Org.nr 985 460 191 2017 → 2018 Year-over-year analysis

A-MERKING AS: årsregnskap 2018 vs 2017

Shrank 15% on revenue, stronger earnings

approved 2019-05-13; registry 2019-07-15; journal 2019 706924

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2018 with 2017 for A-MERKING AS. Revenue 24.27m NOK → 20.73m NOK (-14.6%). Net result +256.4k NOK → +572.0k NOK. Equity 942.8k NOK → 1.21m NOK.

On the constructive side: net result improved; equity strengthened; cash rose. Pressures included: revenue fell; operating result weakened; payroll up without matching revenue.

Also worth watching: cogs fell. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for A-MERKING AS.

Scorecard

Revenue
24.27m NOK 20.73m NOK
-14.6%
Operating result
+982.8k NOK +745.5k NOK
-24.1%
Net result
+256.4k NOK +572.0k NOK
+123.1%
Equity
942.8k NOK 1.21m NOK
+28.9%
Cash
932.8k NOK 1.41m NOK
+51.3%
Total assets
5.76m NOK 4.90m NOK
-14.8%

What improved

  • ↑

    Net result improved

    Net result +256.4k NOK → +572.0k NOK (net margin 1.1% → 2.8%). Calculated

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    Equity strengthened

    Book equity 942.8k NOK → 1.21m NOK (equity ratio 16.4% → 24.8%). Calculated

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    Cash rose

    Bank deposits 932.8k NOK → 1.41m NOK (+51.3% YoY). Calculated

What deteriorated

  • ↓

    Revenue fell

    Operating income / revenue moved from 24.27m NOK to 20.73m NOK (-14.6% YoY). Calculated

  • ↓

    Operating result weakened

    Operating result +982.8k NOK → +745.5k NOK (op. margin 4.0% → 3.6%). Calculated

  • ↓

    Payroll up without matching revenue

    Salary cost 7.98m NOK → 8.43m NOK (33% → 41% of revenue). Calculated

Things to notice

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    COGS fell

    COGS / varekostnad 10.10m NOK → 8.02m NOK (-20.6% YoY). Calculated