Per Kjellander

Improved results for Story House Egmont in Denmark

2023 was a satisfactory year for Story House Egmont's Danish magazine business, which despite a decline in revenue delivered its best operating profit in five years. 

27.05.2024

Story House Egmont A/S, which covers Story House Egmont's Danish magazine and newspaper business, had a revenue of DKK 332.5 million and an operating profit of DKK 15.5 million in 2023, the highest in five years.

"We are back to normal after the extraordinary pandemic years. We have been good at continuously adapting our business, and we publish a number of magazines that are strong with consumers, and we continue to have solid ad sales. So even though we, like all other magazine publishers, were also affected by inflation, rising costs and the general decline of print media, we are overall satisfied with our performance in Denmark in 2023," says Per Kjellander, Managing Director of Story House Egmont A/S and CEO of Story House Media.

In Denmark, Story House Egmont publishes the magazines ALT for damerne, Euroman, Eurowoman, Gastro, Hjemmet, Her og Nu and Hendes Verden. The media company is also behind a number of children's magazines such as the Donald Duck Magazine and Disney Princesses.

"We want to run our business as efficiently and profitably as possible, while at the same time we have ambitions to grow and become bigger, even if the general print market declines. We believe in our strong brands both in print and digital and that it will be a strong business that continues to reach many people," says Per Kjellander and adds:

"I am impressed by the way our employees have adapted to current conditions and new trends while consistently delivering content and services of the highest quality. It is their expertise and commitment that is at the heart of our success."

Story House Egmont has businesses in three areas: Media, E-commerce and Agencies. Story House Media consists of magazines and digital media in 27 countries in the Nordics, Europe and some international markets. Story House Egmont is owned by the largest media group in the Nordics, Egmont