Income statement

for the financial year from 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021

€ million

Note no.

2019/20

2020/21

Sales revenues

1

25,632

24,765

Cost of sales

 

−21,271

−20,539

Gross profit on sales

 

4,361

4,226

Other operating income

2

948

1,107

Selling expenses

3

−3,849

−3,814

General administrative expenses

4

−831

−875

Other operating expenses

5

−321

−440

Earnings from impairment of financial assets

6

−64

−26

Earnings share of operating companies recognised at equity

7

14

19

Earnings before interest and taxes EBIT

 

257

197

Earnings share of non-operating companies recognised at equity

7

0

0

Other investment result

8

3

12

Interest income

9

31

30

Interest expenses

9

−252

−224

Other financial result

10

−72

25

Net financial result

 

−289

−157

Earnings before taxes EBT

 

−32

40

Income taxes

12

−108

−85

Profit or loss for the period from continuing operations

 

−140

−45

Profit or loss for the period from discontinued operations after taxes

 

612

0

Profit or loss for the period

 

471

−45

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

13

11

11

from continuing operations

 

(5)

(11)

from discontinued operations

 

(6)

(0)

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

 

460

−56

from continuing operations

 

(−146)

(−56)

from discontinued operations

 

(606)

(0)

Earnings per share in € (basic = diluted)

14

(1.27)

(−0.15)

from continuing operations

 

(−0.40)

(−0.15)

from discontinued operations

 

(1.67)

(0.00)