Content overview
Annual Report 2007
Trading Statement 2007
Interim Financial Report 9M/Q3 2007
Half-Year Financial Report H1 2007
Quarterly Financial Report Q1 2007
Annual Report 2007
Trading Statement 2007
METRO Group with record sales growth
- Group sales grow by 10.0% to €65.9 billion
- International sales continue double-digit increase by 13.6% to €38.0 billion and reach a share of 57.7%
- Eastern Europe and Asia with around €3.5 billion sales growth
- Strong organic expansion with 139 new store openings
- Outlook of 6% to 8% EBIT growth confirmed
Q4 2007: Sales growth of 8.3% with satisfactory Christmas trading:
- Metro Cash & Carry: Sales +7.1%
- Real in Germany with like-for-like sales increase of 2.4%
- Media Markt and Saturn with double-digit sales growth against prior year’s record quarter
- Gross sales at Galeria Kaufhof above prior year’s level
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Interim Financial Report 9M/Q3 2007
METRO Group raises sales guidance
- Group sales grow by 10.8% to €46.0 billion in the first nine months
- Sales in Germany increase by 7.4% (organic growth: +0.4%)
- International sales grow very dynamically: +13.5% to €26.5 billion
Western Europe: +5.4%; Eastern Europe: +24.6%
- EBIT adjusted for integration-related costs significantly above prior year
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Outlook 2007:
- Sales guidance raised to >9%
- EBIT increase of 6 - 8% confirmed
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Half-Year Financial Report H1 2007
METRO Group with double-digit sales growth
- Group sales grow by 10.9% to €30.3 billion
- Sales in Germany increase by 7.6% (organic growth: +0.3%)
- International sales continue to grow very dynamically by 13.5% to €17.2 billion: Western Europe: +6.1%; Eastern Europe: +23.5%
- EBIT affected as expected by integrations at Real (€419 million after €459 million last year) – in Q2 primarily by conversions to Real
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Outlook 2007 confirmed:
- Sales growth of 8 - 9%
- EBIT increase of 6 - 8%
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Quarterly Financial Report Q1 2007
METRO Group starts dynamically into the new year
- Group sales grow by 12.1% to €14.9 billion
- Sales in Germany increase by 9.7% (organic growth: +2.1%)
- International sales continue to grow strongly by 14.1% to €8.3 billion: Western Europe: +7.8%; Eastern Europe: +22.6%
- EBIT impaired by Real integration as expected (€123 million after €138 million in prior year)
- EBIT adjusted for integration expenses on prior year’s level
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Outlook 2007 confirmed:
- Sales growth of 8 - 9%
- EBIT increase of 6 - 8%
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