Turnover: 2.7 billion (2022)
Country: France
France's leading book publisher
6900 employees
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Hachette: tension mounts at Fayard 02/03/2024
- Hachette is the French market leader in publishing.
- It belongs to the Vivendi group, which is controlled by the Bolloré family.
- Fayard is one of Hachette's two most prestigious general literature houses, the other being Grasset.
- A publishing house, Mazarine, has been created within Hachette.
- In 2023, Fayard achieved historic sales of 34 million euros.
Distribution: Hachette puts a stop to its €150 million relocation project 12/01/2024
- Hachette's main distribution center, which has existed since 1977, employs over 500 people.
- Plans to move the center to a new location were cancelled due to a significant increase in costs
- Hachette is controlled by the Vivendi group.
- Hachette is the number one publisher in France.
- The development of distribution activities for third-party publishers is one of Hachette's strong points in France.
At Hachette, the day after has finally arrived 21/11/2023
- Vivendi has finalized its acquisition of the Lagardère group, owner of French publishing leader Hachette.
- Arnaud Lagardère has been appointed CEO of Hachette and Stéphanie Ferran has become the group's number two.
- Hachette has around 7,500 employees worldwide.
Arnaud Lagardère becomes CEO of Hachette 09/11/2023
- Hachette is the number one publishing company in France.
- Arnaud Lagardère is to become CEO of Hachette.
- Hachette is the world's number three non-professional publisher.
- Vivendi is close to finalizing the acquisition of the Lagardère group and its assets.
- Editis is France's second-largest publishing group.
- The Editis group has been sold to International Media Invest (IMI), a subsidiary of the CMI holding company owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
- Denis Olivennes will remain Chairman of Editis.
Publishing: Arnaud Lagardère appointed CEO of Hachette Livre 09/11/2023
- Arnaud Lagardère was appointed Chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre, replacing Pierre Leroy, on November 8.
- Arnaud Lagardère retains his position as CEO of the Lagardère Group.
- The Lagardère and Vivendi groups are in the process of merging.
Hachette Livre acquires publisher La Boîte de Jeu. 23/02/2022
- Hachette Livre announces the signature of an agreement to acquire a majority stake in La Boîte de Jeu, publisher of the board games Cerbère and It's a Wonderful World.
- Hachette Livre continues its acquisitions in the board game sector.
- Last June, La Boîte de Jeu was also awarded a Grand Prix du Jouet 2021 for its original deduction game Au Creux de Ta Main.
Financial Data
DUNS: 602060147
Legal Name: HACHETTE LIVRE
Address: 58 RUE JEAN BLEUZEN , 92170 VANVES
Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 6 260 976 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 1 339 357 598 | 1 132 698 387 | 1 156 304 768 | 1 087 079 278 | 1 113 606 332 | 1 082 403 000 | 1 034 770 000 |
| Gross margin (€) | 644 242 060 | 565 220 043 | 569 853 644 | 1 006 173 740 | 575 065 174 | 576 520 000 | - |
| EBITDA (€) | 27 321 760 | 19 718 555 | 19 638 206 | 14 975 149 | 28 877 490 | 32 451 000 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | -135 045 370 | -129 153 578 | -127 252 613 | -119 180 511 | -112 821 181 | -106 285 000 | - |
| Net profit (€) | 116 570 049 | 77 360 225 | 61 406 341 | 75 563 433 | 81 277 546 | 71 005 | 42 927 000 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | 18,2 | -2 | 6,4 | -2,4 | 2,9 | 4,6 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 2 | 1,7 | 1,7 | 1,4 | 2,6 | 3 | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | -10,1 | -11,4 | -11 | -11 | -10,1 | -9,8 | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 0,8 | -6,9 | -6,2 | 5,4 | -18,3 | 5,2 | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | -18,3 | 1,3 | 11,9 | 5,6 | 7,4 | 8,8 | - |
| Net margin (%) | 8,7 | 6,8 | 5,3 | 7 | 7,3 | - | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 16,2 | 14,9 | 14,2 | 55,8 | 15,3 | 16,2 | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 137 632 272 | 122 903 183 | 121 370 500 | 121 224 788 | 117 054 734 | 118 556 000 | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 10,3 | 10,9 | 10,5 | 11,2 | 10,5 | 11 | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du conseil d'administration | Pierre Léon Raymond | LEROY | 76 | |
| Directeur général | Pierre Léon Raymond | LEROY | 76 | |
| Directeur général délégué | Fabrice | BAKHOUCHE | 50 | |
| Administrateur | Arnaud | LAGARDERE | 64 | |
| Administrateur | Pierre Léon Raymond | LEROY | 76 | |
| Administrateur | Pauline | HAUWEL | 45 | |
| Administrateur | Nathalie | GRUET | 49 |
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