Company

Economic value (value added)

in € million

 

2014/15

 

2015/16

 

2016/17

Key performance indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from sales

 

37,496

 

36,549

 

37,140

Interest yields

 

55

 

65

 

44

Rent yields

 

386

 

343

 

326

Cost of sales

 

–30,421

 

–29,560

 

–30,124

Selling expenses

 

–6,350

 

–6,171

 

–6,084

Administration costs

 

–992

 

–1,058

 

–1,014

Write-downs

 

760

 

710

 

762

Personnel expenses

 

4,253

 

4,233

 

4,016

Dividend payments

 

–14

 

–15

 

–32

Interest expenditure

 

–309

 

–276

 

–200

Income taxes

 

–201

 

–375

 

–304

Investments (total capex)

 

1,155

 

1,007

 

827

Divestments (disposal of fixed assets, disposal of financial assets and disposal of subsidiaries with effect on cash flow)

 

709

 

1419

 

804

Net dept

 

3,815

 

3,051

 

3,142

EBITDA

 

1,606

 

1,918

 

1,611

EBITDA (before special items)

 

1,771

 

1,791

 

1,810

EBIT

 

860

 

1,219

 

852

EBIT (before special items)

 

1,081

 

1,106

 

1,106

Pre-tax profits

 

466

 

894

 

649

Net profit for the period

 

265

 

519

 

345

Net profit for the period attributable to shareholders of METRO AG

 

254

 

506

 

325

Net profit for the period attributable to non-controlling shareholders

 

11

 

13

 

20

Earnings per share in €

 

0.70

 

1.39

 

0.89

Sum of cash flows

 

1,912

 

–1,828

 

–12

Evaluation in relevant sustainability indices and rankings1

Index/ranking

 

Rating/score

 

Scale

 

Publication date

1

For all ratings but Oekom rating the evaluation took place between July-September 2017.

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World/Europe

 

80
Industry Group Leader
Food & Staples Retailing

 

0 to 100

 

09/2017

Oekom Corporate Rating

 

C+
Prime Status

 

D– to A+

 

09/2017

CDP Climate Scoring

 

A–

 

F to A

 

10/2017

CDP Water Scoring

 

A–

 

F to A

 

10/2017

Explanation: As part of our stakeholder dialogue, we inform the capital market about our sustainability management activities. This means our sustainability performance is rated by independent third parties.