Columbus A/S

CPSE:COLUM Stock Report

Market Cap: DKK 1.3b

Columbus Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Soren Knudsen

Chief executive officer

DKK 6.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage85.73%
CEO tenureno data
CEO ownership0.4%
Management average tenure3.7yrs
Board average tenure13.8yrs

Recent management updates

Analysis Article • Apr 22

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Columbus A/S' (CPH:COLUM) CEO Compensation For Now

Key Insights Columbus' Annual General Meeting to take place on 29th of April CEO Soren Knudsen's total compensation...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Apr 28

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of DKK0.125

Columbus A/S ( CPH:COLUM ) will pay a dividend of DKK0.125 on the 2nd of May. This means the annual payment will be...
Analysis Article • Apr 22

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Columbus A/S' (CPH:COLUM) CEO Compensation For Now

Key Insights Columbus' Annual General Meeting to take place on 29th of April CEO Soren Knudsen's total compensation...
Analysis Article • Mar 20

There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Columbus' (CPH:COLUM) Earnings

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for Columbus A/S' ( CPH:COLUM ) stock hasn't moved much. Our analysis...
Analysis Article • Jan 21

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In Columbus A/S (CPH:COLUM)

Columbus A/S' ( CPH:COLUM ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 40.6x might make it look like a strong sell right now...
Analysis Article • Oct 02

Columbus A/S' (CPH:COLUM) 26% Share Price Surge Not Quite Adding Up

Columbus A/S ( CPH:COLUM ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a...
Analysis Article • Sep 19

These 4 Measures Indicate That Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Aug 29

Impressive Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Columbus (CPH:COLUM)

Despite posting some strong earnings, the market for Columbus A/S' ( CPH:COLUM ) stock hasn't moved much. Our analysis...
Analysis Article • Apr 30

What Columbus A/S' (CPH:COLUM) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Columbus A/S ( CPH:COLUM ) shares have continued their recent momentum with a 26% gain in the last month alone. Looking...
Analysis Article • Mar 18

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Has Announced A Dividend Of DKK0.125

The board of Columbus A/S ( CPH:COLUM ) has announced that it will pay a dividend of DKK0.125 per share on the 30th of...
Analysis Article • Apr 05

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Has Announced A Dividend Of DKK0.125

Columbus A/S ( CPH:COLUM ) will pay a dividend of DKK0.125 on the 27th of April. This means the dividend yield will be...
Analysis Article • Sep 30

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article • May 24

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

If you're looking for a multi-bagger, there's a few things to keep an eye out for. In a perfect world, we'd like to see...
Analysis Article • Apr 11

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Mar 18

Columbus A/S (CPH:COLUM) Is Going Strong But Fundamentals Appear To Be Mixed : Is There A Clear Direction For The Stock?

Columbus' (CPH:COLUM) stock is up by a considerable 24% over the past three months. However, we wonder if the company's...
Analysis Article • Feb 23

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up Columbus A/S' (CPH:COLUM) Share Registry?

A look at the shareholders of Columbus A/S ( CPH:COLUM ) can tell us which group is most powerful. Institutions often...
Analysis Article • Jan 28

Is Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Likely To Turn Things Around?

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Firstly...
Analysis Article • Jan 02

Columbus (CPH:COLUM) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 49% Share Price Gain

These days it's easy to simply buy an index fund, and your returns should (roughly) match the market. But you can do a...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Soren Knudsen's remuneration changed compared to Columbus's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2026n/an/a

DKK 6m

Dec 31 2025DKK 7mDKK 6m

DKK 21m

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

DKK 43m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

DKK 54m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

DKK 48m

Dec 31 2024DKK 9mDKK 5m

DKK 58m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

DKK 37m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

DKK 35m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

DKK 44m

Dec 31 2023DKK 5mDKK 5m

DKK 24m

Compensation vs Market: Soren's total compensation ($USD1.04M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Danish market ($USD1.04M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Soren's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Soren Knudsen (52 yo)

no data
Tenure
DKK 6,707,000
Compensation

Mr. Søren Krogh Knudsen serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of Executive Board at Columbus A/S. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbus A/S since June 7, 2021 unt...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Soren Knudsen
CEO, President & Member of Executive Boardno dataDKK 6.71m0.39%
DKK 5.0m
Brian Iversen
CFO & Member of Executive Board3.7yrsDKK 2.89mno data
Ole Fritze
COO & Head of Columbus Denmarkno datano datano data
Kapil Mishra
Head of Columbus India & Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Beatrice Silow
CMO & Head of Columbus Sweden2.4yrsno datano data
Katharina Hofman
Chief People Officer2.4yrsno datano data
Erling Schjetne
Head of Digital Commerce5.4yrsno datano data
Chris Mean
Head of Columbus UK & US5.4yrsno datano data
Tina Algkvist
Head of Columbus M35.4yrsno datano data
Claes Kongsdam
Head of Data & AI3.8yrsno datano data
Petter Wersland
Head of Columbus Norway2.4yrsno datano data
Kasper Andersen
Head of Columbus Dynamics 365less than a yearno datano data
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: COLUM's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ib Kunoe
Chairman of the Board22.4yrsDKK 450.00kno data
Per Kogut
Independent Director4.4yrsDKK 150.00k0.0079%
DKK 100.5k
Sven Madsen
Deputy Chairman19.4yrsDKK 188.00kno data
Peter Hansen
Director13.8yrsDKK 225.00kno data
Karina Ringsted
Independent Director8.4yrsDKK 150.00k0.036%
DKK 452.6k
13.8yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: COLUM's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 06:52
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Columbus A/S is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.