Turnover: 2.6 billion EUR (2023)

Country: France

La Française des Jeux (FDJ) was founded in 1976 and holds a state monopoly on lottery games in France.

Specialized in drawing games with the Loto, it has diversified into scratch cards and sports betting.

The group comprises 16 companies, generating around 50% of France's gross gaming revenue, i.e. €20 billion by 2022

Sports betting accounted for around 18% of FDJ's bets on 23 sports.

FDJ sports bets can be placed via the group's network of sales outlets under the ParionsSport brand and on the Internet via the ParionsSport website.

The company has acquired Zturf, a company specializing in horse racing betting

News

FDJ acquires Irish lottery operator. 28/07/2023

  • Acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI) by Française des Jeux (FDJ) at a value of 350 million euros.
  • PLI has exclusive rights to operate the Irish National Lottery until 2034.
  • The vast majority of bets are placed at points of sale (85%), while PLI's digital bets account for 15% of the total.
  • In 2022, PLI generated sales of 140 million euros. PLI's Ebitda margin is comparable to FDJ's, at 24%.
  • FDJ's gross gaming revenue was €3.3 billion (+2.4%). FDJ's sales totaled €1.3 billion, up 6.3%.
  • FDJ's digital wagering grew significantly (+13.3%) and now accounts for 13% of the total.
  • FDJ posted net income of €181 million, up 13.5%.

La Française des Jeux confirms its momentum and strengthens its position in payments 28/07/2022

  • The French group reported a solid first-half performance, with net income up by almost 10% to 160 million euros
  • The company announced the acquisition of L'addition, a company specializing in management, collection and payment solutions for cafés-hotels-restaurants
  • It also announced the acquisition of two companies specializing in management and payment software
  • La Française des Jeux maintains its momentum and confirms its sound financial health. In the first six months of the year, net gaming revenue and income from other activities totaled 1.2 billion euros, up 12.1% on the first half of 2021
  • Stakes exceeded 10 billion euros
  • Gross gaming revenue on the Internet totaled 1.2 billion euros

Financial Data

DUNS: 315065292

Legal Name: LA FRANCAISE DES JEUX

Address: 3 QUAI DU POINT DU JOUR 3-7, 92100 BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT

Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2021)

Capital: 76 400 000 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2016
Turnover 2 406 300 000 2 215 600 000 1 885 200 000 1 687 156 000
Gross margin (€) 2 441 000 000 2 234 300 000 1 910 400 000 -420 805 648
EBITDA (€) 602 200 000 524 500 000 428 900 000 294 428 000
Operating profit (€) 487 500 000 415 300 000 344 300 000 252 109 000
Net profit (€) 304 000 000 285 600 000 215 400 000 145 789 000
Turnover growth rate (%) 8,6 17,5 -2,3 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 25 23,7 22,8 -
Operating margin rate (%) 20,3 18,7 18,3 -
Working Capital (turnover days) -147,2 -173,2 -181,7 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 4,9 0,4 15,9 -
Net margin (%) 12,6 12,9 11,4 -
Added value / Turnover (%) 34,6 33,2 33,4 -
Wages and social charges (€) 192 400 000 173 600 000 162 900 000 122 095 000
Salaries / Turnover (%) 8 7,8 8,6 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président du conseil d'administration et directeur général Stephane, Emmanuele Pallez 64
Directeur général délégué Charles Lantieri 62
Administrateur Francoise, Dominique, Raymonde Gri 66
Administrateur Charles Sarrazin 50
Administrateur Xavier Girre 55
Administrateur Didier Trutt 64
Administrateur Ghislaine Mimoun 57
Administrateur Corinne, Rachel Lejbowicz 64
Administrateur Fabienne, Isabelle Dulac 56
Administrateur Philippe Lazare 67
Autre David Chianese 54
Autre Philippe Pirani 63
Autre Agnes Lyon-caen 54

Studies mentioning this company

The online sports betting market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Unibet.com
  • Betclic Group
  • Winamax
  • ZEbet Zeturf
  • Bwin
  • JOA groupe (JOA on line)
  • BetStars
  • NetBet
  • France Pari
  • Vbet
  • Genybet
  • EuroSportBet
  • Française des Jeux FDJ
  • PMU Pari Mutuel Urbain
  • Feelingbet
  • Parions Sport
  • Partouche Sport

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