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Bestseller A/S

Public limited companyCVR 88216512BrandeActive

Bestseller A/S is a public limited company, based in Brande, active in manufacture of outerwear, founded in 1978. Net profit rose 16% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 4.6bn. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 48 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 38.1bn+6.8% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 4.6bn+16.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 12.4bn+4.8% vs. 2024
Employees2,808latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.5bn.
  • Revenue rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 38.1bn.
  • Net profit rose 16% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.6bn.
  • Equity rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 12.4bn.

Employees

  • 55 fewer employees than a year earlier: 2,808 (07/2026) against 2,863 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Line Andrea Fandrup (director, 01/08/2026).
  • Stepped down: Thomas Børglum Jensen (director, 31/08/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Manufacture of outerwear (142100)

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 2bnDKK 4bnDKK 6bnDKK 8bnDKK 10bnDKK 12bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Bestseller A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue24,133,13326,404,90635,248,00037,013,00035,651,00038,074,000+6.8%
Gross profit6,326,3639,435,06712,201,00011,363,00012,321,00013,504,000+9.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)988,0484,457,532–4,790,0005,299,0005,933,000+12%
Profit before tax775,9494,603,6736,085,0004,944,0005,337,0005,888,000+10.3%
Net profit377,0433,609,1945,143,0003,913,0003,932,0004,579,000+16.5%
Total assets13,830,03418,246,04522,308,00021,132,00021,745,00024,676,000+13.5%
Equity5,253,9688,734,04011,881,00011,848,00011,827,00012,395,000+4.8%
Liabilities6,511,6537,779,3658,896,0008,056,0008,094,00010,708,000+32.3%
Cash and cash equivalents2,714,3813,344,6372,185,0002,431,0002,493,0002,617,000+5%
Average number of employees18,60716,13217,84720,27620,70421,638+4.5%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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DKK 0DKK 2bnDKK 4bnDKK 6bnDKK 8bnDKK 10bnDKK 12bnDKK 14bn202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (48 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Profit for five years in a row

    Net result has been positive in 2021–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is positive in the five latest annual reports in a row.

The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Bestseller A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/08/2024 – 31/07/202510/10/2025The groupPDF not statedXBRL
202401/08/2023 – 31/07/202411/10/2024The groupPDFXBRL
202301/08/2022 – 31/07/202306/10/2023The groupPDFXBRL
202201/08/2021 – 31/07/202210/10/2022The groupPDFXBRL
202101/08/2020 – 31/07/202108/10/2021The companyPDFXBRL
202001/08/2019 – 31/07/202009/10/2020The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00008/2309/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/26
Employees

Position in the industry

48 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of outerwear based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 13.5bnNo. 1 of 48
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 12.4bnNo. 1 of 48
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees2,808No. 1 of 48
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 1m, net profit DKK 25,339, equity DKK 486k, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.9mDKK 36.7mDKK 704.5mDKK 5bnHere
Distribution of gross profit for 44 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 1,000 employees or more177 companies in the comparison
No. 8of 147
Better than 95%
No. 16of 177
Better than 91%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 10of 10,152
Better than 100%
No. 31of 10,275
Better than 100%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 16of 17,786
Better than 100%
No. 49of 18,024
Better than 100%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Manufacture of outerwear
Gross profit
  1. Bestseller A/SDKK 13.5bn
  2. Vila A/SDKK 272.7m
  3. Ganni A/SDKK 149.2m
Net profit
  1. Bestseller A/SDKK 4.6bn
  2. Vila A/SDKK 199.1m
  3. Ganni A/S−DKK 49.3m
Equity
  1. Bestseller A/SDKK 12.4bn
  2. Vila A/SDKK 655.4m
  3. Ganni A/SDKK 326m
Employees
  1. Bestseller A/S2,808
  2. Vila A/S232
  3. Ganni A/S165

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Bestseller United A/S100%
Bestseller A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Bestseller A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Anders Holch PovlsenCEO06/10/2009
Line Andrea FandrupDirector01/08/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Bestseller A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Anders Holch PovlsenBoard member29/07/1998
Finn PoulsenBoard member01/06/2001
Troels Holch PovlsenBoard member06/10/2009
Merete Bech PovlsenChair of the board06/10/2009
Lise KaaeBoard member23/11/2017
Former management (10)
Former management at Bestseller A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Eigil Anton Johansen DührBoard member30/08/198220/01/1988
Carsten HenriksenBoard member30/08/198212/12/1990
Poul Bækgaard LaursenDirector29/07/199820/01/2009
Troels Holch PovlsenDirector28/10/199811/03/2005
Bo TerpBoard member26/03/199924/06/2008
Finn PoulsenDirector01/06/200101/06/2001
Lisbeth HolmDirector01/04/200329/08/2016
Lise KaaeChief financial officer20/01/200923/11/2017
Lars Radoor SørensenDirector08/06/201103/05/2013
Thomas Børglum JensenDirector23/11/201731/08/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af 3 medlemmer af bestyrelsen eller af 2 medlemmer af direktionen eller af den administrerende direktør alene

