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Carl Zeiss A/S

Public limited companyCVR 84786217BirkerødActive

Carl Zeiss A/S is a public limited company, based in Birkerød, active in wholesale of medical and hospital supplies, founded in 1979. Net profit fell 11% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 5.1m. With 42 employees, the company is about 8 times larger than the industry median. Equity fell to DKK 18.9m in 2025.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 130.7m−14.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 5.1m−11.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 18.9m−20.6% vs. 2024
Employees42latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 42.4m.
  • Revenue fell 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 130.7m.
  • Net profit fell 11% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.1m.
  • Equity fell 21% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 18.9m.

Employees

  • 1 more employees than a year earlier: 42 (07/2026) against 41 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Frank Grønlund Nielsen (board member, 04/08/2026) and Danni Stokbæk (board member, 01/05/2025).
  • Stepped down: Vibeke Gram Oxholm (board member, 01/05/2025) and Danni Stokbæk (board member, 04/08/2026).

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 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25mDKK 30m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Carl Zeiss A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot stated126,673130,091154,119153,638130,735−14.9%
Gross profit30,83337,67137,33836,37341,45042,365+2.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)6,7687,7727,2665,5787,2176,509−9.8%
Profit before tax6,87710,4957,2655,4937,3456,547−10.9%
Net profit5,3488,8585,6584,3645,7375,092−11.2%
Total assets49,70854,49565,36673,03165,11857,605−11.5%
Equity20,77927,55425,47620,43623,77318,865−20.6%
Liabilities28,00225,39938,17050,73639,75537,811−4.9%
Cash and cash equivalents65,300273101952−99%
Average number of employees333736373840+5.3%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report. Revenue is not stated for 2020: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.

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DKK 0DKK 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (187 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 Carl Zeiss A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/10/2024 – 30/09/202509/02/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/10/2023 – 30/09/202413/02/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/10/2022 – 30/09/202303/04/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/10/2021 – 30/09/202228/03/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/10/2020 – 30/09/202108/03/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/10/2019 – 30/09/202024/02/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

187 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of medical and hospital supplies based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 42.4mNo. 26 of 187
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 18.9mNo. 54 of 187
Better than 72% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees42No. 24 of 187
Better than 88% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.8m, net profit DKK 1.2m, equity DKK 5.4m, 5 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 795kDKK 6.3mDKK 50.3mDKK 200.3mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 179 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 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 647of 9,892
Better than 93%
No. 1,848of 9,922
Better than 81%
Same industry and 20–49 employees28 companies in the comparison
No. 7of 28
Better than 78%
No. 19of 28
Better than 33%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 1,703of 10,152
Better than 83%
No. 3,510of 10,275
Better than 66%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 3,378of 17,786
Better than 81%
No. 6,381of 18,024
Better than 65%

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

Wholesale of medical and hospital supplies
Gross profit
  1. Carl Zeiss A/SDKK 42.4m
  2. Orifarm Generics A/SDKK 399.8m
  3. 3shape Trios A/SDKK 203.5m
Net profit
  1. Carl Zeiss A/SDKK 5.1m
  2. Orifarm Generics A/SDKK 77.2m
  3. 3shape Trios A/SDKK 58.4m
Equity
  1. Carl Zeiss A/SDKK 18.9m
  2. Orifarm Generics A/SDKK 496.3m
  3. 3shape Trios A/SDKK 121.7m
Employees
  1. Carl Zeiss A/S42
  2. Orifarm Generics A/S255
  3. 3shape Trios A/S56

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Carl Zeiss Beteiligungs - GmbH100%
Carl Zeiss A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Carl Zeiss A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Lena Edlund HoffmannCEO01/10/2024

Board of directors

Board of directors at Carl Zeiss A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Eva Elisabeth Bromels CallmarBoard member01/04/2023
Lena Edlund HoffmannBoard member01/10/2024
Frank Grønlund NielsenBoard member04/08/2026
Former management (26)
Former management at Carl Zeiss A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Axel KierkegaardBoard member22/02/197903/01/2012
Gregers BrockBoard member22/02/197903/01/2012
Jørgen Peter BrockBoard member22/02/197903/01/2012
Michael Gustav BrockBoard member22/02/197905/10/1999
Poul JardingBoard member22/02/197915/06/1989
Bjarne HofmannBoard member22/02/197905/10/1999
Bjarne HofmannDirector22/02/197906/02/2003
Oda BrockBoard member22/02/197905/10/1999
Tommy PedersenBoard member05/10/199903/01/2012
Gregers BrockCEO06/02/200303/01/2012
Herbert Walter Friedrich KupferschmidBoard member03/01/201231/07/2013
Alexander OlaBoard member03/01/201223/05/2018
Alexander OlaCEO03/01/201224/05/2018
Herbert Alois SchadenBoard member03/01/201213/07/2016
Thomas SpitzenpfeilChair of the board03/01/201213/07/2016
Walther Franz HegerBoard member07/05/201312/07/2016
Klaus LeinmüllerBoard member31/07/201313/07/2016
Vibeke Gram OxholmDirector13/02/201413/07/2016
Vibeke Gram OxholmBoard member13/07/201601/05/2025
Walther Franz HegerChair of the board13/07/201623/05/2018
Alexander OlaChair of the board24/05/201822/01/2021
Alexander OlaChair of the board24/05/201824/05/2018
Walther Franz HegerBoard member24/05/201830/09/2024
Walther Franz HegerCEO24/05/201830/09/2024
Simon Söhneke HeesChair of the board22/01/202131/03/2023
Danni StokbækBoard member01/05/202504/08/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af (i) to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening, (ii) et medlem af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør, eller (iii) to direktører i forening.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Bregnerødvej 133
3460 Birkerød

