Multi-year overview

31/12/
2007

31/12/
20082

31/12/
20093

31/12/
2010

31/12/
2011

31/12/
2012

30/9/
2012⁴

30/9/
2013

1	Only continuing operations (discontinued operations in 2007 and 2008: Extra and Adler, in 2009: Adler)
2	Adjustment due to first-time adoption of new and revised IFRSs in the financial year 2009
3	Adjustment due to revised disclosure in the financial year 2010
4	Unaudited
5	Adjustment due to revised disclosure in the financial year 2012
6	Before special items; special items for 2012 and 2013 are displayed in chapter “Special items”
7	Adjustment due to netting of recognition and reversal of impairment loss in EBITDA totalling €9 million (Real), €6 million (Real Estate) and €–6 million (Consolidation) in the financial year 2010
8	Adjustment of previous year (see chapter “Notes to the group accounting principles and methods”)
9	Including discontinued operations
10	After non-controlling interests
11	Subject to the resolution of the Annual General Meeting
12	The 84 Dinea locations were reclassified from the “others” segment to segment “Galeria Kaufhof”. They are no longer classified as independent locations in the segment “Galeria Kaufhof”, but assigned to the respective Galeria Kaufhof location. As a result, the locations and their selling space are no longer disclosed separately.
13	Including first-time inclusion of METRO Cash & Carry satellite stores opened in 2009/2010 (total of 14)

Key financial figures

Sales (net)

€ million

64,210

67,955

65,529

67,258

65,926⁵

66,739

47,380

46,321

EBITDA

€ million

3,343

3,540⁶

3,319^6, 7

3,726⁶

3,651⁶

3,296^6, 8

1,669^6, 8

1,603⁶

EBIT

€ million

2,078

2,222⁶

2,024⁶

2,415⁶

2,372⁶

1,979^{6, 8}

706^{6, 8}

728⁶

EBIT margin

%

3.2

3.3⁶

3.1⁶

3.6⁶

3.6⁶

3.0⁶

1.5⁶

1.6⁶

Earnings before taxes

€ million

1,561

1,648⁶

1,393⁶

1,834⁶

1,732⁶

1,436^{6, 8}

289^{6, 8}

282⁶

Profit or loss for the period⁹

€ million

1,051

722⁶

824⁶

1,139⁶

979⁶

730^{6, 8}

165^{6, 8}

16⁶

thereof from continuing operations

€ million

1,065

1,151⁶

824⁶

1,139⁶

979⁶

730^{6, 8}

165^{6, 8}

16⁶

thereof profit or loss for the period attributable to shareholders of METRO AG⁹

€ million

825

401

383

850

631

17

–19

–71

Investments

€ million

2,154

2,423

1,517

1,683

2,095

1,437

954

691

Total assets⁹

€ million

33,862

33,516

33,282

35,067

33,987

34,802⁸

31,608⁸

28,811

Equity

€ million

6,498

6,061

5,992

6,460

6,437

5,666⁸

5,649⁸

5,206

Equity ratio

%

19.2

18.1

18.0

18.4

18.9

16.3⁸

17.9⁸

18.1

Return on equity after taxes

%

16.2

11.9⁶

13.8⁶

17.6⁶

15.2⁶

12.9^{6, 8}

2.9^{6, 8}

0.3⁶

Earnings per share (basic = diluted)^{9, 10}

€

2.52

1.23

1.17

2.60

1.93

0.05⁸

–0.06⁸

–0.22

thereof from continuing operations

€

2.58

2.54

1.17

2.60

1.93

0.05⁸

–0.06⁸

–0.22

thereof from discontinued operations

€

–0.06

–1.31

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Distribution

Dividend per ordinary share

€

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.35

1.35

1.00

–

0.00¹¹

Dividend per preference share

€

1.298

1.298

1.298

1.485

1.485

1.06

–

0.00¹¹

Operating data

Employees (annual average by headcount)

275,520

290,940

286,329

283,280

280,856

278,811

277,418

269,493

Locations

2,097

2,111¹²

2,127

2,131

2,187¹³

2,243

2,187

2,221

Selling space (1,000 m²)

11,779

12,302¹²

12,629

12,771

12,954

13,003

12,784

12,773