Asset position
In financial year 2017/18, the balance sheet total of the continuing and discontinued operations decreased by €537 million to €15.2 billion (30/9/2017: €15.8 billion).
In the non-current assets of the continuing operations, a decline of €260 million to €7.5 billion was recorded in financial year 2017/18 (30/9/2017: €7.8 billion), which primarily related to the tangible assets. Besides cost-efficient investment activities, individual real estate sales and currency effects contributed to this decline.
€ million |
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Note no. |
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30/9/2017 |
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30/9/2017 adjusted1 |
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30/9/2018 |
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Non-current assets |
|
|
|
9,225 |
|
7,799 |
|
7,540 |
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Goodwill |
|
|
875 |
|
815 |
|
797 |
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Other intangible assets |
|
|
473 |
|
457 |
|
499 |
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Tangible assets |
|
|
6,822 |
|
5,589 |
|
5,314 |
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Investment properties |
|
|
126 |
|
115 |
|
97 |
|||
Financial assets |
|
|
92 |
|
71 |
|
88 |
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Investments accounted for using the equity method |
|
|
183 |
|
183 |
|
178 |
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Other financial and other non-financial assets |
|
|
217 |
|
206 |
|
202 |
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Deferred tax assets |
|
|
439 |
|
364 |
|
365 |
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- For more information about the development of non-current assets, see the notes to the consolidated financial statements in the numbers listed in the table.
Compared to the adjusted previous year’s figure, current assets have declined by €277 million to €7.7 billion (30/9/2017: €8.0 billion). In particular, inventories contributed a primarily currency-related decline of €173 million to €2.1 billion (30/9/2017: €2.3 billion).
€ million |
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Note no. |
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30/9/2017 |
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30/9/2017 adjusted1 |
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30/9/2018 |
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Current assets |
|
|
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6,554 |
|
7,980 |
|
7,703 |
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Inventories |
|
|
3,046 |
|
2,281 |
|
2,108 |
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Trade receivables |
|
|
575 |
|
554 |
|
571 |
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Financial assets |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
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Other financial and other non-financial assets |
|
|
1,214 |
|
960 |
|
913 |
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Entitlements to income tax refunds |
|
|
|
148 |
|
148 |
|
206 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
1,559 |
|
1,464 |
|
1,298 |
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Assets held for sale |
|
|
11 |
|
2,572 |
|
2,605 |
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- For more information about the development of current assets, see the notes to the consolidated financial statements in the numbers listed in the table.