Persano Group A/S
Public limited companyCVR 56000828GræstedActive
Persano Group A/S is a public limited company, based in Græsted, active in manufacture of perfumes, shampoo, toothpaste and similar, founded in 1936. Net profit fell 53% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 19.4m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 4 of 35 companies in the industry in the database. With 189 employees, the company is about 47 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 22% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 89m.
- Revenue fell 15% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 325.1m.
- Net profit fell 53% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 19.4m.
- Equity fell 11% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 174.4m.
Employees
- 10 more employees than a year earlier: 189 (07/2026) against 179 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Kresten Mikael Valdal (board member, 18/11/2024).
- Stepped down: Niels Ebbe Valdal (board member, 18/11/2024).
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 | 334,636 | 366,150 | 337,738 | 374,750 | 382,244 | 325,128 | −14.9% |
| Gross profit | 104,821 | 113,178 | 91,531 | 99,080 | 113,822 | 88,998 | −21.8% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 54,845 | 58,740 | 35,842 | 43,880 | 54,602 | 26,798 | −50.9% |
| Profit before tax | 52,807 | 56,838 | 34,321 | 41,404 | 52,785 | 24,492 | −53.6% |
| Net profit | 41,207 | 46,428 | 27,921 | 32,579 | 41,294 | 19,364 | −53.1% |
| Total assets | 340,515 | 335,764 | 317,954 | 330,809 | 349,244 | 323,157 | −7.5% |
| Equity | 219,149 | 228,358 | 163,916 | 175,436 | 194,990 | 174,353 | −10.6% |
| Liabilities | 106,383 | 92,851 | 139,838 | 141,511 | 138,233 | 132,000 | −4.5% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 64,468 | 47,800 | 10,164 | 43,086 | 40,889 | 22,709 | −44.5% |
| Average number of employees | 183 | 196 | 181 | 177 | 180 | 173 | −3.9% |
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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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 | 21/05/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 19/05/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 17/06/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 31/05/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 02/05/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 27/05/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
35 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in manufacture of perfumes, shampoo, toothpaste and similar based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.7m, net profit DKK 1m, equity DKK 3.3m, 4 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison | No. 812of 4,412 Better than 82% | No. 395of 4,466 Better than 91% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 933of 10,152 Better than 91% | No. 859of 10,275 Better than 92% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 1,743of 17,786 Better than 90% | No. 1,583of 18,024 Better than 91% |
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
Manufacture of perfumes, shampoo, toothpaste and similar- Persano Group A/SDKK 89m
- Derma Pharm A/SDKK 122.1m
- Riemann A/SDKK 104.8m
- Persano Group A/SDKK 19.4m
- Derma Pharm A/SDKK 28.5m
- Riemann A/SDKK 37.1m
- Persano Group A/SDKK 174.4m
- Derma Pharm A/SDKK 78.1m
- Riemann A/SDKK 66.5m
- Persano Group A/S189
- Derma Pharm A/S138
- Riemann A/S63
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership RegisterManagement
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Overgaard | Director | 21/04/1999 |
| Pia Christensen | Assistant director | 05/02/2010 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Overgaard | Board member | 21/07/1936 |
| Henrik Overgaard | Chair of the board | 11/06/2024 |
| Kresten Mikael Valdal | Board member | 18/11/2024 |
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton, Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
Former management (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niels Ebbe Valdal | Board member | 21/07/1936 | 18/11/2024 |
| Henrik Overgaard | Board member | 21/07/1936 | 10/06/2024 |
| Annie Solvejg Norvig Overgaard | Board member | 21/07/1936 | 26/05/1989 |
| Ib Preben Overgaard | Chair of the board | 21/04/1999 | 11/06/2024 |
| Ib Preben Overgaard | Director | 21/04/1999 | 21/04/1999 |
| Niels Jørgen Solmer Frank | Board member | 01/08/2005 | 19/05/2009 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to medlemmer af bestyrelsen i forening eller af en direktør alene eller af en underdirektør og et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsSkaaremosevej 11
3230 Græsted
Gribskov Municipality · Postcode 3230
Other companies at the address (1)
- Pharma-trade A/SManufacture of perfumes, shampoo, toothpaste and similar
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSANO GROUP A/S | Skaaremosevej 11-14, Blistrup, 3230 Græsted | 175 | 1003112157 |
| Propharma | Knud Bro Alle 3, 3660 Stenløse | 15 | 1024481049 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel og fabrikation samt eventuelt at erhverve aktier, obligationer eller andelsrettigheder i selskaber og virksomheder med lignende formål
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
31 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20246 changesmanagement 5 · accounts 1
- ManagementKresten Mikael Valdal appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Ebbe Valdal stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementHenrik Overgaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementIb Preben Overgaard stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementHenrik Overgaard stepped down as board member
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20192 changescapital 1 · merger 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 6,000,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20101 changemanagement 1
- ManagementPia Christensen appointed assistant director
20091 changemanagement 1
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Solmer Frank stepped down as board member
20071 changeaddress 1
- AddressMoved to Skaaremosevej 11-14, Blistrup, 3230 Græsted
20051 changemanagement 1
- ManagementNiels Jørgen Solmer Frank appointed board member
20041 changename 1
- NameName changed from PERSANO A/S to PERSANO GROUP A/S
20001 changeindustry 1
- IndustryIndustry changed to Casting of steel (245200)
19994 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementJan Overgaard appointed director
- ManagementIb Preben Overgaard appointed director
- ManagementIb Preben Overgaard stepped down as director
- ManagementIb Preben Overgaard appointed chair of the board
19941 changecapital 1
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
19891 changemanagement 1
- ManagementAnnie Solvejg Norvig Overgaard stepped down as board member
19871 changeownership 1
- OwnershipPHARMA-TRADE A/S registered as owner (100%)
19365 changesfounded 1 · management 4
- FoundedRegistered as PERSANO A/S
- ManagementAnnie Solvejg Norvig Overgaard appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Overgaard appointed board member
- ManagementNiels Ebbe Valdal appointed board member
- ManagementJan Overgaard appointed board member
Related companies
Same people in management
- Carl Ras A/Svia Niels Ebbe Valdal
- Højer Pølser A/Svia Niels Jørgen Solmer Frank
- Schlæger Gruppen A/Svia Kresten Mikael Valdal
- Kvisgaards Maskinfabrik A/Svia Niels Ebbe Valdal
- Scanvet Animal Health A/Svia Niels Ebbe Valdal
- Core Hotel Copenhagen Airport ApSvia Niels Jørgen Solmer Frank
Largest in the industry
- Derma Pharm A/SDKK 122.1m
- Riemann A/SDKK 104.8m
- Pharma-trade A/SDKK 89.9m
- KiiltoClean A/SDKK 64.6m
- Australian Bodycare Continental 2012 ApSDKK 59.6m
- ZP Group ApSDKK 57.5m
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.