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Daarbak A/S

Public limited companyCVR 29388792Esbjerg ØActive

Daarbak A/S is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg Ø, active in wholesale of books, paper and stationery, founded in 2006. Net profit fell 72% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 26.6m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 72 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 19 production units in 17 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 948.8m−4.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 26.6m−72.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 277.2m−20.5% vs. 2024
Employees284latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 286.8m.
  • Revenue fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 948.8m.
  • Net profit fell 72% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 26.6m.
  • Equity fell 21% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 277.2m.

Employees

  • 16 more employees than a year earlier: 284 (07/2026) against 268 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Katrine Dueholm Nielsen (board member, 24/02/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 02/07/2026: Moved to Falkevej 3A, 6705 Esbjerg Ø
  • 01/12/2025: Name changed from Daarbak Group A/S to Daarbak A/S
  • 05/03/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of books, paper and stationery (464920)
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of information and communication equipment (465000)

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 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250mDKK 300mDKK 350m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Daarbak A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot stated704,6371,073,6411,051,513994,001948,754−4.6%
Gross profit158,454200,716306,269353,752299,800286,800−4.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)58,68894,501121,258160,430121,51050,270−58.6%
Profit before tax58,91492,506119,766158,882125,13052,317−58.2%
Net profit45,86071,52690,715120,52796,65226,627−72.5%
Total assets164,680400,244478,201450,406487,116406,614−16.5%
Equity113,568180,501251,216321,743348,747277,199−20.5%
Liabilities46,089214,061214,823108,448125,308115,736−7.6%
Cash and cash equivalents6,1733173,06344533,62926,222−22%
Average number of employees183187317306263252−4.2%

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 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250mDKK 300mDKK 350m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (72 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 Daarbak A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/09/2024 – 31/08/202526/01/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/09/2023 – 31/08/202410/12/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202301/09/2022 – 31/08/202312/02/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/09/2021 – 31/08/202216/01/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/09/2020 – 31/08/202131/01/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/09/2019 – 31/08/202030/11/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

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Employees

Position in the industry

72 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of books, paper and stationery based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 286.8mNo. 2 of 72
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 277.2mNo. 2 of 72
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees284No. 2 of 72
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.4m, net profit DKK 434k, equity DKK 3.2m, 7 employees.

DKK 339kDKK 1.9mDKK 10.1mDKK 55.1mDKK 170.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 69 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 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 159of 763
Better than 79%
No. 209of 796
Better than 74%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 210of 24,791
Better than 99%
No. 583of 24,909
Better than 98%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 535of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 1,117of 18,024
Better than 94%

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 books, paper and stationery
Gross profit
  1. Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
  3. Multiline A/SDKK 261.5m
Net profit
  1. Daarbak A/SDKK 26.6m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 155m
  3. Multiline A/SDKK 51.9m
Equity
  1. Daarbak A/SDKK 277.2m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 165m
  3. Multiline A/SDKK 101.3m
Employees
  1. Daarbak A/S284
  2. Essity Denmark A/S132
  3. Multiline A/S222

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
Daarbak A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

5 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Daarbak A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Finn Viggo NielsenDirector28/03/2012

Board of directors

Board of directors at Daarbak A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Finn Viggo NielsenBoard member28/03/2012
Anne-Mette DueholmBoard member31/08/2017
Jens Støy DueholmChair of the board12/11/2019
Katrine Dueholm NielsenBoard member24/02/2025
Founders
KR 332 ApS
Former management (8)
Former management at Daarbak A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Caroline Sundorph PontoppidanDirector07/02/200631/03/2009
Imad MahainiBoard member31/03/200909/07/2009
John Harbo AndersenBoard member31/03/200902/04/2009
John Harbo AndersenCEO31/03/200928/03/2012
Gert GerberDirector31/03/200929/05/2009
Frank LindhøjDirector31/03/200929/05/2009
Ole Steen AndersenBoard member09/07/200912/11/2019
Marianne PhilipChair of the board28/03/201212/11/2019

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse, af bestyrelsesformanden sammen med et medlem af bestyrelsen eller af en direktør alene.

