Org.nr 886 581 432 2019 → 2020 Year-over-year analysis

AKER ASA: årsregnskap 2020 vs 2019

Shrank 86% on revenue, weaker earnings, cash halved-plus

approved 2021-04-28; registry 2021-07-12; journal 2021 470761

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2020 with 2019 for AKER ASA. Revenue 48.76bn NOK → 6.81bn NOK (-86.0%). Net result +179.00m NOK → +4.80m NOK. Equity 20.34bn NOK → 22.51bn NOK.

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

Also worth watching: sharp cash drawdown; paid-in equity reduced; cogs fell. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for AKER ASA.

Scorecard

Revenue
48.76bn NOK 6.81bn NOK
-86.0%
Operating result
-290.00m NOK -261.00m NOK
+10.0%
Net result
+179.00m NOK +4.80m NOK
-97.3%
Equity
20.34bn NOK 22.51bn NOK
+10.7%
Cash
1.79bn NOK 645.00m NOK
-63.9%
Total assets
28.89bn NOK 29.10bn NOK
+0.7%

What improved

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    Operating result improved

    Operating result -290.00m NOK → -261.00m NOK (op. margin -0.6% → -3.8%). Calculated

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    Equity strengthened

    Book equity 20.34bn NOK → 22.51bn NOK (equity ratio 70.4% → 77.3%). Calculated

What deteriorated

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    Revenue fell

    Operating income / revenue moved from 48.76bn NOK to 6.81bn NOK (-86.0% YoY). Calculated

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    Net result weakened

    Net result +179.00m NOK → +4.80m NOK (net margin 0.4% → 0.1%). Calculated

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    Cash fell

    Bank deposits 1.79bn NOK → 645.00m NOK (-63.9% YoY). Calculated

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    Current ratio dropped below 1×

    Current ratio 2.92× → 0.76× — short-term liabilities now exceed liquid/current assets on the published lines. Calculated

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    Payroll up without matching revenue

    Salary cost 11 NOK → 109.00m NOK (0% → 2% of revenue). Calculated

Things to notice

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    Sharp cash drawdown

    Cash fell by more than 60% YoY (1.79bn NOK → 645.00m NOK). Check whether funds moved to group receivables, investments, or operating burn. Interpretation

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    Paid-in equity reduced

    Paid-in equity fell 2.33bn NOK → 2.32bn NOK — check capital reduction, conversion, or reclassification. Interpretation

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    COGS fell

    COGS / varekostnad 22.25bn NOK → 1.02bn NOK (-95.4% YoY). Calculated

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    Book investments changed

    Investment / intangible book value 24.46bn NOK → 28.30bn NOK. Reported fact