A & B JERNVARE AS: årsregnskap 1999 vs 1998
Shrank 205% on revenue, weaker earnings, fresh owner capital
Summary
What changed
Comparing Årsregnskap 1999 with 1998 for A & B JERNVARE AS. Revenue 3.93m NOK → -4.12m NOK (-205.0%). Net result -185.3k NOK → -238.7k NOK. Equity -381.4k NOK → -420.2k NOK.
On the constructive side: cash rose. Pressures included: revenue fell; operating result weakened; net result weakened.
Also worth watching: thin equity buffer. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for A & B JERNVARE AS.
At a glance
Scorecard
What improved
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Cash rose
Bank deposits 50.2k NOK → 53.4k NOK (+6.4% YoY). Calculated
What deteriorated
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Revenue fell
Operating income / revenue moved from 3.93m NOK to -4.12m NOK (-205.0% YoY). Calculated
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Operating result weakened
Operating result +281.9k NOK → -361.4k NOK (op. margin 7.2% → 8.8%). Calculated
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Net result weakened
Net result -185.3k NOK → -238.7k NOK (net margin -4.7% → 5.8%). Calculated
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Equity eroded
Book equity -381.4k NOK → -420.2k NOK (equity ratio -25.9% → -26.8%). Calculated
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Payroll up without matching revenue
Salary cost 702.4k NOK → 708.6k NOK. Calculated
Things to notice
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Thin equity buffer
Equity ratio is -26.8% of assets — limited loss-absorbing capacity on a stand-alone basis. Interpretation