Turnover: 110 million EUR (2023)

Country: France

Buffet Crampon is the world's leading manufacturer of professional wind instruments, with 12 emblematic brands benefiting from almost one hundred years of know-how.

The company offers a wide range of brass instruments, including trumpets, flugelhorns, trombones and saxhorns, under the Antoine Courtois brand. Besson is one of the world's leading brass band brands.

It stands out for its excellence in instrument design, working closely with the best luthiers, using the latest technologies available and calling on the most talented musicians. Besson brass instruments are renowned for their long-lasting quality, achieved through rigorous testing and stringent quality control.

Financial Data

DUNS: 445363518

Legal Name: BUFFET CRAMPON

Address: 5 RUE MAURICE BERTEAUX , 78711 MANTES-LA-VILLE

Number of employees: Entre 250 et 499 salariés (2020)

Capital: 33 056 507 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2018 2017 2016
Turnover 54 666 120 55 038 480 51 847 643
Gross margin (€) 37 771 115 38 627 250 35 290 236
EBITDA (€) 6 963 701 4 579 578 5 543 245
Operating profit (€) 5 860 187 6 534 877 5 157 645
Net profit (€) 3 630 744 4 414 491 3 843 467
Turnover growth rate (%) -0,7 6,2 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 12,7 8,3 10,7
Operating margin rate (%) 10,7 11,9 9,9
Working Capital (turnover days) -61,7 -79 -111,7
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 99,4 85,6 82,2
Net margin (%) 6,6 8 7,4
Added value / Turnover (%) 35,7 36,7 36,6
Wages and social charges (€) 14 895 852 14 684 465 15 277 719
Salaries / Turnover (%) 27,2 26,7 29,5

Studies mentioning this company

The musical instruments market - France

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