Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2023

Regional Reporting

(in € million)

 

 

 

Europe

 

America

 

Africa/Asia/Australia

 

Group

 

 

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

 

2022

 

2023

Net sales

 

 

3,900

 

4,161

 

2,126

 

2,484

 

2,773

 

2,802

 

8,799

 

9,447

Change (nominal)

(in %)

 

6.1

 

6.7

 

39.2

 

16.8

 

14.4

 

1.0

 

15.4

 

7.4

Change (organic)

(in %)

 

5.5

 

8.0

 

21.8

 

16.8

 

9.9

 

10.1

 

10.2

 

10.8

Share of Group sales

(in %)

 

44.3

 

44.0

 

24.2

 

26.3

 

31.5

 

29.7

 

100.0

 

100.0

EBITDA

 

 

738

 

834

 

170

 

174

 

471

 

546

 

1,379

 

1,554

Operating result (EBIT)

 

 

583

 

654

 

108

 

5

 

401

 

446

 

1,092

 

1,105

as % of sales

 

 

15.0

 

15.7

 

5.1

 

0.2

 

14.5

 

15.9

 

12.4

 

11.7

Operating result (EBIT, excluding special factors)1

 

 

618

 

678

 

140

 

123

 

400

 

467

 

1,158

 

1,268

as % of sales

 

 

15.9

 

16.3

 

6.6

 

5.0

 

14.5

 

16.7

 

13.2

 

13.4

Capital expenditure2

 

 

444

 

337

 

521

 

107

 

172

 

73

 

1,137

 

517

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

155

 

180

 

62

 

169

 

70

 

100

 

287

 

449

Employees

(as of Dec. 31)

 

12,094

 

12,216

 

3,771

 

3,987

 

5,536

 

5,755

 

21,401

 

21,958

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.

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