OL Groupe/2021-22 results: "First half of the year marked by a clear recovery" (Jean-Michel Aulas)

"This first half of the financial year (from 01/07 to 31/12/2021) is marked by a clear recovery," said Jean-Michel Aulas, president of OL Groupe, the holding company that owns Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), as part of the presentation of the group's 2021-22 half-year financial results, on 16/02/2022.

OL Groupe posted a total revenue of €116.1m (including player trading) for the first half of 2021-22, down 5.8% compared to the first six months of 2020-21 (€123.3m), announced the holding company that owns Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), on 15/02/2022. Excluding player trading, turnover was up 7.1% to €75m. While revenues from TV and marketing rights were down €13.7m, OL benefited from an increase in ticketing revenues (+€12.3m) and "Events" revenues (+€3.4m) thanks to the easing of sanitary restrictions following the Covid-19 crisis.

"EBITDA is significantly positive at €14.7m. But what was initiated during the winter transfer window, in addition to the work on expenses and revenues, notably TV rights from the LFP (see below), allows us to restate it. The 'realistic…