Knauf A/S
Public limited companyCVR 54050313HobroActive
Knauf A/S is a public limited company, based in Hobro, active in manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes, founded in 1967. Net profit fell 19% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 86.2m. Operations are spread over 3 production units. The company has existed for over 50 years.
Key figures · financial year 2025
RevenueDKK 1.1bn+0.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 86.2m−19.4% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 601.2m−3.9% vs. 2024
Employees196latest month from CVR
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Net profit fell 19% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 86.2m.
- Equity fell 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 601.2m.
Employees
- 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 196 (07/2026) against 199 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Pia Laursen (board member, 23/06/2025), Niels Thostrup Hedegaard (deputy board member, 23/06/2025) and Henrik Dietrichsen (ceo, 01/09/2025) (+5).
- Stepped down: Brian Bjørkmann Thøfner (deputy board member, 23/06/2025), Morten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg (ceo, 31/05/2025) and Hans Fogh Jakobsen (deputy board member, 23/06/2025) (+6).
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 | 978,860 | 1,085,603 | 1,340,537 | 1,219,195 | 1,084,343 | 1,090,349 | +0.6% |
| Gross profit | 340,617 | 376,330 | 410,129 | 393,817 | 376,221 | 377,350 | +0.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 117,929 | 120,979 | 94,192 | 127,755 | 117,992 | 109,359 | −7.3% |
| Profit before tax | 118,909 | 120,029 | 184,486 | 136,856 | 135,522 | 108,788 | −19.7% |
| Net profit | 93,946 | 94,047 | 145,025 | 107,219 | 107,019 | 86,218 | −19.4% |
| Total assets | 895,916 | 900,672 | 966,222 | 996,773 | 942,745 | 855,495 | −9.3% |
| Equity | 614,845 | 600,734 | 651,183 | 685,507 | 625,419 | 601,244 | −3.9% |
| Liabilities | 232,639 | 251,051 | 270,164 | 267,387 | 273,433 | 213,033 | −22.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 107,502 | 104,028 | 162,729 | 231,833 | 229,745 | 182,574 | −20.5% |
| Average number of employees | 357 | 356 | 336 | 330 | 341 | 305 | −10.6% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Group figures; change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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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 | 02/07/2026 | The group | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 04/06/2025 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 01/07/2024 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 30/06/2023 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 06/07/2022 | The group | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 11/06/2021 | The group | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRCompared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 59of 4,412 Better than 99% | No. 128of 4,466 Better than 97% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 232of 10,152 Better than 98% | No. 315of 10,275 Better than 97% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 393of 17,786 Better than 98% | No. 612of 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.
Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterOwners
- Knauf International GmbH100%
Knauf A/S
Management
8 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Dietrichsen | CEO | 01/09/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Abildgaard | Board member | 31/12/2010 |
| Anne Møller Jensen | Board member | 30/03/2016 |
| Mette Fogh Hansen | Board member | 17/06/2016 |
| Pia Laursen | Board member | 23/06/2025 |
| Niels Thostrup Hedegaard | Deputy board member | 23/06/2025 |
| Henrik Dietrichsen | Board member | 02/10/2025 |
| Janis Kraulis | Chair of the board | 12/05/2026 |
Former management (42)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mette Wind Schmidt | Board member | 14/12/1967 | 01/01/1999 |
| Hans Peter Ingenillem | Board member | 14/12/1967 | 10/12/2008 |
| Nikolaus Wilhelm Knauf | Deputy chair | 14/12/1967 | 30/09/2004 |
| Poul Christian Tage Kjær | Deputy chair | 14/12/1967 | 03/02/1992 |
| Inger Bojsen-Møller | Board member | 14/12/1967 | 16/08/1988 |
| Ole Trolle | Chair of the board | 14/12/1967 | 03/02/1992 |
| Villy Johan Jensen | Deputy board member | 14/12/1967 | 21/12/1994 |
| Bent Erik Pihl-Andersen | Board member | 14/12/1967 | 03/02/1992 |
| Hans Hakon Sigvardt Andersen | Deputy chair | 14/12/1967 | 16/08/1988 |
| Leif Christensen | Deputy board member | 14/12/1967 | 01/01/1999 |
| Arne Dahl | Deputy board member | 14/12/1967 | 21/12/1994 |
| Knud Otto Binzer | Board member | 14/12/1967 | 03/02/1992 |
| Lars Nielsen | Board member | 01/01/1999 | 24/04/2003 |
| Kurt Munkholm | Board member | 01/01/1999 | 24/04/2003 |
| Hans Kristian Andersen | Deputy board member | 01/01/1999 | 24/04/2003 |
| Jørgen Skjødt Hansen | Deputy board member | 24/04/2003 | 16/01/2012 |
