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Essity Denmark A/S

Public limited companyCVR 20638613AllerødActive

Essity Denmark A/S is a public limited company, based in Allerød, active in wholesale of books, paper and stationery, founded in 1954. Net profit rose 8% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 155m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 72 companies in the industry in the database. Profit has grown three years in a row.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.4bn+0.8% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 155m+7.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 165m+4.8% vs. 2024
Employees132latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Net profit rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 155m.
  • Equity rose 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 165m.

Employees

  • 14 fewer employees than a year earlier: 132 (07/2026) against 146 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Pernille Hoby Gotholdt (board member, 04/06/2026), Pernille Hoby Gotholdt (ceo, 04/06/2026) and Jacob Sødam Jensen (board member, 15/09/2025) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen (board member, 15/09/2025), Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen (ceo, 15/09/2025) and Susanne Lykke Nielsen (board member, 30/04/2025) (+4).

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 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Essity Denmark A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue1,148,5941,193,3711,409,2921,419,0051,428,9581,440,187+0.8%
Gross profit–––––300,441–
Operating profit (EBIT)173,814124,058108,689172,802175,868194,347+10.5%
Profit before tax173,422123,752109,387178,599184,766199,046+7.7%
Net profit135,13996,29385,021139,073143,952154,977+7.7%
Total assets346,625339,498428,548421,828455,035421,620−7.3%
Equity132,980106,29395,021149,073157,428164,978+4.8%
Liabilities213,645233,205333,527272,755297,607256,642−13.8%
Cash and cash equivalents35901160–––
Average number of employees109114120120120123+2.5%

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 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120mDKK 140mDKK 160m202020212022202320242025
Net 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 Essity Denmark A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202502/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202410/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202302/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202221/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202131/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202031/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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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 300.4mNo. 1 of 72
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 165mNo. 4 of 72
Better than 96% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees132No. 5 of 72
Better than 94% 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 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 92of 4,412
Better than 98%
No. 416of 4,466
Better than 91%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 300of 10,152
Better than 97%
No. 891of 10,275
Better than 91%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 509of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 1,634of 18,024
Better than 91%

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

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Essity Group Holding B.V.100%
Essity Denmark A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Essity Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Pernille Hoby GotholdtCEO04/06/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Essity Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Christina Maria RydebrinkBoard member30/01/2014
Frans Blach RossenChair of the board20/05/2016
Pernille Hoby GotholdtBoard member04/06/2026
Former management (25)
Former management at Essity Denmark A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Henning Østergaard HansenBoard member22/06/195419/08/1991
Henning Østergaard HansenDirector22/06/195419/08/1991
Per SnejbjergBoard member22/06/195414/12/1988
Per SnejbjergDirector22/06/195414/12/1988
Ole RasmussenBoard member22/06/195401/03/1995
Ole RasmussenDirector22/06/195401/03/1995
John Tore DaunBoard member22/06/195409/07/1990
Allan SvenssonBoard member22/06/195409/07/1990
Sven-Erik Jacky ForsgrenBoard member22/06/195405/08/1994
Bo Olof FeltnerBoard member22/06/195425/04/1996
Martin Gerhard OrrbeckBoard member22/06/195429/05/1998
Mads Mathias MiddelboeBoard member01/03/199511/08/2000
Mads Mathias MiddelboeDirector01/03/199511/08/2000
Kurt Artur AugustssonBoard member25/04/199625/09/2000
Nils Petter LindholmBoard member29/05/199827/02/2001
Finn Allan Stubkjær PedersenBoard member14/08/200015/09/2025
Finn Allan Stubkjær PedersenCEO14/08/200015/09/2025
Eigil Niels HangaardBoard member27/02/200101/04/2009
Johan Henrik Thaulow SchlüterChair of the board27/02/200112/10/2015
Susanne Lykke NielsenBoard member01/04/200930/04/2025
Sven-Erik Nils Henning Victor WinlófBoard member01/04/200930/01/2014
Jacob Sødam JensenBoard member15/09/202528/02/2026
Jacob Sødam JensenCEO15/09/202528/02/2026
Finn Allan Stubkjær PedersenBoard member28/02/202604/06/2026
Finn Allan Stubkjær PedersenCEO28/02/202604/06/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af et medlem af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

