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Hamamatsu Photonics A/S

Public limited companyCVR 10048265BirkerødActive

Hamamatsu Photonics A/S is a public limited company, based in Birkerød, active in manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment, founded in 2000. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 22 companies in the industry in the database. The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 113.6m. Operations are spread over 3 production units.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 465.8m+38.4% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 113.6m+29.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 781.4m−12.7% vs. 2024
Employees358latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 280% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 133.2m.
  • Revenue rose 38% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 465.8m.
  • The loss got smaller: from DKK 161m to DKK 113.6m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity fell 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 781.4m.

Employees

  • 32 more employees than a year earlier: 358 (08/2026) against 326 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Shusaku Wakashima (board member, 08/01/2026).
  • Stepped down: Jan Viste Sandager (deputy board member, 31/12/2024) and Kazuhiko Mori (board member, 08/01/2026).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 25/06/2026: Name changed from NKT PHOTONICS A/S to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS A/S
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment (267000)

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 200mDKK 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600mDKK 800m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Hamamatsu Photonics A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue390,000448,827557,000563,722336,464465,786+38.4%
Gross profit52,000144,692177,000156,27035,035133,226+280.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)−72,838−46,567−32,000−72,430−189,012−143,542+24.1%
Profit before tax−101,247−72,811−23,000−138,971−210,212−145,979+30.6%
Net profit−74,768−54,062−2,586−107,525−161,048−113,565+29.5%
Total assets953,000950,3371,139,0001,113,7701,094,2091,096,242+0.2%
Equity27,000−31,980−35,000−142,091894,984781,419−12.7%
Liabilities914,935965,9831,158,5471,237,207192,812300,949+56.1%
Cash and cash equivalents16160––––
Average number of employees230215264305299303+1.3%

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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Gross profitMedian, the industry (22 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Loss for 6 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2020–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more 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 Hamamatsu Photonics A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/10/2024 – 30/09/202510/02/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 30/09/202420/02/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202313/05/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202202/06/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202120/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202025/05/2021The 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

22 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 133.2mNo. 2 of 22
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 781.4mNo. 1 of 22
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees358No. 2 of 22
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 7.5m, net profit −DKK 10,360, equity DKK 8.8m, 7 employees.

DKK 141kDKK 1.4mDKK 13.5mDKK 132mDKK 603.9mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 20 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. 448of 763
Better than 41%
No. 79of 796
Better than 90%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 526of 24,791
Better than 98%
No. 259of 24,909
Better than 99%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,190of 17,786
Better than 93%
No. 501of 18,024
Better than 97%

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

Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment
Gross profit
  1. Hamamatsu Photonics A/SDKK 133.2m
  2. Foss Analytical A/SDKK 1.3bn
  3. Ibsen Photonics A/SDKK 71.1m
Net profit
  1. Hamamatsu Photonics A/S−DKK 113.6m
  2. Foss Analytical A/SDKK 473.3m
  3. Ibsen Photonics A/SDKK 9.3m
Equity
  1. Hamamatsu Photonics A/SDKK 781.4m
  2. Foss Analytical A/SDKK 512.8m
  3. Ibsen Photonics A/SDKK 53m
Employees
  1. Hamamatsu Photonics A/S358
  2. Foss Analytical A/S715
  3. Ibsen Photonics A/S91

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Photonics Management Europe S.R.L100%
Hamamatsu Photonics A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Hamamatsu Photonics A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Basil GarabetCEO17/08/2015

