BERNER AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
39of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 28 % of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Medium: 2,681 of 3,712 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 16,212 of 23,065 · Handel
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 2 and solidity 71 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
BERNER AS is 11 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 3,712 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −8.0% (median 3.0%) and equity ratio 46.0% (median 30.0%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 240 MNOK | 93 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −8.0% | 3.0% |
| Profit margin | −8.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on assets | −20.4% | 11.6% |
| Equity ratio | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.18 | 2.24 |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 1.39 |
| Revenue growth | 1.6% | 6.1% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.40 MNOK | 5.07 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 39, BERNER AS does better than 28% of companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector (3,712 companies) in 2025.
Score 2024–2026
- BERNER AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector
BERNER AS has a score of 39 for 2025, rank 16,212 of 23,065 in the sector.
Strongest: Solidity: percentile 71 against peers, equity ratio 46.0% against a median of 30.0%. Liquidity: percentile 70 against peers, current ratio 1.82 against a median of 1.39.
Weakest: Profitability: percentile 2 against peers, operating margin −8.0% against a median of 3.0%. Growth: percentile 33 against peers, revenue growth 1.6% against a median of 6.1%.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −8.6% (median 2.8%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −8.0% (median 3.0%).
- What lies behind weak profitability, and will it last?
- 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
What the numbers say
BERNER AS had an operating margin of −8.0% and an equity ratio of 46.0% in 2025, and ranks 16,212 of 23,065 in Handel.
From 2024 to 2025: the equity ratio rose from 18.7% to 46.0% and the operating margin rose from −10.8% to −8.0%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 41 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 41 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 −8.6% (median 2.8%).
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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 −8.0% (median 3.0%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 5.3% 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.
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 1.5%. 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 | 2 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 71 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 70 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 33 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 34 | weight 15% |
Durability: 27 (average over 2 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is BERNER AS?
The operating margin was −8.0% in 2025, against a median of 3.0% among companies in the Morning class Medium in the same sector. Return on assets was −20.4%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is BERNER AS?
The equity ratio was 46.0% in 2025 (median 30.0%). Debt-to-equity was 1.18 (median 2.24).
What is the liquidity of BERNER AS like?
The current ratio was 1.82 in 2025 (median 1.39).
How does BERNER AS compare in Handel?
BERNER AS ranks 16,212 of 23,065 in Handel for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Medium it is number 2,681 of 3,712. Revenue changed by 1.6% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 879845262
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (46.850)
- Morning company class
- Medium
- Employees
- 100 registered 10 September 2026
- Founded
- 15 March 1998 28 years in operation
- Share capital
- 1.81 MNOK
- Business address
- Olav Ingstads vei 12, 1351 RUD (BÆRUM)
- Municipality
- Bærum rank 1 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Latest accounts filed
- 2026
- Website
- www.berner.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
- Erling Bruun
- Chair of the board
- Bernd Laibacher
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 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 26 October 2026.
Year by year · 2024–2026
| Key figure | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 15 | 39 | 29 | |
| Rank | 21,238 | 16,212 | 170 | |
| Operating margin | −10.8% | −8.0% | −9.5% | |
| Return on assets | −23.5% | −20.4% | −34.0% | |
| Equity ratio | 18.7% | 46.0% | 28.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.82 | 1.34 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 1.6% | −0.2% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 236.0 MNOK | 239.9 MNOK | 239.5 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −25.6 MNOK | −19.2 MNOK | −22.7 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −26.9 MNOK | −20.6 MNOK | −22.7 MNOK |
| Net profit | −26.9 MNOK | −20.6 MNOK | −22.7 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 3.9 MNOK | 2.5 MNOK | 1.5 MNOK |
| Total assets | 97.8 MNOK | 88.4 MNOK | 62.4 MNOK |
| Current assets | 96.1 MNOK | 87.0 MNOK | 59.5 MNOK |
| Equity | 18.2 MNOK | 40.6 MNOK | 17.9 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −36.0 MNOK | −56.6 MNOK | −79.3 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 79.5 MNOK | 47.8 MNOK | 44.4 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 79.5 MNOK | 47.8 MNOK | 44.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 6038559.
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