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Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S

Public limited companyCVR 76351910København KActive

Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in book publishing, founded in 1984. Net profit fell 67% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 13.1m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 2 of 104 companies in the industry in the database. With 321 employees, the company is about 107 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 578.4m−4.8% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 13.1m−67.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 216.2m+6.4% vs. 2024
Employees321latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 9% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 316.1m.
  • Revenue fell 5% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 578.4m.
  • Net profit fell 67% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.1m.
  • Equity rose 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 216.2m.

Employees

  • 19 fewer employees than a year earlier: 321 (07/2026) against 340 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Andreas Morthorst (board member, 01/01/2026).
  • Stepped down: Hans Jacob Carstensen (deputy chair, 01/01/2026).

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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 50mDKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue450,194517,380523,051606,968607,736578,378−4.8%
Gross profit226,495262,278304,856380,293348,250316,103−9.2%
Operating profit (EBIT)40,94617,32228,40375,37275,69236,983−51.1%
Profit before tax35,26715,32614,12646,63751,17420,230−60.5%
Net profit26,866−3,54515,83433,54339,90813,075−67.2%
Total assets420,633540,452669,405719,804688,577658,453−4.4%
Equity97,72294,177110,011163,207203,115216,190+6.4%
Liabilities289,361393,893503,888509,251446,933407,677−8.8%
Cash and cash equivalents–4030––––
Average number of employees244304328350317308−2.8%

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.

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DKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250mDKK 300mDKK 350mDKK 400m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (104 companies)

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202504/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202422/05/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202304/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202231/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202125/05/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202001/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

104 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in book publishing based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 316.1mNo. 2 of 104
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 216.2mNo. 2 of 104
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees321No. 2 of 104
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 1.6m, net profit DKK 91,836, equity DKK 1.4m, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 772kDKK 6mDKK 46.1mDKK 179.9mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 97 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 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 131of 763
Better than 83%
No. 255of 796
Better than 68%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 280of 10,152
Better than 97%
No. 744of 10,275
Better than 93%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 473of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 1,363of 18,024
Better than 92%

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

Book publishing
Gross profit
  1. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 316.1m
  2. Gyldendal A/SDKK 355.7m
  3. Ordbogen A/SDKK 71.3m
Net profit
  1. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 13.1m
  2. Gyldendal A/SDKK 40.8m
  3. Ordbogen A/SDKK 6.4m
Equity
  1. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/SDKK 216.2m
  2. Gyldendal A/SDKK 402.9m
  3. Ordbogen A/SDKK 32m
Employees
  1. Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S321
  2. Gyldendal A/S427
  3. Ordbogen A/S59

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Egmont Investering 2 A/S100%
Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Lars BoesgaardCEO01/04/2011

Board of directors

Board of directors at Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Steffen KraghChair of the board12/10/2007
Helle Bjørnskov FischerBoard member15/05/2014
Andreas MorthorstBoard member01/01/2026
Former management (44)
Former management at Lindhardt og Ringhof Forlag A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Søren KehletBoard member12/11/198414/02/1990
Søren KehletCEO12/11/198414/02/1990
Otto KjærBoard member12/11/198429/10/1991
Tommy BoserupChair of the board12/11/198417/08/1989
Steen Leise-HansenBoard member12/11/198417/08/1989
Steen Leise-HansenCEO12/11/198417/08/1989
Hanne Overgaard SchjødtBoard member12/11/198408/04/1988
Søren BruhnBoard member12/11/198426/06/1990
Søren Michael TherkildsenBoard member12/11/198422/03/1989
Søren Michael TherkildsenDirector12/11/198422/03/1989
Ole Hedegaard JensenBoard member12/11/198418/03/1993
Ole Hedegaard JensenCEO12/11/198418/03/1993
Inga Kirk HausigBoard member12/11/198429/10/1991
Erik AndersenBoard member12/11/198418/03/1993
Karl Bernhard HansenBoard member12/11/198418/03/1993
Mats CanemanChair of the board12/11/198408/04/1988
Niels-Olof GustafssonChair of the board12/11/198411/08/1988
John Kjær HansenEjendomsinspektør18/03/199322/09/1994
Erik Danquard JensenChair of the board18/03/199315/01/1998
Lena Geert-JørgensenBoard member18/03/199322/09/1994
Ole Jørgen TimmChair of the board15/01/199808/06/1999
Søren Eusebius JakobsenBoard member15/01/199801/03/2002
Kaj Juul-PedersenBoard member15/01/199814/02/2000
Jørgen Frank PedersenBoard member15/01/199825/10/1999
Michael VadCEO15/01/199822/06/1999
Lars Eric Johan HazenBoard member15/01/199803/11/1998
Per Mauritz NilssonBoard member03/11/199831/05/2000
Søren FogtdalChair of the board08/06/199901/03/2002
Jørgen Frank PedersenCEO22/06/199902/08/1999
Richard zygfryd CedervedCEO02/08/199925/10/1999
Anders LassenCEO25/10/199901/08/2000
Kenneth Douglas PlummerBoard member25/10/199901/03/2002
Beate Wegger BentzenBoard member14/02/200031/05/2000
Lene Nørregaard HeroldCEO01/08/200001/03/2002
Karl Skovbæch PedersenBoard member01/03/200215/05/2014
Annette SchmidtBoard member01/03/200216/12/2003
Cato PranerBoard member16/12/200312/10/2007
Henrik KristensenCEO01/04/200413/10/2004
Tom Harald Eklund JenssenChair of the board01/04/200412/10/2007
Anette WadCEO13/10/200414/01/2011
Carsten LindegaardChief financial officer09/03/200531/03/2006
Ebbe Dam NielsenDirector09/03/200501/07/2010
Hans Jacob CarstensenDeputy chair12/10/200701/01/2026
Karl Skovbæch PedersenCEO14/01/201101/04/2011

