Bertelsmann at a Glance

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in € millions20172016201520142013
Business Development
Group revenues17,19016,95017,14116,67516,179
Operating EBITDA2,6362,5682,4852,3742,311
EBITDA margin in percent1)15.315.214.514.214.3
Bertelsmann Value Added (BVA)2)163180180211298
Group profit1,1981,1371,108572885
Investments3)1,7761,2621,2931,6011,997
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Equity9,1199,8959,4348,3808,761
Equity ratio in percent38.541.641.238.940.9
Total assets23,70523,79422,90821,56021,418
Net financial debt3,4792,6252,7651,689681
Economic debt4)6,2135,9135,6096,0394,216
Leverage factor2.52.52.42.72.0
 
Dividends to Bertelsmann shareholders180180180180180
Distribution on profit participation certificates4444444444
Employee profit sharing1051059585101
Figures prior to 2016 are the most recently reported previous year’s figures. The previous year’s figures for Bertelsmann Value Added and Investments have been adjusted. Details are presented in the “Alternative Performance Measures” section in the Combined Management Report.
The figures shown in the table are, in some cases, so-called Alternative Performance Measures (APM), which are neither defined nor described in IFRS. Details are presented in the “Alternative Performance Measures” section in the Combined Management Report.
Rounding may result in minor variations in the calculation of percentages.

1) Operating EBITDA as a percentage of revenues.
2) Bertelsmann uses BVA as a strictly defined key performance indicator to evaluate the profitability of the operating business and return on investment. Bertelsmann Value Added is determined without taking into account the Bertelsmann Investments division and thus follows the definition applicable beginning in 2018.
3) Taking into account the financial debt assumed and payments from transactions with non-controlling interests without a change of control.
4) Net financial debt less 50 percent of the par value of the hybrid bonds plus pension provisions, profit participation capital and the present value of operating leases.
Core Values
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