Multiline A/S

Public limited companyCVR 10665841SorøActive

Multiline A/S is a public limited company, based in Sorø, active in wholesale of books, paper and stationery, founded in 1987. Net profit rose 18% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 51.9m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 3 of 72 companies in the industry in the database. With 222 employees, the company is about 34 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 911.4m−10% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 51.9m+18.2% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 101.3m+8.4% vs. 2024
Employees222latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 261.5m.
  • Revenue fell 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 911.4m.
  • Net profit rose 18% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 51.9m.
  • Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 101.3m.

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Richard Marsh (board member, 30/12/2025).
  • Stepped down: Mario Ballarin Rauly (board member, 30/12/2025).

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 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Multiline A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue972,658943,6481,092,1791,085,2131,012,853911,393−10%
Gross profit260,559254,831291,239307,160281,096261,476−7%
Operating profit (EBIT)64,25174,14989,67896,28057,251––
Profit before tax64,89074,38389,45297,15657,10367,267+17.8%
Net profit49,29658,12969,14375,10743,88551,873+18.2%
Total assets404,082423,512461,333443,424390,136356,212−8.7%
Equity98,216107,557118,397124,34293,520101,340+8.4%
Liabilities305,866315,955342,936319,082296,616254,872−14.1%
Cash and cash equivalents62,050100,977105,7038660%
Average number of employees236221228229222207−6.8%

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 300m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (72 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

6 financial years
Annual reports for Multiline A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202501/07/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202430/06/2025The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202308/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202203/07/2023The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202103/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202002/07/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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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 261.5mNo. 3 of 72
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 101.3mNo. 5 of 72
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees222No. 3 of 72
Better than 97% 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 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison
No. 198of 763
Better than 74%
No. 393of 796
Better than 51%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 345of 10,152
Better than 97%
No. 1,232of 10,275
Better than 88%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 592of 17,786
Better than 97%
No. 2,244of 18,024
Better than 88%

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. Multiline A/SDKK 261.5m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
  3. Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
Net profit
  1. Multiline A/SDKK 51.9m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 155m
  3. Daarbak A/SDKK 26.6m
Equity
  1. Multiline A/SDKK 101.3m
  2. Essity Denmark A/SDKK 165m
  3. Daarbak A/SDKK 277.2m
Employees
  1. Multiline A/S222
  2. Essity Denmark A/S132
  3. Daarbak A/S284

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Bunzl Holding Nordic A/S100%
Multiline A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Multiline A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Kim PedersenCEO01/07/2019

Board of directors

Board of directors at Multiline A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Niels-Ole Krøjer SvendsenBoard member02/01/2008
Kim PedersenBoard member05/03/2009
Alberto Grau Garcia-TeranChair of the board31/08/2018
George David Nicholas TarrattBoard member01/01/2022
Richard MarshBoard member30/12/2025
Founders
ApS Hvkmd 5 Nr. 555, Pehsb ApS, A/S Pse Nr. 1680
Former management (27)
Former management at Multiline A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Kim LisbygdBoard member01/02/198705/01/1996
Stig BigaardBoard member01/02/198719/11/1987
Søren DallBoard member01/02/198710/05/2000
Søren DallDirector01/02/198710/05/2000
Stephen Stirling HornerBoard member01/02/198719/11/1987
Anders Peder JensenBoard member01/02/198721/05/1993
Erik Skipper LarsenBoard member01/02/198729/05/1991
Johnny JohansenBoard member01/02/198710/02/1992
Johnny JohansenDirector01/02/198710/02/1992
Jesper Orla Hartmann WengBoard member01/02/198721/05/1993
Connie JohansenBoard member01/02/198710/02/1992
Jan Fromholt GramBoard member01/02/198702/01/2008
Lennart WiklundBoard member01/02/198729/05/1991
Roland Gunnarsson AngerBoard member01/02/198721/05/1993
Roland Gunnarsson AngerDirector01/02/198721/05/1993
Ove Lars NielsenBoard member05/01/199602/01/2008
Jan Fromholt GramCEO10/05/200001/08/2007
Jørn FrøhlichChair of the board15/05/200031/10/2003
Søren HolmbomBoard member31/10/200301/07/2024
Brian Michael MayBoard member31/10/200319/09/2005
Charles Paul BudgeChair of the board31/10/200319/09/2005
Frank André van ZantenChair of the board19/09/200529/05/2017
Richard James Henry MarshBoard member19/09/200501/01/2022
Søren HolmbomDirector01/08/200701/07/2019
Thomas KempfBoard member02/01/200830/11/2008
Charles Paul BudgeChair of the board29/05/201731/08/2018
Mario Ballarin RaulyBoard member01/07/202430/12/2025

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening, af et medlem af bestyrelsen i forening med en direktør eller af den samlede bestyrelse.