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af tre bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af bestyrelsens formand i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem eller med en direktør eller af den administrerende direktør i forening med et bestyrelsesmedlem.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Vognmagergade 11
1120 København K

København Municipality · Postcode 1120

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Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
LINDHARDT OG RINGHOF FORLAG A/SVognmagergade 11, 1120 København K3261002768353

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive forlagsvirksomhed og handel samt anden hermed beslægtet virksomhed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

129 registered events
20263 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Andreas Morthorst appointed board member
  • Hans Jacob Carstensen stepped down as deputy chair
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20233 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Share capital changed from 33,043,000 DKK to 33,044,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20223 changesownership 2 · accounts 1
  • Egmont Investering 2 A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • EGMONT INTERNATIONAL HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20212 changesmerger 1 · accounts 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20181 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20162 changesownership 2
  • EGMONT INTERNATIONAL HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • EGMONT HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
20142 changesmanagement 2
  • Helle Bjørnskov Fischer appointed board member
  • Karl Skovbæch Pedersen stepped down as board member
20114 changesmanagement 4
  • Lars Boesgaard appointed ceo
  • Karl Skovbæch Pedersen stepped down as ceo
  • Karl Skovbæch Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Anette Wad stepped down as ceo
20101 changemanagement 1
  • Ebbe Dam Nielsen stepped down as director
20083 changesmerger 1 · ownership 1 · industry 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • EGMONT HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Industry changed to Book publishing (581100)
20077 changesname 1 · management 4 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Name changed from ASCHEHOUG DANSK FORLAG A/S to LINDHARDT OG RINGHOF FORLAG A/S
  • Steffen Kragh appointed chair of the board
  • Hans Jacob Carstensen appointed deputy chair
  • Tom Harald Eklund Jenssen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Cato Praner stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 31,532,000 DKK to 33,043,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20061 changemanagement 1
  • Carsten Lindegaard stepped down as chief financial officer
20053 changesmanagement 2 · address 1
  • Ebbe Dam Nielsen appointed director
  • Carsten Lindegaard appointed chief financial officer
  • Moved to Vognmagergade 11, 1120 København K
20045 changesmanagement 4 · industry 1
  • Anette Wad appointed ceo
  • Henrik Kristensen stepped down as ceo
  • Industry changed to Udgivelse af bøger, brochurer mv. uden eget trykkeri (221120)
  • Tom Harald Eklund Jenssen appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Kristensen appointed ceo
20037 changesname 1 · address 1 · capital 2 · management 2 · merger 1
  • Name changed from EGMONT ONLINE A/S to ASCHEHOUG DANSK FORLAG A/S
  • Moved to Landemærket 8, 1119 København K
  • Share capital changed from 1,531,000 DKK to 31,532,000 DKK
  • Cato Praner appointed board member
  • Annette Schmidt stepped down as board member
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Share capital changed from 1,530,000 DKK to 1,531,000 DKK
20027 changesaddress 1 · management 6
  • Moved to Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V
  • Annette Schmidt appointed board member
  • Karl Skovbæch Pedersen appointed board member
  • Lene Nørregaard Herold stepped down as ceo
  • Kenneth Douglas Plummer stepped down as board member
  • Søren Fogtdal stepped down as chair of the board
  • Søren Eusebius Jakobsen stepped down as board member
