West Diesel Engineering A/S
Public limited companyCVR 76393710EsbjergActive
West Diesel Engineering A/S is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg, active in wholesale of other machinery and equipment, founded in 1984. Net profit fell 7% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 13.4m. With 33 employees, the company is about 6 times larger than the industry median. Gross profit is higher than that of 91% 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 rose 1% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 42.4m.
- Net profit fell 7% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 13.4m.
- Equity rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 29.8m.
Employees
- 2 fewer employees than a year earlier: 33 (07/2026) against 35 (07/2025).
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 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 | 15,157 | 15,182 | 24,335 | 35,332 | 41,901 | 42,409 | +1.2% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 5,916 | 5,552 | 13,851 | 22,404 | 20,027 | 19,219 | −4% |
| Profit before tax | 5,864 | 5,425 | 13,809 | 22,569 | 18,785 | 17,650 | −6% |
| Net profit | 4,519 | 4,194 | 10,723 | 17,534 | 14,359 | 13,425 | −6.5% |
| Total assets | 29,444 | 26,415 | 34,400 | 53,247 | 54,074 | 55,638 | +2.9% |
| Equity | 12,608 | 11,802 | 18,525 | 26,060 | 26,419 | 29,844 | +13% |
| Liabilities | 14,376 | 13,180 | 14,395 | 25,918 | 26,185 | 23,991 | −8.4% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 4,305 | 4,597 | 2,873 | 8,371 | 5,893 | 6,415 | +8.9% |
| Average number of employees | 25 | 23 | – | – | 30 | 29 | −3.3% |
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 | 01/10/2024 – 30/09/2025 | 27/01/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/10/2023 – 30/09/2024 | 07/01/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/10/2022 – 30/09/2023 | 12/01/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/10/2021 – 30/09/2022 | 11/01/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/10/2020 – 30/09/2021 | 14/01/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/10/2019 – 30/09/2020 | 19/01/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
1,000 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of other machinery and equipment based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 6m, net profit DKK 772k, equity DKK 4.8m, 6 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison | No. 644of 9,892 Better than 93% | No. 1,195of 9,922 Better than 88% |
| Same industry and 20–49 employees159 companies in the comparison | No. 29of 159 Better than 82% | No. 59of 159 Better than 63% |
| Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison | No. 1,701of 10,152 Better than 83% | No. 2,770of 10,275 Better than 73% |
| All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison | No. 3,376of 17,786 Better than 81% | No. 4,937of 18,024 Better than 73% |
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 other machinery and equipment- West Diesel Engineering A/SDKK 42.4m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
- West Diesel Engineering A/SDKK 13.4m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 142.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 204.2m
- West Diesel Engineering A/SDKK 29.8m
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 1.2bn
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 592.3m
- West Diesel Engineering A/S33
- HydraSpecma A/S365
- Sanovo Technology A/S216
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- AES Family Holding ApS66.67%
- RSØ Holding ApS20%
Subsidiaries are shown only if they are in the database.
Management
5 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Sørensen | Director | 06/11/1984 |
| Rasmus Sørensen | Director | 09/09/2015 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Sørensen | Board member | 06/11/1984 |
| Anne-Marie Sørensen | Board member | 12/11/2008 |
| Anders Sørensen | Board member | 19/02/2009 |
Former management (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vagn Holm Nielsen | Board member | 06/11/1984 | 12/11/2008 |
| Vagn Holm Nielsen | Director | 06/11/1984 | 08/06/1994 |
| Søren Holm | Board member | 06/11/1984 | 19/02/2009 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af direktionen, af en direktør i forening med 2 bestyrelsesmedlemmer, eller af den samlede bestyrelse
Address and production units
1 active production unitsH E Bluhmes Vej 6
6700 Esbjerg
Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6700
Other companies at the address (1)
- Frieba-el A/SElectrical installation
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST DIESEL ENGINEERING A/S | H E Bluhmes Vej 6, 6700 Esbjerg | 33 | 1002489254 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er produktion og handel med motorer, kraner og hydraulik samt dermed beslægtet virksomhed efter bestyrelsens skøn.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
23 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20251 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20241 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
20222 changesownership 1 · accounts 1
- OwnershipRSØ Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20211 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
20151 changemanagement 1
- ManagementRasmus Sørensen appointed director
20092 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementAnders Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementSøren Holm stepped down as board member
20083 changesmanagement 2 · industry 1
- ManagementAnne-Marie Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementVagn Holm Nielsen stepped down as board member
- IndustryIndustry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr (466900)
20051 changeownership 1
- OwnershipAES Family Holding ApS registered as owner (66.67%)
19943 changesname 1 · capital 1 · management 1
- NameName changed from VAGN HOLM NIELSEN ApS to WEST DIESEL ENGINEERING A/S
- CapitalShare capital changed from 80,000 DKK to 1,000,000 DKK
- ManagementVagn Holm Nielsen stepped down as director
19846 changesfounded 1 · management 5
- FoundedRegistered as VAGN HOLM NIELSEN ApS
- ManagementErling Sørensen appointed board member
- ManagementVagn Holm Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementErling Sørensen appointed director
- ManagementVagn Holm Nielsen appointed director
- ManagementSøren Holm appointed board member
Related companies
Same industry in Esbjerg
- Macartney A/S156 employees
- Andritz Feed & Biofuel A/S131 employees
- H.t. Hydraulik A/S37 employees
- GSFleet DK ApS31 employees
- West-marine A/S23 employees
- A/S Esbjerg Cylinder-service15 employees
Same people in management
- Frieba-el A/Svia Erling Sørensen
- Esbjerg Elite Ishockey A/Svia Erling Sørensen
Largest in the industry
- HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
- Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
- ABB A/SDKK 608.4m
- Macartney A/SDKK 487m
- Toyota Material Handling Danmark A/SDKK 395.5m
- Alstom Transport Danmark A/SDKK 327.3m
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.