Org.nr 879 946 492 2013 → 2014 Year-over-year analysis

A C SMITH & CO AS: årsregnskap 2014 vs 2013

Shrank 19% on revenue, cash halved-plus

approved 2015-06-30; registry 2015-09-12; journal 2015 822906

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2014 with 2013 for A C SMITH & CO AS. Revenue 83.25m NOK → 67.57m NOK (-18.8%). Equity 26.52m NOK → 34.48m NOK.

On the constructive side: equity strengthened. Pressures included: revenue fell; operating result weakened; cash fell.

Also worth watching: sharp cash drawdown; cogs fell; book investments changed. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for A C SMITH & CO AS.

Scorecard

Revenue
83.25m NOK 67.57m NOK
-18.8%
Operating result
+7.68m NOK +4.77m NOK
-37.9%
Equity
26.52m NOK 34.48m NOK
+30.0%
Cash
28.69m NOK 9.88m NOK
-65.6%
Total assets
46.37m NOK 52.37m NOK
+12.9%

What improved

  • ↑

    Equity strengthened

    Book equity 26.52m NOK → 34.48m NOK (equity ratio 57.2% → 65.8%). Calculated

What deteriorated

  • ↓

    Revenue fell

    Operating income / revenue moved from 83.25m NOK to 67.57m NOK (-18.8% YoY). Calculated

  • ↓

    Operating result weakened

    Operating result +7.68m NOK → +4.77m NOK (op. margin 9.2% → 7.1%). Calculated

  • ↓

    Cash fell

    Bank deposits 28.69m NOK → 9.88m NOK (-65.6% YoY). Calculated

  • ↓

    Payroll up without matching revenue

    Salary cost 17.17m NOK → 18.11m NOK (21% → 27% of revenue). Calculated

Things to notice

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    Sharp cash drawdown

    Cash fell by more than 60% YoY (28.69m NOK → 9.88m NOK). Check whether funds moved to group receivables, investments, or operating burn. Interpretation

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    COGS fell

    COGS / varekostnad 54.28m NOK → 40.50m NOK (-25.4% YoY). Calculated

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    Book investments changed

    Investment / intangible book value 3 680 NOK → 11.7k NOK. Reported fact