AKASTOR AS
Score · fiscal year 2023
71of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 88 % of medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. What does this mean?
Rank: 71 of 565 · Olje og gass
Profile
Lion · Leader
High profitability, high solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2023, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 86 and solidity 64 out of 100 among medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. Methodology
Against the sector
AKASTOR AS is 23 points above the median for medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023.
Median score 48 among 132 companies.
Against medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023: operating margin 80.6% (median 7.8%) and equity ratio 51.3% (median 33.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 663 MNOK | 231 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 80.6% | 7.8% |
| Profit margin | 151.6% | 8.1% |
| Return on assets | 23.5% | 9.0% |
| Equity ratio | 51.3% | 33.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.95 | 1.59 |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 1.26 |
| Revenue growth | – | 15.0% |
| Revenue per employee | 73.66 MNOK | 3.65 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to medium-sized companies in the same sector in 2023. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 71, AKASTOR AS does better than 88% of medium-sized companies in the same sector (132 companies) in 2023.
Score 2023–2025
- AKASTOR AS
- Median: medium-sized companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
AKASTOR AS had an operating margin of 80.6% and an equity ratio of 51.3% in 2023, and ranks 71 of 565 in Olje og gass.
This text is generated automatically from the 2023 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 2,707 MNOK and 8,723 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | 8,723 MNOK |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 3,196 MNOK |
| P/B | 1.0 | 2,707 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
No rules were triggered for this year.
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 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 | 86 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 64 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 49 | weight 15% |
| Growth | – | no data, left out |
| Consistency | – | no data, left out |
Index version 2. Data completeness 70%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is AKASTOR AS?
The operating margin was 80.6% in 2023, against a median of 7.8% among medium-sized companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 23.5%.
How solid is AKASTOR AS?
The equity ratio was 51.3% in 2023 (median 33.9%). Debt-to-equity was 0.95 (median 1.59).
What is the liquidity of AKASTOR AS like?
The current ratio was 1.24 in 2023 (median 1.26).
How does AKASTOR AS compare in Olje og gass?
AKASTOR AS ranks 71 of 565 in Olje og gass for 2023. Among companies of the same size (medium-sized companies) it ranks 17 of 132.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 983738478
- Legal form
- AS · part of a group
- Sector
- Olje og gass (09.109)
- Size tier
- medium
- Employees
- 9 registered 10 July 2025
- Founded
- 21 August 2001 25 years in operation
- Share capital
- 1,004.15 MNOK
- Business address
- Oksenøyveien 10, 1366 LYSAKER (BÆRUM)
- Municipality
- Bærum rank 1 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
- Karl Erik Kjelstad
- Chair of the board
- Øyvind Paaske
- Board member
- Eirik Thomassen
- Board member
- Jing Li Taklo
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AS
- Accountant
- AMESTO ACCOUNTHOUSE 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 | 71 | 52 | 55 | |
| Rank | 71 | 246 | 220 | |
| Operating margin | 80.6% | −42.5% | −29.2% | |
| Return on assets | 23.5% | 11.0% | 12.5% | |
| Equity ratio | 51.3% | 75.8% | 75.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24 | 5.83 | 3.78 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −91.5% | 4.5% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 663.0 MNOK | 56.6 MNOK | 59.1 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 534.4 MNOK | −24.0 MNOK | −17.3 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | 1,005.2 MNOK | 175.3 MNOK | 17.8 MNOK |
| Net profit | 872.3 MNOK | −1.2 MNOK | −27.7 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 233.8 MNOK | 263.0 MNOK | 451.9 MNOK |
| Total assets | 5,274.3 MNOK | 3,968.5 MNOK | 3,760.4 MNOK |
| Current assets | 1,850.5 MNOK | 608.2 MNOK | 311.1 MNOK |
| Equity | 2,707.3 MNOK | 3,009.2 MNOK | 2,848.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 2,567.1 MNOK | 959.3 MNOK | 912.4 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 1,487.5 MNOK | 104.3 MNOK | 82.4 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 5156947.
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