Board of directors

Board of directors at Hamamatsu Photonics A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Stig Nissen KnudsenBoard member12/05/2015
Tadashi MarunoChair of the board31/05/2024
Naoki UchiyamaBoard member31/05/2024
Henrik Tacke VismarkBoard member01/10/2024
Shusaku WakashimaBoard member08/01/2026
Founders
NKT A/S
Former management (33)
Former management at Hamamatsu Photonics A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Ole BramsnæsBoard member09/11/200025/06/2001
Hans Valentin HansenBoard member09/11/200011/01/2002
Hans Valentin HansenDirector09/11/200025/06/2001
Jakob SkovCEO25/06/200117/08/2015
Tom KnutzenBoard member25/06/200111/10/2002
Lars RønnChair of the board25/06/200111/10/2002
Søren IsaksenChair of the board11/10/200212/05/2015
Ove PoulsenBoard member11/10/200204/05/2005
Michael KjærBoard member11/10/200229/05/2007
Stefan Marcel DaiserBoard member14/10/200204/05/2005
Thomas Peider Hofman-BangBoard member04/05/200528/04/2009
Michael Hedegaard LyngBoard member29/05/200714/01/2019
Jean-Michel Etienne PelapratBoard member28/04/200912/12/2013
Jørgen Janus Roijer HillerupBoard member12/12/201301/04/2019
Jens MaaløeChair of the board12/05/201520/03/2023
Pia JonassenBoard member12/05/201501/02/2016
Mikael SvalgaardDeputy board member12/05/201531/01/2016
Martin Dybendal MaackDeputy board member12/05/201529/05/2019
Mikael SvalgaardBoard member01/02/201629/05/2019
Mads BodenhoffDirector19/11/201801/05/2021
Roland Munkerod AndersenBoard member14/01/201910/08/2020
Morten BangBoard member01/04/201909/07/2019
Thomas Torp HansenBoard member29/05/201930/06/2021
Jan Viste SandagerDeputy board member29/05/201930/06/2021
Morten BuchwaldDeputy board member29/05/201930/05/2023
Mark Skriver Ostersen NielsenBoard member09/07/201931/05/2024
Line Andrea FandrupBoard member10/08/202031/05/2024
Jan Viste SandagerBoard member01/07/202129/05/2023
Jens Peter Due OlsenChair of the board03/05/202331/05/2024
Henrik Tacke VismarkDeputy board member30/05/202330/09/2024
Jan Viste SandagerDeputy board member30/05/202331/12/2024
Anne Bjørnskov Langballe KrabbeBoard member30/05/202330/09/2024
Kazuhiko MoriBoard member31/05/202408/01/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand i forening med et andet medlem af bestyrelsen, eller af bestyrelsens formand i forening med en direktør, eller af 2 medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør, eller af to direktører i forening, eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

3 active production units

Bregnerødvej 144
3460 Birkerød

Rudersdal Municipality · Postcode 3460

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS A/SBregnerødvej 144, 3460 Birkerød1971022875120
Hamamatsu Photonics A/SBlokken 84, 3460 Birkerød1341008026870
Hamamatsu Photonics A/SBregnerødvej 139, 1, 3460 Birkerød161028072445

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive virksomhed indenfor industri og handel samt aktiviteter i naturlig tilknytning hertil. Selskabet kan deltage med kapital i andre foretagender i tilfælde, hvor dette efter bestyrelsens opfattelse kan være tjenligt til fremme af dets formål.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

