15. Depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses

Depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses of €858 million (2018/19: €784 million) include impairment losses totalling €55 million (2018/19: €21 million).

The impairment is mainly losses attributable to the METRO Asia segment (€26 million), in particular the impairment of goodwill at Classic Fine Foods, €14 million to the Others segment, €6 million to the METRO Germany segment and €5 million to the METRO Russia segment.

The attribution of depreciation/amortisation/impairment losses in the income statement and the affected asset categories is as follows:

2018/19

€ million

Goodwill

Other in­tangible assets

Property, plant and equip­ment2

Usu­fructuary rights2

Invest­ment proper­ties2

Financial assets1

Total2

Cost of sales

0

3

22

46

0

0

70

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(3)

(22)

(46)

(0)

(0)

(70)

thereof impairment

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

Selling expenses

0

30

321

223

14

0

588

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(30)

(315)

(222)

(14)

(0)

(580)

thereof impairment

(0)

(0)

(6)

(1)

(0)

(0)

(8)

General administrative expenses

0

81

19

21

1

0

121

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(73)

(19)

(21)

(1)

(0)

(113)

thereof impairment

(0)

(8)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(8)

Other operating expenses

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

thereof impairment

(3)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(3)

Scheduled impairment losses and impairment before impairment of financial investments

3

113

362

290

15

0

782

Net financial result

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

thereof impairment

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(2)

(2)

Scheduled depreciation/
amortisation/impairment losses

3

113

362

290

15

2

784

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(105)

(356)

(288)

(14)

(0)

(763)

thereof impairment

(3)

(8)

(7)

(2)

(0)

(2)

(21)

1

Also comprise investments accounted for using the equity method.

2

Adjustment of previous year due to full retrospective application of IFRS 16 (Leases).

2019/20

€ million

Goodwill

Other in­tangible assets

Property, plant and equip­ment

Usu­fructuary rights

Invest­ment proper­ties

Financial assets1

Total

Cost of sales

0

2

24

50

0

0

77

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(2)

(24)

(50)

(0)

(0)

(77)

thereof impairment

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

Selling expenses

0

34

316

244

24

0

618

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(34)

(305)

(240)

(17)

(0)

(595)

thereof impairment

(0)

(0)

(11)

(4)

(7)

(0)

(22)

General administrative expenses

0

96

18

21

1

0

135

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(92)

(18)

(21)

(1)

(0)

(131)

thereof impairment

(0)

(4)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(4)

Other operating expenses

27

0

0

0

0

0

27

thereof impairment

(27)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(27)

Scheduled impairment losses and impairment before impairment of financial investments

27

132

358

315

25

0

857

Net financial result

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

thereof impairment

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(0)

(1)

(1)

Scheduled depreciation/
amortisation/impairment losses

27

132

358

315

25

1

858

thereof depreciation/amortisation

(0)

(128)

(346)

(311)

(18)

(0)

(803)

thereof impairment

(27)

(4)

(11)

(4)

(7)

(1)

(55)

1

Also comprise investments accounted for using the equity method.

In accordance with 5, impairment losses of METRO China in the were not included in the profit or loss for the period from continuing operations and were thus not included in the tables above. In contrast, these impairment losses are included in the movement schedules on the development of financial assets up to the point of reclassification on 30 September 2019; for that reason, the amounts stated there may differ from those stated above.

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