Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Segment information according to segments

JAN 1 THROUGH DEC 31 OR RESPECTIVELY AS OF DEC 31 / € million

DB Long-Distance

DB Regional

DB Cargo

DB Netze Track

DB Netze

Stations

DB Netze
Energy

Subsidiaries/Other

ConsolidationIntegrated Rail System

DB Arriva

DB Schenker

Consolidation other

DB Group adjusted

Reconciliatio1)


DB Group

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

External revenues

2,792

2,753

7,929

7,553

4,195

3,854

1,975

1,808

520

525

1,808

1,297

593

523

19,812

18,313

4,067

3,988

23,371

17,601

47,250

39,902

–‍175

–‍1

47,075

39,901

Internal revenues

119

126

114

109

292

265

4,009

3,852

765

733

1,558

1,427

5,092

4,852

–‍11,741

–‍11,166

208

198

2

2

72

70

–‍282

–‍270

Total revenues

2,911

2,879

8,043

7,662

4,487

4,119

5,984

5,660

1,285

1,258

3,366

2,724

5,685

5,375

–‍11,741

–‍11,166

20,020

18,511

4,069

3,990

23,443

17,671

–‍282

–‍270

47,250

39,902

–‍175

–‍1

47,075

39,901

Other external income

196

140

814

850

497

386

801

713

258

160

60

36

447

450

3,073

2,735

431

395

220

261

–‍2

3,722

3,391

2,179

48

5,901

3,439

Other internal income

72

68

107

114

37

45

239

265

35

30

44

40

1,331

1,270

–‍1,825

–‍1,760

40

72

0

1

10

10

–‍50

–‍83

Inventory changes and other internally produced and capitalized assets

9

15

54

47

30

40

1,372

1,192

112

89

28

24

916

822

1,341

1,306

3,862

3,535

6

9

7

5

9

15

3,884

3,564

3,884

3,564

Total income

3,188

3,102

9,018

8,673

5,051

4,590

8,396

7,830

1,690

1,537

3,498

2,824

8,379

7,917

–‍12,225

–‍11,620

26,995

24,853

4,506

4,395

23,680

17,947

–‍325

–‍338

54,856

46,857

2,004

47

56,860

46,904

Cost of materials

–‍2,810

–‍2,711

–‍5,662

–‍5,394

–‍2,675

–‍2,527

–‍2,498

–‍2,155

–‍809

–‍691

–‍2,973

–‍2,468

–‍3,107

–‍3,132

9,652

9,205

–‍10,882

–‍9,873

–‍1,445

–‍1,430

–‍16,297

–‍11,579

225

199

–‍28,399

–‍22,683

–‍20

–‍74

–‍28,419

–‍22,757

Personnel expenses

–‍1,199

–‍1,119

–‍2,261

–‍2,172

–‍1,845

–‍1,771

–‍3,498

–‍3,306

–‍444

–‍401

–‍145

–‍134

–‍3,898

–‍3.718

–‍13,290

–‍12,621

–‍2,139

–‍2,109

–‍3,697

–‍3,437

–‍19,126

–‍18,167

–‍93

–‍130

–‍19,219

–‍18,297

Other operating expenses

–‍613

–‍609

–‍877

–‍923

–‍631

–‍613

–‍1,390

–‍1,283

–‍277

–‍274

–‍126

–‍131

–‍1,261

–‍1,165

2,435

2,293

–‍2,740

–‍2,705

–‍563

–‍805

–‍1,841

–‍1,624

100

129

–‍5,044

–‍5,005

–‍672

–‍230

–‍5,716

–‍5,235

EBITDA

–‍1,434

–‍1,337

218

184

–‍100

–‍321

1,010

1,086

160

171

254

91

113

–‍98

–‍138

–‍122

83

–‍346

359

51

1,845

1,307

–‍10

2,287

1,002

1,219

–‍387

3,506

615

Depreciation 2)

–‍356

–‍344

–‍634

–‍631

–‍378

–‍363

–‍690

–‍685

–‍159

–‍147

–‍84

–‍84

–‍583

–‍551

65

59

–‍2,819

–‍2,746

–‍432

–‍446

–‍592

–‍586

2

2

–‍3,841

–‍3,776

–‍40

–‍52

–‍3,881

–‍3,828

Impairments recognized/reversed 2)

–‍1

–‍4

–‍3

–‍44

14

8

0

–‍1

–‍2

–‍2

–‍41

7

–‍83

–‍36

–‍5

–‍10

2

–‍129

75

–‍1,415

77

–‍1,544

EBIT (operating profit/loss)

