Johs M. Klein Distribution A/S
Public limited companyCVR 15912081BrøndbyActive
Johs M. Klein Distribution A/S is a public limited company, based in Brøndby, active in wholesale of wine and spirits, founded in 1992. The company went from a profit in 2023 to a loss of DKK 508k in 2024. With 12 employees, the company is about 4 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2024
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2024 against 2023
- Gross profit fell 18% (2023 → 2024), to DKK 7.1m.
- Net profit went from a profit of DKK 506k to a loss of DKK 508k (2023 → 2024).
- Equity fell 8% (2023 → 2024), to DKK 10.6m.
Employees
- 1 fewer employees than a year earlier: 12 (08/2026) against 13 (08/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Mads Christian Olesen (chair of the board, 15/05/2025), Christian Dam Olesen (board member, 15/05/2025) and Esben Wohlert Hansen (ceo, 01/06/2025) (+1).
- Stepped down: Søren Merrild Knudsen (board member, 23/03/2026), Søren Merrild Knudsen (director, 31/05/2025) and Carsten Gram (chair of the board, 15/05/2025) (+1).
- New owners registered: Chr. Olesen Holding A/S (18/11/2025) and J.d. Wineproducts ApS (15/05/2025).
- No longer registered as owner: Smk Holding ApS (15/05/2025), J.d. Wineproducts ApS (14/05/2025) and J.d. Wineproducts ApS (18/11/2025).
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 2019–2024 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 8,119 | 7,106 | 8,625 | 8,474 | 8,714 | 7,123 | −18.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 927 | 889 | 1,630 | 1,516 | 1,659 | 405 | −75.6% |
| Profit before tax | 277 | 269 | 1,295 | 1,066 | 655 | −630 | −196.2% |
| Net profit | 193 | 183 | 1,007 | 831 | 506 | −508 | −200.3% |
| Total assets | 37,649 | 33,606 | 37,131 | 37,267 | 35,927 | 34,312 | −4.5% |
| Equity | 10,162 | 10,146 | 10,953 | 11,384 | 11,490 | 10,583 | −7.9% |
| Liabilities | 27,487 | 23,461 | 26,179 | 25,883 | 24,437 | 23,730 | −2.9% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 36 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 43 | +1,704.7% |
| Average number of employees | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 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 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024: 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 2024 figuresA more recent annual report is missing
The latest annual report in the database is for 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31). The next year's report is not in the database.
How is this calculated?
More than 19 months have passed since the end of the latest annual report's period: a twelve-month financial year, a five-month deadline and two months of margin. The company may have a shifted financial year, or the report has not been loaded yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 24/03/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 30/04/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 03/04/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 24/03/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 05/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2019 | 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2019 | 22/06/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
155 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of wine and spirits based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.9m, net profit DKK 67,129, equity DKK 2.1m, 3 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. 8,358of 69,742 Better than 88% | No. 8,730of 69,964 Better than 88% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees130 companies in the comparison | No. 16of 130 Better than 88% | No. 20of 130 Better than 85% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 4,879of 10,152 Better than 52% | No. 4,642of 10,275 Better than 55% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 10,478of 17,786 Better than 41% | No. 8,535of 18,024 Better than 53% |
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 wine and spirits- Johs M. Klein Distribution A/SDKK 7.1m
- Hans Just A/SDKK 165.9m
- Taster Wine A/SDKK 101.4m
- Johs M. Klein Distribution A/S−DKK 508k
- Hans Just A/SDKK 8.4m
- Taster Wine A/SDKK 20.6m
- Johs M. Klein Distribution A/SDKK 10.6m
- Hans Just A/SDKK 227.6m
- Taster Wine A/SDKK 261.8m
- Johs M. Klein Distribution A/S12
- Hans Just A/S63
- Taster Wine A/S95
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Esben Wohlert Hansen | CEO | 01/06/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Mads Christian Olesen | Chair of the board | 15/05/2025 |
| Christian Dam Olesen | Board member | 15/05/2025 |
| Phillip Christian Dam Quitzau Olesen | Board member | 23/03/2026 |
- Founders
- VX 10.312 ApS, Medimex ApS, ApS Kbil 9 Nr. 1008
Former management (14)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holger Lykke Ewald | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 03/11/1993 |
| Hans Christian Galst | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 07/01/1993 |
| Jørgen Alexander Dam | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 03/11/1993 |
| Jørgen Alexander Dam | Director | 01/05/1992 | 21/08/2011 |
| Ulf Svejgaard Poulsen | Chair of the board | 01/05/1992 | 07/01/1993 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 07/01/1993 |
| Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann | Director | 01/05/1992 | 07/01/1993 |
| Søren Merrild Knudsen | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 23/03/2026 |
| Søren Merrild Knudsen | Director | 01/05/1992 | 31/05/2025 |
| Karin Olesen | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 30/08/2022 |
| Bente Hefty Dam | Board member | 01/05/1992 | 29/05/2007 |
| Carsten Gram | Board member | 29/05/2007 | 29/08/2022 |
| Carsten Gram | Chair of the board | 30/08/2022 | 15/05/2025 |
| Mads Christian Olesen | Board member | 30/08/2022 | 14/05/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af en direktør.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsPriorparken 845
2605 Brøndby
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHS M KLEIN DISTRIBUTION A/S | Priorparken 845, 2605 Brøndby | 12 | 1000999490 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er handel og fabrikation, herunder at fremstille, importere, eksportere, forhandle og oplagre spiritus og vin og andre drikkevarer, at udøve virksomhed som agent og distributør af, samt markedsføre og forhandle sådanne varer en gros eller en detail, samt at udøve en hvilken som helst virksomhed eller aktivitet, som efter bestyrelsens opfattelse er i overensstemmelse med eller beslægtet med et eller flere af foranstående formål.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
51 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementPhillip Christian Dam Quitzau Olesen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Merrild Knudsen stepped down as board member
202511 changesownership 5 · management 6
- OwnershipCHR. OLESEN HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipJ.D. WINEPRODUCTS ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementEsben Wohlert Hansen appointed ceo
- ManagementSøren Merrild Knudsen stepped down as director
- ManagementMads Christian Olesen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementChristian Dam Olesen appointed board member
- ManagementCarsten Gram stepped down as chair of the board
- OwnershipJ.D. WINEPRODUCTS ApS registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipSMK HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
- ManagementMads Christian Olesen stepped down as board member
- OwnershipJ.D. WINEPRODUCTS ApS is no longer registered as owner
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20225 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementCarsten Gram appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMads Christian Olesen appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Olesen stepped down as board member
- ManagementCarsten Gram stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2019 published
20111 changemanagement 1
- ManagementJørgen Alexander Dam stepped down as director
20081 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Priorparken 845, 2605 Brøndby
20072 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementCarsten Gram appointed board member
- ManagementBente Hefty Dam stepped down as board member
20051 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Dessaus Boulevard 42, 2900 Hellerup
20002 changesownership 2
- OwnershipSMK HOLDING ApS registered as owner (50%)
- OwnershipJ.D. WINEPRODUCTS ApS registered as owner (33.33%)
19991 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Gammel Vartov Vej 42, 2900 Hellerup
19938 changescapital 1 · management 6 · name 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 4,000,000 DKK
- ManagementHolger Lykke Ewald stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Alexander Dam stepped down as board member
- NameName changed from A/S PSE NR. 4652 to JOHS M. KLEIN DISTRIBUTION A/S
- ManagementHans Christian Galst stepped down as board member
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann stepped down as director
199212 changesfounded 1 · management 11
- FoundedRegistered as A/S PSE NR. 4652
- ManagementSøren Merrild Knudsen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Merrild Knudsen appointed director
- ManagementHolger Lykke Ewald appointed board member
- ManagementBente Hefty Dam appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Olesen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Christian Galst appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Alexander Dam appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Alexander Dam appointed director
- ManagementUlf Svejgaard Poulsen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed board member
- ManagementPer Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann appointed director
Related companies
Same industry in Brøndby
- Taster Wine A/S95 employees
- Viniportugal A/S7 employees
- Domaine Brandis ApS2 employees
Same people in management
- ISS Facility Services A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Falck Danmark A/Svia Erik Tronborg Andersen
- Tryg Forsikring A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- Jysk A/Svia Alex Michael Ankjær-Jensen
- Jem & Fix A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
- AL Sydbank A/Svia Per Emil Hasselbalch Stakemann
Largest in the industry
- Hans Just A/SDKK 165.9m
- Taster Wine A/SDKK 101.4m
- Kjær & Sommerfeldt A/SDKK 91.2m
- Drinx ApSDKK 82.7m
- Globus Wine A/SDKK 77.6m
- H.j. Hansen Vin A/SDKK 75.4m
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.