Turnover: 51.2 billion EUR (2022)

Country: France

Saint-Gobain is a French group founded in 1665 at the time of the Fabrique Royale de Glace by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, former Controller General of Finances under King Louis XIV. The company specializes in the production of building materials, notably glass.

Saint Gobain is the world leader in sustainable construction

Saint-Gobain is present in 75 countries with 166,000 employees

For several years now, Saint Gobain has been withdrawing from the materials distribution sector to concentrate on the manufacture of insulating, technical and sustainable materials

News

Saint-Gobain expands into Canada 13/06/2023

  • Acquisition of Kaycan by Saint-Gobain one year ago
  • Saint-Gobain to acquire Building Products of Canada in 2023 for C$1.3 billion (approx. €925 million)
  • Building Products of Canada has a 25-30% market share in roofing products
  • Building Products of Canada total sales: C$435 million
  • Saint-Gobain's pro forma 2022 sales in Canada: C$1.8 billion
  • Saint-Gobain in Canada grows from 11 to 24 plants in eighteen months

How Saint-Gobain is making inroads across the Atlantic 18/11/2022

Saint-Gobain acquires Kaycan to gain a foothold in the USA 08/06/2022

  • Saint-Gobain acquires Kaycan for 860 million euros 1 billion dollars
  • Kaycan: the North American renovation specialist
  • By 2022, Saint-Gobain expects to exceed $10 billion in U.S. sales
  • Third strategic acquisition in less than two and a half years

Saint-Gobain on a light construction gold rush in North America 08/06/2022

  • Saint-Gobain is world leader in lightweight and sustainable construction
  • Saint-Gobain sales in North America rise from 15% to 20% in three years

Saint-Gobain moves towards zero-carbon flat glass 17/05/2022

  • The French group has just completed the world's first zero-carbon production of flat glass at its Aniche plant in northern France
  • The result of three years' research, it has saved 2,460 tonnes of virgin raw materials
  • Saint-Gobain considers recycling glass used in construction to be crucial

Financial Data

DUNS: 542039532

Legal Name: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN

Address: 12 PL DE L IRIS TOUR SAINT-GOBAIN, 92400 COURBEVOIE

Number of employees: Entre 200 et 249 salariés (2020)

Capital: 2 025 364 060 EUR


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2015
Turnover 383 000 000 301 000 000 281 120 000 296 897 000 188 609 000 176 004 000
Gross margin (€) 469 000 000 370 000 000 293 174 000 352 447 000 207 894 000 -
EBITDA (€) 13 000 000 -11 000 000 -36 549 000 -48 146 000 -55 670 000 -
Operating profit (€) -10 000 000 -30 000 000 -48 686 000 -59 234 000 -18 647 000 -
Net profit (€) 1 496 000 000 1 458 000 000 862 209 000 848 966 000 669 184 000 1 070 854 000
Turnover growth rate (%) 27,2 7,1 -5,3 57,4 4,2 -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 3,4 -3,7 -13 -16,2 -29,5 -
Operating margin rate (%) -2,6 -10 -17,3 -20 -9,9 -
Working Capital (turnover days) -6 363,2 665,7 568,8 1 447,5 3 038,5 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) 842,5 - - - -117,9 -
Net margin (%) 390,6 484,4 306,7 285,9 354,8 -
Added value / Turnover (%) -16,4 6 15,5 10,4 30,5 -
Wages and social charges (€) - 86 000 000 72 712 000 76 390 000 -32 251 000 -
Salaries / Turnover (%) - 28,6 25,9 25,7 -17,1 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Administrateur Pamela Knapp 65
Administrateur Ieda Gomes 67
Administrateur Agnes Lemarchand 68
Administrateur Jean, Dominique Senard 70
Administrateur Sibylle Daunis 49
Administrateur Jean-francois Cirelli 65
Administrateur Benoit Bazin 54
Administrateur Dominique Leroy 59
Administrateur Lydie Cortes 52
Administrateur Philippe Thibaudet 42
Administrateur Gilles Schnepp 65
Administrateur Pierre-andre De chalendar 65
Administrateur Thierry Delaporte 56
Administrateur Jana Michalsen 58

Studies mentioning this company

The Flat Glass Market - Belgium

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  • Carglass France
  • Deknudt Mirrors
  • Leroi Industries S.A. (Groupe Leroi – Lerobel)
  • Meyvaert Glass Engineering S.A.
  • Polypane Glasindustrie S.A.
  • lux Belgium S.A.
  • Saint-Gobain Groupe
The building materials market - Italy

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