Notes to the consolidated financial statements

Segment information by 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 Energy

Subsidiaries/Other

Consolidation

Integrated Rail System

DB Schenker 

Consolidation other 1)

DB Group adjusted 1)

Reconciliation 1)2)

DB Group  1)

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

 

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

External revenues

5,729

4,845

9,536

8,921

5,279

4,998

2,157

2,035

662

593

 

1,952

2,451

775

696

26,090

24,539

19,104

27,545

1

45,194

52,085

–3

0

45,191

52,085

Internal revenues

167

135

170

118

303

246

4,183

4,231

787

791

 

2,018

1,749

6,054

5,427

–13,591

–12,576

91

121

23

59

–114

–180

Total revenues

5,896

4,980

9,706

9,039

5,582

5,244

6,340

6,266

1,449

1,384

 

3,970

4,200

6,829

6,123

–13,591

–12,576

26,181

24,660

19,127

27,604

–114

–179

45,194

52,085

–3

0

45,191

52,085

Other external income 3)

340

374

694

857

483

467

824

1,113

154

179

 

386

31

460

460

–357

2,984

3,481

325

252

–18

3,291

3,733

63

424

3,354

4,157

Other internal income

156

86

119

101

63

46

255

261

50

41

 

18

17

1,969

1,656

–2,561

–2,108

69

100

13

12

–82

–112

Inventory changes and other internally produced

and capitalized assets

21

5

93

59

57

65

1,745

1,488

131

120

 

32

27

1,013

888

1,526

1,457

4,618

4,109

8

7

–1

4,626

4,115

4,626

4,115

Total income

6,413

5,445

10,612

10,056

6,185

5,822

9,164

9,128

1,784

1,724

 

4,406

4,275

10,271

9,127

–14,983

–13,227

33,852

32,350

19,473

27,875

–214

–292

53,111

59,933

60

424

53,171

60,357

Cost of materials

–3,483

–3,056

–6,460

–6,162

–3,407

–3,361

–3,480

–2,689

–875

–752

 

–3,852

–3,818

–3,809

–3,354

11,380

10,294

–13,986

–12,898

–11,507

–19,249

69

130

–25,424

–32,017

148

0

–25,276

–32,017

Personnel expenses

–1,444

–1,264

–2,530

–2,367

–2,042

–1,954

–4,102

–3,700

–531

–476

 

–167

–154

–4,448

–4,137

–15,264

–14,052

–4,068

–4,101

1

–19,331

–18,153

–273

–135

–19,604

–18,288

Other operating expenses

–1,003

–736

–988

–908

–810

–764

–2,017

–1,495

–358

–301

 

–145

–118

–1,723

–1,599

3,430

2,811

–3,614

–3,110

–1,989

–2,013

124

143

–5,479

–4,980

–173

–57

–5,652

–5,037

EBITDA

483

389

634

619

–74

–257

–435

1,244

20

195

 

242

185

291

37

–173

–122

988

2,290

1,909

2,512

–20

–19

2,877

4,783

–238

232

2,639

5,015

Depreciation 4)

–526

–428

–650

–647

–422

–408

–679

–665

–170

–166

 

–77

–82

–622

–581

75

70

–3,071

–2,907

–780

–670

3

3

–3,848

–3,574

–12

–5

–3,860

–3,579

Impairments recognized/reversed

–6

–3

–1

0

16

22

0

 

–2

–7

–2

7

7

17

0

–1

7

16

–59

–13

–52

3

EBIT (operating profit/loss)

–43

–39

–22

–31

–497

–665

–1,098

601

–150

29

 

163

103

–338

–546

–91

–52

–2,076

–600

1,129

1,841

–17

–16

–964

1,225

–309

214

–1,273

1,439

Operating interest balance 5)

–87

–36

9

–50

–66

–64

–146

–96

–35

–3

 

10

–6

–191

–110

–506

–365

–60

–60

–54

–42

–620

–467

Operating income after interest 5)

–130

–75

–13

–81

–563

–729

–1,244

505

–185

26

 

