Turnover: 23.2 billion EUR (2023)

Country: France

Safran is a French group specializing in aircraft engines, rockets, aerospace and defense components. It is the result of the merger between aircraft, rocket engine and aerospace components manufacturer SNECMA, and security company SAGEM in 2005.

In 2018, Safran takes control of Zodiac Aerospace and significantly expands its aeronautical equipment activities.

77,000 employees in 27 countries

Safran is present in the propulsion and aeronautical equipment, space and defense markets. Listed on Euronext, it is included in the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.


News

Safran becomes world leader in flight controls 07/06/2024

  • Safran acquires the flight control and actuation business of American company Collins Aerospace for $1.8 billion.
  • The activities sold by Collins are spread over eight plants in Europe (France, Italy and the UK) and Asia, with 3,700 employees involved.
  • Microtecnica, the Italian subsidiary of the divested business, accounts for 15% of revenues with three plants. It specializes in mechanical and electronic components and services for military aircraft.
  • Italian defense programs in which it is involved, such as the Tornado and Eurofighter combat aircraft and the MU90 torpedo, as well as the future GCAP program, a competitor to the Future Air Combat System (Scaf) involving Germany, France and Spain.

Safran: the Boeing 737 Max challenge, the only fly in the ointment 15/02/2024

  • Airbus reported an 11% increase in sales to 65.446 billion euros, with net income of 3.789 billion euros.
  • Safran, Airbus' main supplier, increased its sales by 22% to 23.2 billion euros, with a gross margin of 13.6% or 3.16 billion euros.
  • Safran's net profit was 3.44 billion euros.
  • Safran delivers 1,570 Leap engines in 2023, 434 more than in 2022. Safran forecasts further growth of 20 to 25% in LEAP engine deliveries in 2024.
  • in 2023, in civil engines, Safran's service business grew by 32.9% in dollar terms.

Safran offers $1.8 billion for Collins flight orders 22/07/2023

  • Safran proposes to acquire Collins Aerospace's flight controls business for an enterprise value of $1.8 billion.
  • The acquisition covers 8 manufacturing sites, 7 of which are in Europe (mainly the UK, France and Italy) and 1 in Asia, employing 3,700 people.
  • By 2024, these plants are expected to generate sales of around $1.5 billion
  • The customers of this Collins branch are 63% commercial aviation, 25% military aircraft and 12% helicopters.
  • Collins is committed to generating a quarter of sales from its orders over the next few years.
  • Safran forecasts a 50% increase in engine deliveries by 2023.
  • Safran promises sales of 23 billion euros in 2023 (versus 19 billion euros in 2022)

Safran negotiates its biggest acquisition in five years with Raytheon 08/06/2023

  • Safran Group in talks to acquire a branch of Raytheon Technologies Corp
  • Potential acquisition of certain flight control and actuation activities (ATA 27)
  • Acquisition value could be around $1 billion
  • Raytheon had sales of $67.1 billion in 2020
  • Safran had sales of 19 billion euros

Safran forecasts a 50% increase in engine deliveries by 2023. 20/02/2023

  • Last year, Safran invested heavily in the space sector, with the acquisition of Orolia , Cilas and Syrlinks
  • three companies that will enable Safran to rapidly reach half a billion euros in sales in space equipment

Financial Data

DUNS: 562082909

Legal Name: SAFRAN

Address: 2 BD DU GAL MARTIAL VALIN , 75015 PARIS 15

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

Capital: 85 452 108 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Turnover 752 000 000 541 000 000 541 000 000 723 000 000 552 000 000 - 525 000 000
Gross margin (€) 868 000 000 363 000 000 693 000 000 877 000 000 637 000 000 - 561 000 000
EBITDA (€) -2 000 000 -115 000 000 -115 000 000 25 000 000 -164 000 000 -648 -34 000 000
Operating profit (€) -83 000 000 -79 000 000 -79 000 000 -67 000 000 -34 000 000 -648 -76 000 000
Net profit (€) 1 036 000 000 1 647 000 000 1 647 000 000 1 297 000 000 1 360 000 000 -648 970 000 000
Turnover growth rate (%) 30,8 -5,9 -25,2 -0,7 -24,2 - -6,7
Ebitda margin rate (%) -0,3 -21,3 -21,3 3,5 -29,7 - -6,5
Operating margin rate (%) -11 -14,6 -14,6 -9,3 -6,2 - -14,5
Working Capital (turnover days) 2 695,3 -462,8 2 261,5 1 629,1 -199 - 1 653,9
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 63,1 -107,9 -58 -23,7 -85,3 - -107,1
Net margin (%) 137,8 304,4 304,4 179,4 246,4 - 184,8
Added value / Turnover (%) 25,4 32,7 32,7 37,6 161,1 - 38,7
Wages and social charges (€) 271 000 000 215 000 000 215 000 000 298 000 000 -201 000 000 - 230 000 000
Salaries / Turnover (%) 36 39,7 39,7 41,2 -36,4 - 43,8

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Administrator HELENE Auriol 61
Administrator FABRICE, ROGER, DANIEL BREGIER 63
Administrator PATRICIA, SUZANNE Bellinger 63
Administrator MONIQUE Cohen 68
Administrator LAURENT Guillot 55
Administrator ALEXANDRE, ANDRE Lahousse 48
Administrator FABIENNE Lecorvaisier 62
Administrator ROBERT PEUGEOT 74
Administrator PATRICK Pélata 69
Chief Executive Officer, Director OLIVIER Andriès 62
Director representing employee shareholders ANNE Aubert 53
Director representing employee shareholders MARC, DOMINIQUE Aubry 61
Director representing employees HERVE Chaillou 58
Director representing employees CHRISTELE Debarenne-Fievet 56
Director representing the state CELINE Fornaro 48
Chairman of the Board of Directors ROSS Mc Innes 70

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