Bertelsmann SE KGaA (BTG4) Stock Overview

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA operates as a media, services, and education company worldwide. It operates through eight reportable segments: RTL Group, Penguin Random House, Gruner + Jahr, BMG, Arvato, Bertelsmann Printing Group, Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments. The RTL Group segment operates as an entertainment network. It owns and operates 60 television channels and 30 radio stations, as well as production companies; and produces, licenses, and distributes television content. The Penguin Random House segment publishes approximately 250 editorially independent imprints. This segment publishes approximately 10,000 new titles and sells approximately 800 million books, audiobooks, and e-books. The Gruner + Jahr segment publishes magazines and digital offerings, including Stern, Brigitte, Geo, Capital, Gala, Eltern, P.M., Essen & Trinken, National Geographic, and Prisma Média publications. The BMG segment operates as a music publisher. The Arvato segment provides business process outsourcing services, including data management, customer services, customer relations services, supply chain management, digital distribution, and financial services, as well as professional and customized IT services. The Bertelsmann Printing Group segment provides illustration and book printing services, as well as digital printing of customizable products. This segment produces magazines, catalogs, brochures, books, and packaging products for their customers. Bertelsmann Education Group segment provides digital education and services primarily in the healthcare and technology sectors, as well as e-learning services and online education platform. The Bertelsmann Investments segment invests in start-up companies in Brazil, China, India, the United States, and Europe. The company was formerly known as Bertelsmann AG and changed its name to Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA in August 2012. Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA was founded in 1835 and is headquartered in Gütersloh, Germany.