Org.nr 913 400 631 2018 → 2019 Year-over-year analysis

4 ELEMENT AS: årsregnskap 2019 vs 2018

Shrank 26% on revenue

approved 2020-05-29; registry 2020-06-13; journal 2020 426037

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2019 with 2018 for 4 ELEMENT AS. Revenue 924.8k NOK → 685.7k NOK (-25.9%). Net result -21.3k NOK → -23.0k NOK. Equity 30.3k NOK → 8 887 NOK.

On the constructive side: cash rose. Pressures included: revenue fell; operating result weakened; net result weakened.

Also worth watching: thin equity buffer; cogs fell. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for 4 ELEMENT AS.

Scorecard

Revenue
924.8k NOK 685.7k NOK
-25.9%
Operating result
-21.4k NOK -23.0k NOK
-7.5%
Net result
-21.3k NOK -23.0k NOK
-8.0%
Equity
30.3k NOK 8 887 NOK
-70.7%
Cash
21.5k NOK 87.4k NOK
+305.9%
Total assets
56.0k NOK 133.9k NOK
+138.9%

What improved

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    Cash rose

    Bank deposits 21.5k NOK → 87.4k NOK (+305.9% YoY). Calculated

What deteriorated

  • ↓

    Revenue fell

    Operating income / revenue moved from 924.8k NOK to 685.7k NOK (-25.9% YoY). Calculated

  • ↓

    Operating result weakened

    Operating result -21.4k NOK → -23.0k NOK (op. margin -2.3% → -3.4%). Calculated

  • ↓

    Net result weakened

    Net result -21.3k NOK → -23.0k NOK (net margin -2.3% → -3.4%). Calculated

  • ↓

    Equity eroded

    Book equity 30.3k NOK → 8 887 NOK (equity ratio 54.1% → 6.6%). Calculated

  • ↓

    Payroll up without matching revenue

    Salary cost 78.4k NOK → 4.11m NOK (8% → 600% of revenue). Calculated

Things to notice

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    Thin equity buffer

    Equity ratio is 6.6% of assets — limited loss-absorbing capacity on a stand-alone basis. Interpretation

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    COGS fell

    COGS / varekostnad 699.1k NOK → 474.7k NOK (-32.1% YoY). Calculated