Povl Klitgaard & Co. Nordic A/S
Public limited companyCVR 87326616BagsværdActive
Povl Klitgaard & Co. Nordic A/S is a public limited company, based in Bagsværd, active in wholesale of books, paper and stationery, founded in 1979. Net profit fell 29% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 9.4m. Equity grew to DKK 21.7m in 2025. Gross profit is higher than that of 86% of the companies in the industry in the database.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 12% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 25.5m.
- Net profit fell 29% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 9.4m.
- Equity rose 79% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21.7m.
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New owners registered: PSK-Holding ApS (19/12/2024).
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 | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | not stated | – |
| Gross profit | 17,959 | 21,886 | 24,828 | 26,701 | 29,109 | 25,531 | −12.3% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 8,884 | – | 14,656 | 15,672 | 16,531 | 11,725 | −29.1% |
| Profit before tax | 8,959 | 12,310 | 14,794 | 15,647 | 16,935 | 11,813 | −30.2% |
| Net profit | 6,992 | 9,600 | 11,531 | 12,194 | 13,199 | 9,377 | −29% |
| Total assets | 39,170 | 47,008 | 49,578 | 52,213 | 54,781 | 49,820 | −9.1% |
| Equity | 26,591 | 30,191 | 31,722 | 33,916 | 12,114 | 21,723 | +79.3% |
| Liabilities | 12,579 | 16,817 | 17,857 | 18,297 | 42,571 | 28,020 | −34.2% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5,587 | 1,987 | 7,500 | 15,916 | 27,422 | 12,259 | −55.3% |
| Average number of employees | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | +13.3% |
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. 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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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 | 01/06/2024 – 31/05/2025 | 17/11/2025 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/06/2023 – 31/05/2024 | 27/10/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/06/2022 – 31/05/2023 | 07/12/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/06/2021 – 31/05/2022 | 15/11/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/06/2020 – 31/05/2021 | 29/10/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/06/2019 – 31/05/2020 | 30/10/2020 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
72 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of books, paper and stationery based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 4.4m, net profit DKK 434k, equity DKK 3.2m, 7 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with fewer than 20 employees69,967 companies in the comparison | No. 1,075of 69,742 Better than 98% | No. 5,467of 69,964 Better than 92% |
| Same industry and fewer than 20 employees57 companies in the comparison | No. 1of 57 Better than 100% | No. 4of 57 Better than 95% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 2,375of 10,152 Better than 77% | No. 3,239of 10,275 Better than 68% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 4,950of 17,786 Better than 72% | No. 5,892of 18,024 Better than 67% |
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- Povl Klitgaard & Co. Nordic A/SDKK 25.5m
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
- Povl Klitgaard & Co. Nordic A/SDKK 9.4m
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 155m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 26.6m
- Povl Klitgaard & Co. Nordic A/SDKK 21.7m
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 165m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 277.2m
- Povl Klitgaard & Co. Nordic A/S17
- Essity Denmark A/S132
- Daarbak A/S284
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Povl Klitgaard Holding ApS90%
- PSK-Holding ApS10% · 0% votes
Management
4 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Bytoft Petersen | Director | 10/05/1979 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Justesen | Board member | 31/10/2019 |
| Christian Bytoft Rose Petersen | Board member | 31/10/2019 |
| Henrik Bytoft Petersen | Board member | 22/10/2024 |
Former management (6)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogens Petersen | Director | 10/05/1979 | 29/12/1992 |
| Henrik Bytoft Petersen | Board member | 10/05/1979 | 21/10/2014 |
| Annette Susanne Rose | Board member | 10/05/1979 | 21/10/2014 |
| Anna Grete Petersen | Board member | 10/05/1979 | 12/10/2010 |
| Christian Bytoft Rose Petersen | Board member | 12/10/2010 | 21/10/2014 |
| Henrik Bytoft Petersen | Chair of the board | 31/10/2019 | 21/10/2024 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktøren alene, to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i fællesskab eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
1 active production unitsLaurentsvej 21
2880 Bagsværd
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| POVL KLITGAARD & CO. NORDIC A/S | Laurentsvej 21, 2880 Bagsværd | 17 | 1002769014 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel med kontor- og papirartikler samt anden i forbindelse hermed stående virksomhed
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
29 registered events20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20246 changesownership 1 · accounts 1 · name 1 · capital 1 · management 2
- OwnershipPSK-Holding ApS registered as owner (10%)
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
- NameName changed from POVL KLITGAARD & CO. ApS to POVL KLITGAARD & CO. NORDIC A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementHenrik Bytoft Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementHenrik Bytoft Petersen stepped down as chair of the board
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20201 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20193 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementHenrik Bytoft Petersen appointed chair of the board
- ManagementErik Justesen appointed board member
- ManagementChristian Bytoft Rose Petersen appointed board member
20182 changesaddress 2
- AddressMoved to Laurentsvej 21, 2880 Bagsværd
- AddressMoved to Laurentsvej 21, 2880 Bagsværd
20143 changesmanagement 3
- ManagementChristian Bytoft Rose Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementHenrik Bytoft Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementAnnette Susanne Rose stepped down as board member
20102 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementChristian Bytoft Rose Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementAnna Grete Petersen stepped down as board member
20001 changeownership 1
- OwnershipPOVL KLITGAARD HOLDING ApS registered as owner (90%)
19921 changemanagement 1
- ManagementMogens Petersen stepped down as director
19796 changesfounded 1 · management 5
- FoundedRegistered as POVL KLITGAARD & CO. ApS
- ManagementMogens Petersen appointed director
- ManagementHenrik Bytoft Petersen appointed director
- ManagementHenrik Bytoft Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementAnnette Susanne Rose appointed board member
- ManagementAnna Grete Petersen appointed board member
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Largest in the industry
- Essity Denmark A/SDKK 300.4m
- Daarbak A/SDKK 286.8m
- Multiline A/SDKK 261.5m
- Antalis A/SDKK 181.7m
- Asmodee Nordics A/SDKK 178.5m
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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.