2024 Universal Registration Document

General and financial elements

Five-year financial summary

  2020   2021   2022   2023   2024  
I – Share capital at the end of the period I – Share capital at the end of the period

2020  

 

a – Share capital (in € thousands)

a – Share capital

(in € thousands)

2020  

1,471,298

a – Share capital

(in € thousands)

2021  

1,480,906

a – Share capital

(in € thousands)

2022  

1,473,468

a – Share capital

(in € thousands)

2023  

1,472,622

a – Share capital

(in € thousands)

2024  

1,454,542

b – Number of ordinary shares in issue(1)

b – Number of ordinary shares in issue

(1)

2020  

588,519,218

b – Number of ordinary shares in issue

(1)

2021  

592,362,376

b – Number of ordinary shares in issue

(1)

2022  

589,387,330

b – Number of ordinary shares in issue

(1)

2023  

589,048,647

b – Number of ordinary shares in issue

(1)

2024  

581,816,830

II – Operations and net income for the period (in € thousands) II – Operations and net income for the period (in € thousands)

2020  

 

a – Revenue excluding taxes

a – Revenue excluding taxes

2020  

14,941

a – Revenue excluding taxes

2021  

15,021

a – Revenue excluding taxes

2022  

18,821

a – Revenue excluding taxes

2023  

19,575

a – Revenue excluding taxes

2024  

19,805

b – Income before tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

b – Income before tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2020  

210,878

b – Income before tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2021  

2,507,774

b – Income before tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2022  

2,905,550

b – Income before tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2023  

2,302,388

b – Income before tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2024  

2,298,815

c – Income tax(2)

c – Income tax

(2)

2020  

(137,359)

c – Income tax

(2)

2021  

(133,151)

c – Income tax

(2)

2022  

(98,793)

c – Income tax

(2)

2023  

(78,952)

c – Income tax

(2)

2024  

(128,894)

d – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

d – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2020  

235,169

d – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2021  

2,580,256

d – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2022  

2,853,052

d – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2023  

2,411,848

d – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2024  

1,784,265

e – Earnings for the period distributed

e – Earnings for the period distributed

2020  

1,152,728

e – Earnings for the period distributed

2021  

1,637,269

e – Earnings for the period distributed

2022  

2,257,840

e – Earnings for the period distributed

2023  

2,572,088

e – Earnings for the period distributed

2024  

2,679,310(3) (4)
III – Results per share (in €)(5) III – Results per share (in €)(5)

2020  

 

a – Income after tax and employee profit sharing and before amortisation and provisions

a – Income after tax and employee profit sharing and before amortisation and provisions

2020  

0.6

a – Income after tax and employee profit sharing and before amortisation and provisions

2021  

4.5

a – Income after tax and employee profit sharing and before amortisation and provisions

2022  

5.1

a – Income after tax and employee profit sharing and before amortisation and provisions

2023  

4.0

a – Income after tax and employee profit sharing and before amortisation and provisions

2024  

4.2

b – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

b – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2020  

0.4

b – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2021  

4.4

b – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2022  

4.8

b – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2023  

4.1

b – Income after tax, employee profit sharing, amortisation and provisions

2024  

3.1

c – Net dividend paid per share

c – Net dividend paid per share

2020  

2.04

c – Net dividend paid per share

2021  

2.90

c – Net dividend paid per share

2022  

4.00

c – Net dividend paid per share

2023  

4.50

c – Net dividend paid per share

2024  

4.75

(4)
IV – Employees IV – Employees

2020  

 

a – Average numbers employed during the period

a – Average numbers employed during the period

2020  

322

a – Average numbers employed during the period

2021  

334

a – Average numbers employed during the period

2022  

329

a – Average numbers employed during the period

2023  

341

a – Average numbers employed during the period

2024  

372

b – Gross payroll cost for the period (in € thousands)

b – Gross payroll cost for the period

(in € thousands)

2020  

31,420

b – Gross payroll cost for the period

(in € thousands)

2021  

30,148

b – Gross payroll cost for the period

(in € thousands)

2022  

33,715

b – Gross payroll cost for the period

(in € thousands)

2023  

34,495

b – Gross payroll cost for the period

(in € thousands)

