Turnover: 8.5 billion (2023)
Country: France
- A subsidiary of the Sony group, New York-based Sony Music is the world's second-largest recorded music group.
- In France, to develop its show production activities, the group took over Arachné Production, which organizes and distributes tours by M Pokora, Jenifer, Pascal Obispo and Kyo.
News
Sony aims to consolidate its presence in webtoons and digital manga 13/05/2024
- - Proposed purchase of Infocom by Sony Music Entertainment: $1.3 billion.
- - Infocom owns Mecha Comics, a manga and webtoon distribution platform
- - Mecha Comics revenues for last fiscal year: 340 million euros.
- - Japanese manga publishing sales in 2022: 677 billion yen (4.3 billion euros).
- - Sales of digital manga in 2022: 447.9 billion yen (2.8 billion euros).
- - Paper manga sales in 2022: 175.4 billion yen (1.1 billion euros).
Music market: 1 billion euros 14/03/2023
Key figures -
- Market growth in 2021: 14%
- French recorded music market: 920 million euros
- U.S. market growth: 6.1%, to $15.9 billion
- German market growth: 6.1%, to 2.1 billion euros
- UK market growth: 4.7%, to £1.3 billion
- In France Streaming by subscription: €426 million - Physical sales: €197 million
- Local repertoire: 2/3 of most-listened-to titles are French productions
february 3, 2021 - Sony Music buys independent label AWAL for $430 million - Source(Rollingstone.fr)
- Sony's desire to enter the independent production market
- A "Submit your music" button on the AWAL app makes its operation special
- AWAL positions itself between free platforms for artists and distributors who select their own artists
- Sony has also purchased a music sorting algorithm that determines artists' potential
- A purchase that combines AWAL's uniqueness with SOny's strength and ability to attract and retain great artists
Financial Data
DUNS: 542055603
Legal Name: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT FRANCE SAS
Address: 52 RUE DE CHATEAUDUN 52 AU 54, 75009 PARIS
Number of employees: Entre 250 et 499 salariés (2021)
Capital: 2 524 720 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 38 642 613 | 41 935 209 | 49 262 581 | 52 890 219 | 46 891 790 | 62 743 851 | 80 594 478 | 68 904 350 | 79 217 938 |
| Gross margin (€) | 190 372 430 | 168 815 448 | 147 494 500 | 128 543 071 | 124 099 944 | 119 692 576 | 125 377 447 | - | - |
| EBITDA (€) | -575 466 | 1 576 918 | -2 170 948 | -11 995 997 | -1 778 533 | 637 031 | -4 877 137 | - | - |
| Operating profit (€) | -3 071 339 | 1 917 223 | -4 525 198 | -8 975 349 | 4 306 671 | 3 984 012 | 2 415 756 | - | - |
| Net profit (€) | -3 550 685 | 2 002 382 | -4 622 454 | -9 059 839 | 1 749 871 | 4 418 594 | 3 582 883 | 945 440 | 7 204 364 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -7,9 | -14,9 | -6,9 | 12,8 | -25,3 | -22,1 | 17 | - | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | -1,5 | 3,8 | -4,4 | -22,7 | -3,8 | 1 | -6,1 | - | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | -7,9 | 4,6 | -9,2 | -17 | 9,2 | 6,3 | 3 | - | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 31,9 | 41,2 | 39,3 | 32,5 | 183,9 | 148,5 | 97,3 | - | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | 209,3 | 118,9 | 55,6 | 81 | 44,6 | 96,1 | 38,5 | - | - |
| Net margin (%) | -9,2 | 4,8 | -9,4 | -17,1 | 3,7 | 7 | 4,4 | - | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | -50,6 | -38,8 | -13,9 | -32,3 | -26,1 | -1 | 3,4 | - | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 25 394 425 | 24 366 073 | 24 625 608 | 24 147 844 | 21 892 016 | 22 529 826 | 21 970 120 | - | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 65,7 | 58,1 | 50 | 45,7 | 46,7 | 35,9 | 27,3 | - | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président | Marie-anne | Robert | 44 |
Studies mentioning this company
The performing arts market - France
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- Live Nation France
- Fimalac Entertainment
- Lagardère groupe
- Vivendi
- Gérard Drouot Production
- STAGE Entertainment
- Warner Music Group
- Sony Music Entertainment France
- Ticketmaster France
- Digitick (Vivendi)
- AEG Anschutz
- L’Olympia
- Accor Arena (Accor groupe)
- Le Lido Cabaret (Accor groupe)
- Le Cirque du Soleil
- France Galop
- Decibel Production (Warner Group)
- Movinmotion
- Angers Nantes Opéra
- Theaomai
The vinyl market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Warner Music Group
- Boulanger
- Universal Music
- Sony Music Entertainment France
- Moulages Plastiques de l'Ouest MPO
- Cultura
- GZ Media
- Optimal Media
- Believe
- Discogs
- Balades Sonores
- Superfly Records
- Media industrie
- Vinyl Me, Please
- Diggers Factory
- Music On Vinyl
- Bigwax Records
- Toolbox Records
- Betino's Record Shop
- dunk!pressing
The music streaming market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Youtube
- Universal Music
- Sony Music Entertainment France
- Warner Music Group
- Spotify
- Deezer
- Believe
- SoundCloud
- Apple Music
- Napster
- Qobuz
- TIDAL
- Sacem
- Pandora
- TuneIn
- Gaana
- Jango
- 8tracks
- Viaplay
- Disney
- Groover
The festival market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Vivendi
- Fimalac Entertainment
- Live Nation France
- Ticketmaster France
- Morgane Groupe
- Sony Music Entertainment France
- Auditoire (Omnicom Experiential Group)
- Novelty Magnum Dushow Groupe
- Du Show
- TF1 Production
- Videlio
- Shortcut Events
- Radical Production
- Maestria Events
The manga market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Shûeisha
- Pika Édition
- Kana Editions (Dargaud Media Participations)
- Kurokawa Univers Poche (Editis)
- Kazé Crunchyroll
- Ototo Euphor
- Delcourt Groupe - Soleil Manga
- Nobi Nobi Pika Editions
- KiOon
- Komikku Éditions
- Delsol Diffusion
- Interforum (Editis Groupe)
- Scantrad
- Jaimini’s Box
- Media Participations
- Bamboo Edition
- Mangas.io
- Sony Music Entertainment France
- Shin Sekai
- Makassar