Consolidated Income Statement
| in EUR m | Note | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1.) | 16,815.1 | 19,429.3 |
| Cost of materials | – 12,795.0 | – 15,110.3 | |
| Gross profit | 4,020.1 | 4,319.0 | |
| Other operating income | 3.) | 133.2 | 92.4 |
| Personnel expenses | 4.) | – 1,391.9 | – 1,380.1 |
| Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, and amortization and impairment of intangible assets | 18.) / 19.) / 20.) | – 388.0 | – 406.4 |
| Impairment losses on trade receivables and other receivables | 13.) | – 3.2 | – 15.0 |
| Other operating expenses | 5.) | – 1,247.5 | – 1,227.5 |
| Operating profit | 1,122.7 | 1,382.4 | |
| Share of profit or loss of equity-accounted investments | 21.) | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Interest income | 18.9 | 16.7 | |
| Interest expense | 6.) | – 122.8 | – 108.8 |
| Change in liabilities relating to acquisition of non-controlling interestsrecognized in profit or loss | 7.) | 26.4 | – 7.6 |
| Loss on the net monetary position | 8.) | – 16.0 | – 16.3 |
| Other net finance costs | 9.) | – 27.3 | – 33.1 |
| Net finance costs | – 119.9 | – 147.5 | |
| Profit before tax | 1,002.8 | 1,234.9 | |
| Income tax expense | 10.) | – 281.7 | – 332.4 |
| Profit after tax | 721.1 | 902.5 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of Brenntag SE | 714.9 | 886.8 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 6.2 | 15.7 | |
| Basic earnings per share in euro | 11.) | 4.73 | 5.74 |
| Diluted earnings per share in euro | 11.) | 4.73 | 5.74 |