Essilor Danmark A/S
Public limited companyCVR 74257119København SActive
Essilor Danmark A/S is a public limited company, based in København S, active in wholesale of watches and jewellery, founded in 1984. Net profit fell 17% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 1.7m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 72 companies in the industry in the database. With 33 employees, the company is about 8 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 100m−2.2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 1.7m−17.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 13m+14.7% vs. 2024
Employees33latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 39.7m.
- Revenue fell 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 100m.
- Net profit fell 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.7m.
- Equity rose 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Carl Pontus Gynning (board member, 20/04/2026).
- Stepped down: Giona Riccetti (board member, 20/04/2026).
Registrations, last 24 months
- 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of watches and jewellery (464800)
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 | 95,617 | 102,186 | 99,955 | −2.2% |
| Gross profit | 25,982 | 31,128 | 36,371 | 42,193 | 43,828 | 39,722 | −9.4% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | −635 | 2,516 | 2,841 | 3,327 | 2,707 | 2,415 | −10.8% |
| Profit before tax | −816 | 2,336 | 2,573 | 1,818 | 1,800 | 1,268 | −29.5% |
| Net profit | −816 | 2,336 | 2,573 | 3,728 | 2,019 | 1,670 | −17.3% |
| Total assets | 82,234 | 95,750 | 79,781 | 119,858 | 126,303 | 84,716 | −32.9% |
| Equity | 699 | 3,035 | 5,608 | 9,335 | 11,354 | 13,024 | +14.7% |
| Liabilities | – | – | 74,173 | 108,341 | 114,125 | 70,080 | −38.6% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,138 | 11,569 | 2,505 | 1,999 | 2,826 | 1,999 | −29.3% |
| Average number of employees | 34 | – | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | +3.1% |
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: 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 | 14/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 08/07/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 23/05/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 01/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 04/08/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 04/08/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
72 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of watches and jewellery based on the latest financial year.
Gross profitDKK 39.7mNo. 2 of 72
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 13mNo. 13 of 72
Better than 83% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees33No. 3 of 72
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2m, net profit DKK 165k, equity DKK 1.9m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 741of 9,892 Better than 93% | No. 2,507of 9,922 Better than 75% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,773of 10,152 Better than 83% | No. 4,220of 10,275 Better than 59% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 3,539of 17,786 Better than 80% | No. 7,725of 18,024 Better than 57% |
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 watches and jewelleryGross profit
- Essilor Danmark A/SDKK 39.7m
- Ole Lynggaard A/SDKK 123.5m
- Sif Jakobs Jewellery ApSDKK 27.8m
Net profit
- Essilor Danmark A/SDKK 1.7m
- Ole Lynggaard A/SDKK 20.5m
- Sif Jakobs Jewellery ApSDKK 2.7m
Equity
- Essilor Danmark A/SDKK 13m
- Ole Lynggaard A/SDKK 111m
- Sif Jakobs Jewellery ApSDKK 24.6m
Employees
- Essilor Danmark A/S33
- Ole Lynggaard A/S101
- Sif Jakobs Jewellery ApS49
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- EssilorLuxottica100%
Essilor Danmark A/S
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Rosato | CEO | 22/05/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Leonardo Rosato | Board member | 22/05/2023 |
| Carl Åke Fredrik Jönsson | Chair of the board | 14/02/2024 |
| Carl Pontus Gynning | Board member | 20/04/2026 |
Former management (35)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palle Hvass Dige | Board member | 04/01/1984 | 23/05/1996 |
| Alex Ruus Jensen | Board member | 04/01/1984 | 13/05/2005 |
| Alex Ruus Jensen | Director | 04/01/1984 | 31/12/2004 |
| Aage Vestergaard Klausen | Board member | 04/01/1984 | 04/06/1992 |
| Gerard Raymond Andre Marie Maurice Cottet | Board member | 04/01/1984 | 29/06/1987 |
| Jean-Luc Bayssac | Board member | 04/01/1984 | 17/05/1999 |
| Christian Kruse-Madsen | Board member | 23/05/1996 | 24/06/2004 |
| Thor Egil Sæter | Board member | 17/05/1999 | 30/05/2006 |
| Pierre-Emmanuel Albert | Board member | 17/05/1999 | 26/06/2001 |
| Christophe Jacques Paul Chebac | Board member | 26/06/2001 | 13/05/2005 |
| Henrik Bense-Petersen | Director | 31/12/2004 | 18/12/2015 |