Rudersdal Municipality · Postcode 3460

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
CARL ZEISS A/SBregnerødvej 133, 1, 3460 Birkerød431002703834

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive forretning med handel med optiske instrumenter og brilleoptikprodukter samt anden hermed forbunden virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

73 registered events
20263 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Frank Grønlund Nielsen appointed board member
  • Danni Stokbæk stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Danni Stokbæk appointed board member
  • Vibeke Gram Oxholm stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20245 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
  • Lena Edlund Hoffmann appointed ceo
  • Lena Edlund Hoffmann appointed board member
  • Walther Franz Heger stepped down as ceo
  • Walther Franz Heger stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20233 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Eva Elisabeth Bromels Callmar appointed board member
  • Simon Söhneke Hees stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20214 changesmerger 1 · accounts 1 · management 2
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Simon Söhneke Hees appointed chair of the board
  • Alexander Ola stepped down as chair of the board
20191 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Bregnerødvej 133, 1, 3460 Birkerød
20187 changesmanagement 7
  • Alexander Ola appointed chair of the board
  • Alexander Ola stepped down as chair of the board
  • Walther Franz Heger appointed ceo
  • Walther Franz Heger appointed board member
  • Alexander Ola stepped down as ceo
  • Walther Franz Heger stepped down as chair of the board
  • Alexander Ola stepped down as board member
20171 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Bregnerødvej 133, 1, 3460 Birkerød
20167 changesmanagement 7
  • Walther Franz Heger appointed chair of the board
  • Vibeke Gram Oxholm appointed board member
  • Vibeke Gram Oxholm stepped down as director
  • Klaus Leinmüller stepped down as board member
  • Thomas Spitzenpfeil stepped down as chair of the board
  • Herbert Alois Schaden stepped down as board member
  • Walther Franz Heger stepped down as board member
20142 changesname 1 · management 1
  • Name changed from BROCK & MICHELSEN A/S to CARL ZEISS A/S
  • Vibeke Gram Oxholm appointed director
20133 changesmanagement 3
  • Klaus Leinmüller appointed board member
  • Herbert Walter Friedrich Kupferschmid stepped down as board member
  • Walther Franz Heger appointed board member
201211 changesmanagement 10 · ownership 1
  • Thomas Spitzenpfeil appointed chair of the board
  • Herbert Alois Schaden appointed board member
  • Alexander Ola appointed ceo
  • Alexander Ola appointed board member
  • Herbert Walter Friedrich Kupferschmid appointed board member
  • Gregers Brock stepped down as ceo
  • Tommy Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Axel Kierkegaard stepped down as board member
  • Gregers Brock stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Peter Brock stepped down as board member
  • Carl Zeiss Beteiligungs - GmbH registered as owner (100%)
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Blokken 76-80, 3460 Birkerød
20036 changesname 1 · industry 1 · merger 1 · capital 1 · management 2
  • Name changed from BROCK & MICHELSEN HOLDING A/S to BROCK & MICHELSEN A/S
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med læge- og hospitalsartikler (514620)
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Share capital changed from 2,700,000 DKK to 2,900,000 DKK
  • Gregers Brock appointed ceo
  • Bjarne Hofmann stepped down as director
20021 changename 1
  • Name changed from BROCK & MICHELSEN A/S to BROCK & MICHELSEN HOLDING A/S
19994 changesmanagement 4
  • Tommy Pedersen appointed board member
  • Oda Brock stepped down as board member
  • Bjarne Hofmann stepped down as board member
  • Michael Gustav Brock stepped down as board member
19891 changemanagement 1
  • Poul Jarding stepped down as board member
19799 changesfounded 1 · management 8
  • Registered as BROCK & MICHELSEN A/S
  • Axel Kierkegaard appointed board member
  • Gregers Brock appointed board member
  • Oda Brock appointed board member
  • Bjarne Hofmann appointed director
  • Bjarne Hofmann appointed board member
  • Poul Jarding appointed board member
  • Michael Gustav Brock appointed board member
  • Jørgen Peter Brock 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 24/10/2026.

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