ARCHER NORGE AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
35of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 16 % of large companies in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank: 441 of 584 · Olje og gass
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 21 and solidity 46 out of 100 among large companies in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
ARCHER NORGE AS is 13 points below the median for large companies in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 48 among 77 companies.
Against large companies in the same sector in 2025: operating margin −1.2% (median 7.5%) and equity ratio 24.8% (median 27.2%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 1,008 MNOK | 2,158 MNOK |
| Operating margin | −1.2% | 7.5% |
| Profit margin | −11.1% | 7.3% |
| Return on assets | 5.9% | 13.0% |
| Equity ratio | 24.8% | 27.2% |
| Debt-to-equity | 3.02 | 2.60 |
| Current ratio | 0.54 | 1.12 |
| Revenue growth | 12.9% | 3.3% |
| Revenue per employee | 2.85 MNOK | 5.99 MNOK |
The median and “ahead of” refer to large companies in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 35, ARCHER NORGE AS does better than 16% of large companies in the same sector (78 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- ARCHER NORGE AS
- Median: large companies in the same sector
What the numbers say
ARCHER NORGE AS had an operating margin of −1.2% and an equity ratio of 24.8% in 2025, and ranks 441 of 584 in Olje og gass.
From 2024 to 2025: went from a profit to a loss before tax and the operating margin fell from 2.9% to −1.2%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
One method gives a figure: 1,849 MNOK.
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | not meaningful |
| P/B | 1.0 | 1,849 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
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Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 1.9 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.54 (median 1.12).
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The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −11.1% (median 7.3%).
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The operating margin is lower than at three in four companies in the sector. Where do costs differ from competitors?
Based on: Operating margin −1.2% (median 7.5%).
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 | 21 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 46 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 6 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 65 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 42 | weight 15% |
Durability: 34 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is ARCHER NORGE AS?
The operating margin was −1.2% in 2025, against a median of 7.5% among large companies in the same sector. Return on assets was 5.9%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is ARCHER NORGE AS?
The equity ratio was 24.8% in 2025 (median 27.2%). Debt-to-equity was 3.02 (median 2.60).
What is the liquidity of ARCHER NORGE AS like?
The current ratio was 0.54 in 2025 (median 1.12). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does ARCHER NORGE AS compare in Olje og gass?
ARCHER NORGE AS ranks 441 of 584 in Olje og gass for 2025. Among companies of the same size (large companies) it ranks 66 of 78. Revenue changed by 12.9% from the year before.
Group accounts · 2025
27 of 100
Rank 665 of 737 groups with group accounts. Groups are ranked only against each other, not against single companies.
| Key figure | The group | The company alone (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | −1.2% |
| Return on assets | 9.5% | 5.9% |
| Equity ratio | 2.7% | 24.8% |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 0.54 |
| Revenue growth | −17.3% | 12.9% |
Group index in earlier years: 2023: 35 (636 of 848), 2024: 40 (494 of 735).
Same formulas and weights as the company index. Group and company are never added together, and the group accounts are not part of sector averages or company rankings.
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre, group accounts 2025 (open data, NLOD 2.0).
We do not show the group structure, because open data does not say who owns whom.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 991478450
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Olje og gass (09.101)
- Size tier
- large
- Employees
- 354 registered 10 October 2026
- Founded
- 27 June 2007 19 years in operation
- Share capital
- 1,268.85 MNOK
- Business address
- Sandnesveien 358, 4312 SANDNES
- Municipality
- Sandnes rank 3–7 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
- Espen Joranger
- Chair of the board
- Joachim Houeland
- Board member
- Espen Joranger
- Board member
- Einar Åge Vae
- Deputy member
- Raymond Hauge
- Deputy member
- Christopher Talgø
- Deputy member
- Roald Svellingen Hammer
- Deputy member
- Eirik Valle
- Auditor
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS 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 | 30 | 37 | 35 | |
| Rank | 452 | 428 | 441 | |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 2.9% | −1.2% | |
| Return on assets | 6.1% | 9.3% | 5.9% | |
| Equity ratio | 23.0% | 22.9% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92 | 1.24 | 0.54 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 13.3% | 12.9% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 788.0 MNOK | 893.0 MNOK | 1,008.0 MNOK |
| Operating profit | 34.0 MNOK | 26.0 MNOK | −12.0 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −289.0 MNOK | 87.0 MNOK | −112.0 MNOK |
| Net profit | −259.0 MNOK | 70.0 MNOK | −77.0 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 698.0 MNOK | 696.0 MNOK | 551.0 MNOK |
| Total assets | 6,748.0 MNOK | 8,388.0 MNOK | 7,443.0 MNOK |
| Current assets | 953.0 MNOK | 2,217.0 MNOK | 719.0 MNOK |
| Equity | 1,552.0 MNOK | 1,923.0 MNOK | 1,849.0 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −784.0 MNOK | −714.0 MNOK | – |
| Total liabilities | 5,196.0 MNOK | 6,465.0 MNOK | 5,593.0 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 1,033.0 MNOK | 1,792.0 MNOK | 1,336.0 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 26 October 2026, accounts id 7030692.
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