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Universal Music A/S

Public limited companyCVR 43324616København KActive

Universal Music A/S is a public limited company, based in København K, active in wholesale of radio, television, photographic and optical goods, founded in 1920. Net profit fell 17% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 40.4m. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 4 of 87 companies in the industry in the database. Operations are spread over 4 production units in 3 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 476.5m+2% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 40.4m−17.3% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 79.5m+0.5% vs. 2024
Employees63latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 90.9m.
  • Revenue rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 476.5m.
  • Net profit fell 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 40.4m.

Employees

  • 10 fewer employees than a year earlier: 63 (07/2026) against 73 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Marie Caroline Seebach (board member, 25/02/2026), Martha Chablis Åhlund (board member, 25/02/2026) and Lars Olle Joakim Johansson (board member, 25/02/2026) (+4).
  • Stepped down: Casper Arp Bengtson (board member, 25/02/2026), Casper Arp Bengtson (director, 25/02/2026) and Eddie Clas Hammaren Smith Nygren (board member, 25/02/2026) (+1).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Wholesale of radio, television, photographic and optical goods (464320)

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 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70mDKK 80m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Universal Music A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue317,609343,698374,589417,878467,099476,481+2%
Gross profit48,88169,05344,58774,19298,20590,881−7.5%
Operating profit (EBIT)10,62728,4383,09323,81447,70438,830−18.6%
Profit before tax5,99027,1246,95731,54360,79249,655−18.3%
Net profit2,54519,8415,77925,10848,84340,400−17.3%
Total assets223,420238,247258,099286,369331,501307,637−7.2%
Equity31,35951,20023,97949,08679,09979,499+0.5%
Liabilities188,282186,499233,391237,283252,402228,138−9.6%
Cash and cash equivalents3,225049160––
Average number of employees656976807871−9%

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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DKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (87 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 Universal Music A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202509/07/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202426/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202326/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202219/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202009/07/2021The 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
02040608008/2309/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/26
Employees

Position in the industry

87 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of radio, television, photographic and optical goods based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 90.9mNo. 4 of 87
Better than 97% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 79.5mNo. 6 of 87
Better than 94% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees63No. 5 of 87
Better than 95% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 3.8m, net profit DKK 455k, equity DKK 4.6m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 756kDKK 5.7mDKK 43.3mDKK 166.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 80 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 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 794of 4,412
Better than 82%
No. 826of 4,466
Better than 82%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 921of 10,152
Better than 91%
No. 1,480of 10,275
Better than 86%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 1,716of 17,786
Better than 90%
No. 2,660of 18,024
Better than 85%

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 radio, television, photographic and optical goods
Gross profit
  1. Universal Music A/SDKK 90.9m
  2. Harman Professional Denmark ApSDKK 327.2m
  3. HiFi Klubben International A/SDKK 266.1m
Net profit
  1. Universal Music A/SDKK 40.4m
  2. Harman Professional Denmark ApS−DKK 280.9m
  3. HiFi Klubben International A/SDKK 40.7m
Equity
  1. Universal Music A/SDKK 79.5m
  2. Harman Professional Denmark ApSDKK 114.9m
  3. HiFi Klubben International A/SDKK 122.9m
Employees
  1. Universal Music A/S63
  2. Harman Professional Denmark ApS126
  3. HiFi Klubben International A/S124

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Universal International Music B.V.100%
Universal Music A/S
Subsidiaries and ownership shares

Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.

Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Universal Music A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Lars Olle Joakim JohanssonCEO25/02/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Universal Music A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Marie Caroline SeebachBoard member25/02/2026
Martha Chablis ÅhlundBoard member25/02/2026
Lars Olle Joakim JohanssonBoard member25/02/2026
Erik Nils-Åke BackmanChair of the board25/02/2026
Jael SteinbergBoard member25/02/2026
Bjørn Einer RogstadBoard member25/02/2026
Former management (39)
Former management at Universal Music A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Carsten Michael KorchBoard member21/09/192014/06/1999
Jens AndersenDeputy board member21/09/192031/05/1998
Jørgen Klarskov JørgensenBoard member21/09/192021/04/1999
Dennis PlougBoard member21/09/192014/06/1994
Thomas RohdeBoard member21/09/192001/01/2000
Thomas Henrik NielsenBoard member21/09/192022/06/1988
Jørgen HegelundBoard member21/09/192022/06/1992
Bent Julius BrandtChair of the board21/09/192021/04/1999
Bent Julius BrandtDirector21/09/192022/06/1988
Torben Ulrik SmithChair of the board21/09/192022/05/1989
Ole JochimsenBoard member21/09/192029/05/1990
Ellen Ebbe AndersenBoard member21/09/192017/12/1996
Claus Perria PedersenBoard member21/09/192023/04/1998
Birgit Kjær NielsenBoard member21/09/192014/06/1994
Kirsten Vivian Koldtoft VestergaardDeputy board member01/06/199801/01/2000
Jørgen Hansen JørgensenDeputy chair21/04/199925/09/2000
Stefan Christian FrylandChair of the board21/04/199930/04/2001
Stefan Christian FrylandCEO21/04/199921/04/1999
Jens-Otto PaludanDirector21/04/199913/11/2007
Ignatios BeskosBoard member11/06/199927/05/2004
Jens-Otto PaludanBoard member11/06/199913/11/2007
Anders Marcuslund-ReussDeputy board member25/09/200027/05/2004
Annette WigandtBoard member25/09/200027/05/2004
Karen BendixDeputy board member25/09/200027/05/2004
Peter AmmundsenDeputy chair25/09/200019/05/2006
Theodoor RoosChair of the board30/04/200121/05/2007
Henrik GregersenDeputy board member27/05/200421/05/2007
Anette SørensenDeputy board member27/05/200421/05/2007
Claus Lund PedersenBoard member27/05/200421/05/2007
Pia Jøns NygaardBoard member27/05/200421/05/2007
Helle JørgsholmBoard member19/05/200617/10/2013
Mikael DittmannBoard member02/11/200613/05/2008
Victor Henri AntippasChair of the board21/05/200731/05/2013
Kjeld StefansenDirector13/11/200702/01/2008
Casper Arp BengtsonBoard member02/01/200825/02/2026
Casper Arp BengtsonDirector02/01/200825/02/2026
Eddie Clas Hammaren Smith NygrenBoard member13/05/200825/02/2026
Frank BriegmannChair of the board31/05/201308/11/2022
Pia Dahl Egeskov LarsenBoard member08/11/202225/02/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening.

Address and production units

4 active production units

Dronningensgade 68
1420 København K

København Municipality · Postcode 1420

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/SDronningensgade 68, 1, 1420 København K641001838328
Universal MusicRyesgade 12, 2, 8000 Aarhus C41018174010
Copenhagen RecordsPrags Boulevard 47, 2300 København S21021721588
Skt. PedersSankt Peders Stræde 30C, st, 1453 København K–1031676351

Purpose

Selskabets formål er produktion, erhvervsmæssig udnyttelse, salg og distribution, import og eksport af kommunikations- g underholdningsprodukter inden for musik, radio, TV, film, scene- og forlagsvirkosmhed samt at drive anden virksomhed, der efter bestyrelsens skøn er forbunden hermed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

