Molslinjen A/S

Public limited companyCVR 17881248Aarhus CActive

Molslinjen A/S is a public limited company, based in Aarhus C, active in sea and coastal passenger water transport, founded in 1994. Net profit rose 19% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 170m. Profit has grown three years in a row. Operations are spread over 12 production units in 11 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 2.3bn+1.6% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 170m+19.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 5.8bn−0.5% vs. 2024
Employees1,015latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Revenue rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 2.3bn.
  • Net profit rose 19% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 170m.

Employees

  • 5 fewer employees than a year earlier: 1,015 (08/2026) against 1,020 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Carsten Grøne Jensen (ceo, 03/02/2026), Kristian Laygardt Röck (board member, 03/02/2026) and Stein Andre Herigstad-Olsen (chair of the board, 03/02/2026) (+5).
  • Stepped down: Marianne Væver (board member, 18/06/2026), Jan Andreasen (deputy board member, 19/06/2026) and Anders Teglgaard Sørensen (board member, 19/06/2026) (+7).

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 2016–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

DKK 0DKK 1bnDKK 2bnDKK 3bnDKK 4bnDKK 5bnDKK 6bn2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Molslinjen A/S
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue721,336761,4431,060,9251,902,0861,613,0361,641,4782,047,4772,133,4892,249,6822,286,154+1.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)––––336,949267,423249,308262,949264,448271,149+2.5%
Profit before tax120,914121,047152,906335,012214,552131,84498,509130,718141,879170,047+19.9%
Net profit118,871120,393156,027334,383214,043131,60298,298130,811142,497169,962+19.3%
Total assets1,143,2621,778,1703,182,8194,086,6814,238,1618,504,0338,227,1598,090,1478,247,9859,483,963+15%
Equity318,808435,137521,873884,3081,074,3265,553,5425,607,0765,691,0845,805,5055,774,160−0.5%
Liabilities824,4541,343,0332,660,9463,202,3733,163,8352,950,4912,620,0832,399,0632,442,4803,709,803+51.9%
Cash and cash equivalents99,04030,85299,064222,343322,623436,87640,516125,575280,57947,372−83.1%
Average number of employees–––757758780–––––

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 350m2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net profitMedian, the industry (36 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

10 financial years
Annual reports for Molslinjen A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202526/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202427/06/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202327/06/2024The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202205/07/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/04/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202027/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL
201901/01/2019 – 31/12/201931/08/2020The companyPDFXBRL
201801/01/2018 – 31/12/201806/06/2019The companyPDFXBRL
201701/01/2017 – 31/12/201726/04/2018The companyPDFXBRL
201601/01/2016 – 31/12/201626/04/2017The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
02004006008001,0001,20009/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26
Employees

Position in the industry

36 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in sea and coastal passenger water transport based on the latest financial year.

EquityDKK 5.8bnNo. 2 of 36
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees1,015No. 3 of 36
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 246k, equity DKK 1.8m, 8 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 726kDKK 5.3mDKK 38.2mDKK 143.2m
Distribution of gross profit for 33 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale).

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 1,000 employees or more177 companies in the comparisonnot stated
No. 29of 177
Better than 84%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparisonnot stated
No. 54of 10,275
Better than 99%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparisonnot stated
No. 93of 18,024
Better than 99%

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

Sea and coastal passenger water transport
Gross profit
  1. Molslinjen A/S–
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApSDKK 277.2m
  3. C-bed Holding A/SDKK 228.5m
Net profit
  1. Molslinjen A/SDKK 170m
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApSDKK 123.3m
  3. C-bed Holding A/SDKK 125.1m
Equity
  1. Molslinjen A/SDKK 5.8bn
  2. Øresundslinjen Helsingør ApSDKK 660m
  3. C-bed Holding A/SDKK 662.1m

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Molslinjen Group ApS100%
Molslinjen A/S

