Bertelsmann posted billions profit

With organic growth of more than three percent, Bertelsmann achieved Group sales of 19 billion euros in the 2024 financial year. For the first time, the highest share of sales was in North America. And how did Penguin Random House cut off?

Stable B: Media-giant Bertelsmann reports sales of 19 billion euros for 2024, which represents a decrease of 1.2 billion euros compared to the previous year. However, the decline resulted from the sale of Majorel at the end of 2023, so that – calculated from this effect – an organic growth of 3.3% would stand. Nevertheless, the operating result of the Group remains stable at 3.1 billion euros. The bottom line is a consolidated result of just ove…