Annual Report 2024/2025

Operating segments

Borussia Dortmund has three 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 subsidiary BVB Event & Catering GmbH is also classified as a reportable segment. 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.

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.

Operating segments

 

 

Borussia Dortmund KGaA

 

BVB Merchandising
GmbH

 

BVB Event & Catering
GmbH

 

Total

EUR ‘000

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

528,663

 

562,410

 

42,904

 

50,033

 

38,268

 

36,766

 

609,835

 

649,209

of which match operations

 

55,221

 

52,582

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

55,221

 

52,582

of which advertising

 

153,557

 

146,609

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

153,557

 

146,609

of which TV marketing

 

227,200

 

206,050

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

227,200

 

206,050

of which transfer deals

 

71,223

 

129,678

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

71,223

 

129,678

of which merchandising

 

0

 

0

 

42,904

 

50,033

 

0

 

0

 

42,904

 

50,033

of which conference, catering, miscellaneous

 

21,462

 

27,492

 

0

 

0

 

38,268

 

36,766

 

59,731

 

64,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

528,663

 

562,410

 

42,904

 

50,033

 

38,268

 

36,766

 

609,835

 

649,209

of which external

 

525,916

 

559,559

 

40,033

 

47,898

 

23,269

 

24,680

 

589,219

 

632,136

of which internal

 

2,747

 

2,852

 

2,870

 

2,135

 

14,999

 

12,086

 

20,617

 

17,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income/expense

 

-1,980

 

-3,070

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

-1,979

 

-3,070

of which interest expense

 

-3,954

 

-5,756

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

-3,954

 

-5,756

of which interest income

 

1,974

 

2,686

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

1,975

 

2,686

Cost of materials

 

0

 

0

 

-17,921

 

-23,616

 

-9,437

 

-9,096

 

-27,359

 

-32,712

Personnel expenses

 

-248,787

 

-250,751

 

-5,353

 

-4,930

 

-4,433

 

-3,795

 

-258,573

 

-259,476

Depreciation, amortisation and write-downs

 

-101,429

 

-101,214

 

-431

 

-416

 

-62

 

-40

 

-101,921

 

-101,670

Other operating expenses

 

-186,641

 

-192,026

 

-13,100

 

-11,187

 

-21,351

 

-21,217

 

-221,092

 

-224,429

Other effects

 

6,421

 

9,255

 

597

 

1,134

 

791

 

477

 

7,810

 

10,866

Segment profit before taxes*

 

-3,752

 

24,606

 

6,695

 

11,019

 

3,777

 

3,095

 

6,720

 

38,719

Profit/loss from profit transfer

 

14,334

 

17,570

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

14,334

 

17,570

Net income/loss from investments in associates

 

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

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

609,835

 

649,209

 

-83,816

 

-140,099

 

526,019

 

509,110

of which match operations

 

55,221

 

52,582

 

0

 

0

 

55,221

 

52,582

of which advertising

 

153,557

 

146,609

 

0

 

-32

 

153,557

 

146,576

of which TV marketing

 

227,200

 

206,050

 

0

 

0

 

227,200

 

206,050

of which transfer deals

 

71,223

 

129,678

 

-71,223

 

-129,678

 

0

 

0

of which merchandising

 

42,904

 

50,033

 

-2,870

 

-2,135

 

40,033

 

47,898

of which conference, catering, miscellaneous

 

59,731

 

64,258

 

-9,722

 

-8,253

 

50,008

 

56,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

609,835

 

649,209

 

-83,816

 

-140,099

 

526,019

 

509,110

of which external

 

589,219

 

632,136

 

-63,199

 

-123,026

 

526,019

 

509,110

of which internal

 

20,617

 

17,072

 

-20,617

 

-17,072

 

0

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income/expense

 

-1,979

 

-3,070

 

982

 

5,769

 

-997

 

2,699

of which interest expense

 

-3,954

 

-5,756

 

-3,282

 

551

 

-7,236

 

-5,205

of which interest income

 

1,975

 

2,686

 

4,265

 

5,218

 

6,239

 

7,904

Cost of materials

 

-27,359

 

-32,712

 

0

 

0

 

-27,359

 

-32,712

Personnel expenses

 

-258,573

 

-259,476

 

-9,723

 

-9,030

 

-268,296

 

-268,506

Depreciation, amortisation and write-downs

 

-101,921

 

-101,670

 

-3,426

 

-2,663

 

-105,347

 

-104,333

Other operating expenses

 

-221,092

 

-224,429

 

58,781

 

57,683

 

-162,311

 

-166,745

Other effects

 

7,810

 

10,866

 

40,018

 

98,267

 

47,828

 

109,133

Segment profit before taxes*

 

6,720

 

38,719

 

2,816

 

9,927

 

9,537

 

48,646

Profit/loss from profit transfer

 

14,334

 

17,570

 

-14,334

 

-17,570

 

0

 

0

Income from investments in associates

 

0

 

0

 

28

 

21

 

28

 

21

*

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:

Reconciliation of segment profit or loss before taxes, segment assets and segment liabilities

 

 

Segment profit before taxes

EUR ‘000

 

2024/2025

 

2023/2024

 

 

 

 

 

Segments total

 

6,720

 

38,719

Other companies

 

4,122

 

3,544

Net transfer income

 

-3,249

 

1,454

Adjustments (IFRS 9)

 

1,514

 

5,985

Adjustments (IAS 16)

 

929

 

805

Adjustments (IFRS 16)

 

493

 

467

Adjustments (IAS 38)

 

-1,783

 

-1,027

Other IFRS adjustments

 

790

 

-1,301

Consolidated net profit before taxes

 

9,537

 

48,646

The Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA segment exceeded the 10% threshold stipulated in IFRS 8.34 for two customers by a total of EUR 193,629 thousand (previous year: two customers, EUR 209,663 thousand). In the past, no bad debts in excess of 2.5 percent have been reported for these customers.

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