Bilendi is one of the European leaders in technology and data, particularly for research. Thanks to significant technological investments, and the acquisition of several companies in Europe, Bilendi has become a key player covering 12 European countries.
Bilendi was founded in 1999 by Marc Bidou, its current CEO, by positioning itself at the epicentre of data collection for two market segments: Technologies and Services for Market Research and Technologies and Services for Customer Engagement and Loyalty. The Group have locations in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Morocco. The group also has business activities in Austria and Norway.
In 2020, Bilendi achieved a turnover of € 34.1 million, 76% of which was achieved internationally, with a team of 252 people. The group is listed on Euronext Growth Paris. ISIN code FR 0004174233 - MNEMO code. ALBLD - Eligible PEA PME.
Bilendi is at the epicentre of research sector by providing data collected on the internet to market researchers. They base their analyses and advices on this data, which is at the origin of all decision-making in companies, governments, institutions.
This fast-growing business sector accounts for around € 1.5 billion euros worldwide, 40% of which is in Europe (1)
Bilendi's clients include research institutes, consulting firms, media agencies, universities and research centers, and major advertisers.
From 12 proprietary panels in Europe and more than 2.2 million panelists, a network of partners for the rest of the world, Bilendi carried out more than 14,000 projects in 2020.
Our teams are made up of 252 technology and data specialists. Our 12 sales offices allow us to be as close as possible to our 1,100 customers.
(1)Source Esomar, estimation Bilendi
Bilendi's strategy is to be the leading European player, it benefits from 3 key competitive advantages:
The group's development was achieved through strong organic growth supported by technological and commercial investments, combined with strategic acquisitions.
| In million € | 2016 | 2017* | 2018 | S1 | S2 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019** | 2020 | Variation 2019-2020 | 2019 | 2020 | Variation 2019-2020 | 2019** | 2020 | Variation 2019-2020 | ||||
| France | 8,2 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 4,1 | 3,6 | - 11,7% | 3,8 | 4,5 | + 19,4% | 7,9 | 8,1 | + 3,2% |
| International | 14,3 | 18,1 | 21,3 | 11,3 | 11,5 | + 1,5% | 13,2 | 14,5 | + 10,0% | 24,5 | 26,0 | + 6,1% |
| Turnover | 22,5 | 26,1 | 29,3 | 15,4 | 15,1 | - 2,0% | 17,0 | 19,0 | + 12,1% | 32,4 | 34,1 | + 5,4% |
| EBITDA | 3,3 | 4,0 | 5,1 | 2,6 | 2,0 | - 22,9% | 3,4 | 4,3 | + 28,1% | 5,9 | 6,3 | + 5,9% |
| in % of Turnover | 14,6% | 15,5% | 17,3% | 16,8% | 13,2% | 19,7% | 22,6% | 18,3% | 28,4% | |||
| EBIT | 1,6 | 2,6 | 3,3 | 1,4 | 0,4 | - 74,3% | 2,3 | 2,8 | + 18,5% | 3,7 | 3,1 | - 15,7% |
| Net Result | 1,4 | 2,0 | 2,0 | 0,6 | - 0,3 | 1,5 | 2,3 | + 52,6% | 2,2 | 2,0 | - 5,6% | |
*iVOX is included starting 1st April 2017
**Via! is included starting 1st February 2019
International France
| Quarterly revenue Q1: | 10.05.2021 |
| Half-year revenue H1: | 28.07.2021 |
| Half-year results H1: | 04.10.2021 |
| Quarterly revenue Q3: | 09.11.2021 |
| Annual revenues: | 23.02.2022 |
| Annual results: | 31.03.2022 |
| Quarterly revenue Q1: | 12.05.2020 |
| Half-year revenue H1: | 29.07.2020 |
| Half-year results H1: | 01.10.2020 |
| Quarterly revenue Q3: | 05.11.2020 |
| Annual revenues: | 18.02.2021 |
| Annual results: | 29.03.2021 |
| Quarterly revenue Q1: | 16.05.2019 |
| Half-year revenue H1: | 18.09.2019 |
| Half-year results H1: | 02.10.2019 |
| Quarterly revenue Q3: | 13.11.2019 |
| Annual revenues: | 26.02.2020 |
| Annual results: | 31.03.2020 |
