Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2022

Regional Reporting

(in € million)

 

 

 

Europe

 

America

 

Africa/Asia/Australia

 

Group

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

Net sales

 

 

3,676

 

3,900

 

1,527

 

2,126

 

2,424

 

2,773

 

7,627

 

8,799

Change (nominal)

(in %)

 

6.0

 

6.1

 

13.4

 

39.2

 

9.6

 

14.4

 

8.6

 

15.4

Change (organic)

(in %)

 

6.3

 

5.5

 

16.3

 

21.8

 

11.0

 

9.9

 

9.7

 

10.2

Share of Group sales

(in %)

 

48.2

 

44.3

 

20.0

 

24.2

 

31.8

 

31.5

 

100.0

 

100.0

EBITDA

 

 

706

 

738

 

109

 

170

 

405

 

471

 

1,220

 

1,379

Operating result (EBIT)

 

 

539

 

583

 

49

 

108

 

345

 

401

 

933

 

1,092

as % of sales

 

 

14.7

 

15.0

 

3.2

 

5.1

 

14.2

 

14.5

 

12.2

 

12.4

Operating result (EBIT, excluding special factors)1

 

 

556

 

618

 

91

 

140

 

346

 

400

 

993

 

1,158

as % of sales

 

 

15.1

 

15.9

 

6.0

 

6.6

 

14.3

 

14.5

 

13.0

 

13.2

Capital expenditure2

 

 

293

 

444

 

75

 

521

 

45

 

172

 

413

 

1,137

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

166

 

155

 

60

 

62

 

61

 

70

 

287

 

287

Employees

(as of Dec. 31)

 

11,888

 

12,094

 

3,402

 

3,771

 

5,277

 

5,536

 

20,567

 

21,401

1

See the disclosures contained in the section entitled “Notes to the Segment Reporting”.

2

Figures comprise investments in intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment including acquisitions.