Income statement

€ million	Note no.	2020/21	2021/22
Sales revenues	1	24,765	29,754
Cost of sales		−20,539	−24,715
Gross profit on sales		4,226	5,039
Other operating income	2	1,107	1,071
Selling expenses	3	−3,814	−4,291
General administrative expenses	4	−875	−964
Other operating expenses	5	−440	−443
Impairment of financial assets	6	−26	−7
Income from operating companies accounted for under/using the equity method	7	19	24
Earnings before interest and taxes EBIT		197	429
Other investment result	8	12	15
Interest income	9	30	32
Interest expenses	9	−224	−189
Other financial result	10	25	−421
Net financial result		−157	−563
Earnings before taxes EBT		40	−134
Income taxes	12	−85	−196
Profit or loss for the period		−45	−331
Profit or loss for the period attributable to non-controlling interests	13	11	3
Profit or loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of METRO AG		−56	−334
Earnings per share in € (undiluted)	14	(−0.15)	(−0.92)
Earnings per share in € (diluted)	14	(−0.15)	(−0.92)