If Vivendi had proven its ability to cushion the shock of the health crisis in the 2020 financial year thanks in particular to Universal Music (UMG), the group of which Bolloré is the largest shareholder is back on the path to growth in 2021, despite the split. in September of its music subsidiary, which is now only residually consolidated.
Overall turnover increased by 10.4% and by 8.6% on a like-for-like basis, knowing that the Prisma group was integrated in June 2021. It amounted to 9.6 billion euros . Operating profit rose to 404 million, up 63%, despite a depreciation of 200 million from the mobile games operator Gameloft to “reflect the decline in its operating performance”, even if it is back in the green.
