14. Depreciation / amortisation / impairment losses

Depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses of €780 million (2015/16: €710 million) include impairment losses totalling €85 million (2015/16: €25 million). They relate mainly to property, plant and equipment with €46 million (2015/16: €21 million) and goodwill with €19 million (2015/16: €0 million). In addition, write-downs related to the disposal of MIDBAN ESOLUTIONS S.L. amounting to €9 million contribute to the impairments. In addition, net financial result included impairment losses in the amount of €9 million (2015/16: €0 million), which mainly relate to equity investments.

Impairment losses on property, plant and equipment are attributable to land and buildings at €37 million (2015/16: €13 million) and to business and office equipment at €9 million (2015/16: €7 million). The recognised impairment losses on goodwill relate mainly to METRO Cash & Carry Netherlands with €8 million and to METRO Cash & Carry Japan with €8 million.

The attribution of depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses in the income statement and the affected asset categories is as follows:

XLS

2015/16

 

Goodwill

 

Other intangible assets

 

Property, plant and equip­ment

 

Invest­ment prope­rties

 

Financial assets1

 

Assets held for sale

 

Total

€ million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Also comprise investments accounted for using the equity method.

Cost of sales

 

0

 

0

 

13

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

13

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(13)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(13)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Selling expenses

 

0

 

30

 

575

 

15

 

0

 

0

 

621

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(28)

 

(555)

 

(14)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(597)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(2)

 

(20)

 

(1)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(24)

General administrative expenses

 

0

 

58

 

17

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

75

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(57)

 

(17)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(74)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(1)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(1)

Other operating expenses

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Scheduled impairment losses and impairment before impairment of financial investments

 

0

 

88

 

605

 

16

 

0

 

0

 

710

Financial result

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

 

0

 

88

 

605

 

16

 

0

 

0

 

710

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(85)

 

(585)

 

(15)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(685)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(3)

 

(21)

 

(1)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(25)

XLS

2016/17

 

Goodwill

 

Other intangible assets

 

Property, plant and equip­ment

 

Invest­ment prope­rties

 

Financial assets1

 

Assets held for sale

 

Total

€ million

 

1

Also comprise investments accounted for using the equity method.

Cost of sales

 

0

 

2

 

19

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

20

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(2)

 

(19)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(20)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

Selling expenses

 

0

 

31

 

598

 

10

 

0

 

0

 

639

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(31)

 

(559)

 

(9)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(599)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(38)

 

(2)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(40)

General administrative expenses

 

0

 

56

 

27

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

83

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(56)

 

(19)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(76)

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(8)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(8)

Other operating expenses

 

19

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

9

 

28

thereof impairment

 

(19)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(9)

 

(28)

Scheduled impairment losses and impairment before impairment of financial investments

 

19

 

89

 

643

 

11

 

0

 

9

 

771

Financial result

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

9

 

0

 

9

thereof impairment

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(9)

 

(0)

 

(9)

 

 

19

 

89

 

643

 

11

 

9

 

9

 

780

thereof depreciation/amortisation

 

(0)

 

(89)

 

(597)

 

(9)

 

(0)

 

(0)

 

(695)

thereof impairment

 

(19)

 

(0)

 

(46)

 

(2)

 

(9)

 

(9)

 

(85)

Of the impairments amounting to €85 million (2015/16: €25 million), METRO Wholesale accounted for €72 million (2015/16: €20 million), Real for €0 million (2015/16: €1 million) and Others for €13 million (2015/16: €4 million).