Org.nr 914 778 271 2020 → 2021 Year-over-year analysis

Norsk Hydro ASA: årsregnskap 2021 vs 2020

Grew 32525% on revenue, returned to profit

approved 2022-05-10; registry 2022-06-21; journal 2022 468360

Full company analysis · All year comparisons

What changed

Comparing Årsregnskap 2021 with 2020 for Norsk Hydro ASA. Revenue 800.0k NOK → 261.00m NOK (+32525.0%). Net result -467.00m NOK → +1.82bn NOK. Equity 59.01bn NOK → 50.48bn NOK.

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

Also worth watching: book investments changed. All figures are taken from the published annual accounts for Norsk Hydro ASA.

Scorecard

Revenue
800.0k NOK 261.00m NOK
+32525.0%
Operating result
-668.00m NOK -490.00m NOK
+26.6%
Net result
-467.00m NOK +1.82bn NOK
+488.9%
Equity
59.01bn NOK 50.48bn NOK
-14.5%
Cash
13.78bn NOK 18.26bn NOK
+32.6%
Total assets
n/m 105.43m NOK
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What improved

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    Revenue rose

    Operating income / revenue moved from 800.0k NOK to 261.00m NOK (+32525.0% YoY). Calculated

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    Operating result improved

    Operating result -668.00m NOK → -490.00m NOK (op. margin -83500.0% → -187.7%). Calculated

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    Turned profitable

    Net result flipped from a loss of 467.00m NOK to a profit of 1.82bn NOK. Calculated

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    Cash rose

    Bank deposits 13.78bn NOK → 18.26bn NOK (+32.6% YoY). Calculated

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    Owners injected capital

    Paid-in equity rose 31.36bn NOK → 31.41bn NOK (+54.00m NOK). Reported fact

What deteriorated

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    Equity eroded

    Book equity 59.01bn NOK → 50.48bn NOK. Calculated

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    Current ratio dropped below 1×

    Current ratio 1.20× → 0.81× — short-term liabilities now exceed liquid/current assets on the published lines. Calculated

Things to notice

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    Book investments changed

    Investment / intangible book value 77.69bn NOK → 76.36bn NOK. Reported fact