Erik Petersen A/S
Public limited companyCVR 20128070PadborgActive
Erik Petersen A/S is a public limited company, based in Padborg, active in freight transport by road, founded in 1997. Net profit fell 67% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 2.2m. Operations are spread over 7 production units. With 95 employees, the company is about 16 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 48.2m.
- Net profit fell 67% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.2m.
- Equity fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 28.4m.
Employees
- 16 more employees than a year earlier: 95 (08/2026) against 79 (08/2025).
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 thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 35,966 | 35,431 | 41,196 | 38,862 | 47,613 | 48,203 | +1.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,444 | 2,615 | 8,838 | 2,788 | 9,245 | 3,014 | −67.4% |
| Profit before tax | 1,631 | 2,839 | 8,499 | 3,108 | 8,774 | 2,777 | −68.4% |
| Net profit | 1,324 | 2,143 | 6,625 | 2,659 | 6,624 | 2,189 | −67% |
| Total assets | 48,088 | 50,478 | 55,530 | 53,644 | 57,064 | 66,715 | +16.9% |
| Equity | 13,824 | 15,966 | 22,594 | 25,253 | 31,175 | 28,364 | −9% |
| Liabilities | 28,391 | 29,193 | 27,752 | 26,871 | 24,577 | 37,079 | +50.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,482 | 6,474 | 8,210 | 1,491 | 1,503 | 1,607 | +6.9% |
| Average number of employees | 49 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 80 | +8.1% |
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: smaller companies may omit it, and we do not derive it from other figures.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresProfit 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| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 10/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 25/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 12/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 05/04/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 08/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 12/04/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
1,411 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in freight transport by road based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4m, net profit DKK 253k, equity DKK 1.7m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 1,867of 4,412 Better than 58% | No. 1,808of 4,466 Better than 60% |
| Same industry and 50–199 employees114 companies in the comparison | No. 70of 114 Better than 39% | No. 38of 114 Better than 67% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 1,476of 24,791 Better than 94% | No. 3,531of 24,909 Better than 86% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 3,008of 17,786 Better than 83% | No. 5,094of 18,024 Better than 72% |
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
Freight transport by road- Erik Petersen A/SDKK 48.2m
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 682.3m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 598.2m
- Erik Petersen A/SDKK 2.2m
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 87.6m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 189.4m
- Erik Petersen A/SDKK 28.4m
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 546.8m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 439.4m
- Erik Petersen A/S95
- Danske Fragtmænd A/S1,272
- Hcs A/S Transport & Spedition483
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- EP Transport Holding II ApS100%
Management
6 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Keld Bennick Petersen | CEO | 10/09/2022 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Sandager Petersen | Board member | 15/08/2022 |
| Frederik Sandager Petersen | Board member | 15/08/2022 |
| Kristian Sandager Petersen | Board member | 15/08/2022 |
| Inger Margrethe Sandager | Chair of the board | 10/09/2022 |
| Keld Bennick Petersen | Board member | 10/09/2022 |
- Founders
- Keld Bennick Petersen
Former management (10)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Povl Thue Kristensen | Chair of the board | 20/06/1997 | 29/05/2007 |
| Svend Erik Petersen | Board member | 20/06/1997 | 12/03/2004 |
| Ulla Dorothea Bennick Petersen | Board member | 20/06/1997 | 12/03/2004 |
| Keld Bennick Petersen | Board member | 20/06/1997 | 14/08/2022 |
| Keld Bennick Petersen | Director | 20/06/1997 | 15/08/2022 |
| Jens Dybdahl | Board member | 12/03/2004 | 15/08/2022 |
| Inger Margrethe Sandager | Chair of the board | 29/05/2007 | 14/08/2022 |
| Inger Margrethe Sandager | Board member | 15/08/2022 | 09/09/2022 |
| Keld Bennick Petersen | Chair of the board | 15/08/2022 | 09/09/2022 |
| Peter Lambæk Nielsen | CEO | 15/08/2022 | 10/09/2022 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med bestyrelsens formand eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
7 active production unitsHermesvej 10
6330 Padborg
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIK PETERSEN A/S | Hermesvej 10, Frøslev, 6330 Padborg | 52 | 1000181825 |
| Ejendomsselskabet plantagevej 12 Padborg ApS | Plantagevej 12, 6330 Padborg | – | 1030730875 |
| Erik Petersen A/S | Plantagevej 13, 6330 Padborg | – | 1029051220 |
| Erik Petersen A/S | Europavej 8, 6330 Padborg | – | 1020516956 |
| Erik Petersen A/S | Baldersbuen 23, 2640 Hedehusene | – | 1031724550 |
| Erik Petersen A/S | Europavej 10, 6330 Padborg | – | 1031435818 |
| Erik Petersen A/S | Industrivej 13, 6330 Padborg | – | 1020516972 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive transport- og speditionsvirksomhed samt handel og produktion.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
40 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
202217 changesmanagement 16 · accounts 1
- ManagementInger Margrethe Sandager appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen appointed ceo
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Lambæk Nielsen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementInger Margrethe Sandager stepped down as board member
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementInger Margrethe Sandager appointed board member
- ManagementPeter Lambæk Nielsen appointed ceo
- ManagementAndreas Sandager Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementFrederik Sandager Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementKristian Sandager Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementJens Dybdahl stepped down as board member
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen stepped down as director
- ManagementInger Margrethe Sandager stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20192 changesownership 2
- OwnershipEP Transport Holding II ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipEP TRANSPORT HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Freight transport by road (494100)
20073 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
- ManagementInger Margrethe Sandager appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPovl Thue Kristensen stepped down as chair of the board
- AddressMoved to Hermesvej 10, Frøslev, 6330 Padborg
20045 changesmanagement 3 · name 1 · address 1
- ManagementJens Dybdahl appointed board member
- ManagementSvend Erik Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementUlla Dorothea Bennick Petersen stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from ERIK PETERSEN AABENRAA A/S to ERIK PETERSEN A/S
- AddressMoved to Hermesvej 10, Frøslev, 6330 Padborg
19981 changeownership 1
- OwnershipEP TRANSPORT HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
19976 changesfounded 1 · management 5
- FoundedRegistered as ERIK PETERSEN AABENRAA A/S
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen appointed director
- ManagementSvend Erik Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementKeld Bennick Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementUlla Dorothea Bennick Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementPovl Thue Kristensen appointed chair of the board
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- BULK-Transport A/S113 employees
- Sejer og Sønnichsen A/S97 employees
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Same people in management
- Helsam Gruppen A/Svia Povl Thue Kristensen
- Vikarservicesyd ApSvia Peter Lambæk Nielsen
- Damm Cellular Systems A/Svia Povl Thue Kristensen
- Laursen Grafisk A/Svia Povl Thue Kristensen
- Hjemmeservicesyd ApSvia Peter Lambæk Nielsen
- Pehama Productions A/Svia Povl Thue Kristensen
Largest in the industry
- Danske Fragtmænd A/SDKK 682.3m
- Hcs A/S Transport & SpeditionDKK 598.2m
- Alex Andersen. Ølund A/SDKK 312.1m
- Kaj Madsen A/SDKK 298.8m
- Nagel Liller A/SDKK 270.9m
- Anders Nielsen & Co A/SDKK 270.4m
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.