Address and production units

19 active production units

Falkevej 3A
6705 Esbjerg Ø

Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6705

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Daarbak A/SGugvej 120, 9210 Aalborg SØ421016860685
Daarbak A/SKøbenhavnsvej 130, 4000 Roskilde421025633691
Daarbak A/SFalkevej 3A, 6705 Esbjerg Ø421025633403
Daarbak A/SFriis Hansens Vej 3, 7100 Vejle411027719674
Daarbak A/SMidtager 29, 2605 Brøndby271015242341
Daarbak A/SVejlevej 104B, 8700 Horsens251015242392
Daarbak A/SØstre Fælledvej 8, 9400 Nørresundby81028002730
Daarbak A/SThomas Koppels Gade 30, 8000 Aarhus C41025633624
Daarbak A/SHolbækvej 8, 4200 Slagelse31025633543
Daarbak A/SGl Ringstedvej 33, 4300 Holbæk31025633594
Daarbak A/SHvidkærvej 52, Højme, 5250 Odense SV31025633683
Daarbak A/STømrervej 10B, 6800 Varde21028002722
Daarbak A/SToldbodgade 7A, 8900 Randers C21028003486
Daarbak A/SVesterbrogade 57, 4930 Maribo21025633535
Daarbak A/SIndustrivej Syd 11, Birk, 7400 Herning21026720857

Showing 15 of 19 units (sorted by employees).

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive papir-, kontormøbel og varefabrikation og handel med papir, kontormøbler og andre varer samt dermed beslægtede formål og at besidde ejerandele i selskaber, der har tilsvarende formål

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

69 registered events
20262 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Falkevej 3A, 6705 Esbjerg Ø
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20254 changesname 1 · industry 2 · management 1
  • Name changed from Daarbak Group A/S to Daarbak A/S
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of books, paper and stationery (464920)
  • Katrine Dueholm Nielsen appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of information and communication equipment (465000)
20245 changesaccounts 2 · ownership 2 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Brian Sørensen Invest ApS registered as owner (15%)
  • Daarbak Group Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20232 changesaccounts 1 · address 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Moved to Gugvej 120, 9210 Aalborg SØ
20225 changesname 1 · merger 1 · accounts 1 · ownership 2
  • Name changed from SCAN OFFICE GROUP A/S to Daarbak Group A/S
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • HOLDINGSELSKABET AF 17. AUGUST 2011 ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
  • MOGENS DAARBAK HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
20216 changescapital 2 · ownership 3 · merger 1
  • Share capital changed from 21,274,335 DKK to 23,638,150 DKK
  • MOGENS DAARBAK HOLDING A/S registered as owner (10%)
  • Daarbak Group Holding ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
  • Daarbak Group Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Share capital changed from 20,281,394 DKK to 21,274,335 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20208 changesaccounts 1 · capital 3 · name 1 · ownership 2 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Share capital changed from 20,000,000 DKK to 20,281,394 DKK
  • Name changed from SCAN OFFICE A/S to SCAN OFFICE GROUP A/S
  • Share capital changed from 40,000,000 DKK to 20,000,000 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 20,000,000 DKK to 40,000,000 DKK
  • Daarbak Group Holding ApS registered as owner (90%)
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Daarbak Group Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
20194 changesmanagement 3 · ownership 1
  • Jens Støy Dueholm appointed chair of the board
  • Marianne Philip stepped down as chair of the board
  • Ole Steen Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Daarbak A/S is no longer registered as owner
20171 changemanagement 1
  • Anne-Mette Dueholm appointed board member
20161 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20159 changesaddress 1 · ownership 8
  • Moved to Ellekær 12, 2730 Herlev
  • Daarbak Group Holding ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
  • Daarbak A/S registered as owner (5%)
  • DG Investering ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • HOLDINGSELSKABET AF 17. AUGUST 2011 ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • DG Investering ApS registered as owner (25%)
  • Daarbak A/S registered as owner (10%)
  • Daarbak A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • HOLDINGSELSKABET AF 17. AUGUST 2011 ApS registered as owner (50%)
20125 changesname 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from SCAN OFFICE ApS to SCAN OFFICE A/S
  • Marianne Philip appointed chair of the board
  • Finn Viggo Nielsen appointed director
  • Finn Viggo Nielsen appointed board member
  • John Harbo Andersen stepped down as ceo
20111 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 125,000 DKK to 20,000,000 DKK
200914 changesmanagement 11 · address 1 · industry 1 · name 1
  • Ole Steen Andersen appointed board member
  • Imad Mahaini stepped down as board member
  • Frank Lindhøj stepped down as director
  • Gert Gerber stepped down as director
  • John Harbo Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Kvaglundvej 89, 6705 Esbjerg Ø
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med andre kontormaskiner og andet kontorudstyr (466600)
  • Name changed from KRK 5 ApS to SCAN OFFICE ApS
  • Frank Lindhøj appointed director
  • Gert Gerber appointed director
  • John Harbo Andersen appointed ceo
  • John Harbo Andersen appointed board member
  • Imad Mahaini appointed board member
  • Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan stepped down as director
20062 changesfounded 1 · management 1
  • Registered as KRK 5 ApS
  • Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan appointed director

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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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