105 registered events
20264 changesname 1 · accounts 1 · management 2
  • Name changed from NKT PHOTONICS A/S to HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS A/S
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Shusaku Wakashima appointed board member
  • Kazuhiko Mori stepped down as board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment (267000)
202415 changesmanagement 10 · address 1 · capital 1 · ownership 2 · accounts 1
  • Jan Viste Sandager stepped down as deputy board member
  • Henrik Tacke Vismark appointed board member
  • Anne Bjørnskov Langballe Krabbe stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Tacke Vismark stepped down as deputy board member
  • Moved to Bregnerødvej 144, 3460 Birkerød
  • Share capital changed from 15,200,253 DKK to 16,000,000 DKK
  • Kazuhiko Mori appointed board member
  • Naoki Uchiyama appointed board member
  • Tadashi Maruno appointed chair of the board
  • Jens Peter Due Olsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Line Andrea Fandrup stepped down as board member
  • Mark Skriver Ostersen Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Photonics Management Europe S.R.L registered as owner (100%)
  • NKT A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20238 changesaccounts 1 · management 7
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Jan Viste Sandager appointed deputy board member
  • Anne Bjørnskov Langballe Krabbe appointed board member
  • Henrik Tacke Vismark appointed deputy board member
  • Morten Buchwald stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jan Viste Sandager stepped down as board member
  • Jens Peter Due Olsen appointed chair of the board
  • Jens Maaløe stepped down as chair of the board
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20215 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
  • Jan Viste Sandager appointed board member
  • Jan Viste Sandager stepped down as deputy board member
  • Thomas Torp Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Mads Bodenhoff stepped down as director
20202 changesmanagement 2
  • Line Andrea Fandrup appointed board member
  • Roland Munkerod Andersen stepped down as board member
201911 changesmanagement 11
  • Mark Skriver Ostersen Nielsen appointed board member
  • Morten Bang stepped down as board member
  • Jan Viste Sandager appointed deputy board member
  • Morten Buchwald appointed deputy board member
  • Thomas Torp Hansen appointed board member
  • Mikael Svalgaard stepped down as board member
  • Martin Dybendal Maack stepped down as deputy board member
  • Morten Bang appointed board member
  • Jørgen Janus Roijer Hillerup stepped down as board member
  • Roland Munkerod Andersen appointed board member
  • Michael Hedegaard Lyng stepped down as board member
20181 changemanagement 1
  • Mads Bodenhoff appointed director
20165 changesownership 2 · management 3
  • NKT A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • NKT A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Mikael Svalgaard appointed board member
  • Pia Jonassen stepped down as board member
  • Mikael Svalgaard stepped down as deputy board member
20158 changesmanagement 8
  • Basil Garabet appointed ceo
  • Jakob Skov stepped down as ceo
  • Mikael Svalgaard appointed deputy board member
  • Pia Jonassen appointed board member
  • Stig Nissen Knudsen appointed board member
  • Jens Maaløe appointed chair of the board
  • Martin Dybendal Maack appointed deputy board member
  • Søren Isaksen stepped down as chair of the board
20134 changesmanagement 2 · capital 1 · ownership 1
  • Jørgen Janus Roijer Hillerup appointed board member
  • Jean-Michel Etienne Pelaprat stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 14,254,588 DKK to 15,200,253 DKK
  • NKT A/S registered as owner (90%)
20111 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 11,994,588 DKK to 14,254,588 DKK
20101 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20095 changesname 1 · capital 2 · management 2
  • Name changed from KOHERAS A/S to NKT PHOTONICS A/S
  • Share capital changed from 6,000,500 DKK to 11,994,588 DKK
  • Jean-Michel Etienne Pelaprat appointed board member
  • Thomas Peider Hofman-Bang stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 5,980,500 DKK to 6,000,500 DKK
20082 changescapital 1 · industry 1
  • Share capital changed from 5,720,000 DKK to 5,980,500 DKK
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of optical instruments, magnetic and optical media and photographic equipment (267000)
20074 changescapital 1 · management 2 · address 1
  • Share capital changed from 5,710,000 DKK to 5,720,000 DKK
  • Michael Hedegaard Lyng appointed board member
  • Michael Kjær stepped down as board member
  • Moved to Blokken 84, 3460 Birkerød
20061 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 5,700,000 DKK to 5,710,000 DKK
20054 changescapital 1 · management 3
  • Share capital changed from 5,600,000 DKK to 5,700,000 DKK
  • Thomas Peider Hofman-Bang appointed board member
  • Stefan Marcel Daiser stepped down as board member
  • Ove Poulsen stepped down as board member
20031 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 5,500,000 DKK to 5,600,000 DKK
20027 changesmanagement 7
  • Stefan Marcel Daiser appointed board member
  • Ove Poulsen appointed board member
  • Michael Kjær appointed board member
  • Søren Isaksen appointed chair of the board
  • Lars Rønn stepped down as chair of the board
  • Tom Knutzen stepped down as board member
  • Hans Valentin Hansen stepped down as board member
20019 changesindustry 1 · address 1 · capital 1 · management 5 · name 1
  • Industry changed to Fremstilling af brilleglas og optiske instrumenter mv. (334010)
  • Moved to Blokken 84, 3460 Birkerød
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 5,500,000 DKK
  • Jakob Skov appointed ceo
  • Lars Rønn appointed chair of the board
  • Tom Knutzen appointed board member
  • Ole Bramsnæs stepped down as board member
  • Hans Valentin Hansen stepped down as director
  • Name changed from INDUSTRISELSKABET AF 24. NOVEMBER 2000 A/S to KOHERAS A/S
20004 changesfounded 1 · management 3
  • Registered as INDUSTRISELSKABET AF 24. NOVEMBER 2000 A/S
  • Hans Valentin Hansen appointed board member
  • Ole Bramsnæs appointed board member
  • Hans Valentin Hansen 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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