Address and production units

2 active production units
Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
MULTILINE A/SKirkebjergvej 17, 4180 Sorø2211002900087
MULTILINE A/SAlsvej 14, 8940 Randers SV11002900099

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri samt managementvirksomhed

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

79 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20253 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Richard Marsh appointed board member
  • Mario Ballarin Rauly stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Mario Ballarin Rauly appointed board member
  • Søren Holmbom stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20223 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • George David Nicholas Tarratt appointed board member
  • Richard James Henry Marsh stepped down as board member
20213 changesaccounts 1 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Share capital changed from 1,000,000 DKK to 1,000,001 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20201 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20192 changesmanagement 2
  • Kim Pedersen appointed ceo
  • Søren Holmbom stepped down as director
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Alberto Grau Garcia-Teran appointed chair of the board
  • Charles Paul Budge stepped down as chair of the board
20172 changesmanagement 2
  • Charles Paul Budge appointed chair of the board
  • Frank André van Zanten stepped down as chair of the board
20101 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20092 changesaddress 1 · management 1
  • Moved to Kirkebjergvej 17, 4180 Sorø
  • Kim Pedersen appointed board member
20085 changesmanagement 5
  • Thomas Kempf stepped down as board member
  • Thomas Kempf appointed board member
  • Niels-Ole Krøjer Svendsen appointed board member
  • Ove Lars Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Jan Fromholt Gram stepped down as board member
20072 changesmanagement 2
  • Søren Holmbom appointed director
  • Jan Fromholt Gram stepped down as ceo
20061 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20054 changesmanagement 4
  • Richard James Henry Marsh appointed board member
  • Frank André van Zanten appointed chair of the board
  • Charles Paul Budge stepped down as chair of the board
  • Brian Michael May stepped down as board member
20035 changesmanagement 4 · ownership 1
  • Søren Holmbom appointed board member
  • Charles Paul Budge appointed chair of the board
  • Brian Michael May appointed board member
  • Jørn Frøhlich stepped down as chair of the board
  • BUNZL HOLDING NORDIC A/S registered as owner (100%)
20021 changename 1
  • Name changed from DANSK PLAST OG PAPIR A/S to MULTILINE A/S
20004 changesmanagement 4
  • Jørn Frøhlich appointed chair of the board
  • Jan Fromholt Gram appointed ceo
  • Søren Dall stepped down as director
  • Søren Dall stepped down as board member
19962 changesmanagement 2
  • Ove Lars Nielsen appointed board member
  • Kim Lisbygd stepped down as board member
19935 changesname 1 · management 4
  • Name changed from DANSK EVELLO A/S to DANSK PLAST OG PAPIR A/S
  • Roland Gunnarsson Anger stepped down as director
  • Roland Gunnarsson Anger stepped down as board member
  • Jesper Orla Hartmann Weng stepped down as board member
  • Anders Peder Jensen stepped down as board member
19923 changesmanagement 3
  • Connie Johansen stepped down as board member
  • Johnny Johansen stepped down as director
  • Johnny Johansen stepped down as board member
19913 changesname 1 · management 2
  • Name changed from DANSK FILM INDUSTRI A/S to DANSK EVELLO A/S
  • Lennart Wiklund stepped down as board member
  • Erik Skipper Larsen stepped down as board member
19881 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
198719 changesmanagement 17 · name 1 · founded 1
  • Stephen Stirling Horner stepped down as board member
  • Stig Bigaard stepped down as board member
  • Name changed from A/S PSE 10 NR. 1221 to DANSK FILM INDUSTRI A/S
  • Registered as A/S PSE 10 NR. 1221
  • Roland Gunnarsson Anger appointed director
  • Roland Gunnarsson Anger appointed board member
  • Lennart Wiklund appointed board member
  • Jan Fromholt Gram appointed board member
  • Connie Johansen appointed board member
  • Jesper Orla Hartmann Weng appointed board member
  • Johnny Johansen appointed director
  • Johnny Johansen appointed board member
  • Erik Skipper Larsen appointed board member
  • Anders Peder Jensen appointed board member
  • Stephen Stirling Horner appointed board member
  • Søren Dall appointed director
  • Søren Dall appointed board member
  • Kim Lisbygd appointed board member
  • Stig Bigaard 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 23/10/2026.

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