Company Profile
ABC ARBITRAGE
Codes and classification
 ISIN  FR0004040608  Mnemo  ABCA  CFI  ESVUFN
 Market  EURONEXT PARIS - Euronext - Local Securities
 Type  Stock - Ordinary stock - Continuous  Compartment B (Mid Caps)
ICB sectorial classification
Industry: 8000, Financials
SuperSector: 8700, Financial Services
Sector: 8770, Financial Services
Subsector: 8775, Specialty Finance
Activity

ABC arbitrage specializes in the design of arbitration strategies on most European and American financial markets.
The group conducts operations in view of profiting from price differentials between convergent fixed-term financial instruments. Positions taken are almost entirely limited to stocks and stock derivatives (especially stock warrants, guaranteed value certificates and convertible securities).
At the end of 2008, the group had conducted an average of 1,150 arbitrations, broken down into arbitrations with no exogenous risks (73%) and arbitrations with exogenous risks (27%).
The geographic distribution of the average number of arbitrations is as follows: France (4%), Europe (21%), the United States (55%) and other (20%).
Source: COFISEM - Last update: 16/03/10
Key figures
Millenium 2008 2007 2006
Revenue* 88,234 49,444 38,944
Operating profit* 64,656 32,095 22,344
Net profit 40,638 21,107 14,638
Shareholder's equity 83,851 71,364 44,600
Total assets 426,459 591,536 549,321
Fiscal year end 12.08 12.07 12.06
Length of fiscal year (months) 12 12 12
Currency & Unit EUR - THOUSANDS EUR - THOUSANDS EUR - THOUSANDS
Account standards IFRS IFRS IFRS
Source: COFISEM -  Last update:  16/03/10
Address Calendars 
ABC arbitrage
40 rue Notre Dame des Victoires
75002 Paris
France
Phone number:+33 (0)1 53 00 55 00
Fax:+33 (0)1 53 00 55 01
http://www.abc-arbitrage.com
Company contact
Julien Aumont
j.aumont@abc-arbitrage.com
Phone number:0153005500
Source: ABC ARBITRAGE  - Last update: 15/11/07 06:45 MET
Top management
Chief Executive Officer Jean-Michel Bonnichon
Chairman of the Board Dominique Ceolin
Source: COFISEM  - Last update: 16/03/10
Shareholders
ABC Participation et Gestion 23.2 %
Chauderlot 17.2 %
Source: COFISEM  - Last update: 16/03/10
 

Some explanations on the accounts

Net profit:
The net (after tax) profit for the entire group as a whole. This includes the Group's share of the net profit, as well as the net profit for the minority interests.

IAS-IFRS standard
2005 accounts for companies listed on Eurolist are in the IAS-IFRS accounting standard. Companies listed on a regulated market are under the obligation to publish their 2005 aggregated accounts in the IAS-IFRS standard.

Data in IAS-IFRS standard
In the « Bank » sector, the « Net sales » corresponds to « Revenues » (or « Net sales »)
In the "Insurance" sector, the « Premiums» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the "Listed property trusts" sector, the « Gross rental income»corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the "Société de Portefeuille" sector, the « Income» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).

Data in local standard
*Those data are based on the Accounting standards in force in the "Industry" sector, excepted for some anglo-saxon listed companies which use "Operating profit" instead of "Operating income".
In the « Bank » sector, the « Net banking incomes » corresponds to « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the "Insurance" sector, the « Premiums» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »).
In the other sectors with a specific activity, the « Investment revenues» corresponds to the « Revenues » (or « Net sales »), the « Operating income » to the « Operating profit ».