in € millions | Notes | 2016 | 2015 | |
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Revenues | 1 | 16,950 | 17,141 | |
Other operating income | 2 | 613 | 575 | |
Changes in inventories | 248 | 258 | ||
Own costs capitalized | 34 | 31 | ||
Cost of materials | (5,769) | (5,730) | ||
Royalty and license fees | (1,462) | (1,513) | ||
Personnel costs | 3 | (5,375) | (5,430) | |
Amortization/depreciation, impairment losses and reversals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment | 4 | (632) | (616) | |
Other operating expenses | 5 | (2,866) | (3,064) | |
Results from investments accounted for using the equity method | 12 | 29 | 28 | |
Impairment losses and reversals on investments accounted for using the equity method | (4) | (23) | ||
Results from financial assets | 6 | (8) | – | |
Results from disposals of investments | 13 | 41 | 24 | |
EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) | 1,799 | 1,681 | ||
Interest income | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
Interest expenses | 7 | (146) | (142) | |
Other financial income | 8 | 14 | 22 | |
Other financial expenses | 8 | (125) | (130) | |
Financial result | (244) | (230) | ||
Earnings before taxes from continuing operations | 1,555 | 1,451 | ||
Income tax expense | 9 | (419) | (346) | |
Earnings after taxes from continuing operations | 1,136 | 1,105 | ||
Earnings after taxes from discontinued operations | 1 | 3 | ||
Group profit or loss | 1,137 | 1,108 | ||
attributable to: | ||||
Bertelsmann shareholders | ||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 685 | 674 | ||
Earnings from discontinued operations | 1 | 3 | ||
Earnings attributable to Bertelsmann shareholders | 686 | 677 | ||
Non-controlling interests | ||||
Earnings from continuing operations | 451 | 431 | ||
Earnings from discontinued operations | – | – | ||
Earnings attributable to non-controlling interests | 451 | 431 | ||