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Janax A/S

Public limited companyCVR 27465765BrøndbyActive

Janax A/S is a public limited company, based in Brøndby, active in wholesale of other food, founded in 2003. Net profit rose 15% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 3.8m. With 40 employees, the company is about 10 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 80% of the companies in the industry in the database.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 12.7m−10.3% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 3.8m+14.7% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 11.8m+12.8% vs. 2024
Employees40latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 12.7m.
  • Net profit rose 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 3.8m.
  • Equity rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 11.8m.

Employees

  • 15 more employees than a year earlier: 40 (08/2026) against 25 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Stig Thornsohn (board member, 19/05/2025).
  • Stepped down: Knud Erik Banke Kristensen (board member, 24/01/2025) and Stefan Leth Engelbrekt (deputy chair, 24/01/2025).
  • New owners registered: Jan Nakamura Holding ApS (24/01/2025).
  • No longer registered as owner: Stefan Leth Engelbrekt (24/01/2025), Jan Nakamura Holding ApS (23/01/2025) and JS 2018 Holding ApS (24/01/2025).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of other food (463800)

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 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Janax A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit5,4029,1829,72414,10714,20512,738−10.3%
Operating profit (EBIT)1,9922,6562,2505,1544,3295,301+22.5%
Profit before tax1,9762,7662,3234,9934,1864,908+17.2%
Net profit1,5292,1231,7593,9243,3433,835+14.7%
Total assets11,44717,86418,11619,30521,95325,474+16%
Equity4,2106,5257,68411,10810,45111,786+12.8%
Liabilities7,18711,24610,3128,12411,37113,522+18.9%
Cash and cash equivalents253,419321318214+1,102.1%
Average number of employees811161717170%

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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DKK 0DKK 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12mDKK 14m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (165 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 Janax A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202530/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202404/07/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202302/02/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202205/02/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202105/02/2022The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202012/02/2021The companyPDF not statedXBRL

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

165 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of other food based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 12.7mNo. 33 of 165
Better than 80% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 11.8mNo. 37 of 165
Better than 78% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees40No. 23 of 165
Better than 87% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.9m, net profit DKK 415k, equity DKK 2.6m, 4 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 979kDKK 9.6mDKK 93.9mDKK 429.5mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 152 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 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 4,841of 9,892
Better than 51%
No. 2,717of 9,922
Better than 73%
Same industry and 20–49 employees16 companies in the comparison
No. 12of 16
Better than 27%
No. 11of 16
Better than 33%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 4,931of 24,791
Better than 80%
No. 6,084of 24,909
Better than 76%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 7,905of 17,786
Better than 56%
No. 8,081of 18,024
Better than 55%

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 other food
Gross profit
  1. Janax A/SDKK 12.7m
  2. Kmc, Kartoffelmelcentralen, AMBADKK 918.8m
  3. Mars Danmark A/SDKK 195.4m
Net profit
  1. Janax A/SDKK 3.8m
  2. Kmc, Kartoffelmelcentralen, AMBADKK 373.1m
  3. Mars Danmark A/SDKK 49.5m
Equity
  1. Janax A/SDKK 11.8m
  2. Kmc, Kartoffelmelcentralen, AMBADKK 1.2bn
  3. Mars Danmark A/SDKK 61.7m
Employees
  1. Janax A/S40
  2. Kmc, Kartoffelmelcentralen, AMBA305
  3. Mars Danmark A/S157

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Jan Nakamura Holding ApS100%
Janax A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Janax A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jan NakamuraCEO13/10/2024

