Annual Report 2023/2024

Operating segments

Borussia Dortmund has four reportable segments, which are responsible for the main activities of the overall Group. The first segment consists of Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, which operates a football club including a professional football squad and leverages the associated revenue potential arising from transfer deals, catering, TV marketing, advertising and match operations. The second segment consists of the separate merchandising business, which is carried out by BVB Merchandising GmbH, a legally independent entity.

The wholly owned Group subsidiaries BVB Event & Catering GmbH and besttravel dortmund GmbH are also classified as reportable segments. BVB Event & Catering GmbH is responsible for conducting stadium tours, providing and arranging for event staffing services and planning, organising, catering, steering and conducting events of all types in its own name and on behalf of third parties.

besttravel dortmund GmbH is responsible for arranging travel by air, rail and ship, as well as package tours. It also organises and conducts events such as sports travel, conferences and incentive trips, and arranges hotel and car hire bookings.

Internal reporting is based on the accounting provisions of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch, “HGB”). Management uses segment revenue and earnings to monitor the segments’ contribution to the success of the business. Segment assets and liabilities are not used as a management element in the internal reporting, and as such will not be disclosed going forward.

Operating segments

 

 

Borussia Dortmund KGaA

 

BVB Merchandising
GmbH

 

BVB Event & Catering
GmbH

 

besttravel dortmund
GmbH

 

Total

EUR ‘000

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

562,410

 

460,983

 

50,033

 

35,107

 

36,766

 

27,640

 

3,489

 

2,204

 

652,697

 

525,934

of which match operations

 

52,582

 

43,524

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

52,582

 

43,524

of which advertising

 

146,609

 

142,305

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

146,609

 

142,305

of which TV marketing

 

206,050

 

157,507

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

206,050

 

157,507

of which transfer deals

 

129,678

 

99,072

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

129,678

 

99,072

of which merchandising

 

0

 

0

 

50,033

 

35,107

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

50,033

 

35,107

of which conference, catering, miscellaneous

 

27,492

 

18,575

 

0

 

0

 

36,766

 

27,640

 

3,489

 

2,204

 

67,746

 

48,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

562,410

 

460,983

 

50,033

 

35,107

 

36,766

 

27,640

 

3,489

 

2,204

 

652,697

 

525,934

of which external

 

559,559

 

458,803

 

47,898

 

33,359

 

24,680

 

19,079

 

1,127

 

1,072

 

633,263

 

512,313

of which internal

 

2,852

 

2,180

 

2,135

 

1,748

 

12,086

 

8,561

 

2,362

 

1,132

 

19,434

 

13,621

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial result

 

14,501

 

10,295

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

-2

 

0

 

14,499

 

10,295

Share of profit from equity investments

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

of which profit transfer

 

17,570

 

11,741

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

17,570

 

11,741

of which loss absorption

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Net interest income/expense

 

-3,070

 

-1,446

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

-2

 

0

 

-3,071

 

-1,446

of which interest expense

 

-5,756

 

-2,097

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

-2

 

0

 

-5,758

 

-2,097

of which interest income

 

2,686

 

651

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

2,686

 

651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortisation and write-downs

 

-101,214

 

-105,265

 

-416

 

-447

 

-40

 

-21

 

-17

 

-23

 

-101,687

 

-105,756

Segment profit before taxes*

 

24,606

 

-1,410

 

11,019

 

4,495

 

3,095

 

4,165

 

2,132

 

1,102

 

40,851

 

8,352

Net income/loss from investments in associates

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

*

Before profit or loss transfer.

The table below provides a reconciliation of the revenue, profit or loss before taxes and other key items for each segment:

RECONCILIATION of the segments to the consolidated statement of comprehensive income

 

 

Total

 

Other adjustments

 

Consolidated financial statements

EUR ‘000

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

652,697

 

525,934

 

-143,587

 

-107,695

 

509,110

 

418,239

of which match operations

 

52,582

 

43,524

 

0

 

0

 

52,582

 

43,524

of which advertising

 

146,609

 

142,305

 

-32

 

-34

 

146,576

 

142,271

of which TV marketing

 

206,050

 

157,507

 

0

 

0

 

206,050

 

157,507

of which transfer deals

 

129,678

 

99,072

 

-129,678

 

-99,072

 

0

 

0

of which merchandising

 

50,033

 

35,107

 

-2,135

 

-1,748

 

47,898

 

33,359

of which conference, catering, miscellaneous

 

67,746

 

48,419

 

-11,742

 

-6,841

 

56,004

 

41,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

652,697

 

525,934

 

-143,587

 

-107,695

 

509,110

 

418,239

of which external

 

633,263

 

512,313

 

-124,153

 

-94,074

 

509,110

 

418,239

of which internal

 

19,434

 

13,621

 

-19,434

 

-13,621

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial result

 

14,499

 

10,295

 

-11,779

 

-16,425

 

2,720

 

-6,131

Share of profit from equity investments

 

0

 

0

 

21

 

15

 

21

 

15

of which profit transfer

 

17,570

 

11,741

 

-17,570

 

-11,741

 

0

 

0

of which loss absorption

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

Net interest income/expense

 

-3,071

 

-1,446

 

5,771

 

-4,700

 

2,699

 

-6,146

of which interest expense

 

-5,758

 

-2,097

 

553

 

-7,607

 

-5,205

 

-9,704

of which interest income

 

2,686

 

651

 

5,218

 

2,907

 

7,904

 

3,558

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortisation and write-downs

 

-101,687

 

-105,756

 

-2,646

 

-553

 

-104,333

 

-106,309

Segment profit before taxes*

 

40,851

 

8,352

 

7,795

 

2,428

 

48,646

 

10,780

Income from investments in associates

 

0

 

0

 

21

 

15

 

21

 

15

*

Before profit or loss transfer.

The table below provides a detailed reconciliation of segment profit or loss before taxes to consolidated profit or loss before taxes:

 

 

Segment profit before taxes

EUR ‘000

 

2023/2024

 

2022/2023

 

 

 

 

 

Segments total

 

40,851

 

8,352

Other companies

 

1,413

 

2,029

Other IFRS adjustments

 

-207

 

2,563

IFRS 16 adjustments

 

467

 

1,908

IFRS 9 adjustments

 

6,130

 

-4,101

IFRS 15 adjustments

 

-7

 

29

Consolidated net profit before taxes

 

48,646

 

10,780

The Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA segment exceeded the 10% threshold stipulated in IFRS 8.34 for two customers by a total of EUR 209,663 thousand (previous year: two customers, EUR 158,805 thousand). In the past, no bad debts in excess of 2.5 percent have been reported for these customers.

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