The DFDS Share

Share price

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Price at year end, DKK 262 325 275 349 256
Price high, DKK 421 332 325 400 356
Price low, DKK 239 215 134 262 194
Market value year-end, DKKm 15,006 18,580 15,772 20,038 14,680
Number of shares year-end, m 58.6 58.6 58.6 58.6 58.6

Shareholder return

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Share price change, % -20.9 24.0 -15.3 26.8 -26.6
Dividend return, % 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 2.3
Total shareholder return, % -19.6 25.5 -15.3 26.8 -24.4

Shareholder valuation

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Equity/share, DKK 159 180 183 199 227
Price/book value, times 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.8 1.1

Share capital

DFDS has one class of shares. The share capital at the end of 2022 was DKK 1,173m comprising 58,631,578 shares, each with a nominal value of DKK 20. There were no changes to the share capital during 2022.

Stock exchange trading

The DFDS share is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen where 19.2m DFDS shares were traded in 2022 equal to an annual turnover of DKK 5.0bn compared to DKK 6.8bn in 2021. The average number of trades per day was 864 compared to 1,245 in 2021 and the average daily turnover was DKK 20m compared to DKK 27m in 2021. The DFDS share is part of Nasdaq’s Large Cap index.

Shareholders

At the end of 2022, DFDS had 23,417 registered shareholders who owned 95% of the share capital. International shareholders owned 28% (2021: 30%) of the total registered share capital. Lauritzen Fonden Holding was the largest shareholder with a holding of 42.3% of the total share capital at the end of 2022 compared to 41.7% at the end of 2021.

Ownership structure, end of 2022, %
Lauritzen Foundation 42.3
Institutional shareholders 40.4
Other registered shareholders 10.5
Treasury shares 2.2
Non-registered shareholders 4.6
Total 100.0

With reference to §38 in the Danish Capital Markets Act, Lauritzen Foundation domiciled in Copenhagen, Denmark, has notified DFDS A/S that it holds more than 5% of the share capital and voting rights of the company.

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Analyst coverage

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Reports

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Capital structure

Learn more about DFDS' dividend policy and how we finance our overall operations and growth.

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Private Shareholders

DFDS has entered into a partnership with HC Andersen Capital to provide access for private shareholders to virtual management presentations.