Board of directors

Board of directors at Janax A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jan NakamuraBoard member18/12/2003
Masaaki ArigaChair of the board18/12/2003
Stig ThornsohnBoard member19/05/2025
Founders
ApS KBUS 38 nr.3117
Former management (12)
Former management at Janax A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Kim MadsenBoard member02/12/200318/12/2003
Kim MadsenCEO02/12/200318/12/2003
Helle Garde CarlsenBoard member02/12/200318/12/2003
Annemette HellerChair of the board02/12/200318/12/2003
Seiji NakamuraBoard member18/12/200331/05/2009
Jan NakamuraCEO18/12/200315/02/2018
Vicki Sisse DegnerBoard member31/05/200924/10/2014
June ChibaBoard member28/05/201431/05/2017
Jan Stein JørgensenBoard member31/05/201713/10/2024
Jan Stein JørgensenCEO15/02/201813/10/2024
Knud Erik Banke KristensenBoard member12/03/202124/01/2025
Stefan Leth EngelbrektDeputy chair12/03/202124/01/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den adm. direktør alene.

Address and production units

2 active production units

Priorparken 849
2605 Brøndby

Brøndby Municipality · Postcode 2605

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
JANAX A/SPriorparken 849, 2605 Brøndby401010243056
Kornmarksvej 26Kornmarksvej 26, 2605 Brøndby–1029714882

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handels- og agenturvirksomhed og anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

63 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20259 changesaccounts 1 · management 3 · ownership 4 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Stig Thornsohn appointed board member
  • Stefan Leth Engelbrekt stepped down as deputy chair
  • Knud Erik Banke Kristensen stepped down as board member
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • Stefan Leth Engelbrekt is no longer registered as owner
  • JS 2018 Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of other food (463800)
20244 changesmanagement 3 · accounts 1
  • Jan Nakamura appointed ceo
  • Jan Stein Jørgensen stepped down as ceo
  • Jan Stein Jørgensen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20219 changescapital 1 · management 2 · ownership 5 · accounts 1
  • Share capital changed from 800,000 DKK to 842,105 DKK
  • Stefan Leth Engelbrekt appointed deputy chair
  • Knud Erik Banke Kristensen appointed board member
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Stefan Leth Engelbrekt registered as owner (5%)
  • JS 2018 Holding ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • JS 2018 Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20205 changesownership 5
  • JS 2018 Holding ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
  • Reiko Ariga is no longer registered as owner
  • JS 2018 Holding ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20185 changescapital 1 · ownership 1 · address 1 · management 2
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 800,000 DKK
  • JS 2018 Holding ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Moved to Priorparken 849, 2605 Brøndby
  • Jan Stein Jørgensen appointed ceo
  • Jan Nakamura stepped down as ceo
20172 changesmanagement 2
  • Jan Stein Jørgensen appointed board member
  • June Chiba stepped down as board member
20161 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Kirstinehøj 54B, 2770 Kastrup
20143 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1
  • Vicki Sisse Degner stepped down as board member
  • Reiko Ariga registered as owner (25%)
  • June Chiba appointed board member
20092 changesmanagement 2
  • Vicki Sisse Degner appointed board member
  • Seiji Nakamura stepped down as board member
20082 changesaddress 1 · industry 1
  • Moved to Kirstinehøj 54, b, 2770 Kastrup
  • Industry changed to Specialiseret engroshandel med fødevarer i.a.n. (463890)
20061 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Fiolstræde 32, st. th, 1171 København K
20041 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Anden specialiseret engroshandel med føde-, drikke- og tobaksvarer (513890)
200316 changesownership 1 · name 1 · address 1 · management 12 · founded 1
  • JAN NAKAMURA HOLDING ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
  • Name changed from A/S PSE 17 NR. 1405 to JANAX A/S
  • Moved to Frederiksborgvej 17, 4. mf, 2400 København NV
  • Jan Nakamura appointed board member
  • Masaaki Ariga appointed chair of the board
  • Jan Nakamura appointed ceo
  • Seiji Nakamura appointed board member
  • Kim Madsen stepped down as ceo
  • Kim Madsen stepped down as board member
  • Annemette Heller stepped down as chair of the board
  • Helle Garde Carlsen stepped down as board member
  • Registered as A/S PSE 17 NR. 1405
  • Kim Madsen appointed ceo
  • Kim Madsen appointed board member
  • Annemette Heller appointed chair of the board
  • Helle Garde Carlsen 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 24/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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