AKB LIGHTING AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
31of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 23 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 30,502 of 38,669 · Handel
Profile
Elephant · Steward
Lower profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 14 and solidity 53 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
AKB LIGHTING AS is 19 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 36,109 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −15.3% (median 2.5%) and equity ratio 48.9% (median 38.3%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 14 MNOK | 3 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −15.3% | 2.5% |
| Profit margin | −14.7% | 2.2% |
| Return on assets | −32.1% | 4.0% |
| Equity ratio | 48.9% | 38.3% |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.05 | 0.99 |
| Current ratio | 1.32 | 1.70 |
| Revenue growth | −49.2% | 3.5% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.80 MNOK | 1.62 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to small companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 31, AKB LIGHTING AS does better than 23% of small companies in the same sector (36,578 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- AKB LIGHTING AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
AKB LIGHTING AS has a score of 31 for 2025, rank 30,502 of 38,669 in the sector.
Strongest: Solidity: percentile 53 against peers, equity ratio 48.9% against a median of 38.3%.
Weakest: Growth: percentile 8 against peers, revenue growth −49.2% against a median of 3.5%. Profitability: percentile 14 against peers, operating margin −15.3% against a median of 2.5%.
Worth a closer look
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −14.7% (median 2.2%).
- The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors? Based on: operating margin −15.3% (median 2.5%).
- 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
AKB LIGHTING AS had an operating margin of −15.3% and an equity ratio of 48.9% in 2025, and ranks 30,502 of 38,669 in Handel.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from −2.4% to −15.3% and revenue fell by 49%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 3 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 3 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 −14.7% (median 2.2%).
- 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 −15.3% (median 2.5%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 1.1% 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 | 14 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 53 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 39 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 8 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 45 | weight 15% |
Durability: 36 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is AKB LIGHTING AS?
The operating margin was −15.3% in 2025, against a median of 2.5% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was −32.1%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is AKB LIGHTING AS?
The equity ratio was 48.9% in 2025 (median 38.3%). Debt-to-equity was 1.05 (median 0.99).
What is the liquidity of AKB LIGHTING AS like?
The current ratio was 1.32 in 2025 (median 1.70).
How does AKB LIGHTING AS compare in Handel?
AKB LIGHTING AS ranks 30,502 of 38,669 in Handel for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 28,270 of 36,578. Revenue changed by −49.2% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 947504614
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Handel (46.470)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 5 registered 10 June 2026
- Founded
- 10 December 1987 38 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.09 MNOK
- Business address
- Thorøyaveien 11, 3209 SANDEFJORD
- Municipality
- Sandefjord rank 2–7 of 10 in KOSTRA group 11
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- LEI
- 5493003V10E51MQ4DB43 not renewed (lapsed)
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
- Thomas Braathen
- Chair of the board
- Thomas Braathen
- Board member
- Jan Erik Enge
- Board member
- Håvard Egseth
- Auditor
- HENKA REVISJON AS
- Accountant
- EXACTUM REGNSKAP & RÅDGIVNING AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
- Parent company
- No parent company: owned by persons
Source: GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation), fetched 29 October 2026. The parent is the one the company itself reported to GLEIF.
Owners and shareholdings will appear here once the shareholder data extract is in place.
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Figures last fetched 28 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 36 | 40 | 31 | |
| Rank | 24,641 | 25,467 | 30,502 | |
| Operating margin | −7.4% | −2.4% | −15.3% | |
| Return on assets | −15.2% | −6.7% | −32.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 39.6% | 39.1% | 48.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.21 | 1.44 | 1.32 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 4.5% | −49.2% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 26.4 MNOK | 27.6 MNOK | 14.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −2.0 MNOK | −0.7 MNOK | −2.1 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −1.8 MNOK | −0.8 MNOK | −2.1 MNOK |
| Net profit | −1.4 MNOK | −0.6 MNOK | −1.6 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.1 MNOK | 0.1 MNOK | 0.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 11.7 MNOK | 9.3 MNOK | 6.3 MNOK |
| Current assets | 7.4 MNOK | 7.2 MNOK | 4.3 MNOK |
| Equity | 4.6 MNOK | 3.6 MNOK | 3.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 3.8 MNOK | 2.9 MNOK | 1.3 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 7.0 MNOK | 5.7 MNOK | 3.2 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 6.1 MNOK | 5.0 MNOK | 3.2 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 6953306.
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