| Maja Vibeke Andersen | Board member | 24/04/2003 | 30/03/2016 |
| Poul Bang Jensen | Board member | 24/04/2003 | 30/09/2004 |
| Ole Bech | Board member | 01/06/2004 | 16/01/2012 |
| Baldwin Alfons Knauf | Deputy chair | 01/10/2004 | 10/12/2008 |
| Thorkild Juul Jensen | Chair of the board | 01/10/2004 | 28/02/2010 |
| Alexander Heinrich Knauf | CEO | 01/10/2004 | 31/12/2010 |
| Jørgen Sillehoved | Deputy board member | 10/04/2007 | 16/01/2012 |
| Heinrich Eumann | Board member | 10/12/2008 | 30/04/2014 |
| Alexander Heinrich Knauf | Board member | 10/12/2008 | 31/12/2010 |
| Carl Johan Klinge | CEO | 31/12/2010 | 30/04/2014 |
| Jesper Bo Jørgensen | Chair of the board | 16/01/2012 | 22/11/2016 |
| Brian Bjørkmann Thøfner | Deputy board member | 16/01/2012 | 23/06/2025 |
| Carsten Jan Sletbjerg | Board member | 16/01/2012 | 23/11/2016 |
| Pia Maach-Møller | Deputy board member | 16/01/2012 | 30/03/2016 |
| Mads Mikkelsen | Board member | 16/01/2012 | 30/03/2016 |
| Morten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg | CEO | 30/04/2014 | 31/05/2025 |
| Hans Fogh Jakobsen | Deputy board member | 30/03/2016 | 23/06/2025 |
| Jørn Boje Nielsen | Board member | 30/03/2016 | 23/06/2025 |
| Jesper Bo Jørgensen | Deputy chair | 23/11/2016 | 03/03/2017 |
| Ian Stokes | Chair of the board | 23/11/2016 | 10/09/2021 |
| Jan Ellringmann | Chair of the board | 10/09/2021 | 12/05/2026 |
| Morten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg | Board member | 27/06/2023 | 03/06/2025 |
| Kim Abildgaard | CEO | 31/05/2025 | 01/09/2025 |
| Christina Støttrup Jensen | Board member | 03/06/2025 | 02/10/2025 |
| Allan Johannes Simonsen | Deputy board member | 23/06/2025 | 04/03/2026 |
| Thorkild Juul Jensen | Director | – | 30/09/2004 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af Henrik Dietrichsen sammen med Kim Abildgaard, af Henrik Dietrichsen sammen med Janis Kraulis, af Kim Abildgaard sammen med Janis Kraulis eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
3 active production unitsKløvermarksvej 6
9500 Hobro
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNAUF A/S | Kløvermarksvej 6, 9500 Hobro | 182 | 1003103433 |
| KNAUF A/S | Kirkebjerg Parkvej 9-11, 2605 Brøndby | 15 | 1003103421 |
| KNAUF A/S | Hegedalsvej 79, 9500 Hobro | – | 1003103445 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er direkte eller indirekte at drive international handels-, produktions- og konsulentvirk- somhed samt anden virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsen skøn står i naturlig forbindelse hermed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
105 registered events02015
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20264 changesaccounts 1 · management 3
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
- ManagementJanis Kraulis appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJan Ellringmann stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementAllan Johannes Simonsen stepped down as deputy board member
202515 changesmanagement 14 · accounts 1
- ManagementHenrik Dietrichsen appointed board member
- ManagementChristina Støttrup Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Dietrichsen appointed ceo
- ManagementKim Abildgaard stepped down as ceo
- ManagementAllan Johannes Simonsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPia Laursen appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Thostrup Hedegaard appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJørn Boje Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Fogh Jakobsen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementBrian Bjørkmann Thøfner stepped down as deputy board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- ManagementChristina Støttrup Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementMorten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg stepped down as board member
- ManagementKim Abildgaard appointed ceo
- ManagementMorten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg stepped down as ceo
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20232 changesaccounts 1 · management 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementMorten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg appointed board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20213 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
- ManagementJan Ellringmann appointed chair of the board
- ManagementIan Stokes stepped down as chair of the board
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20191 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Kløvermarksvej 6, 9500 Hobro
20172 changesaddress 1 · management 1
- AddressMoved to Kløvermarksvej 6, 9500 Hobro
- ManagementJesper Bo Jørgensen stepped down as deputy chair
201611 changesmanagement 11
- ManagementIan Stokes appointed chair of the board
- ManagementJesper Bo Jørgensen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementCarsten Jan Sletbjerg stepped down as board member
- ManagementJesper Bo Jørgensen stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementMette Fogh Hansen appointed board member
