Income statement

€ million	Note no.	2021/22	2022/23
Sales revenues	1	29,754	30,551
Cost of sales		−24,715	−25,669
Gross profit on sales		5,039	4,883
Other operating income	2	1,071	1,088
Selling expenses	3	−4,291	−4,351
General administrative expenses	4	−964	−892
Other operating expenses	5	−443	−132
Impairment of financial assets	6	−7	−12
Income from companies accounted for using the equity method	7	24	13
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT)		429	598
Other investment result	8	15	−38
Interest income	9	32	40
Interest expense	9	−189	−200
Other financial result	10	−421	209
Net financial result		−563	11
Earnings before taxes (EBT)		−134	609
Income taxes	12	−196	−170
Profit or loss for the period		−331	439
Profit or loss for the period attributable to non-controlling interests		3	0
Profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG		−334	439
Earnings per share in € (basic = diluted)	13	(−0.92)	(1.21)