Company
Economic value (value added)
€ million |
|
2017/181 |
2018/19 |
Change in % |
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Key financial figures for continuing operations |
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|
|
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Sales development (like-for-like) |
% |
1.3 |
2.1 |
– |
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Sales development in local currency |
% |
1.3 |
2.2 |
– |
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Sales (net) |
|
26,792 |
27,082 |
1.1 |
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EBITDA excluding earnings contributions from real estate transactions |
|
1,088 |
1,021 |
−6.1 |
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Earnings contributions from real estate transactions |
|
128 |
338 |
– |
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EBITDA |
|
1,216 |
1,359 |
11.8 |
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EBIT |
|
713 |
828 |
16.1 |
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EBT (earnings before taxes) |
|
576 |
709 |
23.1 |
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Profit or loss for the period2 |
|
357 |
405 |
13.7 |
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Earnings per share (basic = diluted) |
€ |
0.98 |
1.12 |
13.7 |
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Cash flow from operating activities |
|
766 |
796 |
3.9 |
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Investments |
|
565 |
499 |
−11.7 |
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Net debt |
|
3,102 |
2,858 |
−7.9 |
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Employees (annual average by headcount) |
|
104,912 |
101,654 |
−3.1 |
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Stores (as of 30.09.) |
|
675 |
678 |
0,4 |
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Evaluation in relevant sustainability indices and rankings
Index/ranking |
Rating/score |
Scale |
Publication date |
|---|---|---|---|
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World/Europe |
82 |
0 to 100 |
09/2019 |
ISS-oekom Corporate Rating |
C+ |
D− to A+ |
08/2018 |
CDP Climate Scoring |
A− |
F to A |
01/2019 |
CDP Water Scoring |
B− |
F to A |
01/2019 |
FTSE4Good Global/Europe Index |
Index member |
|
07/2019 |
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.
In financial year 2018/19, METRO confirmed its industry leadership in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe and was ranked second in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World.