–‍1,790

–‍1,681

–‍417

–‍451

–‍481

–‍728

334

409

1

24

169

5

–‍472

–‍690

–‍73

–‍63

–‍2,729

–‍3,175

–‍73

–‍431

1,248

711

2

–‍8

–‍1,552

–‍2,903

1,254

–‍1,854

–‍298

–‍4,757

Operating interest balance 3)

–‍29

–‍19

–‍42

–‍46

–‍57

–‍58

–‍109

–‍143

–‍37

–‍31

–‍13

–‍16

–‍89

–‍133

–‍376

–‍446

–‍31

–‍37

–‍57

–‍58

–‍464

–‍541

Operating income after interest 3)

–‍1,819

–‍1,700

–‍459

–‍497

–‍538

–‍786

225

266

–‍36

–‍7

156

–‍11

–‍561

–‍823

–‍73

–‍63

–‍3,105

–‍3,621

–‍104

–‍468

1,191

653

2

–‍8

–‍2,016

–‍3,444

1) Relating to special items and reclassification PPA amortization of customer contracts as well as the reconciliation of capital employed to the external display.
2) The non-cash items are included in the segment result shown.
3) Key figure from internal reporting, no external figures.
4) Content allocation in accordance with management reporting.
5) Profit transfer agreements were not assigned to segment assets or liabilities.
6) The number of employees comprises the workforce, excluding vocational trainees, and dual degree students at the end of the reporting period (part-time employees have been converted to full-time employees).

JAN 1 THROUGH DEC 31 OR RESPECTIVELY AS OF DEC 31 / € million

DB Long-Distance

DB Regiona

DB Cargo

DB Netze Track

DB Netze

Stations

DB Netze
Energy

Subsidiaries/OtherConsolidationIntegrated Rail System

DB Arriva

DB Schenker

Consolidation other

DB Group
adjusted

Reconciliation 1)


DB Group

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Property, plant and equipment

6,584

5,456

6,076

6,296

3,112

3,037

21,788

20,676

3,602

3,476

1,133

1,144

3,154

3,026

–‍884

–‍840

44,565

42,271

2,343

2,518

3,212

2,938

–‍20

–‍23

50,100

47,704

50,100

47,704

  Intangible assets

56

48

57

37

198

185

199

160

63

48

4

10

296

288

–‍69

–‍52

804

724

180

215

1,405

1,352

–‍2

–‍1

2,387

2,290

2,387

2,290

     thereof goodwill

0

0

5

6

1

1

12

28

27

46

34

0

0

1,173

1,111

1,219

1,145

1,219

1,145

  Inventories

181

172

558

527

195

188

229

229

0

0

182

104

633

570

–‍32

–‍20

1,946

1,770

85

88

124

79

2,155

1,937

2,155

1,937

  Trade receivables 4)

26

37

992

727

507

456

137

153

37

71

205

112

346

314

2,250

1,870

289

294

3,919

2,677

6,458

4,841

18

8

6,476

4,849

  Receivables and other assets (excluding receivables from plan assets 4)

131

125

1,004

964

181

190

590

453

44

51

170

159

1,232

1,186

–‍1,372

–‍1,447

1,980

1,681

536

516

762

618

–‍103

–‍88

3,175

2,727

523

618

3,698

3,345

  Receivables from financing and earmarked bank deposits 4)

–‍541

–‍625

–‍541

–‍625

  Income tax receivables

0

1

2

2

0

0

0

6

6

8

9

9

14

46

32

63

55

63

55

  Held-for-sale assets 4)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

  Trade liabilities 4)

–‍371

–‍299

–‍885

–‍967

–‍429

–‍407

–‍919

–‍666

–‍88

–‍96

–‍421

–‍422

–‍668

–‍621

–‍3,781

–‍3,478

–‍603

–‍563

–‍3,527

–‍2,435

–‍7,911

–‍6,476

–‍186

164

–‍8,097

–‍6,312

  Miscellaneous and other liabilities 4)

