BENJACO AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
39of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 30 % of small companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 2,941 of 4,158 · Sjømat
Profile
Cheetah · Sprinter
High profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 51 and solidity 25 out of 100 among small companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
BENJACO AS is 11 points below the median for small companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 3,607 companies.
Against small companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 13.1% (median 9.9%) and equity ratio 14.9% (median 36.4%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 36 MNOK | 2 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 9.9% |
| Profit margin | −21.5% | 6.6% |
| Return on assets | 2.1% | 3.1% |
| Equity ratio | 14.9% | 36.4% |
| Debt-to-equity | 5.73 | 1.03 |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 1.66 |
| Revenue growth | 8.7% | 13.5% |
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 39, BENJACO AS does better than 30% of small companies in the same sector (3,639 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- BENJACO AS
- Median: small companies in the same sector
BENJACO AS has a score of 39 for 2025, rank 2,941 of 4,158 in the sector.
Strongest: Profitability: percentile 51 against peers, operating margin 13.1% against a median of 9.9%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 25 against peers, equity ratio 14.9% against a median of 36.4%. Liquidity: percentile 33 against peers, current ratio 0.95 against a median of 1.66.
Worth a closer look
- Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets. Based on: current ratio 0.95 (median 1.66).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −21.5% (median 6.6%).
- What lies behind weak solidity, 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
BENJACO AS had an operating margin of 13.1% and an equity ratio of 14.9% in 2025, and ranks 2,941 of 4,158 in Sjømat.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin rose from −5.9% to 13.1%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
The methods give between 36 MNOK and 48 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | 48 MNOK |
| 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
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.1 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.95 (median 1.66).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −21.5% (median 6.6%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 6.3% 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 2022, the sector's weakest year, for this company.
The sector's weakest year was 2022, with a median operating margin of −5.0%. Based on the 10 fiscal years we have. The analysis grows as more years are fetched or imported. Methodology
What the score is made of
| Profitability | 51 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 25 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 33 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 45 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 39 | weight 15% |
Durability: 43 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is BENJACO AS?
The operating margin was 13.1% in 2025, against a median of 9.9% among small companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 2.1%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is BENJACO AS?
The equity ratio was 14.9% in 2025 (median 36.4%). Debt-to-equity was 5.73 (median 1.03).
What is the liquidity of BENJACO AS like?
The current ratio was 0.95 in 2025 (median 1.66). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does BENJACO AS compare in Sjømat?
BENJACO AS ranks 2,941 of 4,158 in Sjømat for 2025. Among companies of the same size (small companies) it ranks 2,536 of 3,639. Revenue changed by 8.7% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 990024227
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjømat (03.110)
- Size tier
- small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 2 June 2006 20 years in operation
- Share capital
- 0.54 MNOK
- Business address
- Aslaksberget 5, 5455 HALSNØY KLOSTER (KVINNHERAD)
- Municipality
- Kvinnherad rank 4–9 of 13 in KOSTRA group 8
- 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
- Bjørn Erling Benjaminson
- Chair of the board
- Roar Benjaminson
- Board member
- Kristin Boman
- Board member
- Liv Kari Sjøvangen
- Board member
- Bjørn Erling Benjaminson
- Auditor
- CEDRA NORGE AS
- Accountant
- HALSNØY REKNESKAPSKONTOR 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 29 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 50 | 40 | 39 | |
| Rank | 1,881 | 2,644 | 2,941 | |
| Operating margin | 14.4% | −5.9% | 13.1% | |
| Return on assets | 2.5% | −0.7% | 2.1% | |
| Equity ratio | 21.5% | 19.1% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.57 | 3.75 | 0.95 | |
| Revenue growth | – | −19.7% | 8.7% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 41.3 MNOK | 33.1 MNOK | 36.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 5.9 MNOK | −2.0 MNOK | 4.7 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −5.6 MNOK | −14.0 MNOK | −7.7 MNOK |
| Net profit | −4.4 MNOK | −10.9 MNOK | −6.0 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 11.7 MNOK | 12.6 MNOK | 12.9 MNOK |
| Total assets | 245.6 MNOK | 218.3 MNOK | 240.6 MNOK |
| Current assets | 28.1 MNOK | 15.6 MNOK | 11.3 MNOK |
| Equity | 52.7 MNOK | 41.8 MNOK | 35.8 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | 46.2 MNOK | 35.3 MNOK | 29.3 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 192.9 MNOK | 176.5 MNOK | 204.8 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 10.9 MNOK | 4.2 MNOK | 11.9 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 29 October 2026, accounts id 7006018.
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