Turnover: 13.7 billion EUR (2022)

Country: France

Founded in 1995, Geodis, an SNCF subsidiary, is Europe's 4th largest logistics provider and France's leading courier operator. The company relies on a network of some 140 agencies in France.

Geodis subsidiaries (Walbaum, Transport Bernis, Calberson, etc.) compete with international groups such as Belgium's Ziegler and Germany's DB Schenker.

The Group's geographical presence is as follows

  • Europe, Middle East and Africa: 63% of sales ;
  • Americas: 25% ;
  • Asia-Pacific: 12%.

The company changed its name to Geodis in 1995, and was fully acquired by SNCF in 2008.

Today, Geodis is one of France's leading road haulage companies boasts 165,000 customers worldwide.

Geodis takes care of its customers' logistics, implementing customized solutions and measuring their performance.

The company's activities range from supply chain optimization and road transport to contract logistics and customs management.

Geodis claims to serve a wide range of sectors such as aerospace, automotive, consumer goods and high-tech.

News

Geodis prepares for a record year 06/05/2023

  • Sales forecast for 2022: 13 billion euros, for 2021: 10.9 billion euros
  • Asia-Europe volumes down 20% due to war in Ukraine
  • Warehouse space managed by Geodis worldwide: 9 million m².
  • Global logistics expenditure: 5,900 billion euros
  • Outsourced logistics expenditure: 2,600 billion euros

Logisticien Geodis aims to continue its breakneck growth 14/03/2023

  • -Geodis sales in 2019: 8.2 billion, in 2021: 13.7 billion
  • Ebitda in 2021: 948 million
  • Acquisitions of companies with sales of over 1.5 billion in 3 years
    • Keppel Logistics of Singapore
    • poland's Pekaes
    • the American king of road freight and last-mile logistics Need It Now Delivers
    • germany's Trans-O-Flex, a specialist in the transport of medicines
  • Geodis sales in the United States: 28%
  • Geodis sales in France: 30%
  • Geodis target for 2023-2027: acquisitions of targets with sales between 500 million and 1 billion euros

Geodis is in the process of acquiring Keppel Logistics, a Singapore-based company. 01/07/2022

  • The Geodis group, the world's seventh-largest logistics operator and Europe's fourth-largest, strengthens its position in Southeast Asia
  • Geodis has announced the acquisition of Keppel Logistics for an undisclosed sum.
  • Keppel Logistics boasts 500 employees
  • Keppel Logistics is ranked among the top 5 contract logistics players in Singapore
  • Geodis employs 4,200 people at 85 sites
  • In 2021, Geodis sales were 10.9 billion euros

Financial Data

DUNS: 542084322

Legal Name: GEODIS

Address: 26 QUAI CHARLES PASQUA ESPACE SEINE, 92300 LEVALLOIS-PERRET

Number of employees: Entre 1 et 2 salariés (2021)

Capital: 404 461 760 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 67 900 000 63 500 000 50 000 000 43 000 000 55 000 000 38 000 000 41 000 000 31 000 000 34 000 000
Gross margin (€) 86 600 000 72 900 000 80 500 000 49 000 000 55 000 000 42 300 000 41 300 000 35 000 000 -
EBITDA (€) -20 400 000 -29 500 000 600 000 -32 700 000 -1 000 000 3 900 000 5 700 000 -4 000 000 -
Operating profit (€) -20 400 000 -29 500 000 -12 000 000 -54 700 000 -9 000 000 -3 200 000 4 300 000 -4 000 000 -
Net profit (€) 260 800 000 137 700 000 6 000 000 -20 000 000 -7 000 000 150 600 000 -17 000 000 274 000 000 89 000 000
Turnover growth rate (%) 6,9 27 16,3 13,4 44,7 2,7 32,3 - -
Ebitda margin rate (%) -30 -46,5 - -7,6 - 10,3 - - -
Operating margin rate (%) -30 -46,5 - -12,6 - -8,4 - - -
Working Capital (turnover days) 2 824,8 3 483,3 - 136,5 - 1 726 - - -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) -212,9 79,3 - -11,3 - -39,4 - - -
Net margin (%) 384,1 216,9 - -4,5 - 396,3 - - -
Added value / Turnover (%) -53,6 -49 - 81,8 - 5,3 - - -
Wages and social charges (€) 24 900 000 8 100 000 1 300 000 1 000 000 1 000 000 900 000 1 700 000 - -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 36,7 12,8 - 0,2 - 2,4 - - -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président du directoire Marie, Christine Sosthe 66
Président du conseil de surveillance Laurent Trevisani 61
Membre du conseil de surveillance Sylvie Charles 65
Membre du conseil de surveillance Frederic Delorme 64
Membre du conseil de surveillance Albertine Hanin 55
Membre du conseil de surveillance Raphael Poli 50
Membre du conseil de surveillance Carine Felix 48
Membre du conseil de surveillance Patrick Berard 71
Membre du conseil de surveillance Randy, Howard Tucker 62
Membre du directoire David-olivier Tarac 52

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