Income statement

for the financial year from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018

€ million

 

Note no.

 

2016/171

 

2017/18

1

Adjustment of previous year due to discontinued operations.

Sales revenues

 

1

 

29,903

 

29,476

Cost of sales

 

 

 

−24,713

 

−24,482

Gross profit on sales

 

 

 

5,189

 

4,994

Other operating income

 

2

 

1,336

 

1,259

Selling expenses

 

3

 

−4,399

 

−4,280

General administrative expenses

 

4

 

−937

 

−868

Other operating expenses

 

5

 

−370

 

−295

Earnings share of operating companies recognised at equity

 

6

 

14

 

14

Earnings before interest and taxes EBIT

 

 

 

833

 

823

Earnings share of non-operating companies recognised at equity

 

6

 

0

 

0

Other investment result

 

7

 

1

 

0

Interest income

 

8

 

43

 

34

Interest expenses

 

8

 

−171

 

−163

Other financial result

 

9

 

−32

 

−2

Net financial result

 

 

 

−159

 

−130

Earnings before taxes EBT

 

 

 

674

 

693

Income taxes

 

11

 

−295

 

−235

Profit or loss for the period from continuing operations

 

 

 

379

 

458

Profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes

 

12

 

−34

 

−110

Profit or loss for the period

 

 

 

345

 

348

Profit or loss for the period attributable to non-controlling interests

 

13

 

20

 

4

from continuing operations

 

 

 

(20)

 

(4)

from discontinued operations

 

 

 

(0)

 

(0)

Profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG

 

 

 

325

 

344

from continuing operations

 

 

 

(359)

 

(454)

from discontinued operations

 

 

 

(−34)

 

(−110)

Earnings per share in € (basic = diluted)

 

14

 

0.89

 

0.95

from continuing operations

 

 

 

(0.99)

 

(1.25)

from discontinued operations

 

 

 

(−0.09)

 

(−0.30)