Company

Economic value (value added)Decent Work and Economic Growth

Download XLS

€ million

 

2017/181

2018/19

Change in %

1

Previous year’s adjustment due to discontinued operations.

2

Attributable to METRO shareholders.

Key financial figures for continuing operations

 

 

 

 

Sales development (like-for-like)

%

1.3

2.1

–

Sales development in local currency

%

1.3

2.2

–

Sales (net)

 

26,792

27,082

1.1

EBITDA excluding earnings contributions from real estate transactions

 

1,088

1,021

−6.1

Earnings contributions from real estate transactions

 

128

338

–

EBITDA

 

1,216

1,359

11.8

EBIT

 

713

828

16.1

EBT (earnings before taxes)

 

576

709

23.1

Profit or loss for the period2

 

357

405

13.7

Earnings per share (basic = diluted)

€

0.98

1.12

13.7

Cash flow from operating activities

 

766

796

3.9

Investments

 

565

499

−11.7

Net debt

 

3,102

2,858

−7.9

Employees (annual average by headcount)

 

104,912

101,654

−3.1

Stores (as of 30.09.)

 

675

678

0,4

Evaluation in relevant sustainability indices and rankings

Index/ranking

Rating/score

Scale

Publication date

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World/Europe

82
Industry Leader DJSI Europe
Food & Staples Retailing

0 to 100

09/2019

ISS-oekom Corporate Rating

C+
Prime Status

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.