Turnover: 684.9 million EUR (2022)

Country: France

Family-owned company selling childcare products online, part of the LDLC group, 1000 employees, 15 banners, 94 stores including 7 for baby wardrobes.

News

LDLCroissance returns to growth 26/10/2023

  • The LDLC Group saw its sales fall by -17% last year.
  • Group sales came to €266.9M for the six months to the end of September, an increase of 5.1% (and +9.7% for the second quarter alone).
  • Sales growth of 7.4% in the LDLC Group's consumer business, to €178.6 million.
  • L'Armoire de Bébé, the Group's childcare brand, posted a 3.4% increase in half-year sales, to €4.6 million.

Four-day week: IT company LDLC leads the way | LDLC and the 4-day week 07/04/2023

  • Date LDLC founded: 1996
  • Number of LDLC employees: over 1,000
  • Adoption of four-day week: since 2020
  • Total working hours per week after switch to four-day week: 32 hours
  • Sales for fiscal year 2021-2022: 700 million euros
  • Number of stores in France: 80

The LDLC Group inaugurates its first "L'Armoire de Bébé" store in Paris. 20/02/2023

  • Sales down 24% for the LDLC group in the first half of its 2022-2023 financial year
  • Born on the internet in 2015, l'Armoire de Bébé is the LDLC group's childcare brand.
  • After launching in out-of-town stores with an original concept of giant pieces of furniture that put adults at children's height
  • L'Armoire de Bébé launched in September 2021 its "city" format dedicated to city centers.

LDLC reaches 80 stores in France 14/12/2022

  • LDLC, the high-tech and IT specialist, now has 80 stores in France
  • Objective of opening 10 new stores by 2022
  • Sales down since January 2021 (-23.9% of sales for the first six months of 2022 versus the first half of 2021)

L'Armoire de Bébé opens a new store 25/03/2022

  • L'Armoire de Bébé, the LDLC group's specialist nursery chain, is opening a new store in Cormontreuil, on the outskirts of Reims
  • This is the company's seventh outlet.
  • Its first concept store is in Limonest
  • The store offers more than 4,500 items, from strollers to plush toys.
  • The store employs five people

Financial Data

DUNS: 403554181

Legal Name: GROUPE LDLC

Address: 2 RUE DES ERABLES CS21035, 69760 LIMONEST

Number of employees: Entre 500 et 999 salariés (2020)

Capital: 1 110 920 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015
Turnover 657 527 000 420 655 000 447 204 000 346 910 000 316 985 000 283 014 000
Gross margin (€) 142 714 000 421 137 000 450 086 000 347 199 000 - -
EBITDA (€) 74 066 000 479 181 000 7 193 000 13 456 000 - -
Operating profit (€) 67 551 000 484 739 000 5 799 000 11 111 000 - -
Net profit (€) 52 213 000 244 000 4 081 000 6 414 000 8 538 000 5 883 000
Turnover growth rate (%) 56,3 -3,6 28,9 9,4 12 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 11,3 113,9 1,6 3,9 - -
Operating margin rate (%) 10,3 115,2 1,3 3,2 - -
Working Capital (turnover days) 16 19,4 -35,7 37,2 - -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 20,7 25,4 -38,5 34,8 - -
Net margin (%) 7,9 0,1 0,9 1,8 - -
Added value / Turnover (%) 17,4 105,1 95,1 94,5 - -
Wages and social charges (€) 36 208 000 -31 618 000 25 036 000 19 654 000 - -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 5,5 -7,5 5,6 5,7 - -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président du directoire Laurent VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERIE 53
Président du conseil de surveillance Suzanne VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERIE 77
Directeur général Olivier Marc Marie VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERIE 52
Vice-président Marc Philippe Marie VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERIE 80
Membre du conseil de surveillance Anne Marie VALENTIN 65
Membre du directoire Caroline Marie Stephane VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERIE 49
Membre du directoire Olivier Marc Marie VILLEMONTE DE LA CLERGERIE 52
Membre du directoire Marc PRIEUR 44
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Fabrice GOENAGA
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Frédéric MAUREL 62

Studies mentioning this company

The baby furniture market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Allo bébé
  • Ikea France
  • Wesco
  • LDLC Groupe
  • Autour de Bébé
  • Bébé 9
  • Bébé Confort
  • Chambrekids
The baby toy market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • King Jouet
  • Mattel
  • Lego France
  • Playmobil (Horst Brandstätter Group)
  • Ludendo La Grande Récré
  • Cdiscount (CNova)
  • Autour de Bébé
  • Maped
  • Simba Dickie Group
  • Smoby
  • Bébé 9
  • Allo bébé
  • Bébé Confort
  • LDLC Groupe
  • Jeujura
  • Babymoov
  • Jouet E Leclerc
  • WDK Groupe Partner - Jouets Sajou
  • Vert Baudet
  • Sophie La Girafe
  • Tonies
  • Kidibam
The stroller market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Bébé Confort
  • Bambisol
  • Aubert
  • Allo bébé
  • Leboncoin (Adevinta Group)
  • Outlander Joie baby
  • Autour de Bébé
  • Bébé 9
  • LDLC Groupe
  • Bugaboo
  • Graco
  • Artsana Groupe (Chicco)
  • Babyhuys
  • Cybex (Goddbaby International)
  • Maxi-Cosi (Dorel Groupe)
  • Quinny
  • Babymoov
  • Costway
  • Smyths Toys
  • Yoyo Babyzen
  • Trolem