22. Financial investments and investments accounted for using the equity method

€ million

 

Loans

 

Investments

 

Securities

 

Total financial assets

Acquisition or production costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 1/10/2015

 

33

 

9

 

2

 

44

Currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions to consolidation group

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions

 

14

 

16

 

0

 

30

Disposals

 

−3

 

0

 

0

 

−3

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Transfers

 

0

 

0

 

24

 

24

As of 30/9 – 1/10/2016

 

45

 

25

 

26

 

96

Currency translation

 

−1

 

0

 

0

 

−1

Additions to consolidation group

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions

 

8

 

27

 

0

 

36

Disposals

 

−4

 

−2

 

−14

 

−19

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Transfers

 

−2

 

0

 

−3

 

−5

As of 30/9/2017

 

47

 

51

 

9

 

107

Depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of 1/10/2015

 

0

 

1

 

0

 

1

Currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions, scheduled

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions, impairment

 

3

 

3

 

0

 

6

Disposals

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Reversals of impairment losses

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Transfers

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

As of 30/9 – 1/10/2016

 

4

 

4

 

0

 

7

Currency translation

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions, scheduled

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Additions, impairment

 

1

 

8

 

0

 

9

Disposals

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Reversals of impairment losses

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Transfers

 

−1

 

0

 

0

 

−1

As of 30/9/2017

 

4

 

12

 

0

 

15

Carrying amount at 1/10/2015

 

33

 

8

 

2

 

43

Carrying amount at 30/9/2016

 

41

 

22

 

26

 

89

Carrying amount at 30/9/2017

 

43

 

39

 

9

 

92

€ million

 

Investments accounted for using the equity method

Acquisition or production costs

 

 

As of 1/10/2015

 

192

Currency translation

 

0

Additions to consolidation group

 

0

Additions

 

8

Disposals

 

−15

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

Transfers

 

0

As of 30/9 – 1/10/2016

 

185

Currency translation

 

0

Additions to consolidation group

 

0

Additions

 

9

Disposals

 

−12

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

Transfers

 

2

As of 30/9/2017

 

184

Depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses

 

 

As of 1/10/2015

 

7

Currency translation

 

0

Additions, scheduled

 

0

Additions, impairment

 

0

Disposals

 

0

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

Reversals of impairment losses

 

−5

Transfers

 

0

As of 30/9 – 1/10/2016

 

2

Currency translation

 

0

Additions, scheduled

 

0

Additions, impairment

 

0

Disposals

 

−1

Reclassifications under IFRS 5

 

0

Reversals of impairment losses

 

0

Transfers

 

0

As of 30/9/2017

 

1

Carrying amount at 1/10/2015

 

184

Carrying amount at 30/9/2016

 

183

Carrying amount at 30/9/2017

 

183

Disclosures about the major investments accounted for using the equity method can be found in the following table.

Apart from Habib METRO Pakistan (closing date 30 June), all other companies mentioned above have 31 December as the closing date. The companies are included in the consolidated financial statements of METRO AG with their most recently available financial statements.

 

 

Habib METRO Pakistan

 

OPCI FWP

 

OPCI FWS

 

Mayfair group1

 

Miscellaneous

 

Total

€ million

 

2015/16

2016/17

 

2015/16

2016/17

 

2015/16

2016/17

 

2015/16

2016/17

 

2015/16

2016/17

 

2015/16

2016/17

1

The Mayfair group comprises 10 real estate companies.

Amount of the share (in %)

 

40

40

 

5

5

 

25

25

 

40

40

 

 

Market value

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying amount

 

47

48

 

9

9

 

41

41

 

80

78

 

6

7

 

183

183

Disclosures about the income statement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales revenues

 

12

14

 

24

24

 

23

23

 

16

8

 

29

60

 

104

129

Earnings after tax from continuing operations

 

6

7

 

14

16

 

15

13

 

9

4

 

5

7

 

49

47

Earnings after tax from discontinued operations

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

Other comprehensive income

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

Total comprehensive income

 

6

7

 

14

16

 

15

13

 

9

4

 

5

7

 

49

47

Dividend payments to the group

 

0

1

 

0

1

 

0

4

 

0

0

 

0

2

 

0

8

Notes to the balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current assets

 

61

55

 

271

275

 

261

264

 

201

195

 

84

77

 

878

866

Current assets

 

15

23

 

1

4

 

4

2

 

5

6

 

17

39

 

42

74

Non-current liabilities

 

3

3

 

100

103

 

100

100

 

0

0

 

84

80

 

287

286

Current liabilities

 

1

3

 

0

0

 

0

0

 

5

5

 

14

39

 

20

47

METRO’s representation on the supervisory board of OPCI FRENCH PROPERTIES – FWP ensures that significant influence is maintained and that the holding will be accounted for using the equity method although the share only amounts to 5%.

The investments accounted for using the equity method within the group are mainly leasing companies. The key purpose of the leasing companies is to acquire, lease out and manage assets.

Wholesale, METRO Wholesale
The METRO Wholesale segment comprises the METRO Cash & Carry sales line of METRO AG with more than 750 wholesale markets across 25 countries worldwide. The delivery business (food service distribution) is also part of this segment, with companies like METRO Delivery Service and the delivery specialists Classic Fine Foods, Pro à Pro and Rungis Express.
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