173

97

–529

–656

–91

–52

–2,582

–965

1,069

1,781

–71

–58

–1,584

758

1) Previous year’s figures adjusted; see section “Changes in segment allocation” and section “Accounting and valuation methods, c) Discontinued operations”.
2) For the previous year, relates to the discontinued operations as well as special effects and reclassification of PPA amortization of customer contracts and the reconciliation of capital employed to the external presentation.
3) Compensation claims from the electricity price brake, which arose from energy consumption by subsidiaries of DB Group, were recognized in the DB Energy segment under other operating income. At Group level, the cost of materials decreased accordingly.
4) The non-cash items are included in the segment result shown.
5) Key figure from internal reporting, no external figures.
6) The DB Group total for 2022 includes the DB Arriva segment, which is classified as discontinued operations.
7) Content-related allocation in accordance with management reporting.
8) Profit transfer agreements were not assigned to segment assets or liabilities.
9) 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 Energy

Subsidiaries/Other

Consolidation

Integrated Rail System

DB Schenker 

Consolidation other 1)

DB Group adjusted 1)

Reconciliation 1)2)

DB Group  1)

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

 

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

Property, plant and equipment 6)

8,930

7,819

5,598

5,754

2,874

3,050

25,193

22,923

4,210

3,847

 

1,145

1,133

3,310

3,234

–967

–917

50,293

46,843

3,747

3,702

–3

–22

54,037

50,523

1,745

54,037

52,268

  Intangible assets 6)

226

60

486

405

241

217

265

243

77

71

 

1

1

120

288

–94

–84

1,322

1,201

1,498

1,529

–1

–1

2,819

2,729

125

2,819

2,854

thereof goodwill 6)

0

0

6

6

0

0

11

 

27

28

33

45

1,195

1,227

1,228

1,272

0

1,228

1,272

  Inventories 6)

255

216

323

431

207

196

339

271

0

0

 

192

203

804

722

–43

–37

2,077

2,002

22

10

2,099

2,012

64

2,099

2,076

  Trade receivables 6)7)

36

29

1,307

1,176

710

652

226

189

51

41

 

128

167

562

441

3,020

2,695

2,399

3,353

5,419

6,048

28

286

5,447

6,334

  Receivables and other assets

(excluding receivables from plan assets) 5), 6)

556

553

1,464

1,478

220

225

657

682

44

39

 

157

192

1,456

1,447

–1,634

–1,545

2,920

3,071

914

870

3,245

–85

7,079

3,856

–2,550

1,102

4,529

4,958

  Receivables from financing and earmarked bank deposits 5), 6)

 

–784

–683

–784

–683

  Income tax receivables 6)

1

0

3

0

0

 

0

13

3

17

3

35

53

52

56

9

52

65

  Held-for-sale assets 6), 7)

 

0

0

0

0

3,306

152

3,306

152

  Trade liabilities 6), 7)

–337

–444

–523

–657

–535

–494

–810

–823

–116

–107

 

–450

–497

–790

–798

–3,561

–3,820

–2,660

–3,395

–6,221

–7,215

–3

–725

–6,224

–7,940

  Miscellaneous and other liabilities 6), 7)

–534

–618

–1,109

–1,435

–224

–215

–985

–853

–171

–191

 

–63

–90

–1,039

–897

1,630

1,541

–2,495

–2,758

–599

–687

–2,102

86

–5,196

–3,359

212

–2,037

–4,984

–5,396

  Income tax liabilities 6)

–2

–1

–6

–5

–1

0

 

–30

–25

–39

–31

–108

–177

3

8

–144

–200

–43

–144

–243

  Other provisions 6)

–29

–22

–4,064

–3,067

–239

–177

–738

–871

–27

–33

 

–31

–31

–2,734

–2,686

–7,862

–6,887

–471

–475

–8,333

–7,362

–208

–8,333

–7,570

  Deferred items 6)

–524

–499

–438

–342

–16

–20

–167

–164

–93

–97

 

–1

–1

–98

–69

3

3

–1,334

–1,189

–29

–19

–1,363

–1,208

–217

–1,363

–1,425

  Deferred liabilities 5)

