Edel AG
The entertainment group Edel AG with its headquarters in Hamburg is within the independent label 's largest independent music companies in Europe and operates sales and marketing for artists and small music label. The repertoire of the noble group includes dance, rock and pop music to classical music and a children's catalog.
In addition to building and marketing of music, the Group is also engaged in the manufacturing, logistics and distribution of CDs, DVDs, records, music cassettes and books at the production site of the subsidiary company optimal media GmbH in Robel / Müritz, and offer services in the online arena and in book business.
Group Development
Precious was " noble " was founded in October 1985 by the current Executive Board Member (CEO) and majority shareholder Michael Haentjes as a one-man company under the name Society of Product Marketing mbH and initially dealt exclusively with the mailorder shipping for film music. Over the next ten years, in 1992 the company name was changed to noble music AG company, the company grew steadily and in 1995 recorded more than 150 million DM turnover.
In 1998 followed under the new company name edel music AG 's IPO (WKN 564950 ) and the listing on the Neuer Markt. The first listing was 101 DM IPO gross earned the company almost 60 million DM capital inflow. As part of a global strategy investments were acquired abroad, such as the PIAS Group in Belgium, in which the also founded by Haentjes 1997 Connected Music Vertrieb GmbH went, and Eagle Rock in the UK. 2000 was achieved over a billion DM group sales.
In the context of the general crisis of the music business, the collapse of the Neuer Markt and the high cost of integrating the consolidated enterprises in 2001 followed a crisis that threatened the continued existence of the company. In 2002, precious together with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants is a comprehensive group rehabilitation program has to offer. Parts of the company and investments were repelled and lossy companies closed.
From about 1,700 employees remained about 750 in the company. Optimal result of this consolidation and thanks to the stable business of manufacturer daughter positive financial results could be achieved again.
At the end of the short financial year 2001 ( 30.09.) Changed noble of the listing on the Neuer Markt to the Regulated Market / Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which was shaped in the regulated market in 2007.
With so-called EarBooks, photo books with integrated music CDs, precious opened in 2004 a new division. In declining CD business, the field of DVD was still in the ascendant.
In February 2007, edel music AG took over the book division of Pabel Moewig with cookbooks, guidebooks, puzzles books, children's books and some licenses, such as the silver volumes of the science fiction series Perry Rhodan and thus expanded its media division.
At the AGM in May 2007 it was decided to delete the word " music" in the company name. The company changed its name again until 2010 under " edel AG ". In December 2009, the listing on the regulated market has been revoked. The stock has since traded in the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. 2010 took over the precious ZS Publisher Zabert Sandmann GmbH Munich. In January 2011, the spelling of the company name to " Edel AG " changed. In March 2011, Edel AG acquired finally the exploitation rights for TV and movies to the animated characters Pettersson and Findus of the insolvent TV Loonland.
In the field of music precious sells, among other publications from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Divisions
Sources: Divisions shares
Edel Germany GmbH, and its precious: Culture, Precious: Records, Edel: Books, Precious: Motion, Edel: Kids, Precious: Distribution, earBOOKS and earMUSIC.
The Edel AG holds 100 % of the shares of Edel Germany GmbH.
Optimal media GmbH, and its production and sales of sound and data carriers, production and distribution of books.
The Edel AG holds 100 % of the shares of the optimal media GmbH.
Kontor Records GmbH, dance label with the brands Kontor Top Of The Clubs and Kontor House of House.
The Edel AG holds 66.80 % of the shares of Kontor Records GmbH.
Kontor New Media GmbH, and its mobile entertainment, Internet and Digital Distribution.
The Edel AG holds 100 % of the shares of the Kontor New Media GmbH.
Great cooking school GmbH, was established following the acquisition of Pabel Moewig -Verlag, 2007.
The Edel AG holds 31% of the shares of Great cooking school GmbH.
ZS Zabert Sandmann Verlag GmbH, Munich publishing house since 2010.
The Edel AG holds 75 % of the shares of the ZS Zabert Sandmann Verlag GmbH.
With operating companies which Edel AG is active in seven European countries. A global network linked more investments, distribution and licensing partners.
Sales development
The sales figures were the Annual Reports of Edel AG taken from 1986 to 2011. The fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 31. The disclosures in the financial 1986-2001 are converted from DM given in Euros.
- EUR 2 000 591 500 000
- EUR 2 001 348 500 000
- EUR 2 002 160 700 000
- EUR 2 003 138 100 000
- EUR 2 004 139 300 000
- 2005 EUR 153.4m
- EUR 2 006 137 100 000
- EUR 138.6 million in 2007
- EUR 146.5 million in 2008
- EUR 135 million in 2009
- EUR 2 010 129 700 000
- EUR 2 011 137 400 000
- EUR 2 012 146 900 000