Consolidated Income Statement
| in EUR m | Note | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1.) | 16,237.4 | 16,815.1 |
| Cost of materials | 2.) | – 12,210.9 | – 12,795.0 |
| Gross profit | 4,026.5 | 4,020.1 | |
| Other operating income | 3.) | 102.9 | 133.2 |
| Personnel expenses | 4.) | – 1,446.4 | – 1,391.9 |
| Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, and amortization and impairment of intangible assets | 18.) / 19.) / 20.) | – 444.1 | – 388.0 |
| Impairment losses on trade receivables and other receivables | 13.) | – 1.6 | – 3.2 |
| Other operating expenses | 5.) | – 1,321.9 | – 1,247.5 |
| Operating profit | 915.4 | 1,122.7 | |
| Share of profit or loss of equity-accounted investments | 21.) | – 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Interest income | 19.0 | 18.9 | |
| Interest expense | 6.) | – 152.7 | – 122.8 |
| Change in liabilities relating to acquisition of non-controlling interests recognized in profit or loss | 7.) | – 14.0 | 26.4 |
| Loss on the net monetary position | 8.) | – 4.2 | – 16.0 |
| Other net finance costs | 9.) | – 20.8 | – 27.3 |
| Net finance costs | – 172.8 | – 119.9 | |
| Profit before tax | 742.6 | 1.002.8 | |
| Income tax expense | 10.) | – 198.9 | – 281.7 |
| Profit after tax | 543.7 | 721.1 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of Brenntag SE | 536.2 | 714.9 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 7.5 | 6.2 | |
| Basic earnings per share in euro | 11.) | 3.71 | 4.73 |
| Diluted earnings per share in euro | 11.) | 3.71 | 4.73 |