2024  

37,391

c – Social security costs and other social benefit expenses (in  € thousands)

c – Social security costs and other social benefit expenses

(in  € thousands)

2020  

19,170

c – Social security costs and other social benefit expenses

(in  € thousands)

2021  

20,077

c – Social security costs and other social benefit expenses

(in  € thousands)

2022  

21,282

c – Social security costs and other social benefit expenses

(in  € thousands)

2023  

22,819

c – Social security costs and other social benefit expenses

(in  € thousands)

2024  

27,568

 

Information on payment periods

In accordance with Articles L.441-14 and D.441-6 of the French Commercial Code, the tables below show the breakdown of trade payables and trade receivables by maturity at 31 December 2024.

Breakdown of invoices received and due but not paid at the accounts closing date

  0 days 1 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days 91 days and above Total 1 day and above)
A – Number of days overdue
Number of invoices concerned

Number of invoices concerned

0 days

373

Number of invoices concerned

1 to 30 days

16

Number of invoices concerned

31 to 60 days

7

Number of invoices concerned

61 to 90 days

1

Number of invoices concerned

91 days and above

467

Number of invoices concerned

Total

1 day

and above)

491

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned (in € thousands)

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

0 days

1,826

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)
1 to 30 days

32

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)
31 to 60 days

3

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)
61 to 90 days

9

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

91 days and above

503

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

Total

1 day

and above)

548

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

0 days

1.03%

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

1 to 30 days

0.02%

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

31 to 60 days

0.00%

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

61 to 90 days

0.01%

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

91 days and above

0.28%

Percentage of total ex-VAT purchases during the period

Total

1 day

and above)

0.31%

B – Invoices excluded from item A relating to disputed or unrecognised payables and receivables
Number of invoices excluded

Number of invoices excluded

0 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

1 to 30 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

31 to 60 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

61 to 90 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

91 days and above

 

Number of invoices excluded

Total

1 day

and above)

11

Total amount of invoices excluded (in € thousands)

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

0 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)
1 to 30 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)
31 to 60 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)
61 to 90 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

91 days and above

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

Total

1 day

and above)

106

C – Reference payment periods used (contractual or statutory – Article L.441-6 or Article L.443-1 of the French Commercial Code)
Payment periods used to calculate late payments 

Payment periods used to calculate late payments 

0 days

Contractual payment period: 45 days

Breakdown of invoices raised and due but not paid at the accounts closing date

  0 days 1 to 30 days 31 to 60 days 61 to 90 days 91 days and above Total (1 day and above
A – Number of days overdue
Number of invoices concerned

Number of invoices concerned

0 days

88

Number of invoices concerned

1 to 30 days

92

Number of invoices concerned

31 to 60 days

68

Number of invoices concerned

61 to 90 days

17

Number of invoices concerned

91 days and above

375

Number of invoices concerned

Total

(1 day

and above

552

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned (in € thousands)

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

0 days

3,598

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

1 to 30 days

4,375

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

31 to 60 days

1,589

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

61 to 90 days

19

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

91 days and above

11,029

Total ex-VAT amount of invoices concerned

(in € thousands)

Total

(1 day

and above

17,012

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

0 days

1.32%

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

1 to 30 days

1.61%

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

31 to 60 days

0.58%

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

61 to 90 days

0.01%

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

91 days and above

4.05%

Percentage of total ex-VAT sales during the period

Total

(1 day

and above

6.25%

B – Invoices excluded from item A relating to disputed or unrecognised payables and receivables
Number of invoices excluded

Number of invoices excluded

0 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

1 to 30 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

31 to 60 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

61 to 90 days

 

Number of invoices excluded

91 days and above

 

Number of invoices excluded

Total

(1 day

and above

Nil

Total amount of invoices excluded (in € thousands)

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

0 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

1 to 30 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

31 to 60 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

61 to 90 days

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

91 days and above

 

Total amount of invoices excluded

(in € thousands)

Total

(1 day

and above

Nil

C – Reference payment periods used (contractual or statutory – Article L.441-6 or Article L.443-1 of the French Commercial Code)
Payment periods used to calculate late payments 

Payment periods used to calculate late payments 

0 days

Statutory periods: 45 days after the end of month in which the invoice was raised