Turnover: 3.4 billion EUR (2022)

Country: Switzerland

  • Sonova is a manufacturer of hearing solutions.
  • The Sonova Group, new name Phonak since 2007P
  • Present in over 100 countries and employing over 14,000 people worldwide.
  • The group is present in France with the Phonak, Unitron, Hansaton, Audition Santé and AudioNova brands.
  • Sonova distributes mainly hearing aids, but also cochlear implants and wireless communication solutions.
  • The Sonova Group's brands are dedicated to a particular hearing care activity,
    • the Advanced Bionics brand specializes in innovative, high-end hearing aids and cochlear implants
    • brands such as Phonak are geared to consumer demand.
    • Finally, through its acquisition of Audition Santé, Sonova owns one of the major networks of hearing aid practitioners on the French market.

Financial Data

DUNS: 314036682

Legal Name: SONOVA FRANCE

Address: 5 RUE MARYSE BASTIE , 69500 BRON

Number of employees: Entre 100 et 199 salariés (2021)

Capital: 1 000 400 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 161 384 394 174 783 690 135 652 240 127 464 863 118 528 599 107 847 459 84 887 612 75 104 591 -
Gross margin (€) 40 179 972 55 551 878 38 975 464 33 167 198 31 255 635 32 362 279 28 984 612 25 213 502 -
EBITDA (€) 3 525 089 14 451 228 8 271 667 2 920 015 3 265 370 2 399 333 4 162 345 2 419 951 -
Operating profit (€) 2 692 750 14 410 335 5 031 484 1 035 897 2 611 694 1 390 755 3 770 539 1 999 143 -
Net profit (€) 1 901 101 8 714 765 1 034 560 280 982 1 557 308 539 885 1 589 988 767 145 -
Turnover growth rate (%) -7,7 28,8 6,4 7,5 9,9 27 13 - -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 2,2 8,3 6,1 2,3 2,8 2,2 4,9 3,2 -
Operating margin rate (%) 1,7 8,2 3,7 0,8 2,2 1,3 4,4 2,7 -
Working Capital (turnover days) 17,4 25,2 9 -5,5 6,7 5,3 9,2 41,7 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 42,1 44,9 45,8 31,6 33,3 42,5 44,2 63,3 -
Net margin (%) 1,2 5 0,8 0,2 1,3 0,5 1,9 1 -
Added value / Turnover (%) 9,2 16,5 15,2 12,2 12,7 12,6 15,6 14,5 -
Wages and social charges (€) 11 160 226 13 548 145 11 526 481 11 716 990 11 091 567 10 464 073 8 546 267 8 058 084 -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 6,9 7,8 8,5 9,2 9,4 9,7 10,1 10,7 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Philippe Bailly

Studies mentioning this company

The hearing aid market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Sonova Groupe
  • Prodition (Groupe Demant)
  • Starkey
  • WS Audiology (Widex Sivantos)
  • GN Hearing
  • Unitron (Sonova Groupe)
  • Audika (Groupe Demant)
  • Amplifon
  • Alain Afflelou Accousticien
  • Audition Mutualiste
  • Krys Group
  • Demant groupe
The hearing aid market - Spain

Other companies mentioned:

  • Amplifon France
  • Sonova Groupe
  • Prodition (Groupe Demant)
  • WS Audiology (Widex Sivantos)
  • GN Hearing
  • Audika (Groupe Demant)
  • Alain Afflelou Accousticien