1 active production units

Gydevang 33
3450 Allerød

Allerød Municipality · Postcode 3450

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Essity Denmark A/SGydevang 33, 3450 Allerød1331003001019

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

74 registered events
20269 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
  • Pernille Hoby Gotholdt appointed ceo
  • Pernille Hoby Gotholdt appointed board member
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen stepped down as ceo
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen appointed board member
  • Jacob Sødam Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Jacob Sødam Jensen stepped down as ceo
20256 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
  • Jacob Sødam Jensen appointed board member
  • Jacob Sødam Jensen appointed ceo
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen stepped down as ceo
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Susanne Lykke Nielsen stepped down as board member
20242 changesaccounts 1 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Merger registered in CVR
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20191 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20181 changename 1
  • Name changed from SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS A/S to Essity Denmark A/S
20161 changemanagement 1
  • Frans Blach Rossen appointed chair of the board
20151 changemanagement 1
  • Johan Henrik Thaulow Schlüter stepped down as chair of the board
20143 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1
  • Christina Maria Rydebrink appointed board member
  • Sven-Erik Nils Henning Victor Winlóf stepped down as board member
  • Essity Group Holding B.V. registered as owner (100%)
20121 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 460,000,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
20093 changesmanagement 3
  • Sven-Erik Nils Henning Victor Winlóf appointed board member
  • Susanne Lykke Nielsen appointed board member
  • Eigil Niels Hangaard stepped down as board member
20072 changescapital 1 · industry 1
  • Share capital changed from 160,000,000 DKK to 460,000,000 DKK
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med bøger, papir og papirvarer (514745)
20041 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 160,000,000 DKK
20013 changesmanagement 3
  • Johan Henrik Thaulow Schlüter appointed chair of the board
  • Eigil Niels Hangaard appointed board member
  • Nils Petter Lindholm stepped down as board member
20005 changesmanagement 5
  • Kurt Artur Augustsson stepped down as board member
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Finn Allan Stubkjær Pedersen appointed board member
  • Mads Mathias Middelboe stepped down as director
  • Mads Mathias Middelboe stepped down as board member
19983 changesname 1 · management 2
  • Name changed from SCA MÖLNLYCKE A/S to SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS A/S
  • Nils Petter Lindholm appointed board member
  • Martin Gerhard Orrbeck stepped down as board member
19964 changesname 1 · management 2 · capital 1
  • Name changed from MÖLNLYCKE A/S to SCA MÖLNLYCKE A/S
  • Kurt Artur Augustsson appointed board member
  • Bo Olof Feltner stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
19954 changesmanagement 4
  • Mads Mathias Middelboe appointed director
  • Mads Mathias Middelboe appointed board member
  • Ole Rasmussen stepped down as director
  • Ole Rasmussen stepped down as board member
19941 changemanagement 1
  • Sven-Erik Jacky Forsgren stepped down as board member
19912 changesmanagement 2
  • Henning Østergaard Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Henning Østergaard Hansen stepped down as director
19902 changesmanagement 2
  • Allan Svensson stepped down as board member
  • John Tore Daun stepped down as board member
19891 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
19882 changesmanagement 2
  • Per Snejbjerg stepped down as director
  • Per Snejbjerg stepped down as board member
19871 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
195412 changesfounded 1 · management 11
  • Registered as MÖLNLYCKE A/S
  • Sven-Erik Jacky Forsgren appointed board member
  • Allan Svensson appointed board member
  • John Tore Daun appointed board member
  • Ole Rasmussen appointed director
  • Ole Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Per Snejbjerg appointed director
  • Per Snejbjerg appointed board member
  • Henning Østergaard Hansen appointed board member
  • Henning Østergaard Hansen appointed director
  • Martin Gerhard Orrbeck appointed board member
  • Bo Olof Feltner 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.

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