Lagardere announced results for the fourth quarter and full year, with quarterly publishing sales flat at €799 million. For the year, sales were €2.87 billion, up 2.2 percent as reported and 1.9 percent on a like-for-like basis. EBITDA grew 34.7 percent to €295 million and recurring EBIT gained 14 percent to €593 million. In the US, sales at Hachette Book Group for the year were up 7 percent, boosted by books including The Wild Robot by Peter Brown, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, and Eruption by James Patterson and Michael Crichton. In a statement, ceo David Shelley said that the […]
