Harald Pihl A/S
Public limited companyCVR 87164918HørsholmActive
Harald Pihl A/S is a public limited company, based in Hørsholm, active in wholesale of metals and metal ores, founded in 1979. Net profit fell 14% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 585k.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 6m.
- Net profit fell 14% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 585k.
- Equity rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 7m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Mikkel Holmegaard Bech (board member, 16/03/2026) and Mikkel Holmegaard Bech (ceo, 16/03/2026).
- Stepped down: Jørgen Holck Smith (director, 16/03/2026) and Jørgen Holck Smith (board member, 16/03/2026).
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 | 5,720 | 6,655 | 8,089 | 8,029 | 6,321 | 5,968 | −5.6% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 1,210 | 1,780 | 2,663 | 1,953 | 584 | 397 | −32.1% |
| Profit before tax | 1,069 | 1,844 | 3,006 | 1,983 | 870 | 757 | −13.1% |
| Net profit | 831 | 1,437 | 2,344 | 1,543 | 677 | 585 | −13.6% |
| Total assets | 12,837 | 15,434 | 13,306 | 11,425 | 11,740 | 10,591 | −9.8% |
| Equity | 6,124 | 6,861 | 7,805 | 7,348 | 6,942 | 7,026 | +1.2% |
| Liabilities | 6,320 | 8,186 | 5,106 | 3,687 | 4,412 | 3,172 | −28.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,329 | 5,186 | 1,457 | 933 | 2,624 | 1,972 | −24.8% |
| Average number of employees | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0% |
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 | 30/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 15/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 18/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 04/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 05/04/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 13/04/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
66 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of metals and metal ores based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.7m, net profit DKK 1.6m, equity DKK 6.7m, 7 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 10,763of 69,742 Better than 85% | No. 11,446of 69,964 Better than 84% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees53 companies in the comparison | No. 21of 53 Better than 62% | No. 20of 53 Better than 63% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 5,271of 10,152 Better than 48% | No. 5,509of 10,275 Better than 46% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 11,235of 17,786 Better than 37% | No. 10,160of 18,024 Better than 44% |
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 metals and metal ores- Harald Pihl A/SDKK 6m
- Lemvigh-müller A/SDKK 989.2m
- Dacapo Stainless A/SDKK 173.5m
- Harald Pihl A/SDKK 585k
- Lemvigh-müller A/SDKK 84.7m
- Dacapo Stainless A/SDKK 32m
- Harald Pihl A/SDKK 7m
- Lemvigh-müller A/SDKK 1.3bn
- Dacapo Stainless A/SDKK 304.8m
- Harald Pihl A/S8
- Lemvigh-müller A/S1,322
- Dacapo Stainless A/S91
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Harald Pihl International AB100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mikkel Holmegaard Bech | CEO | 16/03/2026 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Pihl | Board member | 14/01/2013 |
| Jonas Pihl | Board member | 14/01/2013 |
| Mikkel Holmegaard Bech | Board member | 16/03/2026 |
Former management (9)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Lærkedal Pedersen | Board member | 20/07/1979 | 14/02/2019 |
| Anders Lærkedal Pedersen | Director | 20/07/1979 | 14/01/2013 |
| Benny Holger Jensen | Board member | 20/07/1979 | 11/12/1989 |
| Morten Lærkedal Pedersen | Board member | 20/07/1979 | 14/01/2013 |
| Inge Tove Kryger | Board member | 20/07/1979 | 10/12/2004 |
| Anders Myssen Hoen | Board member | 10/12/2004 | 14/01/2013 |
| Jonas Pihl | CEO | 14/01/2013 | 26/02/2015 |
| Jørgen Holck Smith | Director | 25/02/2015 | 16/03/2026 |
| Jørgen Holck Smith | Board member | 26/02/2015 | 16/03/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør eller 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsGl Hovedgade 14
2970 Hørsholm
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARALD PIHL A/S | Gl Hovedgade 14, 2970 Hørsholm | 8 | 1002765706 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel med metaller og dermed beslægtede varer
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
36 registered events20265 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementMikkel Holmegaard Bech appointed ceo
- ManagementMikkel Holmegaard Bech appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Holck Smith stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Holck Smith stepped down as director
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesname 1 · accounts 1
- NameName changed from Q-METAL A/S to HARALD PIHL A/S
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20191 changemanagement 1
- ManagementAnders Lærkedal Pedersen stepped down as board member
20172 changesname 1 · address 1
- NameName changed from AB Q-METAL A/S to Q-METAL A/S
- AddressMoved to Gl Hovedgade 14, 2970 Hørsholm
20153 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementJørgen Holck Smith appointed board member
- ManagementJonas Pihl stepped down as ceo
- ManagementJørgen Holck Smith appointed director
20137 changesmanagement 6 · ownership 1
- ManagementJonas Pihl appointed ceo
- ManagementCarl Pihl appointed board member
- ManagementJonas Pihl appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Myssen Hoen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Lærkedal Pedersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Lærkedal Pedersen stepped down as director
- OwnershipHarald Pihl International AB registered as owner (100%)
20081 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories (467200)
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAnders Myssen Hoen appointed board member
- ManagementInge Tove Kryger stepped down as board member
19942 changesname 1 · capital 1
- NameName changed from A.B.Q. METAL ApS to AB Q-METAL A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19891 changemanagement 1
- ManagementBenny Holger Jensen stepped down as board member
19796 changesfounded 1 · management 5
- FoundedRegistered as A.B.Q. METAL ApS
- ManagementInge Tove Kryger appointed board member
- ManagementMorten Lærkedal Pedersen appointed board member
- ManagementBenny Holger Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Lærkedal Pedersen appointed director
- ManagementAnders Lærkedal Pedersen appointed board member
Related companies
Same people in management
- Glycom A/Svia Anders Myssen Hoen
- Stiesdal Hydrogen A/Svia Anders Myssen Hoen
- Stiesdal A/Svia Anders Myssen Hoen
- Stålgruppen ApSvia Anders Lærkedal Pedersen
- United Steel ApSvia Anders Lærkedal Pedersen
Largest in the industry
- Lemvigh-müller A/SDKK 989.2m
- Dacapo Stainless A/SDKK 173.5m
- Euro Steel Danmark A/SDKK 158m
- Jørgensen & Utoft A/SDKK 124.3m
- Tibnor A/SDKK 101.9m
- Grønbech & Sønner A/SDKK 101.7m
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.