Kao Denmark A/S
Public limited companyCVR 19733033København ØActive
Kao Denmark A/S is a public limited company, based in København Ø, active in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics, founded in 1996. Net profit fell 93% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 96,494. With 28 employees, the company is about 5 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 81% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit rose 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 22.5m.
- Net profit fell 93% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 96,494.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Yoko Honda (board member, 04/03/2026).
- Stepped down: Dominic Martin Pratt (board member, 04/03/2026).
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 | 16,235 | 16,009 | 15,391 | 17,383 | 21,072 | 22,533 | +6.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 775 | 662 | 525 | 771 | 1,559 | 245 | −84.3% |
| Profit before tax | 891 | 836 | 700 | 1,326 | 1,905 | 175 | −90.8% |
| Net profit | 693 | 652 | 546 | 895 | 1,452 | 96 | −93.4% |
| Total assets | 26,217 | 16,845 | 18,365 | 16,060 | 15,358 | 17,858 | +16.3% |
| Equity | 10,712 | 11,364 | 10,810 | 9,686 | 10,247 | 10,344 | +0.9% |
| Liabilities | 15,505 | 5,481 | – | – | – | 7,514 | – |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 17,740 | 7,731 | 6,210 | 2,048 | 2,934 | 6,854 | +133.6% |
| Average number of employees | 26 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | +8% |
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 | 13/07/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 30/06/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 09/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 15/06/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 01/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 01/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
126 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of perfume and cosmetics based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.4m, net profit DKK 191k, equity DKK 2.6m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 2,351of 9,892 Better than 76% | No. 3,035of 9,922 Better than 69% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees16 companies in the comparison | No. 10of 16 Better than 40% | No. 12of 16 Better than 27% |
| Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison | No. 3,044of 24,791 Better than 88% | No. 6,582of 24,909 Better than 74% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 5,437of 17,786 Better than 69% | No. 8,642of 18,024 Better than 52% |
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 perfume and cosmetics- Kao Denmark A/SDKK 22.5m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 311.8m
- Kao Denmark A/SDKK 96,494
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 635.6m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 113.1m
- Kao Denmark A/SDKK 10.3m
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 897.7m
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 673.6m
- Kao Denmark A/S28
- L'oréal Danmark A/S660
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S171
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Kao Germany GmbH100%
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Gitte Skouenborg | CEO | 25/05/2023 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Heiko Michael Maile | Chair of the board | 01/07/2021 |
| Gitte Skouenborg | Board member | 25/05/2023 |
| Yoko Honda | Board member | 04/03/2026 |
- Founders
- Egede & Co. Holding ApS, Midtjysk Frisørcenter ApS, Goldwell GmbH
Former management (27)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-Ole Egede | Board member | 19/12/1996 | 06/05/1997 |
| Klaus Østergaard | Board member | 19/12/1996 | 25/05/2012 |
| Frank Henkel | Director | 19/12/1996 | 29/01/1997 |
| Arnulf Taiber | Chair of the board | 19/12/1996 | 18/11/1998 |
| Klaus Meyer | Board member | 19/12/1996 | 15/10/1997 |
| Eva Regitze Egede | Board member | 15/10/1997 | 24/10/2000 |
| Henning Pedersen | Director | 01/07/1998 | 19/11/1998 |
| Horst Ludwig Kraft | Director | 19/11/1998 | 01/07/1999 |
| Jørgen Hesse | Director | 01/07/1999 | 30/04/2006 |
| Morten Østergaard | Board member | 24/10/2000 | 25/05/2012 |
| Christine Kiefer | Board member | 03/09/2001 | 24/05/2005 |
| Frank Mäder | Board member | 03/05/2002 | 22/04/2004 |
| Joachim Werner Scholz | Board member | 22/04/2004 | 24/05/2005 |
| Ralf Kneib | Board member | 24/05/2005 | 30/06/2006 |
| Birger von Holdt | CEO | 01/05/2006 | 04/11/2019 |
| Gunther Kuhn | Board member | 05/03/2009 | 25/05/2012 |
| Ulf Gerold Marks | Board member | 05/03/2009 | 25/05/2012 |
| Frank Henkel | Chair of the board | 14/12/2009 | 30/06/2021 |
| Kalervo Eraniemi | Board member | 14/12/2009 | 14/12/2009 |
| Karin Overbeck | Board member | 25/05/2012 | 24/01/2017 |
| Eric Brockhus | Board member | 25/05/2012 | 31/12/2019 |
| Birger von Holdt | Board member | 19/04/2016 | 04/11/2019 |
| Michael Cramer | Board member | 24/01/2017 | 06/02/2020 |
| Anders Andreassen | Board member | 04/11/2019 | 25/05/2023 |
| Anders Andreassen | CEO | 04/11/2019 | 25/05/2023 |
| Cory Michael Couts | Board member | 06/02/2020 | 02/09/2021 |
| Dominic Martin Pratt | Board member | 02/09/2021 | 04/03/2026 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af en direktør i forening med bestyrelsens formand eller af en direktør i forening med to medlemmer af bestyrelsen eller af den samlede bestyrelse
Address and production units
1 active production unitsLyngbyvej 2
2100 København Ø
København Municipality · Postcode 2100
Other companies at the address (8)
- Dalux ApSComputer programming activities
- Abakion A/SComputer consultancy and computer facilities management
- BASE life science A/SBusiness and other management consultancy activities
