EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
31of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 13 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 23,796 of 30,442 · Handel
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 6 and solidity 59 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS is 19 points below the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 1,664 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −3.3% (median 3.1%) and equity ratio 38.9% (median 32.6%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 475 MNOK | 176 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −3.3% | 3.1% |
| Profit margin | −2.4% | 3.1% |
| Return on assets | −5.7% | 11.3% |
| Equity ratio | 38.9% | 32.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.57 | 2.02 |
| Current ratio | 1.53 | 1.38 |
| Revenue growth | −4.8% | 6.7% |
| Revenue per employee | 12.50 MNOK | 6.44 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 31, EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS does better than 13% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (1,668 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS has a score of 31 for 2025, rank 23,796 of 30,442 in the sector.
Strongest: Liquidity: percentile 59 against peers, current ratio 1.53 against a median of 1.38.
Weakest: Profitability: percentile 6 against peers, operating margin −3.3% against a median of 3.1%. Growth: percentile 16 against peers, revenue growth −4.8% against a median of 6.7%.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −2.4% (median 3.1%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −3.3% (median 3.1%).
- 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
EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS had an operating margin of −3.3% and an equity ratio of 38.9% in 2025, and ranks 23,796 of 30,442 in Handel.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the equity ratio fell from 51.8% to 38.9%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 60 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 60 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 −2.4% (median 3.1%).
- watch
The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors?
Based on: Operating margin −3.3% (median 3.1%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
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 −134.9%. 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 | 6 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 59 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 59 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 16 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 22 | weight 15% |
Durability: 43 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS?
The operating margin was −3.3% in 2025, against a median of 3.1% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −5.7%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS?
The equity ratio was 38.9% in 2025 (median 32.6%). Debt-to-equity was 1.57 (median 2.02).
What is the liquidity of EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS like?
The current ratio was 1.53 in 2025 (median 1.38).
How does EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS compare in Handel?
EPTA REFRIGERATION NORWAY AS ranks 23,796 of 30,442 in Handel for 2025. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 1,448 of 1,668. Revenue changed by −4.8% from the year before.
Public contracts
- Contracts awarded since 2024
- 0
- Total awarded value since 2024
- value not stated
| Date | Buyer | Notice | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2021 | Opplysningskontoret for Frukt og Grønt | Kjøleskap til abonnementsordningen Skolefrukt - ny utlysning | value not stated |
| 8 February 2017 | Opplysningskontoret for frukt og grønt | Kjøleskap til grunnskoler i Norge | value not stated |
Based on notices in Doffin. Does not show call-offs under framework agreements or purchases below the publication threshold. Values are as stated by the buyer.
Source: Doffin (DFØ), fetched 28 October 2026. Winners are matched on organisation number.
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 916696795
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (46.640)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 38 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 1 July 1980 46 years in operation
- Share capital
- 8.01 MNOK
- Business address
- Borgeskogen 15, 3160 STOKKE (SANDEFJORD)
- Municipality
- Sandefjord rank 2–6 of 10 in KOSTRA group 11
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.epta-norway.com
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
- Hans Petter Bettum
- Chair of the board
- Matteo Dipentina
- Board member
- Hans Petter Bettum
- Auditor
- BDO AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 25 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 · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 45 | 52 | 31 | |
| Rank | 15,350 | 13,157 | 23,796 | |
| Operating margin | −1.2% | 0.6% | −3.3% | |
| Return on assets | 2.5% | 9.9% | −5.7% | |
| Equity ratio | 41.3% | 51.8% | 38.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.12 | 2.23 | 1.53 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −1.5% | −4.8% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 506.3 MNOK | 498.9 MNOK | 475.1 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −6.2 MNOK | 3.0 MNOK | −15.5 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −4.9 MNOK | 9.4 MNOK | −11.5 MNOK |
| Net profit | −4.9 MNOK | 9.5 MNOK | −11.5 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 8.6 MNOK | 4.2 MNOK | 2.7 MNOK |
| Total assets | 150.1 MNOK | 138.3 MNOK | 154.4 MNOK |
| Current assets | 117.0 MNOK | 105.3 MNOK | 121.7 MNOK |
| Equity | 62.1 MNOK | 71.6 MNOK | 60.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | – | – | −2.0 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 88.1 MNOK | 66.7 MNOK | 94.3 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 55.1 MNOK | 47.3 MNOK | 79.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 7020268.
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