Annual Report 2023

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Financial Highlights 2023 (IFRS)

Financial highlights 2023 (IFRS)

 

 

2023

 

2022

 

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Highlights (€ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

21,427

 

22,511

 

(5%)

Gross profit

 

10,184

 

10,644

 

(4%)

Other operating expenses

 

10,070

 

10,260

 

(2%)

EBITDA

 

1,358

 

1,874

 

(28%)

Operating profit

 

268

 

669

 

(60%)

Net (loss)/income from continuing operations

 

(58)

 

254

 

n.a.

Net (lossI)/income attributable to shareholders

 

(75)

 

612

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Ratios

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross margin

 

47.5%

 

47.3%

 

0.2pp

Other operating expenses in % of net sales

 

47.0%

 

45.6%

 

1.4pp

Operating margin

 

1.3%

 

3.0%

 

(1.7pp)

Effective tax rate

 

189.2%

 

34.5%

 

154.9pp

Net (loss)/income attributable to shareholders in % of net sales

 

(0.4%)

 

2.7%

 

n.a.

Average operating working capital in % of net sales

 

25.7%

 

24.0%

 

1.6pp

Equity ratio1

 

25.4%

 

24.6%

 

0.8pp

Adjusted net borrowings/EBITDA

 

3.3

 

3.2

 

0.1

Financial leverage1

 

98.6%

 

121.2%

 

(22.5pp)

Return on equity1

 

(1.6%)

 

12.3%

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Data (€ in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

18,020

 

20,296

 

(11%)

Inventories

 

4,525

 

5,973

 

(24%)

Receivables and other current assets

 

3,819

 

4,961

 

(23%)

Operating working capital

 

4,154

 

5,594

 

(26%)

Shareholders’ equity

 

4,580

 

4,991

 

(8%)

Capital expenditure

 

504

 

695

 

(27%)

Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities2

 

2,630

 

(394)

 

n.a.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share of Common Stock (€)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings

 

(0.67)

 

1.25

 

n.a.

Diluted earnings

 

(0.67)

 

1.25

 

n.a.

Net cash generated from/(used in) operating activities2

 

14.73

 

(2.15)

 

n.a.

Dividend3

 

0.70

 

0.70

 

0%

Share price at year-end

 

184.16

 

127.46

 

44%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other (at year-end)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees

 

59,030

 

59,258

 

0%

Number of shares outstanding

 

178,549,084

 

178,537,198

 

0%

Average number of shares

 

178,543,596

 

183,263,629

 

(3%)

1

Based on shareholders’ equity.

2

Prior year adjusted due to Hyperinflation accounting.

3

Current year value subject to Annual General Meeting approval.