Management

9 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Molslinjen A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Carsten Grøne JensenCEO03/02/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Molslinjen A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Flemming KristensenBoard member09/05/2023
Poul JacobsenBoard member09/05/2023
Kristian Laygardt RöckBoard member03/02/2026
Stein Andre Herigstad-OlsenChair of the board03/02/2026
Marianne VæverDeputy board member19/06/2026
Magnus Hyttel DreyerDeputy board member19/06/2026
Thomas Kjellerup PedersenBoard member19/06/2026
Kevin Pilando PetersenBoard member19/06/2026
Founders
K/S Difko Lxii
Former management (86)
Former management at Molslinjen A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Alan Bertram Wærum LauritzenBoard member01/06/199416/04/1998
Ole SøndergaardBoard member01/06/199423/04/2003
Anders Kenji JensenDeputy board member01/06/199416/04/1998
William JørgensenDirector01/06/199401/07/1997
Norman Klitgaard KristiansenBoard member01/06/199416/04/1998
Ove SørensenDeputy board member01/06/199401/07/1996
Svend Falk HenriksenBoard member01/06/199413/04/2000
Finn Kongsmark FlandingBoard member01/06/199429/12/1998
Erik VilladsenBoard member01/06/199401/07/1996
Preben WolffCEO01/07/199715/03/2011
Bent MikkelsenBoard member16/04/199821/03/2006
Ejgil HeinDeputy board member16/04/199816/04/2002
Henrik Harregaard JordalenBoard member16/04/199816/04/2002
Jens Jensen LysegaardDeputy board member16/04/199816/04/2002
Geir Magnus JansenBoard member29/12/199826/04/2001
Ole RendbækDeputy chair29/12/199822/04/2004
Leif Hartz HagensenBoard member11/03/199921/03/2006
Anker ChristoffersenChair of the board13/04/200025/04/2008
Egon ChristensenBoard member13/04/200021/04/2005
Ole KnudsenDeputy chair13/04/200021/04/2005
Birger Voldgaard OlesenDeputy board member16/04/200231/10/2003
Bjørn Andre JensenBoard member16/04/200221/03/2006
Niels Aage PedersenDeputy board member16/04/200221/03/2006
Margit KoldingDeputy board member16/04/200221/03/2006
Peter Erik GrønlundDeputy chair22/04/200420/04/2006
John Steen MikkelsenBoard member21/04/200514/11/2007
Michael Steen-KnudsenBoard member21/04/200519/04/2007
Kaj Birk JensenBoard member21/03/200626/07/2007
Ole Høxbro MørkDeputy board member21/03/200626/07/2007
Bent Mand JørgensenBoard member21/03/200620/04/2010
Annelise LundBoard member21/03/200624/09/2013
Lars KruseDeputy board member21/03/200601/09/2006
Thorleif Nohr BlokBoard member19/04/200720/04/2009
Jesper Salten StenkjærBoard member26/07/200720/04/2010
Carsten Michael Wassini BergerChair of the board25/04/200820/04/2009
Hugo AndersenBoard member25/04/200820/04/2009
Erik Jørgen ØstergaardDeputy chair25/04/200820/04/2009
Frantz PalludanChair of the board20/04/200901/03/2021
Kaare Vagner JensenDeputy chair20/04/200920/04/2016
Lars ChristensenBoard member20/04/200922/10/2015
Jens Peter ToftBoard member20/04/200922/10/2015
Bo JagdDeputy chair20/04/200922/10/2015
Søren Elmann IngerslevBoard member20/04/200920/04/2010
Flemming EjlersenBoard member20/04/201023/04/2014
Paul Alexander VerdoesBoard member20/04/201016/08/2011
Søren JespersenBoard member20/04/201015/03/2011
Søren JespersenCEO15/03/201101/08/2016
Nis Svenstrup PedersenBoard member16/08/201123/04/2014
Thomas Bisgaard JensenBoard member23/04/201419/04/2018
Georg Normann SchusterBoard member23/04/201431/12/2017
Ib Sund KristensenDeputy board member23/04/201419/04/2018
Ole Hougaard Berg-HansenDeputy board member23/04/201430/12/2017
Allan Holm CorneliussenBoard member23/04/201419/04/2018
Jan Johan KühlDeputy chair22/10/201524/08/2016
Erik Jørgen ØstergaardBoard member22/10/201501/03/2021
Jens Dalsgaard LøgstrupBoard member22/10/201501/03/2021
Kaare Vagner JensenBoard member21/04/201609/11/2017
Søren JespersenBoard member21/04/201624/08/2016
Carsten Grøne JensenCEO01/08/201623/03/2023
Jan Johan KühlBoard member25/08/201601/03/2021
Søren JespersenDeputy chair25/08/201601/03/2021
Flemming LyngholmBoard member20/04/201701/03/2021
Ole Hougaard Berg-HansenBoard member31/12/201719/04/2018
Søren RoesdahlBoard member19/04/201821/04/2022
Marianne VæverBoard member19/04/201818/06/2026
Lasse JanerkaDeputy board member19/04/201821/04/2022
Jesper LinnetDeputy board member19/04/201821/04/2022
Anne Kjær HansenBoard member19/04/201821/04/2022
Jesper Dalgaard RathckeDeputy board member19/04/201821/04/2022
Jesper Thorvald Skovgaard HansenBoard member01/03/202117/03/2021
Flemming KristensenBoard member01/03/202117/03/2021
Niels SmedegaardChair of the board01/03/202109/05/2023
Carsten Grøne JensenBoard member01/03/202108/05/2023
Poul JacobsenBoard member01/03/202117/03/2021
Merete Helene EldrupBoard member17/03/202109/05/2023
Michael Frederic HassingBoard member17/03/202112/01/2023
Jan AndreasenDeputy board member21/04/202219/06/2026
Anders Teglgaard SørensenBoard member21/04/202219/06/2026
Jacob Schødt LarsenBoard member21/04/202219/06/2026
Anders Peter MadsenDeputy board member21/04/202219/06/2026
Stefan Alexander WieckerDeputy board member21/04/202231/08/2023
Kristian DurhuusBoard member23/03/202303/02/2026
Kristian DurhuusCEO23/03/202303/02/2026
Carsten Grøne JensenChair of the board09/05/202302/02/2026
Nick Joachim Sell Phillip BoutrupDeputy board member31/08/202319/06/2026
Carsten Grøne JensenBoard member03/02/202603/02/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening med en direktør

