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Key financial data
Quarterly Statement Q1 2023
Sales and earnings
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| 2023 | 2022 | +/- | ||
| Sales | Million € | 19,991 | 23,083 | –13.4% |
| Income from operations before depreciation, amortization and special items | Million € | 2,864 | 3,743 | –23.5% |
| Income from operations before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | Million € | 2,811 | 3,709 | –24.2% |
| EBITDA margin | % | 14.1 | 16.1 | - |
| Depreciation and amortizationa | Million € | 944 | 924 | 2.2% |
| Income from operations (EBIT) | Million € | 1,867 | 2,785 | –33.0% |
| Special items | Million € | –65 | –34 | –91.7% |
| EBIT before special items | Million € | 1,931 | 2,818 | –31.5% |
| Income before income taxes | Million € | 1,930 | 1,878 | 2.8% |
| Income after taxes | Million € | 1,604 | 1,321 | 21.4% |
| Net income | Million € | 1,562 | 1,221 | 27.9% |
| Earnings per shareb | € | 1.75 | 1.34 | 30.6% |
| Adjusted earnings per shareb | € | 1.93 | 2.70 | –28.5% |
| Research and development expenses | Million € | 538 | 569 | –5.5% |
| Personnel expenses | Million € | 2,954 | 3,067 | –3.7% |
| Number of employees (March 31) | Million € | 111,399 | 110,828 | 0.5% |
| Assets (March 31) | Million € | 86,139 | 93,983 | –8.3% |
| Investments including acquisitionsc | Million € | 999 | 741 | 34.7% |
| Equity ratio (March 31) | % | 48.8 | 45.3 | − |
| Net debt (March 31) | Million € | 17,820 | 16,251 | 9.7% |
| Cash flows from operating activities | Million € | –1,016 | –290 | –250.1% |
| Free cash flow | Million € | –1,882 | –893 | –110.7% |
a Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (including impairments and reversals of impairments)
b Due to the share buyback program, which was terminated in February 2023, the weighted average number of outstanding shares in the first quarter of 2023 was 893,002,335.
c Additions to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment