Vwr International A/S

Public limited companyCVR 27335659SøborgActive

Vwr International A/S is a public limited company, based in Søborg, active in wholesale of medical and hospital supplies, founded in 2003. Net profit fell 13% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 13.8m. With 53 employees, the company is about 11 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 91% of the companies in the industry in the database.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 65.2m+1.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 13.8m−12.6% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 36.2m+8.5% vs. 2024
Employees53latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit rose 2% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 65.2m.
  • Net profit fell 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.8m.
  • Equity rose 8% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 36.2m.

Employees

  • 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 53 (08/2026) against 56 (08/2025).

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 10mDKK 20mDKK 30mDKK 40mDKK 50mDKK 60mDKK 70m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Vwr International A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit118,384120,79270,63568,67763,96365,202+1.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)72,17070,83125,34326,00619,72117,803−9.7%
Profit before tax71,82370,46024,76226,62920,02617,642−11.9%
Net profit56,02455,22219,12620,94115,81113,823−12.6%
Total assets147,473142,415136,14694,89494,44199,726+5.6%
Equity72,25271,47425,60028,54133,35236,174+8.5%
Liabilities74,92161,824103,33761,03857,40860,000+4.5%
Cash and cash equivalents23,81751,42463,86325,55823,39528,075+20%
Average number of employees676263605557+3.6%

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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DKK 0DKK 20mDKK 40mDKK 60mDKK 80mDKK 100mDKK 120m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (187 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 Vwr International A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202528/05/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202410/06/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202325/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202229/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202123/06/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202008/06/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

187 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of medical and hospital supplies based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 65.2mNo. 17 of 187
Better than 91% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 36.2mNo. 34 of 187
Better than 82% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees53No. 16 of 187
Better than 92% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 5.8m, net profit DKK 1.2m, equity DKK 5.4m, 5 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 795kDKK 6.3mDKK 50.3mDKK 200.3mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 179 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. 1,277of 4,412
Better than 71%
No. 1,541of 4,466
Better than 66%
Same industry and 50–199 employees18 companies in the comparison
No. 12of 18
Better than 35%
No. 17of 18
Better than 6%
Companies that are between 15 and 29 years old24,910 companies in the comparison
No. 1,095of 24,791
Better than 96%
No. 2,973of 24,909
Better than 88%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 2,307of 17,786
Better than 87%
No. 4,413of 18,024
Better than 76%

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 medical and hospital supplies
Gross profit
  1. Vwr International A/SDKK 65.2m
  2. Orifarm Generics A/SDKK 399.8m
  3. 3shape Trios A/SDKK 203.5m
Net profit
  1. Vwr International A/SDKK 13.8m
  2. Orifarm Generics A/SDKK 77.2m
  3. 3shape Trios A/SDKK 58.4m
Equity
  1. Vwr International A/SDKK 36.2m
  2. Orifarm Generics A/SDKK 496.3m
  3. 3shape Trios A/SDKK 121.7m
Employees
  1. Vwr International A/S53
  2. Orifarm Generics A/S255
  3. 3shape Trios A/S56

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • VWR International AB90%
Vwr International A/S

Management

4 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Vwr International A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Niels Bo Frost PetterssonCEO01/09/2023

Board of directors

Board of directors at Vwr International A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Ian SoellaartChair of the board21/06/2022
Niels Bo Frost PetterssonBoard member01/09/2023
Wadim Lubomir DoboszBoard member30/09/2024
Auditor
Grant Thornton, Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
Founders
KR 332 ApS
Former management (27)
Former management at Vwr International A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Henrik Thal JantzenBoard member18/08/200326/11/2003
Jørgen Kjergaard MadsenBoard member18/08/200326/11/2003
Caroline Sundorph PontoppidanBoard member18/08/200326/11/2003
Caroline Sundorph PontoppidanDirector18/08/200326/11/2003
Søren KirkegaardDirector26/11/200321/11/2007
Lars Søren RasmussenBoard member26/11/200302/07/2007
Flemming BieChair of the board26/11/200302/07/2007
Lis BieBoard member26/11/200301/07/2004
Søren Aamann JensenBoard member01/07/200402/07/2007
Palle Egon JohansenBoard member12/05/200524/01/2006
Jørgen WremBoard member12/05/200501/06/2009
John Peter MadsenDeputy board member12/05/200501/06/2009
Dennis NielsenBoard member24/01/200608/12/2008
Søren KirkegaardBoard member02/07/200721/11/2007
Manuel Brocke-BenzChair of the board02/07/200714/01/2009
Raoul Roman BiskupekBoard member21/11/200710/06/2008
Raoul Roman BiskupekCEO21/11/200710/06/2008
Jørgen Appel KelkjærBoard member10/06/200830/01/2009
Jørgen Appel KelkjærCEO10/06/200830/01/2009
Nils Örjan Christer LundquistBoard member14/01/200923/06/2010
Henrik RussmannChair of the board14/01/200916/11/2018
Kirsten Mølbæk GramBoard member30/01/200901/09/2023
Kirsten Mølbæk GramCEO30/01/200901/09/2023
Thomas BestBoard member26/11/201029/08/2019
Bernd Alexander GoellChair of the board16/11/201821/06/2022
Ian SoellaartBoard member29/08/201920/06/2022
Karen Jane PulfordBoard member21/06/202230/09/2024