103 registered events
202612 changesaccounts 1 · management 11
  • Annual report for 2025 published
  • Marie Caroline Seebach appointed board member
  • Jael Steinberg appointed board member
  • Bjørn Einer Rogstad appointed board member
  • Erik Nils-Åke Backman appointed chair of the board
  • Lars Olle Joakim Johansson appointed ceo
  • Lars Olle Joakim Johansson appointed board member
  • Martha Chablis Åhlund appointed board member
  • Pia Dahl Egeskov Larsen stepped down as board member
  • Eddie Clas Hammaren Smith Nygren stepped down as board member
  • Casper Arp Bengtson stepped down as director
  • Casper Arp Bengtson stepped down as board member
20252 changesaccounts 1 · industry 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of radio, television, photographic and optical goods (464320)
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20223 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Pia Dahl Egeskov Larsen appointed board member
  • Frank Briegmann stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20191 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20152 changesownership 2
  • Universal International Music B.V. registered as owner (100%)
  • Universal Music Trading Company B.V. is no longer registered as owner
20141 changemerger 1
  • Merger registered in CVR
20133 changesmanagement 3
  • Helle Jørgsholm stepped down as board member
  • Frank Briegmann appointed chair of the board
  • Victor Henri Antippas stepped down as chair of the board
20091 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Dronningensgade 68, 1, 1420 København K
20086 changesmanagement 5 · industry 1
  • Eddie Clas Hammaren Smith Nygren appointed board member
  • Mikael Dittmann stepped down as board member
  • Casper Arp Bengtson appointed director
  • Casper Arp Bengtson appointed board member
  • Kjeld Stefansen stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med indspillede videoer, cd'er, dvd'er mv. (464330)
20079 changesmanagement 9
  • Kjeld Stefansen appointed director
  • Jens-Otto Paludan stepped down as board member
  • Jens-Otto Paludan stepped down as director
  • Victor Henri Antippas appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Gregersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Pia Jøns Nygaard stepped down as board member
  • Claus Lund Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Anette Sørensen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Theodoor Roos stepped down as chair of the board
20063 changesmanagement 3
  • Mikael Dittmann appointed board member
  • Helle Jørgsholm appointed board member
  • Peter Ammundsen stepped down as deputy chair
200411 changesaddress 1 · merger 1 · management 8 · ownership 1
  • Moved to Grønningen 25, st, 1270 København K
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Henrik Gregersen appointed deputy board member
  • Pia Jøns Nygaard appointed board member
  • Claus Lund Pedersen appointed board member
  • Anette Sørensen appointed deputy board member
  • Karen Bendix stepped down as deputy board member
  • Anders Marcuslund-Reuss stepped down as deputy board member
  • Annette Wigandt stepped down as board member
  • Ignatios Beskos stepped down as board member
  • Universal Music Trading Company B.V. registered as owner (100%)
20012 changesmanagement 2
  • Theodoor Roos appointed chair of the board
  • Stefan Christian Fryland stepped down as chair of the board
20007 changesmanagement 7
  • Karen Bendix appointed deputy board member
  • Anders Marcuslund-Reuss appointed deputy board member
  • Annette Wigandt appointed board member
  • Peter Ammundsen appointed deputy chair
  • Jørgen Hansen Jørgensen stepped down as deputy chair
  • Kirsten Vivian Koldtoft Vestergaard stepped down as deputy board member
  • Thomas Rohde stepped down as board member
199910 changesmanagement 10
  • Carsten Michael Korch stepped down as board member
  • Ignatios Beskos appointed board member
  • Jens-Otto Paludan appointed board member
  • Jens-Otto Paludan appointed director
  • Jørgen Hansen Jørgensen appointed deputy chair
  • Stefan Christian Fryland appointed ceo
  • Stefan Christian Fryland stepped down as ceo
  • Stefan Christian Fryland appointed chair of the board
  • Bent Julius Brandt stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jørgen Klarskov Jørgensen stepped down as board member
19984 changesname 1 · management 3
  • Name changed from POLYGRAM RECORDS A/S to UNIVERSAL MUSIC A/S
  • Kirsten Vivian Koldtoft Vestergaard appointed deputy board member
  • Jens Andersen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Claus Perria Pedersen stepped down as board member
19961 changemanagement 1
  • Ellen Ebbe Andersen stepped down as board member
19942 changesmanagement 2
  • Dennis Ploug stepped down as board member
  • Birgit Kjær Nielsen stepped down as board member
19921 changemanagement 1
  • Jørgen Hegelund stepped down as board member
19901 changemanagement 1
  • Ole Jochimsen stepped down as board member
19891 changemanagement 1
  • Torben Ulrik Smith stepped down as chair of the board
19882 changesmanagement 2
  • Thomas Henrik Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Bent Julius Brandt stepped down as director
192015 changesfounded 1 · management 14
  • Registered as POLYGRAM RECORDS A/S
  • Bent Julius Brandt appointed chair of the board
  • Jørgen Hegelund appointed board member
  • Thomas Henrik Nielsen appointed board member
  • Thomas Rohde appointed board member
  • Dennis Ploug appointed board member
  • Jørgen Klarskov Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Carsten Michael Korch appointed board member
  • Jens Andersen appointed deputy board member
  • Birgit Kjær Nielsen appointed board member
  • Claus Perria Pedersen appointed board member
  • Ellen Ebbe Andersen appointed board member
  • Ole Jochimsen appointed board member
  • Torben Ulrik Smith appointed chair of the board
  • Bent Julius Brandt appointed director

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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. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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