Address and production units

12 active production units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Molslinjen A/SFærgevej 7A, 8000 Aarhus C5271000364594
Molslinjen BornholmDampskibskajen 5, 3700 Rønne2031023564692
Molslinjen A/S Spodsbjerg HavnSpodsbjergvej 353, 5900 Rudkøbing761024554291
Molslinjen A/S Esbjerg HavnDokvej 5, 6700 Esbjerg591024554259
Molslinjen A/S Ballen HavnNørreskiftevej 19, 8305 Samsø391024554348
Molslinjen A/S Bøjden HavnBøjdenlandevej 47, 5600 Faaborg271024554089
Molslinjen A/S FynshavFærgevej 2A, 6440 Augustenborg251024554267
MolslinjenBaltic Kaj 1, 4600 Køge221024062747
Mols-Linien A/SOddenvej 388, Yderby Lyng, 4583 Sjællands Odde61002918690
Molslinjen Tårs HavnSpodsbjergvej 20, 4912 Harpelunde41024554313
Molslinjen A/S Kalundborg HavnØstre Havnevej 2, 4400 Kalundborg11024554305
Molslinjen A/S - Kolby KåsStrandbakkevej 2, 8305 Samsø–1031434846

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive færgefart og alle forretninger, der efter bestyrelsens skøn står i naturlig forbindelse hermed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

