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Ejner Hessel A/S

Public limited companyCVR 58811211BrandeActive

Ejner Hessel A/S is a public limited company, based in Brande, active in retail sale of motor vehicles, founded in 1982. Net profit fell 10% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 168.7m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 861 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 38 production units in 31 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 8.8bn+8.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 168.7m−10.1% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 1.2bn+8.1% vs. 2024
Employees1,866latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.3bn.
  • Revenue rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 8.8bn.
  • Net profit fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 168.7m.
  • Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.2bn.

Employees

  • 162 more employees than a year earlier: 1,866 (07/2026) against 1,704 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Jens Jørgen Jessen Bjerrisgaard (director, 06/01/2026), Jan Benjamin Mahr (director, 06/01/2026) and Thomas Lau Schleicher (chair of the board, 02/07/2026).
  • Stepped down: Bjarne Hedelund Hessel (director, 06/01/2026), Janus Skak Olufsen (chair of the board, 02/07/2026) and Jan Benjamin Mahr (ceo, 05/01/2026) (+1).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Retail sale of motor vehicles (478100)

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 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bnDKK 1.2bn202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Ejner Hessel A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue5,010,5775,713,6466,512,6667,085,0848,164,7118,837,937+8.2%
Gross profit765,286867,536988,9221,021,6311,157,7021,272,686+9.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)169,306238,287280,918250,194271,889225,466−17.1%
Profit before tax180,083345,929330,814228,773241,660217,367−10.1%
Net profit137,294294,277270,775177,662187,567168,714−10.1%
Total assets1,148,4921,487,5901,841,8942,065,2142,107,1273,769,424+78.9%
Equity556,595752,184789,815967,4771,095,0441,183,758+8.1%
Liabilities591,898735,4061,052,0791,097,7371,012,0832,585,666+155.5%
Cash and cash equivalents2,41518,7352,3346,1801,3483,799+181.9%
Average number of employees9831,0641,2151,3001,4251,503+5.5%

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.

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DKK 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800mDKK 1bnDKK 1.2bn202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (862 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 Ejner Hessel A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202505/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202416/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202319/04/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202227/04/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202111/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202007/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80008/2309/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/26
Employees

Position in the industry

862 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in retail sale of motor vehicles based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 1.3bnNo. 1 of 861
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 1.2bnNo. 2 of 862
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees1,866No. 2 of 862
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 425k, equity DKK 3.7m, 4 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 1.1mDKK 11.3mDKK 119.8mDKK 579mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 813 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. 51of 147
Better than 66%
No. 75of 177
Better than 58%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 66of 10,152
Better than 99%
No. 193of 10,275
Better than 98%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 107of 17,786
Better than 99%
No. 367of 18,024
Better than 98%

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

Retail sale of motor vehicles
Gross profit
  1. Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.3bn
  2. Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 961.5m
  3. Autohuset Vestergaard A/S PersonvogneDKK 373.3m
Net profit
  1. Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 168.7m
  2. Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 50.9m
  3. Autohuset Vestergaard A/S PersonvogneDKK 12.2m
Equity
  1. Ejner Hessel A/SDKK 1.2bn
  2. Semler Mobility Retail A/SDKK 167.2m
  3. Autohuset Vestergaard A/S PersonvogneDKK 265.5m
Employees
  1. Ejner Hessel A/S1,866
  2. Semler Mobility Retail A/S1,617
  3. Autohuset Vestergaard A/S Personvogne719

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Ejner Hessel Holding A/S100%
Ejner Hessel A/S

Management

9 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Ejner Hessel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jens Jørgen Jessen BjerrisgaardDirector06/01/2026
Jan Benjamin MahrDirector06/01/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Ejner Hessel A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Sten Hedelund HesselBoard member15/04/1982
Bjarne Hedelund HesselBoard member15/04/1982
Bent Hedelund HesselBoard member15/04/1982
Hans-Peder Hedelund HesselBoard member15/04/1982
Adam Troels BjergBoard member17/12/2008
Jens Jørgen Jessen BjerrisgaardBoard member14/12/2022
Thomas Lau SchleicherChair of the board02/07/2026
Former management (14)
Former management at Ejner Hessel A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Ib Schmidt HansenBoard member15/04/198220/04/2012
Thorkil DahlChair of the board15/04/198201/04/2009
Arne LøvbjergBoard member15/04/198214/04/2023
Jette Irene ØstergaardBoard member15/04/198230/03/1993
Bjarne Hedelund HesselDirector15/04/198206/01/2026
Esther Kathrine HesselBoard member15/04/198225/05/2010
Jens Peter DigeBoard member15/04/198229/03/1994
Ejner HesselBoard member15/04/198225/04/1990
Ejner HesselDirector15/04/198225/04/1990
Jesper HøyBoard member13/12/200401/04/2009
Janus Skak OlufsenChair of the board01/04/200902/07/2026
Steen SandgaardBoard member20/04/201208/04/2021
Jan Benjamin MahrCEO25/05/202005/01/2026
Thomas Lau SchleicherBoard member14/04/202301/07/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

