Turnover: 5.6 billion EUR (2021)
Country: France
- The Casstel Group specializes in wine, beer and soft drinks in Africa
- The group is a winemaker, wine merchant and wine merchant in France
- France's leading player in the wine sector and the world's third-largest, with sales of around €800 million
- Castel group sales estimated at €5.6 billion in 2021
- In Africa, a major beer player with a presence in many countries
News
France's Castel aims to remain a key player in the African beer market 21/01/2023
- a group with 250 subsidiaries and 37,000 employees
- Number one in wine in Europe, with entry-level brands such as Vieux Papes and Baron de Lestac, and the Nicolas wine store chain
- Number two in beer in Africa (85% of sales generated by beer in Africa)
- Sold its water division in France in 2008 (Cristaline, Châteldon, Vichy Saint-Yorre...), and intends to sell this division in Africa, where it owns 17 water brands (in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Morocco, Chad and Tunisia).
- Ain Ifrane in Morocco and local brands in Côte d'Ivoire have already been sold in 2022.
- Two new Guinness breweries purchased by the UK Diageo (Meta Abo Brewery in Ethiopia and a brewery in Douala (Cameroon)
- Purchase of the license to distribute Guinness in Cameroon, where it controls 80% of the local market,
Beer: Castel steps up ambitions to consolidate its beer empire in Africa 12/12/2022
- annual sales of €6 billion, including €5 billion from beer and beverages in 21 of 56 African countries
- Castel sells its mineral water activities in Morocco and Ivory Coast
- Discontinuation of long-standing bottling business with Coca-Cola (2016)
- 100 million euro investment in glass manufacturing facilities in Angola and Cameroon
- In Madagascar, doubling of capacity at Antsirabé malting plant
- In 2021, purchase of Diageo breweries in Ethiopia (Meta Abo Brewery) and Cameroon (Guinness Cameroon) for €460 million.
Financial Data
DUNS: 482283694
Legal Name: CASTEL FRERES
Address: 24 RUE GEORGES GUYNEMER , 33290 BLANQUEFORT
Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 78 080 619 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 677 059 200 | 699 961 209 | 679 113 666 | 690 657 780 | 695 478 178 | 746 554 754 | 741 845 365 |
| Gross margin (€) | 256 690 462 | 268 406 409 | 248 756 229 | 240 046 877 | 256 727 666 | 318 288 122 | 322 587 005 |
| EBITDA (€) | 42 034 683 | 43 906 119 | 33 962 830 | 35 604 557 | 33 922 392 | 37 162 063 | 42 684 365 |
| Operating profit (€) | 27 018 442 | 28 415 560 | 20 484 798 | 21 712 870 | 19 478 405 | 23 590 615 | 29 792 423 |
| Net profit (€) | 23 628 170 | 19 466 178 | 14 017 845 | 19 092 735 | 17 749 473 | 21 946 432 | 19 507 232 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -3,3 | 3,1 | -1,7 | -0,7 | -6,8 | 0,6 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 6,2 | 6,3 | 5 | 5,2 | 4,9 | 5 | 5,8 |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 4 | 4,1 | 3 | 3,1 | 2,8 | 3,2 | 4 |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 94,3 | 79,1 | 59,9 | 68,7 | 74,8 | 64,5 | 60 |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 128,3 | 116,2 | 119,5 | 119,3 | 116,1 | 78 | 85 |
| Net margin (%) | 3,5 | 2,8 | 2,1 | 2,8 | 2,6 | 2,9 | 2,6 |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 17,1 | 16,9 | 15,8 | 15,5 | 15,3 | 13,4 | 15,5 |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 57 401 405 | 57 034 959 | 55 592 757 | 54 899 962 | 53 157 677 | 47 388 107 | 57 627 629 |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 8,5 | 8,1 | 8,2 | 7,9 | 7,6 | 6,3 | 7,8 |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrateur | Philippe | CASTEL | 66 | |
| Administrateur | Alain | CASTEL | 64 | |
| Administrateur | Sylvie | CASTEL | 61 | |
| Fondé de pouvoir | Alain | CASTEL | 64 | |
| Fondé de pouvoir | Olivier | MARC | 65 |
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