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Motto A/S

Public limited companyCVR 13802696HedehuseneActive

Motto A/S is a public limited company, based in Hedehusene, active in wholesale of books, paper and stationery, founded in 1989. Net profit fell 52% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 4.9m. Equity fell to DKK 5.6m in 2025. Gross profit is higher than that of 79% of the companies in the industry in the database.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 11.6m−35.5% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 4.9m−51.6% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 5.6m−49.6% vs. 2024
Employees12latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 35% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 11.6m.
  • Net profit fell 52% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 4.9m.
  • Equity fell 50% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.6m.

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 0DKK 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12mDKK 14m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Motto A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit8,5347,83311,36114,73417,89711,552−35.5%
Operating profit (EBIT)–2,8026,4419,7288,0392,847−64.6%
Profit before tax9,9118,91210,99115,22111,7746,298−46.5%
Net profit9,1738,2899,57813,11410,0754,875−51.6%
Total assets30,08219,32926,64528,83123,30920,004−14.2%
Equity9,7558,79910,10614,35011,0925,590−49.6%
Liabilities–10,53116,53914,48112,21714,414+18%
Cash and cash equivalents4,1092,7642,2865,2273,4265,016+46.4%
Average number of employees1312111112120%

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. 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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DKK 0DKK 2mDKK 4mDKK 6mDKK 8mDKK 10mDKK 12mDKK 14mDKK 16mDKK 18m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (72 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Equity fell sharply

    Equity fell 50% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 11.1m to DKK 5.6m).

    How is this calculated?

    Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.

  • 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

6 financial years
Annual reports for Motto A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202518/05/2026The groupPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202402/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202303/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202209/05/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/04/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202005/05/2021The companyPDFXBRL

The figures from all the annual reports are shown on this page. The documents themselves (PDF and XBRL, the machine-readable edition) are downloaded with a Pro account: sign in or create a free account, and then choose Pro. XBRL is the edition the figures on the page are read from.

Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

72 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of books, paper and stationery based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 11.6mNo. 16 of 72
Better than 79% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 5.6mNo. 25 of 72
Better than 66% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees12No. 21 of 72
Better than 72% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.4m, net profit DKK 434k, equity DKK 3.2m, 7 employees.

DKK 339kDKK 1.9mDKK 10.1mDKK 55.1mDKK 170.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 69 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 fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison
No. 3,755of 69,742
Better than 95%
No. 13,162of 69,964
Better than 81%
Same industry and fewer than 20 employees57 companies in the comparison
No. 5of 57
Better than 93%
No. 13of 57
Better than 79%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 3,881of 10,152
Better than 62%
No. 5,958of 10,275
Better than 42%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 8,342of 17,786
Better than 53%
No. 11,018of 18,024
Better than 39%

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 books, paper and stationery
Gross profit
  1. Motto A/SDKK 11.6m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
  3. Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
Net profit
  1. Motto A/SDKK 4.9m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 155m
  3. Daarbak A/SDKK 26.6m
Equity
  1. Motto A/SDKK 5.6m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 165m
  3. Daarbak A/SDKK 277.2m
Employees
  1. Motto A/S12
  2. Essity Denmark A/S132
  3. Daarbak A/S284

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Bia Holding ApS100%
Motto A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Motto A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Michael Landsgrav KristensenCEO28/11/2001

Board of directors

Board of directors at Motto A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Michael Landsgrav KristensenBoard member18/04/2002
Steen EgsdalChair of the board27/02/2008
René Lolle UbbesenBoard member27/02/2008
Founders
Jørn Thaysen, Erik Sandager, Bonnier Presenta Aktiebolag
Former management (7)
Former management at Motto A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Jørn ThaysenBoard member05/09/198927/04/1993
Erik SandagerBoard member05/09/198927/04/1993
Erik SandagerDirector05/09/198913/09/1990
Lene JensenBoard member05/09/198928/02/2008
Gustav Pehr-Henrik WigsenChair of the board05/09/198927/04/1993
Jens Bering JensenChair of the board28/11/200128/02/2008
Jens Bering JensenDirector28/11/200128/11/2001

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af 1 direktør alene

Address and production units

1 active production units

Teglevej 8
2640 Hedehusene

Høje-Taastrup Municipality · Postcode 2640

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
MOTTO A/STeglevej 8, Baldersbrønde, 2640 Hedehusene121000627640

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel, herunder salg af papirvarer og gaveartikler og dermed forenelig virksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

31 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20222 changesaddress 1 · accounts 1
  • Moved to Teglevej 8, Baldersbrønde, 2640 Hedehusene
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20084 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Bering Jensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Lene Jensen stepped down as board member
  • René Lolle Ubbesen appointed board member
  • Steen Egsdal appointed chair of the board
20042 changesaddress 1 · ownership 1
  • Moved to Teglevej 8, Baldersbr., 2640 Hedehusene
  • BIA HOLDING ApS registered as owner (100%)
20021 changemanagement 1
  • Michael Landsgrav Kristensen appointed board member
20014 changesmanagement 4
  • Jens Bering Jensen appointed chair of the board
  • Jens Bering Jensen appointed director
  • Jens Bering Jensen stepped down as director
  • Michael Landsgrav Kristensen appointed ceo
19961 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
19933 changesmanagement 3
  • Erik Sandager stepped down as board member
  • Gustav Pehr-Henrik Wigsen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jørn Thaysen stepped down as board member
19903 changesname 1 · management 1 · merger 1
  • Name changed from BONNIER PRESENTA A/S to MOTTO A/S
  • Erik Sandager stepped down as director
  • Merger registered in CVR
19896 changesfounded 1 · management 5
  • Registered as BONNIER PRESENTA A/S
  • Erik Sandager appointed director
  • Erik Sandager appointed board member
  • Lene Jensen appointed board member
  • Gustav Pehr-Henrik Wigsen appointed chair of the board
  • Jørn Thaysen appointed board member

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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 24/10/2026.

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