Casino Groupe: The latest figures, news and market research on Casino Groupe

Turnover: 33.6 billion EUR (2022)

Country: France

The group is present in mass retailing in France and Brazil, and in e-commerce with C Discount
Around 100 hypermarkets in France, over 11500 convenience stores
Number one retailer in Colombia, number two in Brazil
Second-largest e-commerce player in France with CDiscount

Casino CEO Philippe Palazzi takes over Monoprix and Naturalia 24/09/2024

Monoprix sales: 4.3 billion euros.
Total number of Monoprix stores: 861, including 338 integrated.
Total number of Naturalia stores: 232, including 170 integrated and 62 franchised.
Share of Monoprix sales in the new Casino: 50% of the total (4.3 billion euros out of 9 billion euros at December 31, 2023).

Casino: Intermarché and Auchan win the bid 18/12/2023

Casino: Intermarché, which had joined forces with Auchan to buy the 320 stores, finally won the bid.
The value of the transaction would be close to 1.6 billion euros, or 37% of the sales taken over (3.6 billion euros).
A social issue
In addition to the takeover of dozens of supermarkets and hypermarkets, Carrefour PROPOSED to take over 7,000 convenience stores under the Petit Casino, Vival and other banners. This possibility was rejected by Casino and its receivers
Intermarché has opened up its internal rules for independent groups to franchising, to accommodate the 60 Casino franchisees.
Intermarché and Auchan will share the 313 outlets sold in roughly equal parts, with Auchan taking over almost all of the 42 hypermarkets.
Monoprix and Franprix will remain under Groupe Casino control

The Casino group has grouped its activities in France under a common holding company, CGP Distribution France 06/01/2023

The holding company groups together Casino distribution France, Monoprix and Naturalia
The group employs over 200,000 people worldwide, a large quarter of them in France
The group has embarked on a vast divestment plan aimed at reducing its indebtedness
Target €4.5 billion in divestments, including €400 million by the end of 2023
At the end of November, sale of just over 10% of its Brazilian chain Assai for nearly 500 million euros Casino now holds only 30.5% of the capital of this wholesale chain

Casino: ten hypermarkets still to be converted to the Hyper Frais banner 09/12/2022

The year 2021 looks set to be a very difficult one for Casino. 25/02/2022

Casino Group declines in 2021 after surging in 2020.
In 2018, Casino embarked on a €4.5 billion disposal plan
Refocusing on its most profitable formats and the development of new activities (advertising, marketplace on Cdiscount, data management, energy, etc.)

DUNS: 428268023

Legal Name: DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE

Address: 1 COURS ANTOINE GUICHARD , 42000 SAINT-ETIENNE

Number of employees: Plus de 10 000 salariés (2021)

Capital: 106 801 329 EUR

Financial Data:

Year	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Turnover	7 056 700 000	1 786 000 000	1 955 000 000	8 197 000 000	8 998 000 000	8 559 000 000	8 451 000 000	8 247 000 000
Gross margin (€)	1 752 800 000	1 786 000 000	1 956 000 000	-	8 997 800 000	-	-	-
EBITDA (€)	7 000 000	62 400 000	74 900 000	10 400 000	-44 400 000	-9 100 000	937	-
Operating profit (€)	-86 600 000	-36 900 000	-36 700 000	-78 100 000	-152 700 000	-116 100 000	-206 600 000	-
Net profit (€)	-481 000 000	-81 600 000	-657 100 000	-1 750 000 000	-533 000 000	-279 000 000	-516 000 000	-
Turnover growth rate (%)	-0,3	-8,7	-5,4	-8,9	5,1	1,3	-	-
Ebitda margin rate (%)	0,1	3,5	1	0,1	-0,5	-0,1	-	-
Operating margin rate (%)	-1,2	-2,1	-0,5	-1	-1,7	-1,4	-	-
Working Capital (turnover days)	-55,8	-152,7	-22,9	-57,5	-68,5	-94,9	-	-
Working Capital requirements (turnover days)	-25,3	-104,3	-20,8	-28,3	-36,4	-31,6	-	-
Net margin (%)	-6,8	-4,6	-8,5	-21,4	-5,9	-3,3	-	-
Added value / Turnover (%)	24,8	100	25,2	100	100	100	-	-
Wages and social charges (€)	734 300 000	747 700 000	806 100 000	-	-	884 700 000	-956	-
Salaries / Turnover (%)	10,4	41,9	10,4	-	-	10,3	-	-

Company Managers:

Position	First Name	Last Name	Age
Membre du directoire	Franck, Charles	Fras	53
Commissaire aux comptes titulaire	Joel	Jullien	77
Membre du directoire	Philippe, Christian, Jean	Fradin	55
Membre du directoire	Magali, Marie-ange, Renee	Salen	47
Membre du directoire	Sebastien, Joseph	Corrado	42