–127

–107

–192

–179

–210

–212

–325

–297

–32

–28

 

–14

–12

–418

–401

–1,318

–1,236

–630

–658

–1,948

–1,894

1,948

1,894

  Liabilities due to assets held for sale 6), 7)

 

–2,157

–161

–2,157

–161

Capital employed 6), 7)8)

8,452

6,987

2,851

3,563

3,025

3,217

23,655

21,300

3,942

3,542

 

1,064

1,065

1,156

1,259

–1,105

–1,039

43,040

39,894

4,118

4,106

1,142

–14

48,300

43,986

1,303

48,300

45,289

1) Previous year’s figures adjusted; see section “Changes in segment allocation” and section “Accounting and valuation methods, c) Discontinued operations”.
2) For the previous year, relates to the discontinued operations as well as special effects and reclassification of PPA amortization of customer contracts and the reconciliation of capital employed to the external presentation.
3) Compensation claims from the electricity price brake, which arose from energy consumption by subsidiaries of DB Group, were recognized in the DB Energy segment under other operating income. At Group level, the cost of materials decreased accordingly.
4) The non-cash items are included in the segment result shown.
5) Key figure from internal reporting, no external figures.
6) The DB Group total for 2022 includes the DB Arriva segment, which is classified as discontinued operations.
7) Content-related allocation in accordance with management reporting.
8) Profit transfer agreements were not assigned to segment assets or liabilities.
9) 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 Energy

Subsidiaries/Other

Consolidation

Integrated Rail System

DB Schenker 

Consolidation other 1)

DB Group adjusted 1)

Reconciliation 1)2)

DB Group  1)

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

 

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net financial debt 6)

5,296

4,179

10

775

2,538

2,627

10,706

9,623

1,280

894

 

688

699

11,118

8,131

31,636

26,928

1,058

924

32,694

27,852

1,259

975

33,953

28,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments accounted for using the equity method 6)

0

0

5

5

28

28

3

3

0

 

361

357

397

393

11

10

408

403

43

408

446

Result from investments accounted for using the equity method

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

1

0

 

6

–11

8

–8

1

1

9

–7

9

–7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross capital expenditures 6)

1,657

1,667

606

716

319

452

10,746

8,969

1,595

1,434

 

329

303

784

724

–119

–113

15,917

14,152

950

946

16,867

15,098

227

255

17,094

15,353

Investment grants received 6)

0

–1

–25

–21

–11

–49

–7,916

–7,231

–1,090

–1,037

 

–241

–228

–3

–7

–9,286

–8,574

–3

–9,289

–8,574

–23

–29

–9,312

–8,603

Net capital expenditures

1,657

1,666

581

695

308

403

2,830

1,738

505

397

 

88

75

781

717

–119

–113

6,631

5,578

947

946

7,578

6,524

204

226

7,782

6,750

Additions due to changes in the scope of consolidation (acquisition of companies) 6)

2

 

2

499

2

499

2

499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees 1)9)

20,966

19,139

39,587

37,738

31,359

31,167

56,084

52,510

7,786

6,997

 

2,055

1,943

61,876

59,992

219,713

209,486

72,710

76,591

292,423

286,077

292,423

286,077

1) Previous year’s figures adjusted; see section “Changes in segment allocation” and section “Accounting and valuation methods, c) Discontinued operations”.
2) For the previous year, relates to the discontinued operations as well as special effects and reclassification of PPA amortization of customer contracts and the reconciliation of capital employed to the external presentation.
3) Compensation claims from the electricity price brake, which arose from energy consumption by subsidiaries of DB Group, were recognized in the DB Energy segment under other operating income. At Group level, the cost of materials decreased accordingly.
4) The non-cash items are included in the segment result shown.
5) Key figure from internal reporting, no external figures.
6) The DB Group total for 2022 includes the DB Arriva segment, which is classified as discontinued operations.
7) Content-related allocation in accordance with management reporting.
8) Profit transfer agreements were not assigned to segment assets or liabilities.
9) 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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