Turnover: 236 million EUR (2021)

Country: France

Culinarion is a French company specialising in the distribution of mid/top-of-the-range kitchen utensils, with 27 stores (2016). The brand, initially developed as a franchise, was later acquired by the EK France cooperative (subsidiary of the German cooperative EK Service Group), as was the Ambiance et Style brand. Culinarion won the Global Innovations Award France in 2017 for its new store concept.

Financial Data

DUNS: 384048294

Legal Name: EK FRANCE SARL

Address: 18 RUE D'ARRAS 18-22, 92000 NANTERRE

Number of employees: 0 salarié (2023)

Capital: 300 000 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 5 147 858 4 706 523 5 007 397 5 292 450 5 374 085 5 552 687 -
Gross margin (€) 4 240 936 3 741 506 4 121 151 4 159 582 4 327 011 4 082 265 -
EBITDA (€) 874 834 -14 467 23 863 56 585 93 050 166 969 -
Operating profit (€) 560 489 -240 497 4 698 70 788 17 939 89 353 -
Net profit (€) 466 332 -248 834 3 563 42 367 82 515 79 009 -
Turnover growth rate (%) 9,4 -6 -5,4 -1,5 -3,2 - -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 17 -0,3 0,5 1,1 1,7 3 -
Operating margin rate (%) 10,9 -5,1 0,1 1,3 0,3 1,6 -
Working Capital (turnover days) -10 26,1 21,3 5,9 6,3 24 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 71,6 82,2 44,8 22 22,3 42,5 -
Net margin (%) 9,1 -5,3 0,1 0,8 1,5 1,4 -
Added value / Turnover (%) 55,3 50,5 44,5 39,3 39,2 41,3 -
Wages and social charges (€) 1 947 287 2 316 561 2 107 503 1 914 292 1 902 784 2 002 240 -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 37,8 49,2 42,1 36,2 35,4 36,1 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Gérant Philippe Karmann 56

Studies mentioning this company

The cookware market - France

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