M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
31of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 20 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 1,668 of 2,035 · Sjøfart
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 57 and solidity 0 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS is 19 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 1,468 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 3.4% (median 8.4%) and equity ratio −4.4% (median 51.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 16 MNOK | 5 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 8.4% |
| Profit margin | −26.1% | 9.2% |
| Return on assets | 12.2% | 3.4% |
| Equity ratio | −4.4% | 51.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 0.67 |
| Current ratio | 1.52 | 1.77 |
| Revenue growth | −36.8% | 1.2% |
| Revenue per employee | 1.79 MNOK | 1.35 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, M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS does better than 20% of small companies in the same sector (1,475 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS has a score of 31 for 2025, rank 1,668 of 2,035 in the sector.
Strongest: Profitability: percentile 57 against peers, operating margin 3.4% against a median of 8.4%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −4.4% against a median of 51.2%. Growth: percentile 15 against peers, revenue growth −36.8% against a median of 1.2%.
Worth a closer look
- Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern? Based on: equity ratio −4.4% (median 51.2%).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −26.1% (median 9.2%).
- What lies behind weak solidity, 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
M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS had an operating margin of 3.4% and an equity ratio of −4.4% in 2025, and ranks 1,668 of 2,035 in Sjøfart.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 21.9% to 3.4%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 5 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 5 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | not meaningful |
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
- critical
Equity is negative. How will it be rebuilt, and what do lenders and the auditor say about going concern?
Based on: Equity ratio −4.4% (median 51.2%).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −26.1% (median 9.2%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 93.2% 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
- critical Negative equity
Scenario analysis: the sector's weakest year
We have no accounts for 2026, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2026, with a median operating margin of 6.1%. Based on the 7 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 57 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 46 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 15 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 33 | weight 15% |
Durability: 38 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS?
The operating margin was 3.4% in 2025, against a median of 8.4% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 12.2%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS?
The equity ratio was −4.4% in 2025 (median 51.2%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS like?
The current ratio was 1.52 in 2025 (median 1.77).
How does M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS compare in Sjøfart?
M HJORTESETH SHIPPING AS ranks 1,668 of 2,035 in Sjøfart for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 1,181 of 1,475. Revenue changed by −36.8% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 982463920
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjøfart (50.201)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 9 registered 10 July 2026
- Founded
- 3 October 2000 26 years in operation
- Share capital
- 2.50 MNOK
- Business address
- Håkonshellaveien 131, 5174 MATHOPEN (BERGEN)
- Municipality
- Bergen rank 8 of 11 in KOSTRA group 12
- 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
- Mads Kristian Hjorteseth
- Chair of the board
- Mads Kristian Hjorteseth
- Board member
- Arve Hæreide
- Auditor
- REVISOR-PARTNER AS
- Accountant
- STORETVEDT REGNSKAPSBYRÅ 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 28 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 22 | 62 | 31 | |
| Rank | 1,571 | 464 | 1,668 | |
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 21.9% | 3.4% | |
| Return on assets | 0.8% | 49.5% | 12.2% | |
| Equity ratio | 1.9% | 36.2% | −4.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.22 | 1.14 | 1.52 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 180.7% | −36.8% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 9.1 MNOK | 25.5 MNOK | 16.1 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 0.0 MNOK | 5.6 MNOK | 0.6 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −0.3 MNOK | 5.1 MNOK | −4.2 MNOK |
| Net profit | −0.2 MNOK | 4.0 MNOK | −4.4 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 0.3 MNOK | 0.5 MNOK | 4.8 MNOK |
| Total assets | 6.2 MNOK | 11.4 MNOK | 4.9 MNOK |
| Current assets | 0.9 MNOK | 4.9 MNOK | 3.7 MNOK |
| Equity | 0.1 MNOK | 4.1 MNOK | −0.2 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −2.4 MNOK | 1.6 MNOK | −2.7 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 6.1 MNOK | 7.3 MNOK | 5.2 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 4.2 MNOK | 4.3 MNOK | 2.5 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 28 October 2026, accounts id 7238840.
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