HOGNEST AS
Score · fiscal year 2024
61of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 76 % of small companies in the same sector in 2024. What does this mean?
Rank: 138 of 586 · Olje og gass
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2024, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 19 and solidity 92 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2024. Methodology
Against the sector
HOGNEST AS is 11 points above the median for small companies in the same sector in 2024.
Median score 50 among 310 companies.
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | – | 4.6% |
| Profit margin | – | 10.2% |
| Return on assets | −11.1% | 3.7% |
| Equity ratio | 99.9% | 52.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.00 | 0.42 |
| Current ratio | 79.63 | 1.76 |
| Revenue growth | – | 3.9% |
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 61, HOGNEST AS does better than 76% of small companies in the same sector (311 companies) in 2024.
Score 2023–2025
- HOGNEST AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
HOGNEST AS had an operating margin of – and an equity ratio of 99.9% in 2024, and ranks 138 of 586 in Olje og gass.
From 2023 to 2024: went from a profit to a loss before tax.
This text is generated automatically from the 2024 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 2 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 2 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 – (median 10.2%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Data quality
- watch Revenue not reported
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 5 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 19 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 92 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 90 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | 68 | weight 15% |
Durability: 64 (average over 2 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 85%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is HOGNEST AS?
The operating margin was – in 2024, against a median of 4.6% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −11.1%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is HOGNEST AS?
The equity ratio was 99.9% in 2024 (median 52.2%). Debt-to-equity was 0.00 (median 0.42).
What is the liquidity of HOGNEST AS like?
The current ratio was 79.63 in 2024 (median 1.76).
How does HOGNEST AS compare in Olje og gass?
HOGNEST AS ranks 138 of 586 in Olje og gass for 2024. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 76 of 311.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 920609791
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Olje og gass (09.109)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 13 March 2018 8 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.03 MNOK
- Business address
- Hågenholen 32, 4346 BRYNE (TIME)
- Municipality
- Time rank 1 of 38 in KOSTRA group 7
- Audit
- Audit opted out from 15 March 2018
- 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
- Kåre Hognestad
- Chair of the board
- Kåre Hognestad
- Accountant
- REGNSKAP I SENTRUM 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 | 66 | 61 | 81 | |
| Rank | 105 | 138 | 12 | |
| Operating margin | −458.0% | – | 51.6% | |
| Return on assets | 4.8% | −11.1% | 19.8% | |
| Equity ratio | 97.9% | 99.9% | 99.5% | |
| Current ratio | 12.35 | 79.63 | 45.96 | |
| Revenue growth | – | – | – |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 0.1 MNOK | – | 0.1 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −0.5 MNOK | −0.3 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 0.0 MNOK | −0.5 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Net profit | 0.0 MNOK | −0.5 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.1 MNOK | 0.2 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK |
| Total assets | 2.8 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 2.1 MNOK |
| Current assets | 0.7 MNOK | 0.3 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK |
| Equity | 2.8 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 2.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 2.8 MNOK | 2.3 MNOK | 2.1 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 0.1 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 0.1 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 5762655.
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