Org.nr 910 253 158 2017 → 2018 Year-over-year analysis

MULTICONSULT ASA: årsregnskap 2018 vs 2017

Shrank 28% on revenue, weaker earnings, cash halved-plus

approved 2019-04-04; registry 2019-05-11; journal 2019 320485

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2018 with 2017 for MULTICONSULT ASA. Revenue 79.28m NOK → 56.94m NOK (-28.2%). Net result +79.53m NOK → +63.56m NOK. Equity 434.8k NOK → 497.1k NOK.

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

Also worth watching: sharp cash drawdown; book investments changed. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for MULTICONSULT ASA.

Scorecard

Revenue
79.28m NOK 56.94m NOK
-28.2%
Net result
+79.53m NOK +63.56m NOK
-20.1%
Equity
434.8k NOK 497.1k NOK
+14.3%
Cash
154.29m NOK 2.21m NOK
-98.6%
Total assets
900.87m NOK 831.78m NOK
-7.7%

What improved

  • ↑

    Equity strengthened

    Book equity 434.8k NOK → 497.1k NOK (equity ratio 0.0% → 0.1%). Calculated

What deteriorated

  • ↓

    Revenue fell

    Operating income / revenue moved from 79.28m NOK to 56.94m NOK (-28.2% YoY). Calculated

  • ↓

    Net result weakened

    Net result +79.53m NOK → +63.56m NOK (net margin 100.3% → 111.6%). Calculated

  • ↓

    Cash fell

    Bank deposits 154.29m NOK → 2.21m NOK (-98.6% YoY). Calculated

  • ↓

    Payroll up without matching revenue

    Salary cost 11 NOK → 46.05m NOK (0% → 81% of revenue). Calculated

  • ↓

    COGS moved

    COGS / varekostnad 1.23m NOK → 9.10m NOK (+641.4% YoY). Calculated

Things to notice

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    Sharp cash drawdown

    Cash fell by more than 60% YoY (154.29m NOK → 2.21m NOK). Check whether funds moved to group receivables, investments, or operating burn. Interpretation

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    Book investments changed

    Investment / intangible book value 836.6k NOK → 794.27m NOK. Reported fact