Turnover: 991 million EUR (2021)
Country: France
- Optical Center was founded in 1991 by Laurent Lévy
- The chain is present in Israel, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and in Great Britain since 2021.
- Over 600 stores in France
News
Optical Center's new global ambitions 05/12/2022
- The 680-store banner sets out to conquer the British market
- UK market worth €4.5 billion
- The leader is Specsavers (2,300 stores in 11 countries)
- Optital center generated sales of €991 million last year
- World leaders are EssilorLuxottica, Specsavers and Fielmann
- Optical Center 75 openings by 2022
- Krys (in sales) and Optic 2000 (in number of stores) claim first place in the French optical market
Financial Data
DUNS: 382372993
Legal Name: OPTICAL CENTER
Address: 74 RUE LAUGIER 74 AU 76, 75017 PARIS 17
Number of employees: Entre 500 et 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 10 000 000 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 232 614 150 | 239 087 022 | 214 496 881 | 202 839 680 | 192 857 732 | 180 344 614 |
| Gross margin (€) | 190 963 718 | 188 861 339 | 170 749 525 | 161 209 515 | 148 164 563 | 139 445 028 |
| EBITDA (€) | 17 727 169 | 28 111 002 | 25 246 000 | 21 408 920 | 24 781 905 | 21 928 539 |
| Operating profit (€) | 11 378 236 | 15 810 555 | 8 806 576 | 1 698 057 | 10 259 974 | 10 780 135 |
| Net profit (€) | 552 505 | 24 876 064 | 3 054 415 | 1 067 511 | 1 189 633 | 1 003 487 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -2,7 | 11,5 | 5,7 | 5,2 | 6,9 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | 7,6 | 11,8 | 11,8 | 10,6 | 12,8 | 12,2 |
| Operating margin rate (%) | 4,9 | 6,6 | 4,1 | 0,8 | 5,3 | 6 |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | -26,3 | -32,9 | -48 | -61,4 | -95,7 | -140,7 |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 5,6 | -19,2 | -37,5 | -45,1 | -79,9 | -127,1 |
| Net margin (%) | 0,2 | 10,4 | 1,4 | 0,5 | 0,6 | 0,6 |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | 34 | 32,2 | 32,9 | 32,2 | 33,7 | 34,3 |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 44 425 481 | 42 184 803 | 37 981 273 | 35 965 075 | 36 604 671 | 35 814 655 |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 19,1 | 17,6 | 17,7 | 17,7 | 19 | 19,9 |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commissaire aux comptes titulaire | CEDRIC | MEIER | 50 | |
| Commissaire aux comptes suppléant | Daniel | Kessous | 53 |
Studies mentioning this company
The sunglasses market - France
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- Optical Center
- Optic 2000
- Essilor Luxottica groupe
- Safilo Group
- Marchon
- Printemps Groupe
- Izipizi Paris
- Lunettes pour tous
- Sensee
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- Ray-Ban (EssilorLuxottica)
- Oakley
- Vuarnet (LVMH Groupe)
- Bolle Brands
- Evioo
- Experoptic
- Jimmy Fairly
The online eyewear market - France
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- Krys Group
- Optic 2000
- Optical Center
- Direct Optic (Acuitis Groupe)
- Sensee
- Polette
- MyMonture
- Easy Lunettes
- Mister Spex
- Lunettes pour tous
- Easy Verres
- Evioo
- Lunigal
- Optic Neo -Easy Verres
- Visiofactory Castus
The optical market - France
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- Optique E.Leclerc
- Lunettes pour tous
- Otiko
- Mister Spex
- GrandVision
- Optic 2000
- MB production
- Optical Center
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- Essilor Luxottica groupe
- Afflelou
- Krys Group
- Kering Eyewear
- Générale d'optique (GrandVision)
- Direct Optic (Acuitis Groupe)
- Easy Verres
- Easy Lunettes
- MyMonture
- L'Opticien qui bouge
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- Optical Discount
- Lissac (Optic 2000)
- Thélios (LVMH Groupe)
- Fittingbox
- Evioo
- Experoptic
- Jimmy Fairly
The optical market - Spain
Other companies mentioned:
- CECOP
- Générale d'optique (GrandVision)
- Essilor Luxottica groupe
- Afflelou
- Krys Group
- Optical Center
The sunglasses market - Spain
Other companies mentioned:
- CECOP
- Essilor Luxottica groupe
- Afflelou
- Krys Group
- Optical Center
- Ray-Ban (EssilorLuxottica)