Org.nr 913 169 085 2017 → 2018 Year-over-year analysis

AIR BUILDING AS: årsregnskap 2018 vs 2017

Grew 5% on revenue

approved 2019-06-18; registry 2019-06-26; journal 2019 541440

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2018 with 2017 for AIR BUILDING AS. Revenue 3.07m NOK → 3.23m NOK (+5.3%). Net result +4 NOK → +2 508 NOK. Equity 262.3k NOK → 8 561 NOK.

On the constructive side: revenue rose; net result improved; cash rose. Pressures included: operating result weakened; equity eroded; current ratio dropped below 1×.

Also worth watching: thin equity buffer; cogs moved. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for AIR BUILDING AS.

Scorecard

Revenue
3.07m NOK 3.23m NOK
+5.3%
Operating result
-80.2k NOK -242.8k NOK
-202.7%
Net result
+4 NOK +2 508 NOK
+62600.0%
Equity
262.3k NOK 8 561 NOK
-96.7%
Cash
74.6k NOK 103.6k NOK
+38.8%
Total assets
887.5k NOK 725.1k NOK
-18.3%

What improved

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    Revenue rose

    Operating income / revenue moved from 3.07m NOK to 3.23m NOK (+5.3% YoY). Calculated

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    Net result improved

    Net result +4 NOK → +2 508 NOK (net margin 0.0% → 0.1%). Calculated

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    Cash rose

    Bank deposits 74.6k NOK → 103.6k NOK (+38.8% YoY). Calculated

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    Payroll decreased

    Salary cost 2.39m NOK → 1.78m NOK (78% → 55% of revenue). Calculated

What deteriorated

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    Operating result weakened

    Operating result -80.2k NOK → -242.8k NOK (op. margin -2.6% → -7.5%). Calculated

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    Equity eroded

    Book equity 262.3k NOK → 8 561 NOK (equity ratio 29.6% → 1.2%). Calculated

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    Current ratio dropped below 1×

    Current ratio 1.47× → 0.79× — short-term liabilities now exceed liquid/current assets on the published lines. Calculated

Things to notice

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    Thin equity buffer

    Equity ratio is 1.2% of assets — limited loss-absorbing capacity on a stand-alone basis. Interpretation

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    COGS moved

    COGS / varekostnad 323.5k NOK → 947.2k NOK (+192.8% YoY). Calculated