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West-marine A/S

Public limited companyCVR 13801282EsbjergActive

West-marine A/S is a public limited company, based in Esbjerg, active in wholesale of other machinery and equipment, founded in 1990. Net profit rose 17% from 2024 to 2025, ending at DKK 5.4m. Profit has grown three years in a row. With 23 employees, the company is about 4 times larger than the industry median.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

Gross profitDKK 21.5m−3.9% vs. 2024
Net profitDKK 5.4m+16.5% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 25.6m+3.8% vs. 2024
Employees23latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 21.5m.
  • Net profit rose 17% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 5.4m.
  • Equity rose 4% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 25.6m.

Employees

  • 3 fewer employees than a year earlier: 23 (08/2026) against 26 (08/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Carsten Jørn Larsen (board member, 01/04/2025).
  • Stepped down: Evan Gade Nielsen (board member, 01/04/2025).

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 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20mDKK 25m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for West-marine A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenuenot statednot statednot statednot statednot statednot stated–
Gross profit15,50019,41522,41620,90622,31921,458−3.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)−1072,4924,5393,2444,1804,123−1.4%
Profit before tax5792,5975,4424,2405,6196,355+13.1%
Net profit5622,0554,4093,6084,6615,431+16.5%
Total assets27,83728,48034,90232,34031,12933,355+7.1%
Equity19,37221,42825,16224,39524,68125,612+3.8%
Liabilities8,4657,0529,7407,9456,4487,743+20.1%
Cash and cash equivalents9955523,3162,2063,7793,684−2.5%
Average number of employees252421252422−8.3%

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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DKK 0DKK 5mDKK 10mDKK 15mDKK 20m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (1,000 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 West-marine A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202524/03/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202407/04/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202312/06/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202206/06/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202129/03/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202029/04/2021The 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
05101520253009/2310/2311/2312/2301/2402/2403/2404/2405/2406/2407/2408/2409/2410/2411/2412/2401/2502/2503/2504/2505/2506/2507/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26
Employees

Position in the industry

1,000 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of other machinery and equipment based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 21.5mNo. 195 of 1,000
Better than 81% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 25.6mNo. 180 of 1,000
Better than 82% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees23No. 179 of 1,000
Better than 82% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 6m, net profit DKK 772k, equity DKK 4.8m, 6 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 961kDKK 9.2mDKK 88.8mDKK 401.7mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 957 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 20–49 employees9,922 companies in the comparison
No. 2,548of 9,892
Better than 74%
No. 1,396of 9,922
Better than 86%
Same industry and 20–49 employees159 companies in the comparison
No. 101of 159
Better than 37%
No. 70of 159
Better than 56%
Companies that are at least 30 years old10,276 companies in the comparison
No. 2,692of 10,152
Better than 73%
No. 2,987of 10,275
Better than 71%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 5,629of 17,786
Better than 68%
No. 5,396of 18,024
Better than 70%

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
Gross profit
  1. West-marine A/SDKK 21.5m
  2. HydraSpecma A/SDKK 854.1m
  3. Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 779.2m
Net profit
  1. West-marine A/SDKK 5.4m
  2. HydraSpecma A/SDKK 142.1m
  3. Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 204.2m
Equity
  1. West-marine A/SDKK 25.6m
  2. HydraSpecma A/SDKK 1.2bn
  3. Sanovo Technology A/SDKK 592.3m
Employees
  1. West-marine A/S23
  2. HydraSpecma A/S365
  3. Sanovo Technology A/S216

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
West-marine A/S

Management

6 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at West-marine A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Carsten Jørn LarsenDirector01/06/2018

Board of directors

Board of directors at West-marine A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Kent Sand KirkChair of the board09/09/2003
Lennart Sand KirkBoard member09/02/2017
Johnny Christian HaahrBoard member24/08/2017
Andreas Bernhard KirkBoard member12/05/2020
Carsten Jørn LarsenBoard member01/04/2025
Founders
Dan Rybak, PG Ejendomme Holding i ApS, PG Ejendomme Holding Ii ApS
Former management (20)
Former management at West-marine A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Dan RybakBoard member01/01/199006/07/1990
Dan RybakDirector01/01/199006/07/1990
Peter Lykke-KjeldsenBoard member01/01/199019/12/2013
Annalise StegeBoard member01/01/199006/07/1990
Lise-Lotte Lyng AndersenChair of the board01/01/199006/07/1990
Arne Henning JakobsenBoard member01/01/199030/11/2002
Arne Henning JakobsenDirector01/01/199030/11/2002
Henning Georg KruseDeputy board member28/04/199824/05/2016
Ib Corneliussen NielsenBoard member30/11/200202/02/2007
Ib Corneliussen NielsenDirector30/11/200202/02/2007
Hans Ole AndersenBoard member09/09/200324/05/2016
Bent PedersenDirector02/02/200701/03/2014
Bent PedersenBoard member10/04/201314/04/2016
Evan Gade NielsenBoard member10/04/201301/04/2025
Henrik Hebsgaard BacksDirector01/03/201429/04/2016
Henrik Hebsgaard BacksBoard member05/12/201424/05/2016
Evan Gade NielsenDirector29/04/201620/06/2016
Bent PedersenBoard member24/05/201609/02/2017
Henrik Hebsgaard BacksBoard member15/06/201616/10/2016
Henning Kruse LorentzenDirector20/06/201631/05/2018

