Company

Economic value (value added)

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in € million

2012/131

2013/142

2014/15

1

Unaudited

2

Adjustment to previous year due to discontinued activities

3

Including discontinued activities

Key performance indicator

 

 

 

Revenue from sales

65,679

59,937

59,219

Interest yields

89

48

62

Rent yields

458

366

361

Cost of sales

−52,053

−48,176

−47,577

Selling expenses

−12,181

−10,513

−10,221

Administration costs

−1,489

−1,326

−1,467

Write-downs

−1,460

−1,162

−1,487

Personnel expenses

−7,328

−6,450

−6,505

Dividend payments

−327

0

−319

Interest expenditure

−606

−434

−344

Income taxes

−990

−539

−480

Investments (total capex)

1,175

1,001

1,411

Disinvestments (disposals of tangible assets and sales of companies)

1,866

534

669

Net debt3

5,391

4,655

2,527

EBITDA

3,133

2,228

2,177

EBITDA (before special items)

3,230

2,509

2,458

EBIT

1,688

1,077

711

EBIT (before special items)

2,000

1,531

1,511

Pre-tax profits

1,048

536

259

Net profit for the period from ongoing activities

58

−3

−221

Net profit for the period from discontinued activities after taxes

0

185

935

Net profit for the period

58

182

714

Net profit for the period attributable to shareholders of METRO AG

−35

127

672

of which from ongoing activities

−35

−57

−263

of which from discontinued activities

0

184

935

Net profit for the period attributable to non-controlling shareholders

93

55

42

of which from ongoing activities

93

54

42

of which from discontinued activities

0

1

0

Earnings per share in €

−0.11

0.39

2.06

of which from ongoing activities

−0.11

−0.18

−0.80

of which from discontinued activities

0.00

0.57

2.86

Sum of cash flows3

574

−155

2034

Evaluation in relevant sustainability indices and rankings

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Index/ranking

Rating/score

Scale

Year

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World/Europe

77
Industry Group Leader
Food & Staples Retailing

0 to 100

2015

Oekom Corporate Rating

C+
Prime Status

D– to A+

2014

CDP Climate Disclosure & Performance Scoring

99 A–
Sector Leader Consumer Staples
DACH Region
MDAX Index Leader

0 to 100 / E to A

2015

FTSE4Good Global/Europe Index

3.8

0 to 5

2015

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.

METRO GROUP improved its ESG ratings once again in financial year 2014/15. The standout improvement is the Group’s attainment of the position of Industry Group Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Indices.