Internal management and control system
Sports management
Going forward, we will continue to focus on achieving success on the pitch under a budget tuned for performance. To accomplish this objective, Borussia Dortmund will continue to put together a competitive team in future with an emphasis on young, promising players.
Our sporting objectives will be aligned with our financial circumstances, meaning that the makeup of the squad and its cost structure will continue to depend on calculable variables on the income side. Qualifying for and participating in international competitions has provided the financial flexibility to reinforce the squad – with the goal of also establishing a presence in European competitions going forward.
Financial management
Borussia Dortmund uses the result from operating activities and the operating result as indicators for measuring the economic success of the Company. Borussia Dortmund derives its result from operating activities from earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and its operating result from earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). The Company continuously monitors both the operating result (EBITDA) and the result from operating activities (EBIT) of the segments on the basis of monthly comparisons of the budgeted and actual figures. To optimise these indicators, the main factors to be leveraged are revenue, which can be additionally improved in the major revenue categories of match operations, advertising, TV marketing and transfer deals (Borussia Dortmund KGaA only), consolidated total operating proceeds (Borussia Dortmund Group only) and net transfer income (Borussia Dortmund Group only), as well as operating expenses, which can be lowered through disciplined management.
A key goal of the management of Borussia Dortmund is to achieve a lasting increase in profitability along with bolstering its financial strength. In addition to steadily improving the operating result (EBITDA) and the result from operating activities (EBIT), maintaining a positive free cash flow in the long term is therefore the most important financial objective of our Company. We seek to optimise these cash flows.
In the coming years, Borussia Dortmund will concentrate on generating steady revenue growth while limiting operating expenditure. The decisive factor in this respect will be qualifying for international competitions.
Capital management
The capital management responsibilities of the Company’s management involve stabilising and increasing the equity of Borussia Dortmund. One of the main ways in which Borussia Dortmund will reach these objectives is by improving the operating result and making effective investments.
The management uses the result from operating activities (EBIT), the operating result (EBITDA) and the net profit/loss for the year to manage the Company.