Turnover: 503 million EUR (2023)
Country: France
Atol stands for Association des Techniciens en Optique et Lunetterie. Atol is a French cooperative chain of opticians founded in 1970, with its own logistics and industrial platform in Beaune.
The company has some 830 stores in over 700 French towns and villages. Atol opticians were ranked ahead of all other optical cooperatives in terms of service quality in 2018 by capital magazine.
News
Record growth for Atol in 2023 01/03/2024
- Atol cooperative sales in 2023: 455 million euros
- - Atol cooperative growth rate from 2022 to 2023: 6.3%
- - Number of Atol Audition outlets from 2022: 47
- - Target number of Atol Audition outlets in the next 12 months: 100
Atol: Eric Plat looks to the future 09/01/2024
- Lexilens reading aid glasses for dyslexics are marketed in 36 countries.
- In France, over 5,000 people use these glasses.
- Atol Les Opticiens was founded in 1970. Atol is planning a consulting service for companies on dyslexia in the workplace.
- Atol's sales were 503 million euros in 2023.
- Atol plans to market a new screen with Lexilens technology within the next three years.
- Atol plans to open 40 new optical and hearing stores in 2024, adding to the 825 existing stores.
Atol calls for full reimbursement of "Made in France" eyewear 27/06/2023
- Atol les Opticiens: cooperative group with 800 outlets
- Relocation of production since 2005
- Atol founded in 1970 Over one million orders and more than 3.2 million products processed and delivered by 2022
- Around 1,000 employees
- Sales of €428 million in 2021, up 3.4% year-on-year
- Atol les Opticiens plans to open 40 new points of sale in 2023.
Atol les Opticiens: sales growth of 3.4% by 2022 28/02/2023
- The optical chain has also expanded its store count: it currently has some 780 outlets, with 63 to be opened by 2022
Atol les opticiens successfully bets on relocation 16/12/2022
- French productions will account for 65% of sales in 2021, up from 12% in 2012
Financial Data
DUNS: 305219859
Legal Name: ATOL
Address: 2 PL DU GEN DE GAULLE 2-6, 92160 ANTONY
Number of employees: Entre 100 et 199 salariés (2020)
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 42 380 087 | 38 888 334 | 42 121 412 | 41 359 431 | 39 997 268 | 40 003 700 | 41 379 407 |
| Gross margin (€) | 44 307 422 | 36 673 094 | 38 014 621 | 38 207 553 | 39 074 685 | 36 638 636 | - |
| EBITDA (€) | 42 165 700 | 2 930 249 | 4 003 332 | 2 924 148 | 3 248 594 | 2 893 184 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | 41 151 695 | 62 810 | 2 113 651 | 939 742 | 79 314 | 915 053 | - |
| Net profit (€) | 733 491 | 863 711 | 461 396 | 298 651 | 142 406 | 434 425 | 686 425 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 9 | -7,7 | 1,8 | 3,4 | - | -3,3 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 99,5 | 7,5 | 9,5 | 7,1 | 8,1 | 7,2 | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 97,1 | 0,2 | 5 | 2,3 | 0,2 | 2,3 | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | -37,2 | -9,5 | 10,5 | 68,1 | 70,5 | 49,4 | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 1,2 | 7,1 | 40,9 | 48,5 | 56,1 | 186,9 | - |
| Net margin (%) | 1,7 | 2,2 | 1,1 | 0,7 | 0,4 | 1,1 | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 100 | 36,6 | 39,6 | 36,7 | 38,3 | 37,1 | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | - | 10 052 367 | 11 973 341 | 11 531 768 | 11 373 083 | 10 913 299 | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | - | 25,8 | 28,4 | 27,9 | 28,4 | 27,3 | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du conseil d'administration, Directeur général | Eric | PLAT | 59 | |
| Administrateur | Xavier | BUCHET | 66 | |
| Administrateur | Nicolas | DELCLOY | 56 | |
| Administrateur | Henri | ECHEGUT | 63 | |
| Administrateur | Robert | YAPP | 53 | |
| Administrateur | Philippe | CHASTRES | 55 | |
| Administrateur | Catherine | CREDEVILLE | 54 | |
| Administrateur | David | NAUCHE | 54 | |
| Administrateur | Lucrece Alexandra | MARCANTUANI | 50 | |
| Administrateur | Frédéric | CARRET | 55 | |
| Administrateur | Angélique | SUBERY | 49 | |
| Administrateur | Olivier | VUILLERMOZ | 58 | |
| Commissaire aux comptes suppléant | Christian | LOPEZ DE RODAS | 65 |
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