- ManagementJørn Boje Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementAnne Møller Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Fogh Jakobsen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPia Maach-Møller stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementMads Mikkelsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementMaja Vibeke Andersen stepped down as board member
20143 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementMorten la Cour Ørnstrand-Søborg appointed ceo
- ManagementCarl Johan Klinge stepped down as ceo
- ManagementHeinrich Eumann stepped down as board member
20131 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Kirkebjerg Parkvej 9-11, e, 2605 Brøndby
20128 changesmanagement 8
- ManagementBrian Bjørkmann Thøfner appointed deputy board member
- ManagementPia Maach-Møller appointed deputy board member
- ManagementCarsten Jan Sletbjerg appointed board member
- ManagementJesper Bo Jørgensen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementMads Mikkelsen appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Sillehoved stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementOle Bech stepped down as board member
- ManagementJørgen Skjødt Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
20105 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementCarl Johan Klinge appointed ceo
- ManagementKim Abildgaard appointed board member
- ManagementAlexander Heinrich Knauf stepped down as board member
- ManagementAlexander Heinrich Knauf stepped down as ceo
- ManagementThorkild Juul Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
20091 changename 1
- NameName changed from DANOGIPS A/S to KNAUF A/S
20084 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementHeinrich Eumann appointed board member
- ManagementAlexander Heinrich Knauf appointed board member
- ManagementBaldwin Alfons Knauf stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementHans Peter Ingenillem stepped down as board member
20072 changesmanagement 1 · address 1
- ManagementJørgen Sillehoved appointed deputy board member
- AddressMoved to Kløvermarksvej 6, 9500 Hobro
20048 changesmanagement 7 · address 1
- ManagementBaldwin Alfons Knauf appointed deputy chair
- ManagementAlexander Heinrich Knauf appointed ceo
- ManagementThorkild Juul Jensen appointed chair of the board
- AddressMoved to Kløvermarksvej 6, 9500 Hobro
- ManagementPoul Bang Jensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementNikolaus Wilhelm Knauf stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementThorkild Juul Jensen stepped down as director
- ManagementOle Bech appointed board member
20036 changesmanagement 6
- ManagementPoul Bang Jensen appointed board member
- ManagementMaja Vibeke Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementJørgen Skjødt Hansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Kristian Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementKurt Munkholm stepped down as board member
19995 changesmanagement 5
- ManagementLars Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementHans Kristian Andersen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementKurt Munkholm appointed board member
- ManagementMette Wind Schmidt stepped down as board member
- ManagementLeif Christensen stepped down as deputy board member
19971 changeownership 1
- OwnershipKnauf International GmbH registered as owner (100%)
19942 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementArne Dahl stepped down as deputy board member
- ManagementVilly Johan Jensen stepped down as deputy board member
19924 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementPoul Christian Tage Kjær stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementKnud Otto Binzer stepped down as board member
- ManagementBent Erik Pihl-Andersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementOle Trolle stepped down as chair of the board
19882 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementInger Bojsen-Møller stepped down as board member
- ManagementHans Hakon Sigvardt Andersen stepped down as deputy chair
196713 changesfounded 1 · management 12
- FoundedRegistered as DANOGIPS A/S
- ManagementInger Bojsen-Møller appointed board member
- ManagementPoul Christian Tage Kjær appointed deputy chair
- ManagementHans Peter Ingenillem appointed board member
- ManagementNikolaus Wilhelm Knauf appointed deputy chair
- ManagementMette Wind Schmidt appointed board member
- ManagementKnud Otto Binzer appointed board member
- ManagementArne Dahl appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLeif Christensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementHans Hakon Sigvardt Andersen appointed deputy chair
- ManagementBent Erik Pihl-Andersen appointed board member
- ManagementVilly Johan Jensen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementOle Trolle appointed chair of the board
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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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.