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Vivendi (VIV.EPA)


Business Overview and Segments

This company is a French conglomerate – which essentially means that its one company with lots of different businesses in different industries. It has a bunch of businesses, but there’s essentially one main one – Universal Music Group, it owns one of the big three music records that owns a bunch of music labels. They own the rights to the music of literally the biggest artists in the world – Billie Eilish, Drake, Eminem, Taylor Swift, Frank Ocean, Future, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Queen, The Chainsmokers, Travis Scott, The Beatles, Rihanna. So essentially Vivendi is a way to invest in the music industry – but it’s a little more complicated than just betting on music.


Moat

Patent – they own the rights to the music of these artists for specific contract periods.

Key Facts and Figures

Risk of BankruptcyLow
Last Year’s Growth14% (Moderate)
ROIC (Company Quality)8% (Moderate)
Free Cash Flow Margin (Company Strength)8% (Moderate)

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