Company

Economic value (value added)

in € million

 

2015/16

 

2016/17 1

 

2017/18 1

1

Includes the figures of the hypermarket business for sale.

2

Pro-forma disclosure of combined financial statements.

3

Subject to the resolution of the Annual General Meeting.

Key performance indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales development (like-for-like) (in %)

 

0.2

 

0.5

 

0.7

Sales (net)

 

36,549

 

37,140

 

36,534

EBITDA excluding earnings contributions from real estate transactions

 

1,765

 

1,436

 

1,396

Earnings contributions from real estate transactions

 

153

 

175

 

129

EBITDA

 

1,918

 

1,611

 

1,525

EBIT

 

1,219

 

852

 

740

EBT (earnings before taxes)

 

894

 

649

 

578

Profit or loss for the period

 

519

 

345

 

348

Earnings per share (in €) (basic = diluted)

 

1.39 2

 

0.89

 

0.95

Dividend per ordinary share (in €)

 

0.00

 

0.70

 

0.70 3

Dividend per preference share (in €)

 

0.00

 

0.70

 

0.70 3

Cash flow from operating activities

 

1,173

 

1,027

 

905

Investments

 

1,007

 

827

 

811

Equity ratio (in %)

 

18.3

 

20.3

 

20.5

Net debt

 

3,051

 

3,142

 

3,165

Stores

 

1,041

 

1,041

 

1,048

Evaluation in relevant sustainability indices and rankings

Index/ranking

 

Rating/score

 

Scale

 

Publication date

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World/Europe

 

76
Industry Group Leader
Food & Staples Retailing

 

0 to 100

 

09/2018

ISS-oekom Corporate Rating

 

C+
Prime Status

 

D– to A+

 

08/2018

CDP Climate Scoring

 

A–

 

F to A

 

10/2017

CDP Water Scoring

 

A–

 

F to A

 

10/2017

FTSE4Good Global/Europe Index

 

Index member

 

 

 

07/2018

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 2017/18, METRO confirmed its industry leadership in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Indices.