Turnover: 1.52 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
Beneteau is a French brand founded in 1884 and part of the Bénéteau Group. In 1982, Beneteau became the world's leading sailboat builder, and went public in 1984 to celebrate its 100th anniversary. In the 1990s, the company expanded to become the Bénéteau Group, with the acquisition of brands such as Jeanneau and Lagoon. Bénéteau also broadened its business and began building modular homes (mobile homes), with brands such as IRM and O'Hara.
In 2018, the Bénéteau Group has 27 production sites and 17 brands and services.
7500 employees
The major mobile-home manufacturer withdraws from this business in favor of the Trigano Group
News
Boating: Beneteau reaps the rewards of its transformation 28/03/2024
- - Sales for fiscal 2023: 1.7 billion euros
- - Sales growth: 18.3
- - Increase in sailboat sales: 31
- - 17% growth in large powerboat sales
- - Day boating sales up 3% despite lower volumes delivered
- - Rooted in the "new boating professions" :
- - stakes in various boat rental companies and acquisition of the Wiziboat platform
- - Seanapps application included in around 8,000 boats
- - Partnership with Candela to invest in "flying boats
Beneteau: record year for yachting 23/03/2023
- - Total sales: 1.5 billion euros
- - Boat division sales: 1.25 billion euros
- - Boat division growth: +20
- - Housing division growth: +41%
- - Operating income up: +61.5% to 155 million euros
- - Operating margin in excess of 10%: 10.3
- - Planned annual investment volume: 80-100 million euros
- - Nearly 500 new hires planned
- - Creation of 20 new models per year
The boating industry looks to 2023 with confidence 09/12/2022
- Bénéteau sales to grow by 15% in 2022
- Industry challenge: the ecological transition
- two exceptional seasons and demand far outstripping production capacity
- sales prices down 15-20% over the past year and a half
- Luxury hotels launch superyachts
Boating: inflation brings down the fever 02/12/2022
- Yacht production: 1.243 billion euros by 2020-2021
- Due to a lack of new boats for sale, market prices rose by 20%
- France exports nearly 80% of its production
Beneteau changes captain, but stays the course. 17/06/2022
- Beneteau's main competitors are Sunseeker, Ferretti Group, Princess Yachts, Gulf Craft, Bertram Yachts and Overmarine
- The group is financially solid: net income of 73 million euros on sales of 1.23 billion euros, and net cash on hand of 220 million euros
Financial Data
DUNS: 491372702
Legal Name: SPBI
Address: 34 RUE ERIC TABARLY PARC D ACTIVITES DE L ERAUDIERE, 85170 DOMPIERRE-SUR-YON
Number of employees: Entre 2 000 et 4 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 51 541 628 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 762 975 000 | 837 500 000 | 819 424 000 | 772 478 000 | 679 154 000 | 630 465 000 | 576 222 161 |
| Gross margin (€) | 396 571 000 | 429 425 000 | 427 445 000 | 410 438 000 | 361 735 000 | -264 671 000 | 298 923 000 |
| EBITDA (€) | 87 564 000 | 60 011 000 | 100 338 000 | 98 534 000 | 80 337 000 | -536 659 000 | 45 478 000 |
| Operating profit (€) | 42 135 000 | 3 946 000 | 57 984 000 | 59 214 000 | 40 274 000 | -580 562 000 | 6 020 000 |
| Net profit (€) | 40 903 000 | -12 277 000 | 36 571 000 | 40 607 000 | 35 956 000 | 22 781 000 | 14 941 793 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -8,9 | 2,2 | 6,1 | 13,7 | 7,7 | 9,4 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 11,5 | 7,2 | 12,2 | 12,8 | 11,8 | -85,1 | 7,9 |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 5,5 | 0,5 | 7,1 | 7,7 | 5,9 | -92,1 | 1 |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 103 | 75,9 | 843 328,8 | 79,1 | 80,6 | 145,8 | 148,3 |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 39,7 | 42,9 | 605 424,4 | 53,6 | 58,5 | 100,8 | 108,1 |
| Net margin (%) | 5,4 | -1,5 | 4,5 | 5,3 | 5,3 | 3,6 | 2,6 |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 34,5 | 34,1 | 34,8 | 35,6 | 35,5 | 35,7 | 34,9 |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 167 249 000 | 208 954 000 | 173 530 000 | 163 400 000 | 149 321 000 | 145 042 000 | 144 334 000 |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 21,9 | 24,9 | 21,2 | 21,2 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du conseil d'administration | Jean-Paul | CHAPELEAU | 66 | |
| Directeur général | Gianguido | GIROTTI | 47 | |
| Vice-président du conseil d'administration | Louis-Claude André Antoine | ROUX | 42 | |
| Administrateur | Annette Monique | BENETEAU | 82 | |
| Administrateur | Yves | LYON-CAEN | 74 | |
| Administrateur | Louis-Claude André Antoine | ROUX | 42 | |
| Administrateur | Bruno, Nicolas, Marie | THIVOYON | 50 |
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