| Henrik Bense-Petersen | Board member | 13/05/2005 | 18/12/2015 |
| Dominique Roger Ravets | Board member | 13/05/2005 | 17/05/2022 |
| Thomas Friedrich Bayer | Board member | 30/05/2006 | 13/10/2008 |
| Frederic Alain Lucien Corbasson | Board member | 13/10/2008 | 27/05/2011 |
| Ronald Urbain Joseph Marie de Bruijn | Board member | 27/05/2011 | 28/05/2014 |
| Bernhard Nüsser | Board member | 28/05/2014 | 15/03/2019 |
| Carol Xueref | Board member | 28/05/2014 | 18/12/2015 |
| Timothy James Precious | Board member | 18/12/2015 | 31/10/2018 |
| Timothy James Precious | CEO | 18/12/2015 | 31/10/2018 |
| Sebastiaan de Jong | Board member | 31/10/2018 | 29/01/2020 |
| Sebastiaan de Jong | CEO | 31/10/2018 | 29/01/2020 |
| Wolfgang Messerschmidt | Chair of the board | 15/03/2019 | 03/08/2020 |
| Casper Randløv Rasmussen | Board member | 29/01/2020 | 02/08/2021 |
| Casper Randløv Rasmussen | CEO | 29/01/2020 | 02/08/2021 |
| Olivier Marie Alain Chupin | Chair of the board | 03/08/2020 | 02/08/2021 |
| Christina Bang | Chair of the board | 02/08/2021 | 30/08/2021 |
| James Michael Smith | Board member | 02/08/2021 | 01/10/2022 |
| James Michael Smith | CEO | 02/08/2021 | 01/10/2022 |
| Prûne Hélène Marre | Chair of the board | 30/08/2021 | 28/04/2022 |
| Franco Ferrante | Chair of the board | 28/04/2022 | 14/02/2024 |
| Marc Pierre Alvado | Board member | 17/05/2022 | 17/11/2022 |
| Roberto Barberio | Board member | 01/10/2022 | 22/05/2023 |
| Roberto Barberio | CEO | 01/10/2022 | 22/05/2023 |
| Giona Riccetti | Board member | 17/11/2022 | 20/04/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af tre medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør
Address and production units
1 active production unitsHedegaardsvej 88
2300 København S
København Municipality · Postcode 2300
Other companies at the address (6)
- Post Danmark A/SOther postal and courier activities
- Postnord Strålfors A/SOther printing
- Sysmex Nordic ApSWholesale of other machinery and equipment
- Amadeus Denmark A/SIT infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities
- Holmsgaard A/SEngineering consultancy in construction and civil engineering
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSILOR DANMARK A/S | Hedegaardsvej 88, 2300 København S | 34 | 1002426106 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed ved handel og fabrikation
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
92 registered events52015
02016
22017
42018
22019
62020
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20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementCarl Pontus Gynning appointed board member
- ManagementGiona Riccetti stepped down as board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of watches and jewellery (464800)
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementCarl Åke Fredrik Jönsson appointed chair of the board
- ManagementFranco Ferrante stepped down as chair of the board
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementLeonardo Rosato appointed ceo
- ManagementLeonardo Rosato appointed board member
- ManagementRoberto Barberio stepped down as board member
- ManagementRoberto Barberio stepped down as ceo
202211 changesmanagement 10 · accounts 1
- ManagementGiona Riccetti appointed board member
- ManagementMarc Pierre Alvado stepped down as board member
- ManagementRoberto Barberio appointed board member
- ManagementRoberto Barberio appointed ceo
- ManagementJames Michael Smith stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJames Michael Smith stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
- ManagementMarc Pierre Alvado appointed board member
- ManagementDominique Roger Ravets stepped down as board member
- ManagementFranco Ferrante appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPrûne Hélène Marre stepped down as chair of the board
20219 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
- ManagementPrûne Hélène Marre appointed chair of the board
- ManagementChristina Bang stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementJames Michael Smith appointed ceo
- ManagementJames Michael Smith appointed board member
- ManagementChristina Bang appointed chair of the board
- ManagementOlivier Marie Alain Chupin stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementCasper Randløv Rasmussen stepped down as board member
- ManagementCasper Randløv Rasmussen stepped down as ceo
20206 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementOlivier Marie Alain Chupin appointed chair of the board
- ManagementWolfgang Messerschmidt stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementCasper Randløv Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementCasper Randløv Rasmussen appointed ceo
- ManagementSebastiaan de Jong stepped down as board member
- ManagementSebastiaan de Jong stepped down as ceo
