E. SÆTHER AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
46of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 42 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 22,595 of 38,671 · Handel
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 11 and solidity 86 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
E. SÆTHER AS is 3 points below the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 49 among 2,198 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −0.2% (median 3.2%) and equity ratio 67.0% (median 32.6%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 301 MNOK | 173 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −0.2% | 3.2% |
| Profit margin | −1.2% | 3.2% |
| Return on assets | −1.1% | 11.6% |
| Equity ratio | 67.0% | 32.6% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.49 | 2.03 |
| Current ratio | 2.04 | 1.38 |
| Revenue growth | −31.1% | 6.8% |
| Revenue per employee | 6.84 MNOK | 6.45 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 46, E. SÆTHER AS does better than 42% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (2,203 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- E. SÆTHER AS
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
E. SÆTHER AS has a score of 46 for 2025, rank 22,595 of 38,671 in the sector.
Strongest: Solidity: percentile 86 against peers, equity ratio 67.0% against a median of 32.6%. Liquidity: percentile 76 against peers, current ratio 2.04 against a median of 1.38.
Weakest: Growth: percentile 2 against peers, revenue growth −31.1% against a median of 6.8%. Profitability: percentile 11 against peers, operating margin −0.2% against a median of 3.2%.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −1.2% (median 3.2%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −0.2% (median 3.2%).
- What lies behind weak growth, and will it last?
- What lies behind weak profitability, 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
E. SÆTHER AS had an operating margin of −0.2% and an equity ratio of 67.0% in 2025, and ranks 22,595 of 38,671 in Handel.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the equity ratio rose from 49.0% to 67.0%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 36 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 36 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 −1.2% (median 3.2%).
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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 −0.2% (median 3.2%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 16.9% 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 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 | 11 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 86 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 76 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 2 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 62 | weight 15% |
Durability: 57 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is E. SÆTHER AS?
The operating margin was −0.2% in 2025, against a median of 3.2% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −1.1%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is E. SÆTHER AS?
The equity ratio was 67.0% in 2025 (median 32.6%). Debt-to-equity was 0.49 (median 2.03).
What is the liquidity of E. SÆTHER AS like?
The current ratio was 2.04 in 2025 (median 1.38).
How does E. SÆTHER AS compare in Handel?
E. SÆTHER AS ranks 22,595 of 38,671 in Handel for 2025. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 1,280 of 2,203. Revenue changed by −31.1% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 918136215
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (46.450)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 44 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 11 October 2016 10 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.50 MNOK
- Business address
- 4. etasje, Lysaker torg 5, 1366 LYSAKER (BÆRUM)
- Municipality
- Bærum rank 1–5 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- Website
- www.saethernordic.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
- Daniel Dornhoff Cordsen
- Chair of the board
- Palle Pedersen
- Board member
- Daniel Dornhoff Cordsen
- Auditor
- ERNST & YOUNG AS
- Accountant
- AZETS INSIGHT 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 | 59 | 65 | 46 | |
| Rank | 11,935 | 7,891 | 22,595 | |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 3.2% | −0.2% | |
| Return on assets | 8.5% | 17.4% | −1.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 40.0% | 49.0% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.78 | 1.59 | 2.04 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 7.5% | −31.1% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 406.4 MNOK | 436.7 MNOK | 300.8 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 13.3 MNOK | 13.9 MNOK | −0.7 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 10.0 MNOK | 11.2 MNOK | −3.6 MNOK |
| Net profit | 7.7 MNOK | 8.6 MNOK | −3.6 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | −3.4 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK | 3.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 78.0 MNOK | 81.1 MNOK | 54.0 MNOK |
| Current assets | 68.7 MNOK | 65.7 MNOK | 36.4 MNOK |
| Equity | 31.2 MNOK | 39.7 MNOK | 36.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 30.7 MNOK | 39.2 MNOK | 35.6 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 46.8 MNOK | 41.4 MNOK | 17.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 38.6 MNOK | 41.4 MNOK | 17.8 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 6747066.
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