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af den samlede bestyrelse, eller direktion og formand i forening.

Address and production units

1 active production units

Fiskerihavnsgade 30
6700 Esbjerg

Esbjerg Municipality · Postcode 6700

Other companies at the address (1)

Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
WEST-MARINE A/SFiskerihavnsgade 30, 6700 Esbjerg231000627366

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive handel og industri

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

70 registered events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20253 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Carsten Jørn Larsen appointed board member
  • Evan Gade Nielsen stepped down as board member
20241 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2023 published
20231 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2022 published
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20212 changesownership 1 · accounts 1
  • CAMPER Holding ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • Annual report for 2020 published
20201 changemanagement 1
  • Andreas Bernhard Kirk appointed board member
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Carsten Jørn Larsen appointed director
  • Henning Kruse Lorentzen stepped down as director
20173 changesmanagement 3
  • Johnny Christian Haahr appointed board member
  • Lennart Sand Kirk appointed board member
  • Bent Pedersen stepped down as board member
201616 changesownership 5 · management 11
  • AEJ Esbjerg ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • EGN HOLDING, ESBJERG ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • ESE-HOLDING A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • ESE-HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • BACKS HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
  • Henrik Hebsgaard Backs stepped down as board member
  • Henning Kruse Lorentzen appointed director
  • Evan Gade Nielsen stepped down as director
  • Henrik Hebsgaard Backs appointed board member
  • Bent Pedersen appointed board member
  • Henrik Hebsgaard Backs stepped down as board member
  • Hans Ole Andersen stepped down as board member
  • Henning Georg Kruse stepped down as deputy board member
  • Evan Gade Nielsen appointed director
  • Henrik Hebsgaard Backs stepped down as director
  • Bent Pedersen stepped down as board member
20155 changesownership 5
  • ESE-HOLDING A/S registered as owner (50%)
  • AEJ Esbjerg ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • ESE-HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
  • BACKS HOLDING ApS registered as owner (20%)
  • BACKS HOLDING ApS is no longer registered as owner
20145 changesownership 2 · management 3
  • ESE-HOLDING A/S registered as owner (66.67%)
  • Henrik Hebsgaard Backs appointed board member
  • Henrik Hebsgaard Backs appointed director
  • Bent Pedersen stepped down as director
  • BACKS HOLDING ApS registered as owner (10%)
20133 changesmanagement 3
  • Peter Lykke-Kjeldsen stepped down as board member
  • Evan Gade Nielsen appointed board member
  • Bent Pedersen appointed board member
20081 changeindustry 1
  • Industry changed to Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr (466900)
20074 changesownership 1 · management 3
  • EGN HOLDING, ESBJERG ApS registered as owner (10%)
  • Bent Pedersen appointed director
  • Ib Corneliussen Nielsen stepped down as director
  • Ib Corneliussen Nielsen stepped down as board member
20032 changesmanagement 2
  • Kent Sand Kirk appointed chair of the board
  • Hans Ole Andersen appointed board member
20024 changesmanagement 4
  • Ib Corneliussen Nielsen appointed director
  • Ib Corneliussen Nielsen appointed board member
  • Arne Henning Jakobsen stepped down as director
  • Arne Henning Jakobsen stepped down as board member
19981 changemanagement 1
  • Henning Georg Kruse appointed deputy board member
19941 changecapital 1
  • Share capital changed from 300,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
199013 changesname 1 · management 11 · founded 1
  • Name changed from DRAS NR. 1205 A/S to WEST-MARINE A/S
  • Dan Rybak stepped down as board member
  • Dan Rybak stepped down as director
  • Lise-Lotte Lyng Andersen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Annalise Stege stepped down as board member
  • Registered as DRAS NR. 1205 A/S
  • Dan Rybak appointed board member
  • Dan Rybak appointed director
  • Arne Henning Jakobsen appointed director
  • Arne Henning Jakobsen appointed board member
  • Lise-Lotte Lyng Andersen appointed chair of the board
  • Annalise Stege appointed board member
  • Peter Lykke-Kjeldsen 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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