20192 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementWolfgang Messerschmidt appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBernhard Nüsser stepped down as board member
20184 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementSebastiaan de Jong appointed board member
- ManagementSebastiaan de Jong appointed ceo
- ManagementTimothy James Precious stepped down as ceo
- ManagementTimothy James Precious stepped down as board member
20172 changesownership 2
- OwnershipEssilorLuxottica registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipEssilor International S. A. is no longer registered as owner
20155 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementTimothy James Precious appointed ceo
- ManagementTimothy James Precious appointed board member
- ManagementCarol Xueref stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Bense-Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Bense-Petersen stepped down as director
20144 changesaddress 1 · management 3
- AddressMoved to Hedegaardsvej 88, 2300 København S
- ManagementBernhard Nüsser appointed board member
- ManagementCarol Xueref appointed board member
- ManagementRonald Urbain Joseph Marie de Bruijn stepped down as board member
20112 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementRonald Urbain Joseph Marie de Bruijn appointed board member
- ManagementFrederic Alain Lucien Corbasson stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementFrederic Alain Lucien Corbasson appointed board member
- ManagementThomas Friedrich Bayer stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of watches and jewellery (464800)
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Hassellunden 13, Lille Smørum, 2765 Smørum
20062 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementThomas Friedrich Bayer appointed board member
- ManagementThor Egil Sæter stepped down as board member
20054 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementHenrik Bense-Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementDominique Roger Ravets appointed board member
- ManagementChristophe Jacques Paul Chebac stepped down as board member
- ManagementAlex Ruus Jensen stepped down as board member
20043 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHenrik Bense-Petersen appointed director
- ManagementAlex Ruus Jensen stepped down as director
- ManagementChristian Kruse-Madsen stepped down as board member
20021 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 9,000,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
20012 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementChristophe Jacques Paul Chebac appointed board member
- ManagementPierre-Emmanuel Albert stepped down as board member
19993 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementThor Egil Sæter appointed board member
- ManagementPierre-Emmanuel Albert appointed board member
- ManagementJean-Luc Bayssac stepped down as board member
19962 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementChristian Kruse-Madsen appointed board member
- ManagementPalle Hvass Dige stepped down as board member
19921 changemanagement 1
- ManagementAage Vestergaard Klausen stepped down as board member
19881 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 4,300,000 DKK to 9,000,000 DKK
19873 changesaddress 1 · capital 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Hassellunden 13, Lille Smørum, 2765 Smørum
- CapitalShare capital changed from -3,000,000 DKK to 4,300,000 DKK
- ManagementGerard Raymond Andre Marie Maurice Cottet stepped down as board member
19848 changesfounded 1 · management 6 · ownership 1
- FoundedRegistered as ESSILOR DANMARK A/S
- ManagementAlex Ruus Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementJean-Luc Bayssac appointed board member
- ManagementGerard Raymond Andre Marie Maurice Cottet appointed board member
- ManagementAage Vestergaard Klausen appointed board member
- ManagementAlex Ruus Jensen appointed director
- ManagementPalle Hvass Dige appointed board member
- OwnershipEssilor International S. A. registered as owner (100%)
Related companies
Same industry in København
- Pandora Int. ApS60 employees
- Trollbeads A/S27 employees
- Maria Black ApS22 employees
- Bybiehl Denmark ApS17 employees
- Frits Pedersen A/S11 employees
- Jane Kønig Copenhagen A/S10 employees
Same people in management
- Ikea A/Svia Palle Hvass Dige
- Implement Consulting Group P/Svia Christian Kruse-Madsen
- Viebke & West A/Svia Palle Hvass Dige
- Nowaco A/Svia Palle Hvass Dige
- Xylem Water Solutions Denmark ApSvia Christian Kruse-Madsen
- Hvidovre Fodbold A/Svia Christian Kruse-Madsen
Largest in the industry
- Ole Lynggaard A/SDKK 123.5m
- Sif Jakobs Jewellery ApSDKK 27.8m
- Pandora Int. ApSDKK 26.8m
- Henning Stæhr A/SDKK 23.1m
- Chanti ApSDKK 17.6m
- Trollbeads A/SDKK 16.5m
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.