Turnover: 500 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

  • The Fournier family group, founded in 1907, specializes in the manufacture of kitchen furniture and the distribution of integrated kitchens through its Mobalpa chain, France's second-largest retailer in terms of number of outlets.
  • The group controls its entire value chain, having integrated its production and sales activities.
  • Fournier is present across all product ranges through its Pérenne (premium), Mobalpa (mid-range), Hygena and SoCoo'c (economy) banners.
  • More than 500 stores, including 100 directly operated
  • More than 2000 employees

News

Fournier, manufacturer of Mobalpa kitchens, to invest 130 million euros in Drôme 04/04/2023

  • - Job creation: nearly 600 jobs.
  • - Production capacity: between 200,000 and 300,000 units per year.
  • - Fournier Group growth rate: 3% per year.
  • - Number of Fournier Group employees: 2,000.
  • - Fournier Group sales in 2021: 391.5 million euros.

SoCoo'c kitchen specialist expands its network (Groupe Fournier) 23/03/2023

  • - Groupe Fpurnier: sales of 450 million euros (50% generated by SoCoo'c) and 2,000 employees
  • -The ambition to become, by 2030, the leading kitchen designer in terms of volume, a position currently held by the Schmidt Group with its SoCoo'c, Mobalpa, Perene and Hygena brands
  • - SoCoo'c has 183 current points of sale and a target of 250 stores
  • - 100 franchises - 14 new openings scheduled for 2023

Kitchens: Fournier Group bets on Hygena's comeback 22/03/2023

  • Fournier Group sales 500 million euros by 2022
  • 184 SoCoo'c stores (including 110 franchises), and 250 in the long term
  • 245 Mobalpa stores in France
  • 20 Hygena stores within two years

Fournier relaunches Hygena to tackle the entry-level market 05/12/2022

  • 500m: Fournier (SoCoo'c, Mobalpa, Perene and Hygena) sales forecast for 2022, up 9.6% on 2021
  • 500 stores (including 400 franchises)
  • 2,000 employees
  • 30 Hygena stores planned by 2025
  • Hygena was acquired by Fournier from Sweden's Nobia,Positioned in the entry-level segment, with an average shopping basket of around €4,000
  • Hygena is midway between furniture and DIY superstores such as Ikea, Castorama and Leroy Merlin, and kitchen retailers like Ixina, Ecocuisine and SoCoo'c,
  • In 2023, Hygena will open eight points of sale (including six franchises) and plans to open 30 by 2025

Financial Data

DUNS: 325520898

Legal Name: FOURNIER

Address: 18 RUE DES VERNAIES , 74230 THONES

Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2020)

Capital: 15 000 000 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 391 562 418 328 869 218 335 716 634 309 033 669 289 083 894 261 369 652 233 956 906
Gross margin (€) 228 358 897 191 894 768 196 264 111 183 947 205 171 241 689 157 601 692 140 533 487
EBITDA (€) 51 573 552 36 899 407 34 658 830 35 571 975 37 087 940 28 868 056 21 173 285
Operating profit (€) 36 496 473 22 515 363 18 629 329 19 495 068 22 272 556 14 825 697 7 838 206
Net profit (€) 32 588 775 20 622 065 19 733 950 15 126 381 17 633 260 11 574 092 6 248 682
Turnover growth rate (%) 19,1 -2 8,6 6,9 10,6 11,7 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 13,2 11,2 10,3 11,5 12,8 11 9,1
Operating margin rate (%) 9,3 6,8 5,5 6,3 7,7 5,7 3,4
Working Capital (turnover days) -12,7 -1,4 20,7 32,4 24,2 27,3 30,2
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 48,6 50 59 63,2 69,1 64,4 66
Net margin (%) 8,3 6,3 5,9 4,9 6,1 4,4 2,7
Added value / Turnover (%) 34,4 34,7 33,4 34,5 35,7 34,9 34,6
Wages and social charges (€) 78 821 528 70 830 235 69 921 024 64 595 214 60 295 301 57 053 661 54 252 348
Salaries / Turnover (%) 20,1 21,5 20,8 20,9 20,9 21,8 23,2

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président Philippe CROSET 53

Studies mentioning this company

The kitchen furniture market - France

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  • Fournier Groupe
  • Nobilia
  • Snaidero
  • Ikea Group
  • Adeo Groupe
  • Neoform Participations
  • Weber Industries Groupe
  • Conforama France
  • Made.com
  • Miliboo
  • Gifi France
  • Casa
  • Centrakor Stores
  • Lapeyre
  • Ikea France
  • Cuisine Plus (FDB groupe)
  • Arthur Bonnet
  • Howdens Cuisine
  • Ixina Cuisiniste (FBD Groupe)
  • Mobalpa (Fournier Groupe)
  • Franke Group
  • FBD groupe
  • Aviva Cuisines
  • Batiman