Asmodee Group: The latest figures, news and market research on Asmodee Group

Turnover: 1.22 billion USD (2022)

Country: France

French publisher of board games, card games and role-playing games
Founded in 1995
Acquired numerous other board game publishers
As of 2018, the second-largest publisher of board games, after Hasbro, ahead of Ravensburger
Sold by Eurazeo to Pai Partners for €1.2 billion in 2018
Its most famous games include Carcassonne, Dobble and Jungle Speed.
Creation of Asmodée Digital in 2015 with the aim of replicating its successes in physical games in paid digital versions.

Asmodée subsidiaries:jeux Descartes, Days of Wonder, Fantasy Flight Games, Asterion, Space Cowboys, Catan Studio, Plaid Hat Games, EDGE Entertainment,, Z-Man Games, Ystari, Pearl Games, HeidelBÄR, Lookout Games, Repos Production, ...

Swedish publisher Embracer to buy company from PAI fund in December 2021 for around €3 billion

News

Corinne Derudder (Asmodee): "Pokémon cards are far from being our only asset" 11/04/2024

- Takeover of Asmodee by the Embracer group at the end of 2021 for 2.75 billion euros.
- Position of Asmodee as number 3 in games and toys in France in 2023.
- Annual sales in France: 8 million games.
- Workforce in France: 700 employees.
- Worldwide workforce: 2,600 employees.
- Number of design studios: 25.

Asmodee strengthens its position in Oceania and the UK with the acquisition of VR Group 20/10/2022

worldwide sales of 1.1 billion euros by 2021
Acquisition of VR Group, one of the leading distributors of board games in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Takeover of Asmodee by the Embracer Group: the alliance between board games and video games 16/12/2021

Swedish Embracer Group, 86 development studios and 9000 employees in 40 countries
one of the major players in the video game industry
Valued at 9.5 billion euros on the Stockholm stock exchange
Asmodée the largest independent player in the board game sector
In 2020, the group sold over 39 million games in more than 50 countries
Valuation of 3 billion euros in 2020

Financial Data

DUNS: 399899806

Legal Name: ASMODEE GROUP

Address: 18 RUE JACQUELINE AURIOL QUARTIER VILLAROY, 78280 GUYANCOURT

Number of employees: Entre 50 et 99 salariés (2020)

Capital: 155 440 330 EUR

Financial Data:

Year	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Turnover	91 351 684	48 716 403	43 009 305	40 596 204	35 925 208	141 096 622	111 261 744
Gross margin (€)	53 090 445	30 523 371	24 712 022	20 151 776	19 898 859	61 467 674	50 883 898
EBITDA (€)	4 843 491	-335 574	977 179	-1 647 887	815 515	7 777 454	2 614 369
Operating profit (€)	6 617 562	-1 954 580	-919 911	-4 084 244	-399 182	6 720 976	816 289
Net profit (€)	6 998 953	51 122 381	432 352	65 295 224	-1 347 480	5 057 446	-4 753 634
Turnover growth rate (%)	87,5	13,3	5,9	13	-74,5	26,8	-
Ebitda margin rate (%)	5,3	-0,7	2,3	-4,1	2,3	5,5	2,3
Operating margin rate (%)	7,2	-4	-2,1	-10,1	-1,1	4,8	0,7
Working Capital (turnover days)	-25,7	-123,7	51	12,3	122,1	-42,7	4,7
Working Capital requirements (turnover days)	66,2	60,7	72,1	45,8	63,1	-9,4	38
Net margin (%)	7,7	104,9	1	160,8	-3,8	3,6	-4,3
Added value / Turnover (%)	25,9	17,8	12,5	5,5	16,8	14,7	14,5
Wages and social charges (€)	11 330 306	5 065 635	3 807 802	3 386 141	3 230 542	8 499 315	7 724 537
Salaries / Turnover (%)	12,4	10,4	8,9	8,3	9	6	6,9