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

Address and production units

1 active production units

Tobaksvejen 21
2860 Søborg

Gladsaxe Municipality · Postcode 2860

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
VWR INTERNATIONAL A/STobaksvejen 21, 2860 Søborg531003025633

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel som distributør, fortrinsvis med kemiske artikler og laboratorieudstyr, laboratorieinstrumenter og laboratoriemøbler, samt service heraf, samt al virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn er beslægtet hermed.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

78 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20243 changesmanagement 2 · accounts 1
  • Wadim Lubomir Dobosz appointed board member
  • Karen Jane Pulford stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20235 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
  • Niels Bo Frost Pettersson appointed ceo
  • Niels Bo Frost Pettersson appointed board member
  • Kirsten Mølbæk Gram stepped down as ceo
  • Kirsten Mølbæk Gram stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20225 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Ian Soellaart appointed chair of the board
  • Karen Jane Pulford appointed board member
  • Bernd Alexander Goell stepped down as chair of the board
  • Ian Soellaart stepped down as board member
20211 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20192 changesmanagement 2
  • Ian Soellaart appointed board member
  • Thomas Best stepped down as board member
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Bernd Alexander Goell appointed chair of the board
  • Henrik Russmann stepped down as chair of the board
20171 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Tobaksvejen 21, 2860 Søborg
20162 changesaddress 1 · name 1
  • Moved to Tobaksvejen 21, 2860 Søborg
  • Name changed from VWR & BIE & BERNTSEN A/S to VWR INTERNATIONAL A/S
20141 changeaddress 1
  • Moved to Transformervej 8, 2860 Søborg
20102 changesmanagement 2
  • Thomas Best appointed board member
  • Nils Örjan Christer Lundquist stepped down as board member
20099 changesmanagement 9
  • John Peter Madsen stepped down as deputy board member
  • Jørgen Wrem stepped down as board member
  • Kirsten Mølbæk Gram appointed ceo
  • Kirsten Mølbæk Gram appointed board member
  • Jørgen Appel Kelkjær stepped down as ceo
  • Jørgen Appel Kelkjær stepped down as board member
  • Henrik Russmann appointed chair of the board
  • Nils Örjan Christer Lundquist appointed board member
  • Manuel Brocke-Benz stepped down as chair of the board
20088 changesname 1 · capital 1 · merger 1 · management 5
  • Name changed from BIE & BERNTSEN A/S to VWR & BIE & BERNTSEN A/S
  • Share capital changed from 5,000,000 DKK to 5,900,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
  • Dennis Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Appel Kelkjær appointed ceo
  • Jørgen Appel Kelkjær appointed board member
  • Raoul Roman Biskupek stepped down as board member
  • Raoul Roman Biskupek stepped down as ceo
200711 changesmanagement 9 · ownership 1 · address 1
  • Raoul Roman Biskupek appointed board member
  • Raoul Roman Biskupek appointed ceo
  • Søren Kirkegaard stepped down as board member
  • Søren Kirkegaard stepped down as director
  • Søren Kirkegaard appointed board member
  • Manuel Brocke-Benz appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Aamann Jensen stepped down as board member
  • Lars Søren Rasmussen stepped down as board member
  • Flemming Bie stepped down as chair of the board
  • VWR International AB registered as owner (90%)
  • Moved to Transformervej 8, 2730 Herlev
20062 changesmanagement 2
  • Dennis Nielsen appointed board member
  • Palle Egon Johansen stepped down as board member
20053 changesmanagement 3
  • John Peter Madsen appointed deputy board member
  • Jørgen Wrem appointed board member
  • Palle Egon Johansen appointed board member
20042 changesmanagement 2
  • Søren Aamann Jensen appointed board member
  • Lis Bie stepped down as board member
200317 changescapital 1 · industry 1 · name 1 · address 1 · management 12 · founded 1
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 5,000,000 DKK
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med læge- og hospitalsartikler (514620)
  • Name changed from KR 372 A/S to BIE & BERNTSEN A/S
  • Moved to Sandbækvej 5-7, 2610 Rødovre
  • Lars Søren Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Lis Bie appointed board member
  • Flemming Bie appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Kirkegaard appointed director
  • Henrik Thal Jantzen stepped down as board member
  • Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan stepped down as director
  • Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Kjergaard Madsen stepped down as board member
  • Registered as KR 372 A/S
  • Henrik Thal Jantzen appointed board member
  • Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan appointed director
  • Caroline Sundorph Pontoppidan appointed board member
  • Jørgen Kjergaard Madsen 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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