Kvalnes AS
Score · fiscal year 2025
17of 100
How to read this: the company is ahead of 4 % of companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. What does this mean?
Rank in the Morning class Small: 396 of 413 · What are Morning company classes?
Place in the whole sector: 2,133 of 2,212 · Sjømat
Profile
Beaver · Builder
Lower profitability, lower solidity
Position against comparable companies in 2025, not a verdict on the company. Based on profitability 35 and solidity 0 out of 100 among companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. Methodology
Against the sector
Kvalnes AS is 33 points below the median for companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025.
Median score 50 among 413 companies.
Against companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025: operating margin 8.6% (median 11.8%) and equity ratio −9.7% (median 30.9%).
The numbers behind the score
| Measure | Company | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 38 MNOK | 22 MNOK |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 11.8% |
| Profit margin | −8.6% | 5.4% |
| Return on assets | 2.5% | 6.8% |
| Equity ratio | −9.7% | 30.9% |
| Debt-to-equity | – | 1.91 |
| Current ratio | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| Revenue growth | −10.3% | 13.3% |
The median and “ahead of” refer to companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector in 2025. The bar shows the share of companies the figure is ahead of.
With an index of 17, Kvalnes AS does better than 4% of companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector (413 companies) in 2025.
Score 2023–2025
- Kvalnes AS
- Median: companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector
Kvalnes AS has a score of 17 for 2025, rank 2,133 of 2,212 in the sector.
Strongest: Profitability: percentile 35 against peers, operating margin 8.6% against a median of 11.8%.
Weakest: Solidity: percentile 0 against peers, equity ratio −9.7% against a median of 30.9%. Liquidity: percentile 8 against peers, current ratio 0.38 against a median of 1.62.
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 −9.7% (median 30.9%).
- Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 2.6 times current assets. Based on: current ratio 0.38 (median 1.62).
- The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern? Based on: profit margin −8.6% (median 5.4%).
- 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
Kvalnes AS had an operating margin of 8.6% and an equity ratio of −9.7% in 2025, and ranks 2,133 of 2,212 in Sjømat.
From 2024 to 2025: the operating margin fell from 11.1% to 8.6% and revenue fell by 10%.
This text is generated automatically from the 2025 accounts.
Three simple methods
| Method | Multiple | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| P/E | 10.0 | not meaningful |
| EV/EBIT | 8.0 | debt above value |
| 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 −9.7% (median 30.9%).
- critical
Consider strengthening liquidity: current liabilities are 2.6 times current assets.
Based on: Current ratio 0.38 (median 1.62).
- watch
The company made a loss before tax. Are these one-off items or a pattern?
Based on: Profit margin −8.6% (median 5.4%).
Indications based on the latest annual accounts from open data. Not investment or financial advice.
Financial costs were 4.5% 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.
See interest rates, prices and exchange rates for the sector
Data quality
- critical Negative equity
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 −0.5%. 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 | 35 | weight 30% |
|---|---|---|
| Solidity | 0 | weight 25% |
| Liquidity | 8 | weight 15% |
| Growth | 17 | weight 15% |
| Consistency | 18 | weight 15% |
Durability: 20 (average over 3 years)
Index version 2. Data completeness 100%: the share of the weights that had data.
Questions and answers
How profitable is Kvalnes AS?
The operating margin was 8.6% in 2025, against a median of 11.8% among companies in the Morning class Small in the same sector. Return on assets was 2.5%. The company made a loss before tax.
How solid is Kvalnes AS?
The equity ratio was −9.7% in 2025 (median 30.9%). Equity is negative, so liabilities exceed assets.
What is the liquidity of Kvalnes AS like?
The current ratio was 0.38 in 2025 (median 1.62). Current assets did not cover current liabilities.
How does Kvalnes AS compare in Sjømat?
Kvalnes AS ranks 2,133 of 2,212 in Sjømat for 2025. Among companies in the Morning class Small it is number 396 of 413. Revenue changed by −10.3% from the year before.
From the Central Coordinating Register
- Org. no.
- 998237394
- Legal form
- AS
- Sector
- Sjømat (03.110)
- Morning company class
- Small
- Employees
- 0–4 (not registered)
- Founded
- 20 March 2012 14 years in operation
- Share capital
- 2.05 MNOK
- Business address
- c/o Helge Monsen Kvalsvik, Kleivaneset 20, 6090 FOSNAVÅG (HERØY)
- Municipality
- Herøy (Møre og Romsdal) rank 5–23 of 40 in KOSTRA group 1
- Latest accounts filed
- 2025
- LEI
- 984500A836E04ED68682 renews 24 June 2027
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
- Leif Steinar Alnes
- Chair of the board
- Helge Monsen Kvalsvik
- Board member
- Vegard Kvalsvik
- Board member
- Arild Alnes
- Board member
- Vidar Alnes
- Board member
- Leif Steinar Alnes
- Auditor
- HOVDEN & Vatne Statsautoriserte Revisorar AS
- Accountant
- Enora AS
Source: Central Coordinating Register, fetched 29 October 2026. Only names are shown.
- Parent company
- Parent does not consolidate the company
Source: GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation), fetched 31 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 29 October 2026.
Year by year · 2023–2025
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index | 9 | 32 | 17 | |
| Rank | 1,985 | 1,570 | 2,133 | |
| Operating margin | −25.7% | 11.1% | 8.6% | |
| Return on assets | −4.0% | 3.6% | 2.5% | |
| Equity ratio | −4.4% | −7.0% | −9.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 0.50 | 0.38 | |
| Revenue growth | – | 62.9% | −10.3% |
Accounts
From the Brønnøysund Register Centre, in the company's reporting currency (NOK).
| Key figure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenue | 25.8 MNOK | 42.1 MNOK | 37.8 MNOK |
| Operating profit | −6.6 MNOK | 4.7 MNOK | 3.3 MNOK |
| Profit before tax | −13.6 MNOK | −3.2 MNOK | −3.3 MNOK |
| Net profit | −14.6 MNOK | −3.2 MNOK | −3.3 MNOK |
| Financial expenses | 7.6 MNOK | 8.1 MNOK | 6.6 MNOK |
| Total assets | 150.0 MNOK | 139.7 MNOK | 134.9 MNOK |
| Current assets | 5.9 MNOK | 2.5 MNOK | 3.2 MNOK |
| Equity | −6.7 MNOK | −9.8 MNOK | −13.1 MNOK |
| Retained earnings | −8.7 MNOK | −11.9 MNOK | −15.2 MNOK |
| Total liabilities | 156.6 MNOK | 149.5 MNOK | 148.0 MNOK |
| Current liabilities | 8.9 MNOK | 5.0 MNOK | 8.3 MNOK |
Source: Brønnøysund Register Centre (Register of Company Accounts), fetched 29 October 2026, accounts id 6922142.
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