156 registered events
202619 changesaccounts 1 · management 18
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Marianne Væver appointed deputy board member
  • Kevin Pilando Petersen appointed board member
  • Thomas Kjellerup Pedersen appointed board member
  • Magnus Hyttel Dreyer appointed deputy board member
  • Nick Joachim Sell Phillip Boutrup stepped down as deputy board member
  • Anders Teglgaard Sørensen stepped down as board member
  • Anders Peter Madsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jacob Schødt Larsen stepped down as board member
  • Jan Andreasen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Marianne Væver stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen appointed ceo
  • Stein Andre Herigstad-Olsen appointed chair of the board
  • Kristian Laygardt Röck appointed board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen appointed board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Kristian Durhuus stepped down as ceo
  • Kristian Durhuus stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
202313 changesmanagement 12 · accounts 1
  • Nick Joachim Sell Phillip Boutrup appointed deputy board member
  • Stefan Alexander Wiecker stepped down as deputy board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Flemming Kristensen appointed board member
  • Poul Jacobsen appointed board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • Merete Helene Eldrup stepped down as board member
  • Niels Smedegaard stepped down as chair of the board
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Kristian Durhuus appointed ceo
  • Kristian Durhuus appointed board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen stepped down as ceo
  • Michael Frederic Hassing stepped down as board member
202214 changesownership 2 · accounts 1 · management 10 · capital 1
  • Molslinjen Group ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • Molslinjen Group ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Anders Teglgaard Sørensen appointed board member
  • Stefan Alexander Wiecker appointed deputy board member
  • Anders Peter Madsen appointed deputy board member
  • Jacob Schødt Larsen appointed board member
  • Jan Andreasen appointed deputy board member
  • Søren Roesdahl stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Dalgaard Rathcke stepped down as deputy board member
  • Anne Kjær Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Linnet stepped down as deputy board member
  • Lasse Janerka stepped down as deputy board member
  • Share capital changed from 284,100,000 DKK to 283,486,940 DKK
202125 changescapital 2 · ownership 4 · merger 2 · accounts 1 · management 16
  • Share capital changed from 284,000,000 DKK to 284,100,000 DKK
  • Molslinjen Group ApS registered as owner (90%)
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Float BidCo ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Share capital changed from 283,333,400 DKK to 284,000,000 DKK
  • Float BidCo ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • Holding af 5. september 2016 A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Michael Frederic Hassing appointed board member
  • Merete Helene Eldrup appointed board member
  • Poul Jacobsen stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Kristensen stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Thorvald Skovgaard Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen appointed board member
  • Poul Jacobsen appointed board member
  • Niels Smedegaard appointed chair of the board
  • Flemming Kristensen appointed board member
  • Jesper Thorvald Skovgaard Hansen appointed board member
  • Flemming Lyngholm stepped down as board member
  • Jan Johan Kühl stepped down as board member
  • Søren Jespersen stepped down as deputy chair
  • Erik Jørgen Østergaard stepped down as board member
  • Jens Dalsgaard Løgstrup stepped down as board member
  • Frantz Palludan stepped down as chair of the board
20202 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Færgevej 7A, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Annual report for 2019 published
20191 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2018 published
201812 changesmerger 1 · accounts 1 · management 10
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Annual report for 2017 published
  • Søren Roesdahl appointed board member
  • Jesper Dalgaard Rathcke appointed deputy board member
  • Anne Kjær Hansen appointed board member
  • Jesper Linnet appointed deputy board member
  • Lasse Janerka appointed deputy board member
  • Marianne Væver appointed board member
  • Ole Hougaard Berg-Hansen stepped down as board member
  • Ib Sund Kristensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Allan Holm Corneliussen stepped down as board member
  • Thomas Bisgaard Jensen stepped down as board member
20177 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1 · name 1
  • Ole Hougaard Berg-Hansen appointed board member
  • Georg Normann Schuster stepped down as board member
  • Ole Hougaard Berg-Hansen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Kaare Vagner Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2016 published
  • Name changed from MOLS-LINIEN A/S to Molslinjen A/S
  • Flemming Lyngholm appointed board member
201613 changesownership 3 · management 9 · address 1
  • Holding af 5. september 2016 A/S registered as owner (90%)
  • LIND INVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Holding af 29. juni 2015 A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • Jan Johan Kühl appointed board member
  • Søren Jespersen appointed deputy chair
  • Søren Jespersen stepped down as board member
  • Jan Johan Kühl stepped down as deputy chair
  • Carsten Grøne Jensen appointed ceo
  • Søren Jespersen stepped down as ceo
  • Moved to Hveensgade 4, 8000 Aarhus C
  • Søren Jespersen appointed board member
  • Kaare Vagner Jensen appointed board member
  • Kaare Vagner Jensen stepped down as deputy chair
201512 changesmanagement 6 · ownership 6
  • Erik Jørgen Østergaard appointed board member
  • Jens Dalsgaard Løgstrup appointed board member
  • Jan Johan Kühl appointed deputy chair
  • Lars Christensen stepped down as board member
  • Bo Jagd stepped down as deputy chair
  • Jens Peter Toft stepped down as board member
  • LIND INVEST ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • Holding af 29. juni 2015 A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • FIGARO AKTIEINVEST ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • FS FINANS III A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • CLIPPER GROUP A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • RUDERSDAL A/S is no longer registered as owner
20148 changesownership 1 · management 7
  • FIGARO AKTIEINVEST ApS registered as owner (5%)
  • Ib Sund Kristensen appointed deputy board member
  • Allan Holm Corneliussen appointed board member
  • Thomas Bisgaard Jensen appointed board member
  • Ole Hougaard Berg-Hansen appointed deputy board member
  • Georg Normann Schuster appointed board member
  • Nis Svenstrup Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Ejlersen stepped down as board member
20122 changesaddress 1 · ownership 1
  • Moved to Sverigesgade 6, 8000 Aarhus C
  • FS FINANS III A/S registered as owner (25%)
20114 changesmanagement 4
  • Nis Svenstrup Pedersen appointed board member
  • Paul Alexander Verdoes stepped down as board member
  • Søren Jespersen appointed ceo
  • Søren Jespersen stepped down as board member
20104 changesmanagement 4
  • Søren Jespersen appointed board member
  • Paul Alexander Verdoes appointed board member
  • Flemming Ejlersen appointed board member
  • Søren Elmann Ingerslev stepped down as board member
20098 changesmanagement 8
  • Lars Christensen appointed board member
  • Frantz Palludan appointed chair of the board
  • Kaare Vagner Jensen appointed deputy chair
  • Søren Elmann Ingerslev appointed board member
  • Bo Jagd appointed deputy chair
  • Jens Peter Toft appointed board member
  • Hugo Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Erik Jørgen Østergaard stepped down as deputy chair
20084 changesmanagement 2 · ownership 1 · industry 1
  • Hugo Andersen appointed board member
  • Erik Jørgen Østergaard appointed deputy chair
  • CLIPPER GROUP A/S registered as owner (25%)
  • Industry changed to Sea and coastal passenger water transport (501000)
20072 changesownership 1 · address 1
  • RUDERSDAL A/S registered as owner (10%)
  • Moved to Færgevejen 60, 8400 Ebeltoft
19991 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 170,000,000 DKK to 283,333,400 DKK
19943 changescapital 2 · founded 1
  • Share capital changed from 92,000,000 DKK to 170,000,000 DKK
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 92,000,000 DKK
  • Registered as MOLS-LINIEN A/S

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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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