38 active production units

Jyllandsvej 4
7330 Brande

Ikast-Brande Municipality · Postcode 7330

Other companies at the address (4)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
EJNER HESSEL A/SAgerøvej 49, True, 8381 Tilst1881023210645
Ejner Hessel A/SKøbenhavnsvej 299, 4000 Roskilde1481016912448
EJNER HESSEL A/SJyllandsvej 4, 7330 Brande1371003127955
EJNER HESSEL A/SSundsholmen 10, 9400 Nørresundby1271004484807
EJNER HESSEL A/SAgerøvej 53, True, 8381 Tilst1211003555864
EJNER HESSEL A/SNiels Finsensvej 2, 7100 Vejle1161003127992
Ejner Hessel A/SKirstinehøj 62, 2770 Kastrup791026666003
Ejner Hessel A/SBragesvej 9, 4100 Ringsted681016912928
Ejner Hessel A/SHasselager Allé 1, 8260 Viby J661031507940
EJNER HESSEL A/SRoskildevej 20, 2620 Albertslund651020388400
EJNER HESSEL A/SRibevej 11, 8940 Randers SV621003555888
EJNER HESSEL A/SNystedvej 15, 7400 Herning591003127980
EJNER HESSEL A/SAvedøreholmen 92-94, 2650 Hvidovre471016856513
Ejner Hessel A/STuse Byvej 1, Tuse, 4300 Holbæk451016912936
EJNER HESSEL A/SÅlandsvej 5, 8800 Viborg441003708397

Showing 15 of 38 units (sorted by employees).

Purpose

Selskabets formål er handel, håndværk og industri samt finansieringsvirksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

55 registered events
20268 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
  • Thomas Lau Schleicher appointed chair of the board
  • Janus Skak Olufsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Thomas Lau Schleicher stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Jan Benjamin Mahr appointed director
  • Jens Jørgen Jessen Bjerrisgaard appointed director
  • Bjarne Hedelund Hessel stepped down as director
  • Jan Benjamin Mahr stepped down as ceo
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Retail sale of motor vehicles (478100)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20233 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Thomas Lau Schleicher appointed board member
  • Arne Løvbjerg stepped down as board member
20223 changesmanagement 1 · merger 1 · accounts 1
  • Jens Jørgen Jessen Bjerrisgaard appointed board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20212 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Steen Sandgaard stepped down as board member
20201 changemanagement 1
  • Jan Benjamin Mahr appointed ceo
20122 changesmanagement 2
  • Steen Sandgaard appointed board member
  • Ib Schmidt Hansen stepped down as board member
20111 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Esther Kathrine Hessel stepped down as board member
20093 changesmanagement 3
  • Janus Skak Olufsen appointed chair of the board
  • Jesper Høy stepped down as board member
  • Thorkil Dahl stepped down as chair of the board
20082 changesmanagement 1 · industry 1
  • Adam Troels Bjerg appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Detailhandel med personbiler, varebiler og minibusser (451120)
20071 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Jyllandsvej 4, 7330 Brande
20041 changemanagement 1
  • Jesper Høy appointed board member
19962 changesownership 1 · capital 1
  • EJNER HESSEL HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Share capital changed from 700,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
19953 changescapital 2 · name 1
  • Share capital changed from 800,000 DKK to 700,000 DKK
  • Name changed from LASTBILCENTRET, EJNER HESSEL A/S to EJNER HESSEL A/S
  • Share capital changed from 900,000 DKK to 800,000 DKK
19941 changemanagement 1
  • Jens Peter Dige stepped down as board member
19932 changesmerger 1 · management 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Jette Irene Østergaard stepped down as board member
19902 changesmanagement 2
  • Ejner Hessel stepped down as board member
  • Ejner Hessel stepped down as director
198214 changesfounded 1 · management 13
  • Registered as LASTBILCENTRET, EJNER HESSEL A/S
  • Jens Peter Dige appointed board member
  • Esther Kathrine Hessel appointed board member
  • Sten Hedelund Hessel appointed board member
  • Bjarne Hedelund Hessel appointed board member
  • Bent Hedelund Hessel appointed board member
  • Hans-Peder Hedelund Hessel appointed board member
  • Bjarne Hedelund Hessel appointed director
  • Jette Irene Østergaard appointed board member
  • Arne Løvbjerg appointed board member
  • Ejner Hessel appointed board member
  • Thorkil Dahl appointed chair of the board
  • Ejner Hessel appointed director
  • Ib Schmidt Hansen 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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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