–‍167

–‍244

–‍843

–‍894

–‍222

–‍219

–‍694

–‍613

–‍182

–‍241

–‍61

–‍44

–‍737

–‍791

1,369

1,446

–‍1,537

–‍1,600

–‍282

–‍277

–‍707

–‍511

102

88

–‍2,424

–‍2,300

–‍1,800

–‍1,742

–‍4,224

–‍4,042

  Income tax liabilities

0

0

–‍1

–‍1

–‍4

–‍2

–‍1

0

–‍30

–‍36

–‍36

–‍39

–‍57

–‍62

–‍169

–‍99

10

9

–‍252

–‍191

–‍252

–‍191

  Other provisions

–‍28

–‍31

–‍2,693

–‍2,200

–‍173

–‍197

–‍959

–‍482

–‍37

–‍41

–‍33

–‍28

–‍2,799

–‍2,292

–‍6,722

–‍5,271

–‍235

–‍351

–‍449

–‍409

–‍90

–‍10

–‍7,496

–‍6,041

–‍7,496

–‍6,041

  Deferred items

–‍407

–‍385

–‍241

–‍110

–‍14

–‍5

–‍170

–‍238

–‍100

–‍104

–‍1

–‍1

–‍40

–‍45

3

–‍970

–‍888

–‍268

–‍306

–‍11

–‍11

–‍1,249

–‍1,205

–‍1,249

–‍1,205

  Deferred liabilities4)

–‍69

–‍74

–‍164

–‍158

–‍184

–‍172

–‍232

–‍235

–‍17

–‍15

–‍9

–‍8

–‍321

–‍315

–‍996

–‍977

–‍192

–‍150

–‍798

–‍450

–‍1,986

–‍1,577

1,986

1,577

Capital employed 5)

5,936

4,805

3,860

4,222

3,169

3,056

19,969

19,437

3,321

3,149

1,169

1,026

1,072

1,290

–‍985

–‍913

37,511

36,072

1,805

1,936

3,807

3,781

–‍103

–‍25

43,020

41,764

43,020

41,764

1) Relating to special items and reclassification PPA amortization of customer contracts as well as the reconciliation of capital employed to the external display.
2) The non-cash items are included in the segment result shown.
3) Key figure from internal reporting, no external figures.
4) Content allocation in accordance with management reporting.
5) Profit transfer agreements were not assigned to segment assets or liabilities.
6) The number of employees comprises the workforce, excluding vocational trainees, and dual degree students at the end of the reporting period (part-time employees have been converted to full-time employees).

JAN 1 THROUGH DEC 31 OR RESPECTIVELY AS OF DEC 31 / € million

DB Long-Distance

DB Regional

DB Cargo

DB Netze Track

DB Netze

Stations

DB Netze
Energy

Subsidiaries/OtherConsolidationIntegrated Rail System

DB Arriva

DB Schenker

Consolidation other

DB Group
adjusted

Reconciliation 1)


DB Group

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

2021

2020

Net financial debt

3,325

2,335

1,157

1,623

2,530

2,503

9,718

10,454

746

1,600

773

608

8,570

7,315

26,819

26,438

1,113

1,208

1,175

1,699

29,107

29,345

29,107

29,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments accounted for using the equity method

0

1

5

4

34

33

2

2

0

0

0

355

353

396

393

54

54

11

11

461

458

461

458

Result from investments accounted for using the equity method

0

0

0

0

3

4

1

1

0

–14

–26

–‍10

–‍21

–‍1

–‍1

1

1

–‍10

–‍21

–‍10

–‍21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross capital expenditures

1,507

1,290

480

434

525

452

9,349

8,480

1,380

1,338

340

273

815

981

–‍120

–‍120

14,276

13,128

267

457

844

817

15,387

14,402

15,387

14,402

Investment grants received

–‍40

–‍25

–‍16

–‍28

–‍14

–‍7,611

–‍7,117

–‍1,083

–‍1,085

–‍274

–‍222

–‍6

0

–‍9,027

–‍8,494

–‍18

–‍22

–‍9,045

–‍8,516

–‍9,045

–‍8,516

Net capital expenditures

1,507

1,250

455

418

497

438

1,738

1,363

297

253

66

51

809

981

–‍120

–‍120

5,249

4,634

249

435

844

817

6,342

5,886

6,342

5,886

Additions due to changes in the scope of consolidation (acquisition of companies)

16

27

1

16

27

33

57

84

33

84

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees 6)

18,790

18,794

37.220

37,159

30,057

30,052

51,290

50,330

6,811

6,525

1,900

1,861

58,345

57,878

204,413

202,599

43,189

46,008

76,114

74,161

323,716

322,768

323,716

322,768

1) Relating to special items and reclassification PPA amortization of customer contracts as well as the reconciliation of capital employed to the external display.
2) The non-cash items are included in the segment result shown.
3) Key figure from internal reporting, no external figures.
4) Content allocation in accordance with management reporting.
5) Profit transfer agreements were not assigned to segment assets or liabilities.
6) The number of employees comprises the workforce, excluding vocational trainees, and dual degree students at the end of the reporting period (part-time employees have been converted to full-time employees).

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