
New owners (companies): Telemark Restaurantdrift AS
Departed (companies): JØRN & Trine AS, Sølverød AS, Teka Invest AS
Majority owner of: PN Porsgrunn AS (80%)
Holds shares in: PN Porsgrunn AS (80%), Porsgrunn Min BY AS (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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Figures last fetched 4 November 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 41 | 48 | 34 | |
| Rank | 4,257 | 3,956 | 5,888 | |
| Operating margin | −4.0% | 2.1% | −0.8% | |
| Return on assets | −8.6% | 4.6% | −1.4% | |
| Equity ratio | 37.4% | 38.2% | 32.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.76 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −2.4% | −13.9% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 13.3 MNOK | 13.0 MNOK | 11.2 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.5 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −0.9 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | −0.4 MNOK |
| Tax expense | −0.2 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.7 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.4 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK |
| Total assets | 6.1 MNOK | 5.9 MNOK | 5.9 MNOK |
| Current assets | 4.3 MNOK | 4.4 MNOK | 4.3 MNOK |
| Equity | 2.3 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 1.9 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 2.2 MNOK | 2.2 MNOK | 1.8 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 3.8 MNOK | 3.7 MNOK | 3.9 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 3.0 MNOK | 3.3 MNOK | 2.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 4 November 2026, accounts id 7034232.
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