MAY BE AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
43of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 37 % of small companies in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank: 23,494 of 37,175 · Handel
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 35 and solidity 51 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
MAY BE AS is 7 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2024.
Median score 50 among 34,772 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2024: operating margin −0.3% (median 2.2%) and equity ratio 45.9% (median 38.3%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 8 MNOK | 4 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −0.3% | 2.2% |
| Profit margin | −1.4% | 2.0% |
| Return on assets | −0.9% | 3.7% |
| Equity ratio | 45.9% | 38.3% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.18 | 0.97 |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 1.68 |
| Revenue growth | −2.8% | 2.2% |
| Revenue per employee | 1.31 MNOK | 1.57 MNOK |
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 43, MAY BE AS does better than 37% of small companies in the same sector (34,889 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- MAY BE AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
MAY BE AS had an operating margin of −0.3% and an equity ratio of 45.9% in 2024, and ranks 23,494 of 37,175 in Handel.
No large changes in the key figures from 2023 to 2024.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 1 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 1 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
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −1.4% (median 2.0%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 7.0% 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 2017, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2017, with a median operating margin of −65.6%. Based on the 11 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 35 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 51 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 56 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 38 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 41 | weight 15% |
Durability: 44 (average over 2 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is MAY BE AS?
The operating margin was −0.3% in 2024, against a median of 2.2% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −0.9%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is MAY BE AS?
The equity ratio was 45.9% in 2024 (median 38.3%). Debt-to-equity was 1.18 (median 0.97).
What is the liquidity of MAY BE AS like?
The current ratio was 1.94 in 2024 (median 1.68).
How does MAY BE AS compare in Handel?
MAY BE AS ranks 23,494 of 37,175 in Handel for 2024. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 21,973 of 34,889. Revenue changed by −2.8% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 990185298
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (47.520)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 6 registered 10 June 2026
- Founded
- 1 August 2006 20 years in operation
- Share capital
- 1.00 MNOK
- Business address
- E. K. Andersons vei 4, 9912 HESSENG (SØR-VARANGER)
- Municipality
- Sør-Varanger rank 3–7 of 13 in KOSTRA group 8
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.jernia.no
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
- Øyvind Nilsen
- Chair of the board
- Øyvind Nilsen
- Board member
- Espen Marki
- Deputy member
- Bjørn Arild Johansen
- Auditor
- DEGERSTRØMS REVISJON AS
- Accountant
- OTTA REGNSKAPSKONTOR 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 | 44 | 43 | 64 | |
| Rank | 20,699 | 23,494 | 8,343 | |
| Operating margin | −1.0% | −0.3% | 5.4% | |
| Return on assets | −2.9% | −0.9% | 18.8% | |
| Equity ratio | 44.8% | 45.9% | 53.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91 | 1.94 | 2.15 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −2.8% | 20.6% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 8.1 MNOK | 7.9 MNOK | 9.5 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.1 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −0.2 MNOK | −0.1 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.1 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK |
| Total assets | 2.8 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 2.8 MNOK |
| Current assets | 2.7 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 2.8 MNOK |
| Equity | 1.3 MNOK | 1.1 MNOK | 1.5 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 0.6 MNOK | 0.4 MNOK | 0.8 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 1.5 MNOK | 1.2 MNOK | 1.3 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 1.4 MNOK | 1.2 MNOK | 1.3 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 29 October 2026, accounts id 6266689.
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