CARL BACKS A/S

CVR 49420218 · Public limited company (A/S) · Active · Low risk

CARL BACKS A/S is a Public limited company (A/S), founded on , based in Esbjerg. The company is registered in the industry engroshandel med beklædning. Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 0.1% over the next 12 months, which is 0.0 times the average for Danish companies. 20 annual reports have been published, of which 2 more than six months after the end of the financial year. The latest annual report (31 Dec 2025) shows equity of DKK 4.0m and a net result of DKK 390k. CEO: Morten Espersen.

Bankruptcy risk for CARL BACKS A/S

0.1%
probability of bankruptcy within 12 months
Low risk

0.0 × the average (1.41%) · higher risk than 33% of active Danish companies

Lowest riskHighest risk

Increases the risk

Equity vs. share capital1× · bankruptcy rate 12.9%1.5×
Website registeredYes · bankruptcy rate 12.0%1.4×
Annual reports filed late2 · bankruptcy rate 10.4%1.2×
Employees (latest year)5–10 · bankruptcy rate 10.1%1.2×

Reduces the risk

Current ratio500%+ · bankruptcy rate 1.5%0.17×
Age (years)20+ yrs · bankruptcy rate 2.0%0.23×
Auditor's statementExtended review · bankruptcy rate 2.9%0.33×
Published annual reports10+ · bankruptcy rate 3.0%0.35×
Equity ratio60%+ · bankruptcy rate 3.3%0.38×
Return on assets5%–15% · bankruptcy rate 3.5%0.39×
Number of auditors (historical)3+ · bankruptcy rate 3.7%0.42×
Time since new CEO5+ yrs · bankruptcy rate 3.8%0.43×

The factors show how often companies with the same characteristic went bankrupt compared with the average (“lift”). The risk is a statistical estimate from a model trained on 141,000+ Danish bankruptcies (AUC 0.93) – not a credit rating. Read about the method.

Company details

CVR number
49420218
Status
Active
Company type
Public limited company (A/S)
Founded
(52 years)
Address
Fiskebrogade 19
6700 Esbjerg
Municipality
Esbjerg
Industry
Engroshandel med beklædning (464210)
Bankruptcies in the industry: Engroshandel med andre maskiner og andet udstyr
Share capital
DKK 2.1m
Employees
6 (2018)
Auditor
BDO Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab
Audit opted out
No

Warning signs

Annual reports filed late2 of 29
Missing annual reportNo
Negative equityNo
Equity ratio99.6%
Current ratio23,619%
Moves (last 2 years)0
CEO changes in total4
CEO's previous bankruptcies0
Other companies at the address1
Going-concern uncertaintyNo

Financials and key figures

Financial year20252024
Gross profitDKK 223kDKK 143k
Net profitDKK 390kDKK 314k
EquityDKK 4.0mDKK 3.6m
Total assetsDKK 4.0mDKK 3.6m
CashDKK 0–
Short-term debtDKK 17k–
Avg. employees0–

Latest annual report: Reporting class B · auditor's statement: Den uafhængige revisors erklæring om udvidet gennemgang · BDO Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab.

Filed annual reports

Reporting periodPublishedDays after period end
1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 202599
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2024106
1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 202395
1 Jan 2022 – 31 Dec 202293
1 Jan 2021 – 31 Dec 202189
1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 202090
1 Jan 2019 – 31 Dec 201990
1 Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2018123
1 Jan 2017 – 31 Dec 2017155
1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2016118
1 Jan 2015 – 31 Dec 2015147
1 Jan 2014 – 31 Dec 2014187 Late
1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2013179
1 Jan 2012 – 31 Dec 2012159
1 Jan 2011 – 31 Dec 2011153
1 Jan 2010 – 31 Dec 2010159
1 Jan 2009 – 31 Dec 2009152
1 Jan 2008 – 31 Dec 2008186 Late
1 Jan 2007 – 31 Dec 2007170
1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2006176

The annual report must reach the Danish Business Authority no later than 5 months after the end of the financial year. We mark reports published more than 6 months after as “late”.

Management, owners and auditor

RoleNameFromTo
CEOMorten EspersenCurrent
CEOCarl Backs
CEOAnders Winther Larsen
BoardJan Bruun JørgensenCurrent
BoardNiels Erik HedeagerCurrent
BoardTorben MikkelsenCurrent
BoardKristen Peder Nielsen
BoardCarl Backs
BoardNelly Lund Backs
BoardPeter Christensen
BoardDorte Backs
BoardLene Backs
BoardHans Peter Andersen
BoardSteen Salomonsen
BoardJesper Klokker Hansen
BoardJens Ulrik Greve
BoardCarsten Georg Lauth
BoardOle Bang Nielsen
BoardMorten Vedel Kruse
BoardCarl Backs
BoardSøren Christensen
BoardKim Nørgaard Andreasen
BoardAnders Grønlund
BoardGry Hege Sølsnes
BoardSven Magnus Ljungdahl
BoardThomas William Scobie Røkke
BoardJonathan Nilsson
BoardMartin Busk Andersen
BoardMikael Sternberg
BoardMagnus Björnström
BoardPoul Erik Tofte
BoardAnders Daniel Davidsson
BoardOle Lenarth Nielsen
BoardStellan Bjørn Petersen
BoardAnders Daniel Davidsson
BoardMorten Espersen
BoardStefan Bo Kristiansen
BoardAnders Winther Larsen
BoardLars Skov Christensen
Owner (100%)COMTEC INTERNATIONAL A/SCurrent
Owner (100%)Kansas A/S
AuditorBDO Statsautoriseret RevisionspartnerselskabCurrent
AuditorDELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSAKTIESELSKAB
AuditorEY Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab
AuditorKPMG P/S
AuditorKPMG P/S
AuditorDELOITTE STATSAUTORISERET REVISIONSPARTNERSELSKAB
AuditorBDO Holding VII, statsautoriseret revisionsaktieselskab

The CEOs' other companies

Morten Espersen – 6 other companies

Carl Backs – 6 other companies

Anders Winther Larsen – 2 other companies

Address history (2 moves)

Fiskebrogade 19, 6700 Esbjerg
Vesterhavsgade 153, 6700 Esbjerg
Malervej 10, 6710 Esbjerg V

Employees per year

Number of employees at CARL BACKS A/S per year11222011: 2120112012: 2020122013: 2020132014: 2220142015: 2220152016: 1520162017: 820172018: 62018

Other companies at the same address

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Questions and answers about CARL BACKS A/S

Has CARL BACKS A/S gone bankrupt?

No, CARL BACKS A/S is not registered as bankrupt in the CVR register. Its status is: active.

What is the bankruptcy risk of CARL BACKS A/S?

Our model estimates a bankruptcy risk of 0.1% over the next 12 months (low risk), which is 0.0 times the average for Danish companies.

Who is the CEO of CARL BACKS A/S?

Morten Espersen is the CEO of CARL BACKS A/S.

Who is the auditor of CARL BACKS A/S?

CARL BACKS A/S most recently used BDO Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab.

When was CARL BACKS A/S founded?

CARL BACKS A/S was founded on 27 August 1974.

What is the equity of CARL BACKS A/S?

Equity was DKK 4.0m according to the annual report for the period ending 31 December 2025.

Source: the CVR register and annual reports published by the Danish Business Authority. The information is updated continuously.