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)