Address and production units

22 active production units

Fredskovvej 5
7330 Brande

Ikast-Brande Municipality · Postcode 7330

Other companies at the address (2)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
BESTSELLER A/SFredskovvej 5, 7330 Brande1,5901002788029
BESTSELLER A/S (Aarhus)Inge Lehmanns Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C9241020397000
BESTSELLER A/S (Logistikcenter Nord)Moltrup Landevej 201, 6100 Haderslev1521017656739
HolmenGalionsvej 39, 1437 København K381015023771
BESTSELLER A/SArvad Møllevej 37, 7330 Brande361018117351
BESTSELLER A/S Lindencrones PalæBredgade 26, 1260 København K271012255434
BESTSELLER A/S - FredericiaPrinsessens Kvarter 3H, 1, Tårup, 7000 Fredericia111026932099
Lager - Helge Nielsens Alle 11Helge Nielsens Alle 11, 8723 Løsning111018745875
Bestseller A/S - ConstantinsborgStorskovvej 14A, Ormslev, 8260 Viby J71018967665
Bestseller A/STransportcenter Alle 8, 7400 Herning51028206360
BESTSELLER A/SStilling Kirkevej 10, 8660 Skanderborg41025161609
Bestseller A/SBaronessens Kvarter 1A, Tårup, 7000 Fredericia41028874002
TravelCargo Centervej 60, 7190 Billund31021806257
Bestseller A/SKnabrostræde 20, 1210 København K21028886515
BESTSELLER A/SBaronessens Kvarter 6P, 7000 Fredericia11031893263

Showing 15 of 22 units (sorted by employees).

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive fabrikation og handel.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

45 registered events
20261 changemanagement 1
  • Line Andrea Fandrup appointed director
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Thomas Børglum Jensen stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of outerwear (142100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20173 changesmanagement 3
  • Thomas Børglum Jensen appointed director
  • Lise Kaae appointed board member
  • Lise Kaae stepped down as chief financial officer
20161 changemanagement 1
  • Lisbeth Holm stepped down as director
20143 changesmerger 3
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Merger registered in CVR
20131 changemanagement 1
  • Lars Radoor Sørensen stepped down as director
20111 changemanagement 1
  • Lars Radoor Sørensen appointed director
20095 changesmanagement 5
  • Anders Holch Povlsen appointed ceo
  • Merete Bech Povlsen appointed chair of the board
  • Troels Holch Povlsen appointed board member
  • Lise Kaae appointed chief financial officer
  • Poul Bækgaard Laursen stepped down as director
20081 changemanagement 1
  • Bo Terp stepped down as board member
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Fredskovvej 5, 7330 Brande
20061 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20051 changemanagement 1
  • Troels Holch Povlsen stepped down as director
20031 changemanagement 1
  • Lisbeth Holm appointed director
20023 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · ownership 1
  • Moved to Fredskovvej 5, 7330 Brande
  • Name changed from BESTSELLER WHOLESALE A/S to BESTSELLER A/S
  • BESTSELLER UNITED A/S registered as owner (100%)
20013 changesmanagement 3
  • Finn Poulsen appointed director
  • Finn Poulsen stepped down as director
  • Finn Poulsen appointed board member
19991 changemanagement 1
  • Bo Terp appointed board member
19983 changesmanagement 3
  • Troels Holch Povlsen appointed director
  • Anders Holch Povlsen appointed board member
  • Poul Bækgaard Laursen appointed director
19951 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 400,000 DKK to 110,000,000 DKK
19902 changesmanagement 1 · name 1
  • Carsten Henriksen stepped down as board member
  • Name changed from AKTIESELSKABET AF 30/8 1982 to BESTSELLER WHOLESALE A/S
19881 changemanagement 1
  • Eigil Anton Johansen Dühr stepped down as board member
19823 changesfounded 1 · management 2
  • Registered as AKTIESELSKABET AF 30/8 1982
  • Carsten Henriksen appointed board member
  • Eigil Anton Johansen Dühr appointed board member

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.

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