Turnover: 72 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

  • A historic SME in the Grasse perfume industry, founded in 1921 and specialized in fragrances, raw materials and flavors.
  • After the war, Argeville turned to industrial fragrances for mass-market products, and flavors for the food industry.
  • Today, the family business has offices in New York, Dubai, Bangkok, Guangzhou and Bogota, as well as a network of agents around the world.

Financial Data

DUNS: 415550227

Legal Name: ARGEVILLE S A

Address: ARGEVILLE PAR POSTE DE MOUGINS, 06560 VALBONNE

Number of employees: Entre 200 et 249 salariés (2021)

Capital: 5 775 000 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 69 036 159 58 101 344 52 007 377 59 680 635 60 949 296 59 355 872 54 352 592 51 921 118
Gross margin (€) 43 300 788 36 957 105 33 308 529 36 064 992 35 955 398 36 388 536 33 330 929 31 609 908
EBITDA (€) 7 760 356 4 782 394 2 750 119 3 539 193 468 218 4 488 820 5 271 854 5 003 427
Operating profit (€) 5 878 069 3 441 195 1 064 606 1 329 261 -557 567 3 206 268 4 232 949 4 121 489
Net profit (€) 2 392 731 1 586 937 1 021 637 1 722 499 -398 368 1 977 938 1 877 533 2 587 987
Turnover growth rate (%) 18,8 11,7 -12,9 -2,1 2,7 9,2 4,7 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 11,2 8,2 5,3 5,9 0,8 7,6 9,7 9,6
Operating margin rate (%) 8,5 5,9 2 2,2 -0,9 5,4 7,8 7,9
Working Capital (turnover days) 52,4 63,2 71 60,3 63,7 47,3 35,3 28,1
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 81,5 87,9 89,1 77,9 95,7 83,7 76,7 68,5
Net margin (%) 3,5 2,7 2 2,9 -0,7 3,3 3,5 5
Added value / Turnover (%) 34 33,4 34,5 32,1 29,5 34,7 35,4 36
Wages and social charges (€) 15 141 586 14 212 207 13 889 193 15 126 369 16 513 409 15 470 692 13 336 911 12 882 250
Salaries / Turnover (%) 21,9 24,5 26,7 25,3 27,1 26,1 24,5 24,8

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Christophe Ribes

Studies mentioning this company

The aromatherapy market - France

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