Turnover: 10.51 billion EUR (2023)
Country: France
Vivendi is a French group present in over 100 countries and active in the content, media and communications markets. In music, Vivendi owns Universal Music Group, one of the three largest record companies and the world leader in recorded music (38.9% market share). The group accounts for more than a third of all records sold worldwide, and owns the world's largest catalog of music rights. Diversifying into concert halls, the Group acquired the Olympia in 2001 and the Sentier des Halles in 2002
The Group has strengthened its leadership through several external growth operations (Univision music group in 2008, MBO Group in 2011, EMI in 2011) and strategic partnerships(with Société Générale in 2008, Disney Music Group in 2013, Canal in 2014, Havas in 2015 for the exploitation and monetization of music fans' behavioral data)
In July 2018, Vivendi announced the sale of part of its stake in Universal Music Group (up to 50% of the capital)
News
Vivendi demerger project well received 14/12/2023
- Vivendi climbs over 10% on the stock market following the announcement of its demerger project.
- The operation involves the creation of three separate entities around Canal+, Havas and an investment company.
Vivendi reinvents its business model with the acquisition of Lagardère 22/11/2023
- Vivendi's annual sales will rise from 9.6 billion to 17 billion euros following the acquisition of the Lagardère group.
- Vivendi's adjusted operating profit will rise from over 800 million euros to over 1.2 billion euros.
- The number of Vivendi employees will increase from 38,000 to 66,000.
- Vivendi sold Editis to International Media Invest for 653 million euros (including debt).
- Vivendi owns 59.74% of the Lagardère group.
- Other major shareholders in the Lagardère Group are Qatar Holding LLC (11.52%), Arnaud Lagardère (11.11%) and Financière Agache (7.97%).
Vivendi takes control of Lagardère: "A big change" 22/11/2023
- Vivendi officially takes control of Lagardère on November 21.
Vivendi now holds 57.95% of Lagardère's capital and 50.50% of its voting rights. - Vivendi's sales rise from 9.6 billion euros to 16.5 billion.
- International activities account for 63% of Vivendi's revenues (compared with 54% previously).
- The number of Vivendi employees rises from 38,300 to 65,700.
- Bernard Arnault holds a 7.7% stake in Lagardère via Financière Agache.
Vivendi plans to sell its festivals and ticketing business 27/09/2023
- Vivendi plans to sell its current music festivals and its See Tickets ticketing service.
- The group controls 11 festivals in France and the UK.
- The Garorock festival drew 150,000 festival-goers over the summer.
- The Brive festival welcomed 43,000 fans and hopes to reach 50,000 by 2024.
- Vivendi counts 400,000 festival-goers annually thanks to its various festivals.
- See Tickets operates in ten European countries and the USA, with 25 million tickets sold in 2019, 27 million in 2021, and 39 million in 2022.
- The part of the company that Vivendi plans to sell represents around 150 million euros in sales and has 600 employees.
- Competitor Ticketmaster sold 500 million tickets in 70 countries in the previous year.
- Should See Tickets be sold, this would mark the disappearance of the last major French player in the ticketing sector, with Germany's CTS Eventim holding 65% of France Billet (FNAC Darty group) and Ticketmaster owned by Live Nation since 2010.
Financial Data
DUNS: 343134763
Legal Name: VIVENDI SE
Address: 42 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND , 75008 PARIS
Number of employees: Entre 200 et 249 salariés (2021)
Capital: 5 664 549 688 EUR
Financial Data:
| Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 53 900 000 | 56 000 000 | 73 000 000 | 683 000 000 | 66 000 000 | 46 000 000 | 42 000 000 |
| Gross margin (€) | 81 400 000 | - | 99 000 000 | 78 600 000 | 83 400 000 | 66 100 000 | - |
| EBITDA (€) | -165 200 000 | - | -121 100 000 | -230 700 000 | -127 400 000 | -109 000 000 | - |
| Operating profit (€) | -165 800 000 | - | -126 000 000 | -156 300 000 | -136 900 000 | -110 400 000 | - |
| Net profit (€) | -1 277 800 000 | 31 521 000 000 | 1 729 000 000 | 951 300 000 | 703 000 000 | 1 609 000 000 | 2 827 000 000 |
| Turnover growth rate (%) | -5,1 | - | 7,6 | 2,7 | 44,6 | 9,3 | - |
| Ebitda margin rate (%) | -306,5 | - | -164,8 | -33,8 | -191,6 | -237 | - |
| Operating margin rate (%) | -307,6 | - | -171,4 | -22,9 | -205,9 | -240 | - |
| Working Capital (turnover days) | 35 421,9 | - | 21 960,1 | 1 368,6 | 13 528 | 21 202,5 | - |
| Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | -149 | - | -49,2 | -5,1 | -29,1 | -100,8 | - |
| Net margin (%) | -2 370,7 | - | 2 353,5 | 139,3 | 1 057,3 | 3 498,9 | - |
| Added value / Turnover (%) | -141,4 | - | -47,9 | -95,5 | -52,6 | -86,7 | - |
| Wages and social charges (€) | 80 700 000 | - | 72 400 000 | 70 600 000 | 74 400 000 | 56 800 000 | - |
| Salaries / Turnover (%) | 149,7 | - | 98,5 | 10,3 | 111,9 | 123,5 | - |
Company Managers:
| Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Président du directoire | Arnaud | Roy De Puyfontaine | 60 | |
| Président du conseil de surveillance | Yannick | Bolloré | 44 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Katie | Jacobs Stanton | 55 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Catherine | Lawson | 53 | |
| Autre | Paulo | Cardoso | 51 | |
| Autre | Philippe | Benacin | 65 | |
| Membre du directoire | Frederic | Crepin | 54 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Michele | Castro | 75 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Sebastien | Bollore | 46 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Sandrine | Le Bihan | 54 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Veronique | Driot | 61 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Cyrille | Bollore | 39 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Laurent | Dassault | 71 | |
| Membre du conseil de surveillance | Maud | Fontenoy | 47 | |
| Membre du directoire | Maxime | Saada | 54 | |
| Membre du directoire | Francois | Laroze | 61 | |
| Membre du directoire | Celine | Merle-beral | 55 | |
| Membre du directoire | Claire | Leost | 48 | |
| Autre | Athina | Vasilogiannaki | 47 |
Studies mentioning this company
The performing arts market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- 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
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 festival market - Spain
Other companies mentioned:
- Viagogo
- Eventbrite
- Sony Music Italia
- Vivendi
- Live Nation France
The festival market - Germany
Other companies mentioned:
- Vivendi
- Live Nation France
- Eventbrite
- Viagogo
- Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
The entertainment ticketing market - France
Other companies mentioned:
- Carrefour Spectacles
- Espace Culturel – E. Leclerc Billetterie
- Passe ton billet
- Zepass.com
- Ticketmaster France
- Viagogo
- HelloAsso
- Fnac Darty
- Secutix (Elca groupe)
- Shotgun
- Billet Réduc
- Lyte
- TicketSwap
- Leclerc Spectacles
- France Billet
- Imagina
- Yurplan
- Billetweb
- Pass Event -Euro Information (Credit Mutuel)
- Placeminute
- Redtaag Voodootix
- Vivendi
- See Ticket (Vivendi groupe)
- CTS Eventim
- Delight Data
- Natixis Groupe BPCE
- Festik
- SeeTickets
- BAM Tickets
- Movinmotion
- Fnac Spectacles