Yell Group Plc
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Yell Group Plc - overview
Established
1999
Location
Reading, -, UK
Primary Industry
Media
About
Founded in 1999 and based in the UK, Yell Group Plc is an international directories business operating in the classified advertising market in the United Kingdom, United States, Spain and Latin America.
Primary Industry
Media
Sub Industries
Literary Publishing
Website
www.yellgroup.co.uk
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Amount Raised
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Yell Group Plc - timeline of key events
Yell Group Plc - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | Mar 31, 2011 | Mar 31, 2012 | Mar 31, 2013 | Mar 31, 2014 | Mar 31, 2015 | Mar 31, 2016 | Mar 31, 2017 | Mar 31, 2018 | Mar 31, 2019 | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2021 | Mar 31, 2022 | Mar 31, 2023 | Mar 31, 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (USD) | 516,209,000 | 440,914,000 | 349,387,000 | 288,254,000 | 254,081,000 | 242,015,000 | 234,790,000 | 223,813,000 | 198,677,000 | 163,677,000 | 119,961,000 | 116,174,000 | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | (14.6%) | (20.8%) | (17.5%) | (11.9%) | (4.7%) | (3.0%) | (4.7%) | (11.2%) | (17.6%) | (26.7%) | (3.2%) | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | 160,003,000 | (142,124,000) | (863,562,000) | (40,836,000) | 44,498,000 | 72,582,000 | 78,504,000 | 64,154,000 | 61,128,000 | (46,252,000) | 17,436,000 | 24,375,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | 138,992,000 | (163,478,000) | (892,251,000) | (76,936,000) | 27,776,000 | 68,526,000 | 73,001,000 | 57,276,000 | 52,772,000 | (56,462,000) | 7,888,000 | 14,980,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 26.9% | (37.1%) | (255.4%) | (26.7%) | 10.9% | 28.3% | 31.1% | 25.6% | 26.6% | (34.5%) | 6.6% | 12.9% | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | 31.0% | (32.2%) | (247.2%) | (14.2%) | 17.5% | 30.0% | 33.4% | 28.7% | 30.8% | (28.3%) | 14.5% | 21.0% | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | 41,260,000 | (178,094,000) | (913,560,000) | (90,347,000) | (4,959,000) | 7,769,000 | 15,445,000 | 26,557,000 | 24,457,000 | (79,852,000) | (12,813,000) | (10,581,000) | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | 8.0% | (40.4%) | (261.5%) | (31.3%) | (2.0%) | 3.2% | 6.6% | 11.9% | 12.3% | (48.8%) | (10.7%) | (9.1%) | - | - | - |
Yell Group Plc - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Sale | Completed | TransWestern Holdings L.P. | - | ||||||||
| Trade Sale | Completed | Yell Group Plc | - | ||||||||
| IPO | Completed | Yell Group Plc | - | ||||||||
| Buyout | Completed | Yell Group Plc | - |
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Yell Group Plc - employee data
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