- Energy Proactive Revolution ApSOther activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
- Sanofi A/SWholesale of pharmaceutical goods and nursing supplies
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAO DENMARK A/S | Lyngbyvej 2, 2100 København Ø | 28 | 1001223092 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er distribution af hår- og hudkosmetiskeprodukter, tilbehør og hjælpemidler til frisører af enhver art samt hermed beslægtet virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
70 registered events20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementYoko Honda appointed board member
- ManagementDominic Martin Pratt stepped down as board member
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20235 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementGitte Skouenborg appointed ceo
- ManagementGitte Skouenborg appointed board member
- ManagementAnders Andreassen stepped down as ceo
- ManagementAnders Andreassen stepped down as board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20215 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementDominic Martin Pratt appointed board member
- ManagementCory Michael Couts stepped down as board member
- ManagementHeiko Michael Maile appointed chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementFrank Henkel stepped down as chair of the board
20202 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementCory Michael Couts appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Cramer stepped down as board member
20195 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementEric Brockhus stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnders Andreassen appointed ceo
- ManagementAnders Andreassen appointed board member
- ManagementBirger von Holdt stepped down as board member
- ManagementBirger von Holdt stepped down as ceo
20173 changesaddress 1 · management 2
- AddressMoved to Lyngbyvej 2, 2100 København Ø
- ManagementMichael Cramer appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Overbeck stepped down as board member
20161 changemanagement 1
- ManagementBirger von Holdt appointed board member
20126 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementEric Brockhus appointed board member
- ManagementKarin Overbeck appointed board member
- ManagementGunther Kuhn stepped down as board member
- ManagementUlf Gerold Marks stepped down as board member
- ManagementMorten Østergaard stepped down as board member
- ManagementKlaus Østergaard stepped down as board member
20112 changesname 1 · ownership 1
- NameName changed from KPSS DANMARK A/S to KAO DENMARK A/S
- OwnershipKao Germany GmbH registered as owner (100%)
20095 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementKalervo Eraniemi appointed board member
- ManagementKalervo Eraniemi stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrank Henkel appointed chair of the board
- ManagementGunther Kuhn appointed board member
- ManagementUlf Gerold Marks appointed board member
20081 changename 1
- NameName changed from GOLDWELL A/S to KPSS DANMARK A/S
20064 changesmanagement 3 · address 1
- ManagementRalf Kneib stepped down as board member
- AddressMoved to Dampfærgevej 13, 2100 København Ø
- ManagementBirger von Holdt appointed ceo
- ManagementJørgen Hesse stepped down as director
20053 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementRalf Kneib appointed board member
- ManagementJoachim Werner Scholz stepped down as board member
- ManagementChristine Kiefer stepped down as board member
20042 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJoachim Werner Scholz appointed board member
- ManagementFrank Mäder stepped down as board member
20021 changemanagement 1
- ManagementFrank Mäder appointed board member
20011 changemanagement 1
- ManagementChristine Kiefer appointed board member
20002 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementMorten Østergaard appointed board member
- ManagementEva Regitze Egede stepped down as board member
19992 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementJørgen Hesse appointed director
- ManagementHorst Ludwig Kraft stepped down as director
19984 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementHorst Ludwig Kraft appointed director
- ManagementHenning Pedersen stepped down as director
- ManagementArnulf Taiber stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHenning Pedersen appointed director
19974 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementEva Regitze Egede appointed board member
- ManagementKlaus Meyer stepped down as board member
- ManagementPer-Ole Egede stepped down as board member
- ManagementFrank Henkel stepped down as director
19966 changesfounded 1 · management 5
- FoundedRegistered as GOLDWELL A/S
- ManagementPer-Ole Egede appointed board member
- ManagementKlaus Meyer appointed board member
- ManagementArnulf Taiber appointed chair of the board
- ManagementFrank Henkel appointed director
- ManagementKlaus Østergaard appointed board member
Related companies
Same industry in København
- L'oréal Danmark A/S660 employees
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/S171 employees
- E. Sæther A/S117 employees
- Sæther Nordic A/S115 employees
- Chanel Denmark ApS80 employees
- Grænn A/S64 employees
Same people in management
- E. Sæther A/Svia Birger von Holdt
- Unilever Danmark A/Svia Anders Andreassen
- Unilever Produktion ApSvia Anders Andreassen
- NS Viborg 1. juli 2026 A/Svia Gitte Skouenborg
- Frisørland.dk A/Svia Klaus Østergaard
- Nordisk Kellogg ApSvia Anders Andreassen
Largest in the industry
- L'oréal Danmark A/SDKK 1.5bn
- Estee Lauder Cosmetics A/SDKK 311.8m
- Colgate-palmolive A/SDKK 252.2m
- Sæther Nordic A/SDKK 193.3m
- TMC Nordic A/SDKK 108.7m
- E. Sæther A/SDKK 81.4m
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.