20006 changesmanagement 6
  • Lene Nørregaard Herold appointed ceo
  • Anders Lassen stepped down as ceo
  • Beate Wegger Bentzen stepped down as board member
  • Per Mauritz Nilsson stepped down as board member
  • Beate Wegger Bentzen appointed board member
  • Kaj Juul-Pedersen stepped down as board member
199912 changesmanagement 10 · capital 1 · industry 1
  • Kenneth Douglas Plummer appointed board member
  • Anders Lassen appointed ceo
  • Richard zygfryd Cederved stepped down as ceo
  • Jørgen Frank Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Richard zygfryd Cederved appointed ceo
  • Jørgen Frank Pedersen stepped down as ceo
  • Jørgen Frank Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Michael Vad stepped down as ceo
  • Søren Fogtdal appointed chair of the board
  • Ole Jørgen Timm stepped down as chair of the board
  • Share capital changed from 1,500,000 DKK to 1,530,000 DKK
  • Industry changed to Databaseværter og -formidlere (724000)
199811 changesmanagement 9 · name 1 · capital 1
  • Per Mauritz Nilsson appointed board member
  • Lars Eric Johan Hazen stepped down as board member
  • Name changed from GEA SLEEPING EGMONT A/S to EGMONT ONLINE A/S
  • Share capital changed from 1,050,000 DKK to 1,500,000 DKK
  • Michael Vad appointed ceo
  • Ole Jørgen Timm appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Eusebius Jakobsen appointed board member
  • Kaj Juul-Pedersen appointed board member
  • Jørgen Frank Pedersen appointed board member
  • Lars Eric Johan Hazen appointed board member
  • Erik Danquard Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
19951 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,050,000 DKK
19943 changesname 1 · management 2
  • Name changed from GUTENBERGHUS EJENDOMSADMINISTRATION A/S to GEA SLEEPING EGMONT A/S
  • John Kjær Hansen stepped down as ejendomsinspektør
  • Lena Geert-Jørgensen stepped down as board member
19937 changesmanagement 7
  • Erik Danquard Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • John Kjær Hansen appointed ejendomsinspektør
  • Lena Geert-Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Karl Bernhard Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Erik Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Ole Hedegaard Jensen stepped down as ceo
  • Ole Hedegaard Jensen stepped down as board member
19912 changesmanagement 2
  • Inga Kirk Hausig stepped down as board member
  • Otto Kjær stepped down as board member
19904 changesmanagement 3 · name 1
  • Søren Bruhn stepped down as board member
  • Name changed from VIDEO STATION A/S to GUTENBERGHUS EJENDOMSADMINISTRATION A/S
  • Søren Kehlet stepped down as board member
  • Søren Kehlet stepped down as ceo
19895 changesmanagement 5
  • Steen Leise-Hansen stepped down as ceo
  • Steen Leise-Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Tommy Boserup stepped down as chair of the board
  • Søren Michael Therkildsen stepped down as director
  • Søren Michael Therkildsen stepped down as board member
19884 changesmanagement 3 · name 1
  • Niels-Olof Gustafsson stepped down as chair of the board
  • Name changed from MDC VIDEO A/S to VIDEO STATION A/S
  • Hanne Overgaard Schjødt stepped down as board member
  • Mats Caneman stepped down as chair of the board
198418 changesfounded 1 · management 17
  • Registered as MDC VIDEO A/S
  • Karl Bernhard Hansen appointed board member
  • Erik Andersen appointed board member
  • Inga Kirk Hausig appointed board member
  • Ole Hedegaard Jensen appointed ceo
  • Ole Hedegaard Jensen appointed board member
  • Søren Michael Therkildsen appointed director
  • Søren Michael Therkildsen appointed board member
  • Søren Bruhn appointed board member
  • Hanne Overgaard Schjødt appointed board member
  • Steen Leise-Hansen appointed ceo
  • Steen Leise-Hansen appointed board member
  • Tommy Boserup appointed chair of the board
  • Otto Kjær appointed board member
  • Søren Kehlet appointed board member
  • Søren Kehlet appointed ceo
  • Niels-Olof Gustafsson appointed chair of the board
  • Mats Caneman 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.

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