DACO MARINE AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
34of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 24 % of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Micro: 205 of 268 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 672 of 893 · Sjøfart
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 87 and solidity 0 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
DACO MARINE AS is 16 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 50 among 268 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 61.7% (median 7.5%) and equity ratio −48.4% (median 50.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 2 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 61.7% | 7.5% |
| Profit margin | 53.3% | 12.3% |
| Return on assets | 35.4% | 7.7% |
| Equity ratio | −48.4% | 50.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 0.76 |
| Current ratio | 0.39 | 2.21 |
| Revenue growth | – | 24.8% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 34, DACO MARINE AS does better than 24% of companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector (268 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- DACO MARINE AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector
What the numbers say
DACO MARINE AS had an operating margin of 61.7% and an equity ratio of −48.4% in 2023, and ranks 672 of 893 in Sjøfart.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 5 MNOK and 7 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 7 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 5 MNOK |
| 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 −48.4% (median 50.9%).
- critical
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 2.6 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.39 (median 2.21).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 3.2% 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.
See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2026, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 6.1%. Based on the 7 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 87 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 10 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 7 | weight 15% |
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is DACO MARINE AS?
The operating margin was 61.7% in 2023, against a median of 7.5% among companies in the Morning class Micro in the same sector. Return on assets was 35.4%.
How solid is DACO MARINE AS?
The equity ratio was −48.4% in 2023 (median 50.9%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of DACO MARINE AS like?
The current ratio was 0.39 in 2023 (median 2.21). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does DACO MARINE AS compare in Sjøfart?
DACO MARINE AS ranks 672 of 893 in Sjøfart for 2023. Among companies in the Morning class Micro it is number 205 of 268.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 988872199
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjøfart (50.109)
- Morning company class
- Micro
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 18 October 2005 21 years in operation
- Share capital
- 2.00 MNOK
- Business address
- Trodalveien 126, 4308 SANDNES
- Municipality
- Sandnes rank 4 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Audit
- Audit opted out from 2 November 2017
- 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 Olav Lofthus
- Chair of the board
- Jan Olav Lofthus
- Board member
- Arild Lofthus
- Accountant
- AABREKK REGNSKAP 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 | 34 | 34 | – | |
| Rank | 672 | 775 | – | |
| Operating margin | 61.7% | 42.0% | 50.0% | |
| Return on assets | 35.4% | 17.5% | 9.3% | |
| Equity ratio | −48.4% | −41.8% | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.39 | 0.07 | 21.11 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −33.0% | −17.0% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1.8 MNOK | 1.2 MNOK | 1.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 1.1 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 0.9 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK |
| Net profit | 0.7 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 3.1 MNOK | 2.8 MNOK | 5.3 MNOK |
| Current assets | 0.1 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 2.5 MNOK |
| Equity | −1.5 MNOK | −1.2 MNOK | 1.6 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −3.5 MNOK | −3.2 MNOK | −0.4 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 4.6 MNOK | 4.0 MNOK | 3.7 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 0.3 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 29 October 2026, accounts id 4677311.
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